TP Link Technologies TDW8900G Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Manual TD W8900G User Guide

TP-Link Technologies Co., Ltd. Wireless ADSL2+ Router TD W8900G User Guide

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TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide II 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference. 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. “To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” 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 required to take adequate measures.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide III National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation. Full implementation planned 2012 Italy If used outside of own premises, general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund Russian Federation Only for indoor applications
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide IV Package contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router ¾ One DC power Adapter for TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADSL splitter ¾ One Resource CD for TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router, including: • This User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: If any of the listed contents are damaged or missing, please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router for assistance.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide V CONTENTS Chapter 1. About This User Guide.......................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Conventions .............................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Overview of this User Guide ..................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2. Product Overview .................................................................................. 2 2.1 Overview of the Router ............................................................................................. 2 2.2 Main Features ........................................................................................................... 2 2.3 Supporting Protocol................................................................................................... 3 2.4 Transmit Data-rate .................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 3. Hardware Installation Guide ................................................................. 5 3.1 The Front Panel ........................................................................................................ 5 3.2 LED Explanation ....................................................................................................... 5 3.3 The Back Panel......................................................................................................... 6 3.4 System Requirements............................................................................................... 6 3.5 Installation Environment Requirements..................................................................... 6 3.6 Connecting the Router .............................................................................................. 7 3.6.1 The Best Location for Wireless Network Connection.......................................................7 3.6.2 Wired network connection................................................................................................7 Chapter 4. Quick Installation Guide ....................................................................... 8 4.1 Configure the Router................................................................................................. 8 4.2 Configure PC........................................................................................................... 13 Chapter 5. Basic Router Configuration................................................................ 17 5.1 Login ....................................................................................................................... 17 5.2 Device Info .............................................................................................................. 18 5.3 Quick Setup............................................................................................................. 19 5.4 Advanced Setup...................................................................................................... 19 5.4.1 WAN ...............................................................................................................................19 5.4.2 LAN.................................................................................................................................29 5.4.3 NAT ................................................................................................................................31 5.4.4 Security...........................................................................................................................37 5.4.5 Quality of Service ...........................................................................................................43 5.4.6 Routing ...........................................................................................................................45 5.4.7 DNS................................................................................................................................49 5.4.8 DSL.................................................................................................................................51 5.4.9 Port Mapping ..................................................................................................................52
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide VI 5.5 Wireless LAN Configuration .................................................................................... 55 5.5.1 Wireless – Basic.............................................................................................................55 5.5.2 Wireless – Security.........................................................................................................56 5.5.3 Wireless -- MAC Filter ....................................................................................................63 5.5.4 Wireless – Advanced......................................................................................................64 5.5.5 Wireless – Statistics .......................................................................................................66 5.6 Diagnostics.............................................................................................................. 66 5.7 Management ........................................................................................................... 67 5.7.1 Settings...........................................................................................................................67 5.7.2 System Log ....................................................................................................................69 5.7.3 Internet Time ..................................................................................................................71 5.7.4 TR-069 client ..................................................................................................................72 5.7.5 Access Control ...............................................................................................................74 5.7.6 Update Software.............................................................................................................76 5.7.7 Reboot............................................................................................................................77 Chapter 6. Appendix .............................................................................................. 78 Appendix A: Glossary .................................................................................................... 78 Appendix B: Specifications ............................................................................................ 82
1 Chapter 1. About This User Guide 1.1 Purpose For helping user know about TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router better, use it accurately and adequately, maintain it expediently, we write this User Guide. This Guide introduces the product comprehensively, including the product’s functions, parameters and specifications. It also explains how to configure and use these functions accurately. 1.2 Conventions The Router or TD-W8900G mentioned in this User guide stands for TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation. You can set the parameters according to your demand. 1.3 Overview of this User Guide Chapter 1: About This User Guide Chapter 2: Product Overview Chapter 3: Hardware Installation Guide Chapter 4: Quick Installation Guide Chapter 5: Basic Router Configuration Chapter 6: Appendix
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 2 Chapter 2. Product Overview 2.1 Overview of the Router Thank you for choosing the TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router. The Router is designed to provide a simple and cost-effective ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet or 802.11g/802.11b wireless network. The Router is easy to use. The TD-W8900G connects to an Ethernet LAN or computers via standard Ethernet ports. The ADSL connection is made using ordinary telephone line with standard connectors. Multiple workstations can be networked and connected to the Internet using a single Wide Area Network (WAN) interface and single global IP address. The advanced security enhancements, IP Filtering and MAC Filtering can help protect your network from potentially devastating intrusions by malicious agents from the outside of your network. Parental Control provides flexible access control so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff. The Router is easy to install and manage. Quick Setup of the Web-based Utility is supplied and friendly help messages are provided for every step. Network and Router management is done through the Web-based Utility which can be accessed through local Ethernet using any web browser. Remote management is provided so that you may configure the Router through WAN port by the use of any Web browser. ADSL The TD- W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router utilizes integrated ADSL2+ transceiver and high speed MIPS CPU. The Router supports full-rate ADSL2+ connectivity conforming to the ITU and ANSI specifications. In addition to the basic DMT physical layer functions, the ADSL2+ PHY supports dual latency ADSL2+ framing (fast and interleaved) and the I.432 ATM Physical Layer. The TD- W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router is a complete plug-and-play solution. The Router integrates 4-port switch, firewall and NAT-Router. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. Wireless In the most attentive wireless security, the Router provides multiple protection measures. It can be set to turn off the wireless network name (SSID) broadcast so that only stations that have the SSID can be connected. The Router provides wireless LAN 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption security, WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, as well as TKIP/AES encryption security. 2.2 Main Features ¾ 4 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports (Auto MDI/MDIX), 1 RJ11 port. ¾ Quick response semi-conductive surge protect circuit, reliable surge-protect function.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 3 ¾ AFE to support Annex A/B/C/I/J/K, Land M deployments. ¾ Provides external splitter. ¾ Adopts Advanced DMT modulation and demodulation technology. ¾ Supports bridge mode and Router function. ¾ Multi-user sharing a high-speed Internet connection ¾ Connecting the internet on demand and disconnecting from the Internet when idle for PPPoE. ¾ Supports access control, parents and network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day for children or staff. ¾ Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK data security, TKIP/AES encryption security. ¾ Provides 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List). ¾ Supports Virtual Server, Port Triggering and DMZ host. ¾ Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing. ¾ Built-in DHCP server. ¾ Built-in firewall supporting IP address filtering, MAC address filtering and parental control. ¾ Supports Flow Statistics. ¾ Supports firmware upgrade. ¾ Supports SIP ALG. ¾ Supports Web management. 2.3 Supporting Protocol ¾ - Complies with ANSI T1.413 ¾ - Complies with ITU G.992.1 (G.DMT) - Annex A/B/C ¾ - Complies with ITU G.992.2 (G.Lite) - Annex A/B/C ¾ - Complies with ITU G.992.3 (ADSL 2) - Annex A/B/C/M and Annex L (RE-DSL) ¾ - Complies with ITU G.992.5 (ADSL 2+) - Annex A/B/C and Annex L (RE-DSL) ¾ - Complies with IEEE 802.11b ¾ - Complies with IEEE 802.11g ¾ - Complies with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u ¾ - Supports RFC 2684 (EoA)(Bridged* and Router) ¾ - Supports RFC1577: IPoA (IP over ATM) ¾ - Supports RFC2364: PPPoA (PPP over ATM) ¾ - Supports RFC2516: PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) ) Note: “*” Needs third-party software.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 4 2.4 Transmit Data-rate ¾ Maximum Download Speed: 24Mbps（ADSL2+), 8Mbps（ADSL). ¾ Maximum Upload Speed: 1Mbps. ¾ Supports 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps (IEEE 802.11g) and 11/5.5/2/1Mbps (IEEE 802.11b) WLAN data transfer rates.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 5 Chapter 3. Hardware Installation Guide 3.1 The Front Panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel. Figure 3-1 The LED indicators on the front panel include the Power, System, ADSL, WLAN and 1-4 (LAN). The ADSL, WLAN and 1-4 (LAN) indicators monitor link status and activity (Link/Act). 3.2 LED Explanation Name Status Description Off No Power Power On Power on Off The Router has an error On The Router is initializing System Flashing The Router is working properly Off Disconnected the LINE port On Connected the LINE port to ISP network Slow flash Connecting to the ISP network ADSL Quick flash Sending or receiving data Off The Wireless function is disabled Slow flash The Wireless function is enabled WLAN Quick flash Sending or receiving data over wireless network Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port On Connected to a device through the corresponding port (1-4) LAN Flashing Sending or receiving data over corresponding port
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 6 3.3 The Back Panel The Router's ports, where the cables are connected, and RESET button are located on the back panel. Figure 3-2 ¾ Line: Connect to the Modem Port of Splitter or to the telephone line. ¾ Reset Button: There are two ways to reset the Router's factory defaults. Press the reset button of the Router, and then power on the Router, hold reset button pressed down for about five seconds, or restore the default setting from “Management - Settings - Restore Default “of the Router's Web-based Utility. ¾ 1, 2, 3, 4 (LAN): Through these ports, you can connect the Router to your PCs and the other Ethernet network devices. ¾ Power: The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter. ¾ Antenna: Used for wireless operation and data transmit. 3.4 System Requirements ¾ Make sure your computer has a Networking Interface Card (either wired or wireless is ok) before connecting the Router to your computer. ¾ An operating system supporting the TCP/IP protocol. ¾ Broadband Internet Access (ADSL). ¾ Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later. 3.5 Installation Environment Requirements ¾ The Router should not be located where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat. ¾ Place the Router in a location where it can be connected to the various devices as well as to a power source. ¾ Make sure the cables and power cord are placed safely out of the way so they do not create a tripping hazard. ¾ Designed to go up to 100 meters indoors and up to 300 meters outdoors for wireless
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 7 connection. ¾ The Router can be placed on a shelf or desktop. ¾ Operating temperature: 0℃~40℃ (32℉~104℉). ¾ Operating Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH Non-congealing. 3.6 Connecting the Router Before installing the Router, please make sure your broadband service provided by your ISP is available. If there is any problem, please contact with your ISP. After that, please install the Router according to the following steps. Don't forget to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry. 1. Locate an optimum location for the Router. The best place is usually near the center of the area in which your PC will be wirelessly connected. The place had better accord with the Installation Environment Requirements. 2. Adjust the direction of the antenna. Normally, upright is a good direction. 3. Connect your PC and Switch/Hub in your LAN to the LAN Ports of the Router. (If you have a wireless NIC and want to have wireless connection, please skip this step.) 4. Connect the telephone line to the Line port on the Router. 5. Connect the DC power adapter to the DC power plug of the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. 3.6.1 The Best Location for Wireless Network Connection The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the Router. For best results, place your Router. • Near the center of the area in which your wireless stations will operate. • In an elevated location such as a high shelf. • Away from the potential sources of interference, such as PCs, microwaves, and cordless phones. • Have the Antenna in the upright position. • Away from large metal surfaces. ) Note: If do not follow these guidelines, there may be significant performance degradation and you may not be able to connect to the Router wirelessly. 3.6.2 Wired network connection Wired network connections are provided through the Line port and LAN ports which are on the back of the Router. See the Back Panel picture above and the illustrations below for examples. 3.6.2.1. Connect ADSL Line Use the ADSL cable included with the Router to connect it to a telephone wall socket or receptacle. Plug one end of the cable into the Line port (RJ11 receptacle) on the rear panel of the Router and insert the other end into the RJ11 wall socket. If you are using a low pass filter device, follow the instructions included with the device or given to you by your service provider. The ADSL
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 8 connection represents the WAN interface, the connection to the Internet. It is the physical link to the service provider’s network backbone and ultimately to the Internet. 3.6.2.2. Hub or Switch to Router Connection Connect the Router to an uplink port (MDI-II) on an Ethernet hub or switch with a straight-through cable If you wish to reserve the uplink port on the switch or hub for another device, connect to other MDI-X ports (1x, 2x, etc.) with a crossed cable. 3.6.2.3. Computer to Router Connection You can connect the Router directly to a 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet adapter installed on a PC using the Ethernet cable-10/100BASE-TX. The illustration below shows the Router connected to Ethernet LAN devices, Wireless LAN devices and the Internet. You can connect the Router directly to a 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet adapter installed on a PC using the Ethernet cable provided as shown in this diagram. Wireless LAN Configuration The menus used to configure Wireless LAN settings available in the Wireless directory including Basic, Security, MAC Filter, Advanced, and Statistics menus. The Wireless Basic, Security, MAC Filter, Advanced, and Statistics are described below. Chapter 4. Quick Installation Guide After connecting the Router to your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to quickly configure the basic functions of your Router. These procedures only take you a few minutes. You can access the Internet via the Router immediately after successfully configuring. 4.1 Configure the Router 1. Login to Home Page To use the web-based utility, launch a suitable web browser and direct it to the IP address of the Router. Type http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar of the browser. A dialog box prompts for User name and Password. Type in the default User name admin as well as Password admin and then click the OK button to access the Quick Setup screen.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 9 Figure 4-1 ) Note: Do not mix up the user name and password with your ADSL account user name and password which needed for PPP connections. 2. The default screen shows as below. Change the VPI or VCI values which are used to define a unique path for your connection. If you have been given specific settings for this to configuration, type in the correct values assigned by your ISP. Click “Next”. Figure 4-2
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 10 3. On the Connection Type screen, you can select a connection type (PPPoA, PPPoE, MER, IPoA or Bridging), which is provided by your ISP. We select PPPoE mode (For example), and then click “Next “to continue. Figure 4-3 4. Enter the PPP Username and PPP Password provided by your ISP. If PPPoE Service Name was provided by your ISP, enter the Service Name. Click “Next” to continue.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 11 Figure 4-4 5. Use the default setting of this screen click “Next” to continue. Figure 4-5 6. Use the default IP Address 192.168.1.1 and Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0. Use the default setting of “Enable DHCP Server”, and click “Next” to continue.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 12 Figure 4-6 7. Use the default setting “Enable Wireless”. Default SSID is “TP-LINK”, then click “Next”. Figure 4-7 8. You will see the WAN Setup-Summary screen below, click "Save/Reboot" to save these settings and reboot the Router.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 13 Figure 4-8 ) Note: The reboot process will take a while to complete, please wait before reopening your web browser. 4.2 Configure PC Your PC needs a network adapter. You may directly connect your adapter to the Router, or you may connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch, and then connect the Hub/Switch to the Router. Follow the instructions below to configure a computer running Windows XP to be a DHCP client. 1. From the Start menu on your desktop, go to Settings, and then click on Network Connections.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 14 Figure 4-9 2. In the Network Connections window, right-click on LAN (Local Area Connection), then click Properties. Figure 4-10 3. In the General tab of Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties menu, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) under “This connection uses the following items:” by clicking on it once.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 15 Click on the Properties button. Figure 4-11 4. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” by clicking the radio-button. Click OK Figure 4-12 ¾ Configure the IP address manually Open TCP/IP Properties of the LAN card in your PC, enter the IP address as 192.168.1.* (* is any value between 2 to 254, Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, Gateway is 192.168.1.1, DNS address is the value provided by ISP).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 16 ¾ Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the Router. The following example is in Windows XP Operating System. Open a command prompt, From the Start menu on your desktop, select run tab, type cmd in the field, and type ping 192.168.1.1 on the screen that appears, and then press Enter. If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure below, the connection between your PC and the Router has been established. Figure 4-13 If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure below, it means that your PC has not connected to the Router. Figure 4-14 Please check it following these steps: 1. If the connection between your PC and the Router is correct?
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 17 ) Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN port which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2. If the TCP/IP configuration for your PC is correct? ) Note: If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254, the gateway must be 192.168.1.1. For more details of configuring the Router, please refer to 1Chapter 5 Chapter 5. Basic Router Configuration This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation of the TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router. For advanced users, if you want to know more about the TD-W8900G and make use of its functions adequately, you need to read this chapter and configure the Router’s advanced settings though the Web-based Utility. This chapter will describe each web page on the Utility and each page’s key functions. The Utility can be accessed via your web browser though the use of a computer connected to the Router. You may configure the TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router’s settings though the Web–based Utility. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the Login screen (shown in Figure 5-1).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 18 Figure 5-1 There are six main menus shown on the screen, they are Device Info, Quick Setup, Advanced Setup, Wireless, Diagnostics and Management. Additional menus will be available after you click one of the main menus. Click one of the main menus, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 5.2 Device Info Choose “Device Info” menu, there are six submenus under the main menu: Summary, WAN, Statistics, Route, ARP and DHCP. This Device Info section mainly introduces the elementary information about the Router and its current settings in use. Click any of them, and you will be able to view the corresponding information. Choose “Device Info”Æ“Summary”, you will see the Summary screen (shown in Figure 5-2) The first table indicates the information about the version including Software and Hardware, the second table displays the current status of the TD-W8900G connection, this information will vary depending on the settings of the Router configured on the Advanced Setup screen.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 19 Figure 5-2 ) Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info, you will be able to view the corresponding information about WAN, Statistics, Route, ARP and DHCP. 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to the Chapter 4 to get the detailed information. 5.4 Advanced Setup Choose “Advanced Setup”, there are many submenus under the main menu. Among the submenus, WAN, LAN, Routing, DSL and Port Mapping are default menus, while NAT, Security, Quality of Service and DNS will appear only when you select some corresponding functions, click any one of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. This Advanced Setup section mainly introduces how to configure the Router for adequate use. The detailed explanations for each subsection are provided below. 5.4.1 WAN Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“WAN”, and you will see the WAN screen (shown in Figure 5-3), the section shows the configuration information of WAN port.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 20 Figure 5-3 ¾ WAN Port Information Table: This table describes the WAN port settings and the relevant manipulation to each interface. ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 5-3) and then click the Remove tab, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table. ¾ Add: Click the Add button, you can add a new interface in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-4). ¾ Save/Reboot: If you are sure of the settings, choose Save/Reboot to apply the changes and reboot the system. ) Note: You have to reboot to activate the WAN interface and further configuration services over this interface. Click the Save/Reboot button to implement it. Follow the instructions below to Add or Edit an ATM PVC 1. Click the Add button on the screen above (shown in Figure 5-3), then you will see the next screen as follows (Figure 5-4):
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 21 Figure 5-4 1. Follow the instructions below to configure the ATM PVC on the screen (shown in Figure 5-4). Make sure you have the necessary information before you configure it. 1) Enter the VPI and VCI values provided by your ISP, they should not be changed unless you have been instructed to change it by your ISP. 2) Select the type of the service assigned by your ISP in the drop-down list. The default type is UBR Without PCR. 3) If you want to adopt QoS (Quality of Service) for the connection, please select the Enable Quality Of Service check box. 4) Click the Next button for the further configuration in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-5), or else click the Back button to go to the previous screen. ) Note: Enabling packet level QoS for PVC improves performance for selected classes of applications. While QoS consumes system resources; therefore the number of PVC(s) will be reduced. Besides this, it cannot be set for the connection type of CBR and Real-time VBR. If you select the QoS
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 22 service, the Quality of Service menu will be added to the Web-based Utility, the detailed configuration will be described in 5.4.5 Quality of Service. 2. Select the Connection Type in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-5). Figure 5-5 1) Select the Connection Type and Encapsulation Mode your ISP has instructed you to use, the default connection type is Bridging. 2) If you want to add to an assigned VLAN, please select the Enable 802.1q check box, and enter the VLAN ID. 3) Click the Next button to go to the next screen to make further configurations for the WAN Port, or else click the Back button to go to the previous screen to make modifications. ) Note: 802.1q VLAN tagging is only available for the connection type of PPPoE, MER and Bridging. After you select the Connection Type, please follow the instructions below to complete the further configuration of WAN Interface. There are five different configurations for the connection types, which are PPPoA, PPPoE, MER, IPoA and Bridge. You can select the corresponding types according to your needs. Note that this User Guide adopts different VPI, VCI and QoS to introduce further configuration for the different connection types below, if you need to change the configuration of ATM PVC (VPI, VCI and QoS), you should go to the previous screen (shown in Figure 5-4) to configure them again.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 23 1. PPPoA If you choose connection type PPPoA on the screen above (shown in Figure 5-5), you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 5-6). Follow the instructions to configure the WAN Interface. Figure 5-6 1) Enter the PPP Username and PPP Password provided by your ISP exactly, select the Authentication Method in the drop-down list, the default method is AUTO, you can leave it as a default setting. 2) If you wish to active the “Connect on Demand” function, click the Dial on the demand radio-button, and enter the Inactivity timeout value, the range is from 1 to 4320 minutes. Then the Router will cut off the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a specific period of time (Inactivity Timeout). If your Internet connection is terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. 3) If you are required to use a permanent IP address, select the option Static IP Address and enter the value in the text box. 4) Click the Next button to go to the next screen below (shown in Figure 5-7), or else click the Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications. ) Note: If you are not sure about the PPP IP extension and PPP Debug Mode, please don’t select this option.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 24 Figure 5-7 5) Enable the IGMP Multicast and WAN Service on the screen above, if you are not sure about the IGMP, just leave the default setting. Note that if you want to adopt the PPPoA service, you have to select the Enable WAN Service option in the screen above, or else the service will not take effect. 6) Click the Next button, and you will see the next screen which displays the detailed settings you’ve made (shown in Figure 5-8). Figure 5-8 7) If you are sure about the configuration, click the Save button to save these settings, otherwise click the Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 25 The information is same as the information in Figure 5-3. 2. PPPoE If you choose PPPoE in the previous screen (shown in Figure 5-5), the configuration is similar to PPPoA, the only difference is that you should set the PPPoE Service Name on the corresponding screen. You can refer to Chapter 4 to achieve the configuration for the connection type. 3. MER If you choose MER in the previous screen (shown in Figure 5-5), you can see the screen (shown in Figure 5-9). Follow the instructions to configure the connection. Figure 5-9 1) Configure the WAN IP Address. If you are provided a dynamic IP Address, please select obtain an IP address automatically, and then the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. If you are provided with a static IP Address, please select Use
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 26 the following IP Address, and then enter the WAN IP Address and WAN Subnet Mask. 2) Configure the default gateway. If you are provided a dynamic gateway address, please select obtain default gateway automatically, and then the Router will automatically get gateway parameters from your ISP. If you are provided with a static gateway, please select Use the following default gateway, and then enter the gateway address. 3) Configure the DNS. If you are provided dynamic DNS server addresses, please select obtain DNS server addresses automatically, then the Router will automatically get DNS server addresses from your ISP. If you are provided static DNS server addresses, please select Use the following DNS server addresses, then enter the DNS Server addresses. In this case, you will be provided at least one DNS server address. 4) Click the Next button, and you will see the screen (shown in Figure 5-10). You can also click the Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications. On the screen below, you can Enable the NAT, Firewall, IGMP Multicast and WAN Service, if you are not sure about the settings, just leave the default settings. Figure 5-10 ¾ Enable NAT: This technology translates the IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet. If this Router is hosting your network’s connection to the Internet, please select the check box. If another Router exists in your network, you don’t need to select the option. ¾ Enable Firewall: A firewall enhances network’s security. Select the option to use a firewall, or else without a firewall. ¾ Enable IGMP Multicast: This is disabled by default. This setting will not allow IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) packets to be forwarded to the LAN. IGMP is used to manage multicasting on TCP/IP networks. Most users will not need to enable this. Some ISPs use IGMP to perform remote configuration for client devices, such as the Router. If you are unsure, check with your ISP. ¾ Enable WAN Service: If you want to adopt the MER service, you have to select the option in
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 27 the screen above, or else the service will not take effect. ¾ service name: You can enter the service name in the text box or leave the default name. ) Note: If you select the NAT and Security check box on the screen (shown in Figure 5-10), the NAT and Security menu will be added to the Web-based Utility. We will describe the detailed configuration in 5.4.3 NAT and 5.4.4 Security. 5) Click the Next button, and you will see the next screen which displays the detailed settings you’ve made (shown in Figure 5-11). Or else click the Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications. Figure 5-11 6) If you are sure about the configuration, click the Save button to save these settings, otherwise click the Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications. The information of the figure shows above is same as the information in the Figure 5-3. 4. IPoA If you choose IPoA in the previous screen (shown in Figure 5-5), the configuration is similar to MER. 5. Bridge If you choose Bridging in the previous screen (shown in Figure 5-5), a screen will be displayed as shown below (shown in Figure 5-12).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 28 Figure 5-12 1) If you want to adopt the Bridge service, you have to select the Enable Bridge Service option in the screen above, or else the service will not take effect. 2) Enter the service name in this screen, otherwise leave the default setting. 3) Click the Next button, and you will see the next screen which displays the detailed settings you’ve made (shown in Figure 5-13). Or else click the Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications. Figure 5-13 4) If you are sure about the configuration, click the Save button to save these settings, otherwise click the Back button to return to the previous screen to make modifications. The information of the figure shows above is same as the information in the Figure 5-3.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 29 5.4.2 LAN Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“LAN”, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 5-14)，the section allows you to configure the Router’s LAN ports settings. Figure 5-14 ¾ IP Address: You can configure the Router’s IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN Interface.  IP Address: Enter the Router’s local IP Address, then you can access to the Web-based Utility via the IP Address, the default value is 192.168.1.1.  Subnet Mask: Enter the Router’s Subnet Mask, the default value is 255.255.255.0. ¾ Enable UPnP: If you need the UPnP function, select the check box to enable it. ¾ Enable IGMP Snooping: If you select the option, please choose the IGMP Mode: Standard Mode or Blocking Mode.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 30 ¾ DHCP Server: These settings allow you to configure the Router‘s Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server function. The DHCP server is enabled by default for the Router’s Ethernet LAN interface. DHCP service will supply IP settings to computers which are configured to automatically obtain IP settings that are connected to the Router though the Ethernet port. When the Router is set for DHCP, it becomes the default gateway for DHCP client connected to it. Keep in mind that if you change the IP address of the Router, you must change the range of IP addresses in the pool used for DHCP on the LAN.  Start IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses. Because the default IP address for the Router is 192.168.1.1, the default Start IP Address is 192.168.1.2, and the Start IP Address must be 192.168.1.2 or greater, but smaller than 192.168.1.254.  End IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to end with when issuing IP addresses. The End IP Address must be smaller than 192.168.1.254. The default End IP Address is 192.168.1.254.  Leased Time (hour): The Leased Time is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time, in hours, then the user will be “leased” this dynamic IP address. After the dynamic IP address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The default is 24 hours. ¾ Configure the second IP Address and Subnet Mask: You can configure the Router’s second IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN Interface though which you can also access to the Web-based Utility as the default IP Address and Subnet Mask. ) Note: UPnP, DHCP Server and the second IP Address are not available for the connection type of Bridge here, they won’t display on the screen above since only Bridge is selected. ¾ Set 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 when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings. To setup an Address Reservation entry: 1. Click the Set Address Reservation botton, and the Address Reservation screen pop up, as it showed below ; 2. Click New Entry botton to add new entries, and the screen showed below pop up, you can modify an address reservation entry in this screen;
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 31 3. Type the MAC Address(00:13:8F:A9:E6:CA for instance) of the computer which you want to reserve an IP(192.168.1.100 for instance) for in the MAC Address text box; 4. Type the IP Address(192.168.1.100 for instance) you have reserved in the Reserved IP Address text box; 5. Click save botton to save the settings you have set; ) Note: The MAC Address and IP Address added in the text box used for illustrating. That may be differences with your circs. 6. When you have saved the settings, the new entry will added to the Address Reservation screen showed below. 7. Click Save/Reboot bottun to save the settings and reboot the router. ) Note: 1. DHCP IP Reservation are not available for the connection type of Bridge here, they won’t display on the screen above (Figure 5-14) since only Bridge is selected. 2. DHCP IP Reservation are not available for the connection type of PPPoE with PPP IP Extention function selected, and they won’t display on the screen above (Figure 5-14) since PPP IP Extention is selected. 3. The function won't take effect until the router reboots. 5.4.3 NAT When you select PPPoA or PPPoE for the WAN Setup, or when you select Enable NAT (shown in Figure 5-10) for the type of MER or IPoA connection, you will see the NAT menu in the Web-based Utility (shown in Figure 5-15).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 32 Figure 5-15 Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“NAT”, there are four submenus under the main menu: Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ Host and ALG. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 5.4.3.1. Virtual Servers Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“NAT”Æ“Virtual Servers”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below (shown in Figure 5-16). Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from the Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function. Figure 5-16
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 33 ¾ Virtual Server Table: The table indicates the information about the Virtual Server entries.  Server Name: This is the name of the Virtual Server. It is exclusive and must be filled in.  External Port Start: The base number of External Ports. You can type a service port or leave it blank.  External Port End: The end number of External Ports. You can type a service port or leave it blank.  Protocol: The protocol used for this application, TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP.  Internal Port Start: The base number of Internal Ports. You can type a service port or leave it blank.  Internal Port End: The end number of Internal Ports. You can type a service port or leave it blank.  Server IP Address: The IP Address of the PC providing the service application. ¾ Add: Click the Add button to add a new entry. ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 5-16) and then click the Remove button, then the corresponding entry will be deleted in the table. To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add button on the screen above (pop-up Figure 5-16), and then you will set the new Virtual Server in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-17).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 34 Figure 5-17 2. Select the service which you want to use from the drop-down list. If the list does not have the service you need, type the name of the custom service in the text box. 3. Type the IP Address of the computer in the Server IP Address text box. 4. Enter the External Port Start, External Port End, Internal Port Start and Internal Port End in the table, and then select the protocol used for this Virtual Server, TCP, UDP or All. 5. Click the Save/Apply button to enable virtual server. ) Note: If you select the service from the drop-down list, the External Port Start, External Port End, Internal Port Start, Internal Port End and the Protocol will be added in the table automatically. You
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 35 only need to enter the Server IP Address for the Virtual Server. 5.4.3.2. Port Triggering Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“NAT”Æ“Port Triggering”, you can set Port Triggering on the screen (shown in Figure 5-18). Some applications require that specific ports in the Router's firewall should be opened for access by remote devices. Port Trigger dynamically opens up the 'Open Ports' in the firewall when an application on the LAN initiates a TCP/UDP connection to a remote device using the triggering ports. The Router allows the remote party from the WAN side to establish new connections back to the application on the LAN side using the open ports. A maximum 32 entries can be configured. Figure 5-18 ¾ Port Triggering Table: The table indicates the information about the Port Triggering entries.  Application (Name): This is the name of the Port Triggering. It is exclusive and must be filled.  Trigger: It includes the Protocol and the Start and End value of the Trigger Ports.  Open: It includes the Protocol and the Start and End value of the Open Ports ¾ Add: Click the button to add a new entry. ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 5-18) and then click the Remove button, then the corresponding entry will be deleted in the table. To add a new Port Triggering:
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 36 1. Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-18), and then you will set the new Port Triggering in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-19). Figure 5-19 2. Select the application from the drop-down list. If the list does not have the application that you want, select the Custom application radio-button, and type the name of the custom application in the text box. 3. Enter the Trigger Port Start, Trigger Port End, Open Port Start and Open Port End in the table, and then select the Trigger protocol and Open protocol, TCP, UDP or All. 4. Click the Save/Apply button to enable the settings. ) Note: If you select the application from the drop-down list, the External Port Start, External Port End, Internal Port Start, Internal Port End and the Protocol will be added in the table automatically. 5.4.3.3. DMZ Host Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“NAT”Æ“DMZ Host”, you can set up DMZ Host on the screen (shown in Figure 5-20). The DMZ host feature can make a local host be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service, such as online gaming or video conferencing.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 37 Figure 5-20 To add a new DMZ Host: You can enter the computer's IP address and then click Save/Apply to activate the DMZ host you set on this page. ) Note: DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same time. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may change while using the DHCP function. 5.4.3.4. ALG Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“NAT”Æ“ALG”, you can Enable SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) on the ALG (Application Level Gateway) screen (shown in Figure 5-21). Figure 5-21 5.4.4 Security When you select the Enable Security function (shown in Figure 5-10) for the connection type of MER or IPoA for the WAN Setup, or when you setup Bridge, PPPoA or PPPoE mode for WAN interface, you will see the Security menu in the Web-based Utility (shown in Figure 5-22). It includes IP Filtering, MAC Filtering (only effective in Bridge mode) and Parental Control submenus.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 38 Figure 5-22 5.4.4.1. IP Filtering The IP address filtering feature makes it possible for administrators to control user's access to the Internet, which is based on user's IP. The IP address filtering includes Outgoing and Incoming, the detailed descriptions are provided below. IP Filtering - Outgoing Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Security”Æ“IP Filtering”Æ“Outgoing”, you can configure Outgoing Filtering rules on the screen (shown in Figure 5-23). The Outgoing IP Filtering feature allows you to control some IP traffic from LAN to access to some specifically addresses. By default, all outgoing IP traffic from LAN is allowed, but some IP traffic can be BLOCKED by setting up filters. Figure 5-23 Setup an Outgoing IP Filtering rule: 1. Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-23), then you will set the new rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-24).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 39 Figure 5-24 2. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled. 3. Select the protocol: TCP/UDP, TCP, UDP or ICMP in the drop-down list for the connection between the Source IP address and Destination IP address. 4. Enter a Source IP Address in dotted-decimal notation format and then type the Source Subnet Mask and Source Port (port or port: port) in the text boxes separately. 5. Enter a Destination IP Address in dotted-decimal notation format and then type the Destination Subnet Mask and Destination Port (port or port: port) in the text boxes separately. 6. Click the Save/Apply button to save this entry. ) Note: When you add an Outgoing IP Filtering entry, you must configure at least one condition on the screen above except the Filter name. If you leave the Protocol blank, it means that the rule is effective to all protocols, if you leave the Source IP Address and/or Destination IP Address blank, it suggests that all Source IP Addresses and/or Destination IP Addresses are controlled by the rule, if you leave the Source Port and/or Destination Port blank, it suggests that all Source Ports and/or Destination Ports are controlled by the rule. IP Filtering - Incoming Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Security”Æ“IP Filtering”Æ“Incoming”, you can configure Incoming Filtering rules on the screen (shown in Figure 5-25). The Incoming IP Filtering feature allows some IP traffic from WAN to access some local addresses. By default, all incoming IP traffic from the WAN is blocked when the firewall is enabled. However, some IP traffic can be ACCEPTED by setting up filters.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 40 Figure 5-25 Setup an Incoming IP Filtering rule: 1. Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-25), and then you will set the new rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-26). Figure 5-26 2. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled in. 3. Select Protocol in the drop-down list, enter Source IP address, Source Subnet Mask, Source Port, Destination IP address, Destination Subnet Mask, and Destination Port for the rule. 4. Select at least one WAN interfaces displayed below to apply this rule. 5. Click the Save/Apply button to save this entry.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 41 ) Note: When you add a Incoming IP Filtering entry, you must configure at least one condition on the screen above except the Filter name. If you leave Protocol blank, it means that the rule is effective to all protocols, if you leave the Source IP address and/or Destination IP address blank, it suggests that all Source IP addresses and/or Destination IP addresses are controlled by the rule, if you leave the Source Port and/or Destination Port blank, it suggests that all Source Ports and/or Destination Ports are controlled by the rule. 5.4.4.2. MAC Filtering Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Security”Æ“MAC Filtering”, you can configure MAC Filtering rules on the screen (shown in Figure 5-27). The section allows you to control access to the Internet by users on your local network based on their MAC Address. Figure 5-27 ¾ Change Policy: There are two policies for the MAC filters: FORWARDED and BLOCKED. Click the button to change from one policy to another. When you select FORWARDED, it means that all MAC layer frames will be forwarded except those matching with any of the specified rules in the table (shown in Figure 5-27). While BLOCKED means that all MAC layer frames will be blocked except those matching with any of the specified rules in the table above. ¾ Add: Click the Add button, and then you can add a new MAC Filter in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-27). ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 5-27) and then click the Remove button, and then the corresponding entry will be deleted in the table. To setup a MAC Filtering rule:
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 42 1. Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-27), then you will set the new rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-28). Figure 5-28 2. Select Protocol Type in the drop-down list for the rule. 3. Enter Destination MAC Address and Source MAC Address in the text box. 4. Select Frame Direction in the drop-down list for the rule. 5. Select the WAN interfaces, you can leave the default settings also. 6. Click the Save/Apply button to save this entry. ) Note: MAC Filtering is only effective on ATM PVC(s) configured in Bridge mode. 5.4.4.3. Parental Control Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Security”Æ“Parental Control”. You can configure the Parental Control rules on the screen (shown in Figure 5-29). This section allows you add time of day restriction to a special LAN device connected to the Router.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 43 Figure 5-29 To setup a Parental Control rule: 1. Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-29), and then you will set the new rule in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-30). Figure 5-30 2. Enter the User Name of the LAN device connected to the Router. 3. To restrict the device where the browser is running, select the Browser's MAC Address radio-button, its MAC Address has automatically displayed in the text box. To restrict other LAN devices, click the Other MAC Address radio-button and enter the MAC address of the other LAN device. 4. Select the day when the rule will take effect in the table. 5. Enter the Start Blocking Time and End Blocking Time in the text box separately, and then the device controlled will then be unable to connect to the internet during that time. 6. Click the Save/Apply button to save this entry. 5.4.5 Quality of Service When you select Enable Quality Of Service check box (shown in Figure 5-4) for the WAN configuration, the Quality Of Service menu will be added to the Web-based Utility. Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Quality Of Service”, you can configure QoS (Quality of Service) on the screen (shown in Figure 5-31).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 44 Figure 5-31 Click the Add button, and you can configure the QoS on the next screen (shown in Figure 5-32).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 45 Figure 5-32 After you specify the condition, click the Save/Apply button to save the entry. ) Note: A rule must be consisting of a class name and at least one condition above. All of the specified conditions in this classification rule must be satisfied with the rule to take effect. 5.4.6 Routing Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Routing”, it includes three menus: Default Gateway, Static Route and RIP (shown in Figure 5-33). The detailed descriptions are provided below.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 46 Figure 5-33 5.4.6.1. Default Gateway Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Routing”Æ“Default Gateway”, you can see the Default Gateway screen, this screen allows you to configure the default gateway (shown in Figure 5-34). Figure 5-34 If the Enable automatic Assigned Default Gateway check-box is selected, this Router will accept the first received default gateway assignment from one of PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 47 enabled PVC(s). If the check-box is not selected, enter the static Default Gateway IP and/or a WAN Interface, you can leave the WAN Interface default. Then click Save/Apply button to save it. ) Note: If changing the Automatic Assigned Default Gateway from unselected to selected, you have to reboot the Router to get the automatically assigned default gateway. Default Gateway IP address should be specified since MER Interface is selected when you select the Enable automatic Assigned Default Gateway check box. 5.4.6.2. Static Route Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Routing”Æ“Static Route”. You can see the Static Route screen, this screen allows you to configure the static routes (shown in Figure 5-35). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Figure 5-35 To add static routing entries: 1. Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-36), and you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 5-36). Figure 5-36
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 48 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination Network Address: The Destination Network Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. ¾ Gateway IP Address: If the Use Gateway IP Address checkbox is selected, you should type the Gateway address exactly in the text box, or else, the default Gateway address will be adopted for the Static Route. ¾ Use Interface: If the Use Interface checkbox is selected, you should select the Interface name in the text box, or else, the default Use Interface will be adopted for the Static Route. 3. Click the Save/Apply button to save it. To remove a static routing entry: 1. Select the Remove check box according to the entry in the Figure 5-35. 2. Click the Remove button, and the entry will be deleted. ) Note: Default Gateway IP address should be specified since MER Interface is selected. 5.4.6.3. RIP Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Routing”Æ“RIP”, you can see the RIP (Routing Information Protocol) screen, this screen allows you to configure the RIP (shown in Figure 5-37). Figure 5-37 To activate RIP for the device, select the Enabled radio-button for Global RIP Mode. To configure an individual interface, select the desired RIP version and operation, followed by placing a check in the Enabled checkbox for the interface. If you are sure about the settings, click the Save/Apply button to save the configuration.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 49 5.4.7 DNS When you select the connection type PPPoE, PPPoA, MER or IPoA for WAN configuration, you will see the DNS menu in the Web-based Utility (shown in Figure 5-38). It includes DNS Server and Dynamic DNS submenus. Figure 5-38 5.4.7.1. DNS Server Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“DNS”Æ“DNS Server”. You can see the DNS Server screen, this screen allows you to configure the DNS Server Addresses (shown in Figure 5-39). Figure 5-39 If you select Enable Automatic Assigned DNS, this Router will accept automatically the first received DNS assignment from one of PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s) during the connection establishment. If the checkbox is not selected, please enter the primary and /or optional secondary DNS server IP addresses provided by your ISP. Then click the Save button to save the new configuration.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 50 ) Note: You have to reboot the Router to make the new configuration take effect. 5.4.7.2. Dynamic DNS Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“DNS”Æ“Dynamic DNS”, you can see the Dynamic DNS screen, this screen allows you to configure the Dynamic DNS (shown in Figure 5-40). 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. The Dynamic DNS service allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of the many domains, allowing your Router to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet. Figure 5-40 To setup DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Click the Add button (pop-up Figure 5-40), then you will set the DDNS in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-41).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 51 Figure 5-41 ) Note: This page allows you to add a Dynamic DNS address from DynDNS.org,TZO or No-IP. 2. Select D-DNS provider(DynDNS.org,TZO or No-IP) in the drop-down list. 3. Enter the Hostname of the DNS Server, and select the corresponding Interface for the DDNS, you can leave it default. 4. Type the User Name and Password for your DDNS account. 5. Click the Save/Apply button to save the entry. 5.4.8 DSL Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“DSL”, you can see the DSL Settings screen, this screen allows you to configure the DSL (shown in Figure 5-42).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 52 Figure 5-42 You can select the modulation type, phone line pair and the capability of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click the Save/Apply button to save the configurations. 5.4.9 Port Mapping Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Port Mapping”, you can see the Port Mapping screen, this screen allows you to configure the Dynamic DNS (shown in Figure 5-43).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 53 Figure 5-43 Click the Add/Edit button, and then you can configure the Port Mapping in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-44). After you configure the settings, click the Save/Apply button to save it.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 54 Figure 5-44
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 55 5.5 Wireless LAN Configuration The menus used to configure Wireless LAN settings available in the Wireless directory including Basic, Security, MAC Filter, Advanced, and Statistics menus. The Wireless Basic, Security, MAC Filter, Advanced, and Statistics are described below. 5.5.1 Wireless – Basic Choose “Wireless”Æ”Basic”, you will see the screen of Wireless-Basic settings shown as below. The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen. Figure 5 -45 This page allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface. You can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the network from active scans, set the wireless network name (also known as SSID) and restrict the channel set based on Region requirements. ¾ Enable Wireless: If you want to use wireless features, you must select “Enable Wireless”. If you deselect “Enable Wireless” option, all the Wireless settings below will be disabled. ¾ Enable SSID Broadcast: When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To broadcast the Router’s SSID, keep the default setting, if you don’t want to broadcast the Router’s SSID, unselect this option. ¾ SSID: Wireless network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all stations in your wireless network. Type the desired SSID in the space provided. ¾ BSSID: Show the MAC address of the Router.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 56 ¾ Region: Restrict the channel set and transmit power. Click "Apply" to configure the basic wireless options. 5.5.2 Wireless – Security Choose “Wireless”Æ”Security”, you will see the screen of Wireless-Security settings shown as below. Figure 5-46 This page allows you to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface. You can set the network authentication method, selecting data encryption, specify whether a network key is required to authenticate to this wireless network and specify the encryption strength. ¾ Network Authentication: Select an authentication type from the drop-down list. Options available are: Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, Mixed WPA2/WPA, and Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK. ) Note: For most users, it is recommended to use the default Wireless LAN Performance settings. Any changes made to these settings may adversely affect your wireless network. Under certain circumstances, changes may benefit performance. Carefully consider and evaluate any changes to these wireless settings. 5.5.2.1. WEP Encryption WEP is a basic encryption method offering three levels of encryption, 152-bit is stronger than 64-bit and 128-bit encryption. If you select enable from the drop-down list of WEP Encryption, you will see the screen shown as below.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 57 Figure 5-47 ¾ Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit. ¾ Current Network Key: To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key number. ¾ Network Key 1-4: If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in the network Key 1-4 fields. Configure WEP Encryption WEP can use different methods of Authentication. Choose the Authentication Type from drop-down list Open or Shared. y Select Open to allow any wireless station to associate with the access point. y Select Shared to only allow stations using a shared key encryption to associate with it. Shared key requires additional configuration of the keys to be used. Follow the instructions below to configure the Shared Keys. WEP Encryption is disabled by default. To enable WEP, select the Enable option. Configure the Encryption Keys as below: 1. Encryption strength: Select 64-bit (enter 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal digits in the Network Key list), 128-bit (enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal digits in the Network Key list), or 152-bit (enter 16 ASCII characters or 32 hexadecimal digits in the Network Key list). 2. Current Network Key: Select 1.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 58 3. In Network key 1 list, enter 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal digits for 64-bit encryption keys, enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal digits for 128-bit encryption keys, enter 16 ASCII characters or 32 hexadecimal digits for 152-bit encryption keys. 4. Click the Save/Apply button to save the new configuration. Figure 5-48 ) Note: We use Encryption Strength 64-bit, Current Network Key selected “1” and enter 10 hexadecimal digits”1908300919” in the Network Key 1 for example, Configure the settings as Figure 5-48 shown above. 5.5.2.2. WPA WPA security for wireless communication has been developed to overcome some of the shortcomings of WEP. WPA combines the key generation with the authentication services of a RADIUS server.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 59 Figure 5-49 ¾ WPA Group ReKey Interval: Enter the Key Renewal period, which tells the Router how often it should change encryption keys. ¾ RADIUS Server IP Address: The IP address of the RADIUS server. ¾ RADIUS Port: The port of the RADIUS server. The default number is 1812. ¾ RADIUS key: The password of the RADIUS Server. ¾ WPA Encryption: Select the encryption you want to use: Automatic, TKIP or AES (AES is an encryption method stronger than TKIP). Configure WPA settings 1. Select the WPA option from the Network Authentication drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. 2. Change the WPA Group Rekey Interval as desired. 3. Type in the IP address of the RADIUS server used in the RADIUS Server IP Address field. 4. Change the RADIUS Port if necessary. 5. Type in the password in the RADIUS Key field. 6. Use the default setting TKIP of WPA Encryption. 7. Click the Save/Apply button to save the new configuration.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 60 Figure 5-50 5.5.2.3. WPA-PSK WPA-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. Figure 5-51 ¾ WPA Pre-Shared Key: Enter the key shared by the Router and your other network devices. It must have 8-63 ASCII characters or 64 Hexadecimal digits. ¾ Click here to display: Click it to show you the WPA Pre-Shared Key. Configure WPA-PSK settings 1. Select the WPA-PSK option. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings as the picture show above. 2. WPA-PSK requires a shared key. Type the key in the space provided. PSK keys can be
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 61 ASCII or Hex type. 3. Change the Group Key Interval as desired or use the default setting. 4. Click the Save/Apply button to save the new configuration. Figure 5-52 ) Note: If you click the option “Click here to display”, the Figure 5-53 will pop-up, and it shows the password you have set. Figure 5-53 5.5.2.4. WPA2 To configure WPA2 settings, select the WPA2 option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps of these settings are similar to WPA settings.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 62 Figure 5-54 5.5.2.5. WPA2-PSK To configure WPA2-PSK settings, select the WPA2-PSK option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. WPA2-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. Figure 5-55 5.5.2.6. Mixed WPA2/WPA To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps to these settings are similar to those for WPA-PSK.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 63 Figure 5-56 5.5.2.7. Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps of this setting are the same with WPA-PSK. Figure 5-57 5.5.3 Wireless -- MAC Filter Choose “Wireless”Æ”MAC Filter”, you will see the screen of Wireless-MAC Filter settings shown as below.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 64 Figure 5-58 Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s RADIUS. To filter wireless users by MAC Address, either permitting or blocking access. If you do not wish to filter users by MAC Address, select Disabled. ¾ Allow: Click this button to allow wireless access by the devices listed on this screen. ¾ Deny: Click this button to block wireless access from the devices listed on this screen. ¾ Add: Click this button to add the MAC Address. ¾ Remove: Click this button to remove the item of the MAC Address. When you click the Add button, the picture that shown below will pop-up, and then you can enter the MAC Address in the MAC Address field. ) Note: The form of MAC Address must be “xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”, like “00:13:0A:55:FF:09”. Figure 5-59 When you finished making changes to the MAC Filter List screen, click the Save/Apply button to save the changes. 5.5.4 Wireless – Advanced Choose “Wireless”Æ”Advanced”, you will see the screen of Wireless-Advanced settings shown as below.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 65 Figure 5-60 ¾ Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down List of Channel. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. ¾ Fragmentation Threshold: This value specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor reduction of the default value is recommended. In most cases, it should remain at its default value of 2346. ¾ RTS Threshold: Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor reduction of the default value 2347 is recommended. If a network packet is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will not be enabled. The Router sends Request to Send (RTS) frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame. After receiving an RTS, the wireless station responds with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame to acknowledge the right to begin transmission. In most cases, keep its default value of 2347. ¾ DTIM Interval: This value, between 1 and 255, indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. Its clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages. The default value is 1. ¾ Beacon Interval: Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds. The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to synchronize the wireless network. The default value is 100. ¾ Mode: In the drop-down list you can select “54Mbps (802.11g)” or “11Mbps (802.11b)”. "54Mbps (802.11g)", which allows both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations to connect to
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 66 the Router. 5.5.5 Wireless – Statistics Choose “Wireless”Æ”Statistics”, you will see the screen of Wireless-Statistics setting shown as below. Figure 5-61 This page shows authenticated wireless stations and their status. ¾ BSSID: Displays the connected wireless station's MAC address. ¾ Associated: Displays whether the wireless station has associated with the access point. ¾ Authorized: Displays the information of Authentication. 5.6 Diagnostics Choose “Diagnostics”, you will see the Diagnostics screen. This section describes the result of the test for the ENET (Ethernet) Connection, Wireless Connection and ADSL Synchronization. You can refer to the Help menu to get more information about the corresponding test. Figure 5-62
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 67 5.7 Management Choose “Management”, there are six submenus under the main menu. They are Settings, System Log, TR-069 client, Internet Time, Access Control, Update Software and Reboot. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 5.7.1 Settings This section provides three important functions for managing the Router; they are Backup, Update and Restore Default (shown in Figure 5-63). The detailed manipulations are described below. Figure 5-63 5.7.1.1. Backup Choose “Management”Æ“Settings”Æ“Backup”, you can see the Backup screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-64) allows you to save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file. Figure 5-64 To back up the Router’s current settings: 1. Click the Backup Settings button on the screen above (pop-up Figure 5-64), the following screen will then appear (shown in Figure 5-65).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 68 Figure 5-65 2. Click the Save button, and save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 5-66). Figure 5-66 5.7.1.2. Update Choose “Management”Æ“Settings”Æ“Update”, you can see the Update screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-67) allows you to update the Router’s settings.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 69 Figure 5-67 To update the Router’s settings: 1. Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device, and you can also enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box. 2. After you have selected the file for updating the settings, click the Update Settings button. ) Note: The Router will reboot upon completion. This process will take a while, don’t turn off the Router or press the Reset button while processing. 5.7.1.3. Restore Default Choose “Management”Æ“Settings”Æ“Restore Default”, you can see the Restore Default screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-68) allows you to restore the Router’s configuration to the factory defaults on the screen. Figure 5-68 ¾ Restore Default Settings: Click this button to restore the Router’s configuration to the factory defaults, and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete it. ¾ Account and Password: The default account name and its password are both admin. ¾ The default IP Address: 192.168.1.1. ¾ The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0. 5.7.2 System Log Choose “Management”Æ“System Log”, you can see the System Log screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-69) allows you to view the system log and configure the system log options.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 70 Figure 5-69 To View the System Log: Click the View System Log button, you will see the screen (shown in Figure 5-70) which displays the Router’s recent logs. Figure 5-70 ¾ Refresh: Click the button, the information in the table will be updated. ¾ Close: Click the button, the screen will be closed. To Configure the System Log Settings: Click the Configure System Log button (shown in Figure 5-69), you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 5-71).
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 71 Figure 5-71 ¾ Disable/Enable: Select the Enable to log the events, if you don’t want to log these events, please select Disable. ¾ Log Level: Select the Log level in the drop-down list, for the Log level, all events above or equal to the selected level will be logged. ¾ Display Level: Select the Display level in the drop-down list, for the Display Level, all logged events above or equal to the selected level will be displayed. ¾ Mode: Select the mode to record the events. If the selected mode is Local, events will be recorded in the local memory. If the selected mode is Remote, events will be sent to the specified IP address and UDP port of the remote system log server. If the selected mode is Both, events will be sent to the local memory and the remote system log server. ¾ Server IP Address: Type the address of the server you want to record the events. ¾ Server UDP Port: Type the UDP Port of the server. 5.7.3 Internet Time Choose “Management”Æ“Internet Time”, you can see the Time settings screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-72) allows you to set the time for the Router.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 72 Figure 5-72 To set the Router’s time: 1. Select automatically synchronize with Internet time servers. 2. Select the First NTP time server and/or the Second NTP time server in the drop-down list severally. 3. Select your local time zone. 4. Click Save/Apply button. ) Note: a) This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the Router successfully, if not, the time limited on these functions will not take effect. b) The time will be lost if the Router is turned off. c) The Router will obtain the time automatically from Internet if it has already connected to Internet. 5.7.4 TR-069 client Choose “Management”Æ“TR-069 client”, you can see the TR-069 client - Configuration screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-73). TR-069（WAN Management Protocol）allows a Auto-Configuration Server (ACS) to perform auto-configuration, provision, collection, and diagnostics to this device.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 73 Figure 5-73 ¾ Inform: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the Inform Interval. ¾ Inform Interval: Type the interval time of your Router contact with the ACS. ¾ ACS URL: Please accept this information from your ISP. And through ACS (Auto-Configuration Server) you can perform auto-configuration, provision, collection, and diagnostics to this router. ¾ ACS User Name: Please accept this User Name information from your ISP. ¾ ACS Password: Please accept the Password information from your ISP. ) Note: If you want to log on the ACS, you must owned the ACS User Name and ACS Password. ¾ Connection Request User Name: Type the Connection Request User Name, set it yourself. ¾ Connection Request Password: Type the Connection Request Password, set it yourself. ) Note: The Connection Request User Name and Connection Request Password used for ACS log on the Router and manage it. ¾ GetRPCMethods: Click this button to contact with ACS. ) Note: RPC- Remote Procedure Calls Select the desired values and click "Save/Apply" to configure the TR-069 client options.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 74 5.7.5 Access Control This section provides three submenus including Services, Addresses and Password (shown in Figure 5-74), the detailed descriptions are provided below. Figure 5-74 5.7.5.1. Services Choose “Management”Æ“Access Control”Æ“Services”, you can see the Services screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-75) allows you to select the services for LAN Ports and WAN Port. After you have completed, click the Save/Apply button to make sure your selection. Figure 5-75 ) Note: WAN are not available for the connection type of Bridge here, they won’t display on the screen above since only Bridge is selected. 5.7.5.2. IP Addresses Choose “Management”Æ“Access Control”Æ“IP Addresses”, you can see the IP Address
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 75 screen, this screen (shown in Figure 5-76) allows you to configure the IP Address for managing the Router. Figure 5-76 To add the IP Address: 1. Click the Add button. You can add a new IP Address in the next screen (shown in Figure 5-77). Figure 5-77 2. Enter the IP address of the management station permitted to access the local management services. 3. Click the Save/Apply button to save the IP Address. 4. Enable the Access Control Mode (shown in Figure 5-76). ) Note: If Enabled, the Router will permit access to local management services from IP addresses contained in the Access Control List. If the Access Control mode is Disabled, the function will not validate, and all IP addresses can access to local management services. The services are the system applications listed in the Service Control List. 5.7.5.3. Passwords Choose “Management”Æ“Access Control”Æ“Password”, you can see the screen (shown in
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 76 Figure 5-78) which allows you to change the factory default password of the Router. Figure 5-78 To change the password: 1. Enter the Old Password in the text box. 2. Enter the New Password and Confirm Password. The Confirm Password should be the same as the New Password. 3. Click the Save/Apply button to make your change take effect. ) Note: The password cannot contain a space, and its maximum length is 16 characters. 5.7.6 Update Software Choose “Management”Æ“Update Software”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 5-79) which allows you to upgrade the latest version software to keep the Router up to date. Figure 5-79 ¾ Browse: Click the button to locate the latest software for the device.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 77 ¾ Update Software: After you have selected the latest software, click the button. To update the Router's software: 1. Download the latest software upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). 2. Click Browse to view the folders and select the image file or enter the exact path to the image file location in the text box. 3. Click the Update Software button. ) Note: Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the software is being updated. The Router will reboot after the Upgrading is finished. 5.7.7 Reboot Choose “Management”Æ“Reboot”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 5-80) which allows you to reboot the Router. Figure 5-80 ) Note: a) After you clicked the Reboot button, please wait for a while before reopening your web browser. b) Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the Router is rebooting. c) If necessary, reconfigure your PC's IP address to match your new configuration.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 78 Chapter 6. Appendix Appendix A: Glossary Access Point - A device that allows wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired network. Also used to expand the range of a wireless network. Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a group of computers, each with a wireless adapter, connected as an independent IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN. Ad-hoc wireless computers operate on a peer-to-peer basis, communicating directly with each other without the use of an access point. Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) or as peer-to-peer mode, and is useful at a departmental scale or SOHO operation. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) - A security method that uses symmetric 128-bit block data encryption. ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) - ATM is a cell based transfer mode that requires variable length user information to be segmented and reassembled to/from short, fixed length cells. It uses two different methods for carrying connectionless network interconnect traffic, routed and bridged Protocol Data Units (PDUs), over an ATM network. Bridging - A device that connects different networks. Browser - An application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web. DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) - Allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (e.g., www.xyz.com) and a dynamic IP address. Default Gateway - A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network. DHCP - A networking protocol that allows administrators to assign temporary IP addresses to network computers by “leasing” an IP address to a user for a limited amount of time, instead of assigning permanent IP addresses. DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) - Removes the Router's firewall protection from one PC, allowing it to be “seen” from the Internet. DNS (Domain Name Server) - The IP address of your ISP's server, which translates the names of websites into IP addresses. Domain - A specific name for a network of computers. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) - An always-on broadband connection over traditional phone lines. Dynamic IP Address - A temporary IP address assigned by a DHCP server. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) - A general authentication protocol used to control network access. Many specific authentication methods work within this framework. Encryption - Encoding data transmitted in a network.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 79 Ethernet - IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a common transmission medium. Firewall - A set of related programs located at a network gateway server that protects the resources of a network from users from other networks. Gateway - A device that interconnects networks with different, incompatible communications protocols. IEEE 802.11b - The IEEE 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. IEEE 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. IEEE 802.11g - Specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 8021b devices, and WEP encryption for security. Infrastructure Network - An infrastructure network is a group of computers or other devices, each with a wireless adapter, connected as an IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless devices communicate with each other and to a wired network by first going through an access point. An infrastructure wireless network connected to a wired network is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). A set of two or more BSS in a single network is referred to as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Infrastructure mode is useful at a corporation scale, or when it is necessary to connect the wired and wireless networks. IP Address - The address used to identify a computer or device on a network. IPoA (IP and ARP over ATM) - A protocol that provides extensions to the IP Group for handling IP over ATM flows. ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet. LAN - The computers and networking products that make up your local network. MAC (Media Access Control) Address - The unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each networking device. NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet. MER (MAC Encapsulation Routing) - MER allows IP packet to be carried as bridged frames. There are many applications, such as IPoA, DSL networks and other frame-based network. Depending on your equipment, they can be either bridged or routed within the network. Network - A series of computers or devices connected for the purpose of data sharing, storage, and/or transmission between users. Ping (Packet Internet Groper) - An Internet utility used to determine whether a particular IP address is online. Port - The connection point on a computer or networking device used for plugging in cables or
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 80 adapters. PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE stands for Point to Point protocol over Ethernet, this protocol is used as a type of broadband connection that provides authentication (username and password) in addition to data transport. PPPoA (Point to Point Protocol over ATM) - PPPoA stands for Point to Point protocol over ATM, this protocol is also used as a type of broadband connection that provides authentication (username and password) in addition to data transport. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) - A protocol that uses an authentication server to control network access. RJ45 (Registered Jack-45) - An Ethernet connector that holds up to eight wires. Router - A networking device that connects multiple networks together. Server - Any computer whose function in a network is to provide user access to files, printing, communications, and other services. SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) - Market segment of professionals who work at home or in small offices. SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. Static IP Address - A fixed address assigned to a computer or device that is connected to a network. Static Routing - Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path. Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - A set of instructions PCs use to communicate over a network. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) - a wireless encryption protocol that provides dynamic encryption keys for each packet transmitted. UDP (User Datagram Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that does not require acknowledgement from the recipient of the data that is sent. VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) - The identifier of the VC contained in the ATM cell header. VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) - The identifier of the VP contained in the ATM cell header. Update - To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version. VLAN (Virtual Local Air Network) - Logical subgroups that constitute a Local Area Network (LAN). This is done in software rather than defining a hardware solution.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 81 VLAN ID (0-4095) - Indicates the ID number of the VLAN being configured. Up to 256 VLANs can be created. WAN (Wide Area Network) - Networks that cover a large geographical area. Web-based Utility - The web page that allows you to manage the Router. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152- bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11g standard. Wi-Fi - A trade name for the IEEE 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among IEEE 802.11b devices. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - A wireless security protocol use TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.
TD-W8900G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide 82 Appendix B: Specifications Supporting Standards and Protocols ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u,TCP/IP, IPoA , PPPoA , PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, NATLAN Ports 4 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports（Auto MDI/MDIX) Ports Line Ports 1 RJ11 port 10Base-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable Network Medium 100Base-TX: UTP category-5 LAN/WAN 1,2,3,4(LAN), WLAN, ADSL LED Others Power, System Working Temperature: 0 ~ 40℃℃ Storage Temperature: -40 ~ 70℃℃ Working Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH (non-condensing) Working Environment Storage Humidity: 5% ~ 90% RH (non-condensing)

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