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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. About this Guide.................................................................................... 2 1.1 Purposes ............................................................................................................ 2 1.2 Conventions ....................................................................................................... 2 1.
.8 5.9 5.7.2 Port Triggering ..................................................................................................42 5.7.3 DMZ ..................................................................................................................44 5.7.4 UPnP.................................................................................................................45 Security ............................................................................................................
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router ¾ One detachable antenna ¾ One AC power Adapter for MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information )Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 1. About this Guide Thank you for choosing the MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router. This router provides dedicated solution for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks. With your network all connected, your local wired or wireless network can share Internet access, files and fun for multiple PCs through one ISP account.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 2. Introduction 2.1 Overview of the Router The MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. The MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect your network wirelessly better than ever, sharing Internet Access, files and fun, easily and securely.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ Supports 108/54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/3/2/1Mbps data transfer rates. ¾ Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security. ¾ Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting PPPoE, Dynamic IP, Static IP, L2TP, PPTP, BigPond Cable Internet access. ¾ Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host. ¾ Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing, VPN Pass-through.
MR4-WR642G Name PWR SYS WLAN Status LAN1-4 Description Off Power off On Power on On The router is initializing Flashing The router is working properly Off The router has a hardware error Off There is no wireless device linked to the router Flashing Off WAN, 108M Wireless Router User Guide On Flashing The Wireless function is enabled There is no device linked to the corresponding port There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no activity There is an active device linked to
MR4-WR642G ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide Factory Default Reset button There are two ways to reset the router's factory defaults: 1) Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools -> Factory Defaults page in the router's Web-based Utility. 2) Use the Factory Default Reset button: First, turn off the router's power. Second, press and hold the default reset button then turn on the router's power, until the SYS LED lights up (about 3 seconds).
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 3. Connecting the Router 3.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (you do not need it if you connect the router to the Ethernet) ¾ Each PC in the LAN needs a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ¾ TCP/IP protocol must be installed on each PC ¾ Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 3-1 Hardware Installation of the MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router 8
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 4. Quick Installation Guide After connecting the MR4-WR642G Router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your MR4-WR642G Wireless Router. These procedures only take you a few minutes. You can access the Internet via the router immediately after successfully configuring. 4.1 TCP/IP configuration The default IP address of the MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router is 192.168.1.1.
MR4-WR642G Figure 4-1 108M Wireless Router User Guide Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to that shown in Figure 4-2, it means that your PC has not connected to the router. Figure 4-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? ) 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.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 4.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator) utility, it is easy to configure and manage the MR4-WR642G 108Mbps Wireless Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser. Connect to the router by typing http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of Web browser. Figure 4-3 Login the router After a moment, a login window will appear similar to that shown in Figure 4-4.
MR4-WR642G Figure 4-5 108M Wireless Router User Guide Quick Setup Click Next, and then Choose WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in figure 4-6. Figure 4-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet. Please select one compatible with your ISP. Click Next to enter the necessary network parameters.
MR4-WR642G Figure 4-8 108M Wireless Router User Guide Quick Setup - Static IP ) Note: The IP parameters should have been provided by your ISP. ¾ IP Address: This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field. ¾ Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0 ¾ Default Gateway: Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link. ¾ Region: Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. ¾ Channel: The current channel in use. This field determines which operating frequency will be used.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 5. Configuring the Router This chapter describes each Web page's key functions. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are ten main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus. The eleven main menus are: Status, Quick Setup, Network, Wireless, DHCP, Forwarding, Security, IP & MAC Binding Setting, Static Routing, DDNS and System Tools.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-1 Router Status 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.4 Network Figure 5-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 5-2): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.4.1 LAN You can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page. Figure 5-3 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.4.2 WAN You can configure the WAN port parameters on this page. First, please choose the WAN Connection Type (Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/802.1X + Dynamic IP/802.1X + Static IP/Big Pond Cable/L2TP/PPTP) for Internet. The default type is Dynamic IP. If you aren’t given any login parameters (fixed IP Address, logging ID, etc), please select Dynamic IP. If you are given a fixed IP (static IP), please select Static IP.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide ) Note: If you get address and find error when you go to a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. ¾ Get IP with Unicast DHCP: A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (This is rarely required.) 2. If you choose Static IP, you should have fixed IP Parameters specified by your ISP.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-6 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time).
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number time in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested.
MR4-WR642G ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide DNS IP address - If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, click “Use the following DNS servers” checkbox and enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it as well. Click the Save button to save your settings. 4. If you choose 802.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-9 802.1X + Static IP Settings ¾ User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP ¾ Password - Enter the password for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP. Click Login to start 802.1X authentication. Click Logout to end 802.1X authentication. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. ¾ Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-10 108M Wireless Router User Guide Big Pond Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. Eg, NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP – Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time).
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-12 108M Wireless Router User Guide PPTP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP – Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP. And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to connect immediately.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value. Click the Save button to save your settings. ) Note: 1) Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone feature. 2) If you click the Save button, the router will prompt you to reboot. 5.5 Wireless Figure 5-14 Wireless menu There are three submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 5-14): Wireless Settings, MAC Filtering and Wireless Statistics.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-15 ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide Wireless Settings SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK, but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to a different value. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link.
MR4-WR642G ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. The default region is United States.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide address 00-E0-4C-00-07-BE in the MAC of AP field and configure the remote AP's bridge options. ¾ Enable Wireless Security – The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the router without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose this option to encrypt your wireless network. The encryption settings are described below.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-15a ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Passphrase - You can enter a WPA or WPA2 passphrase between 8 and 63 characters long. ¾ Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 seconds or from 30 seconds and up, 1-29 seconds are not usable figures. Enter 0 to disable the update.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-16 108M Wireless Router User Guide Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the router, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access. ¾ Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled. ¾ Privilege - Select the privileges for this entry.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. 2. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 4. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-BE in the MAC Address field, enter wireless station A in the Description field, select Allow in the Privilege pull-down list and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Click the Save and the Return button. 5. Click the Add New...
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address ¾ Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / AP-UP / WPA / WPA-PSK /WPA2/WPA2-PSK/None ¾ Received Packets - Packets received by the station ¾ Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-20 ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer. ¾ Start IP Address - This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.100 is the default start address. ¾ End IP Address - This field specifies the last of the addresses in the IP address pool. 192.168.1.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-21 108M Wireless Router User Guide DHCP Clients List ¾ Index - The index of the DHCP Client ¾ Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client ¾ Assigned IP - The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client. ¾ Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. Before the time is up, DHCP client will request to renew the lease automatically. You cannot change any of the values on this page.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-23 108M Wireless Router User Guide Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide virtual server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function. You can set up virtual servers on this page, shown in Figure 5-25: Figure 5-25 ¾ Virtual Servers Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XXX – YYY, XXX is the start port, YYY is the end port).
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide ) Note: It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service. If so, select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host. 3. When necessary the external host will be able to connect to the local host using one of the ports defined in the Incoming Ports field. ¾ Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will "Trigger" this rule. ¾ Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router).
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide There are many popular applications in the Popular Application list. You can select it, and the application will fill in the Trigger Port, incoming Ports Range boxes and select the Enable checkbox. It has the same effect as adding a new rule. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.7.4 UPnP The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN. You can configure UPnP on this page that shown in Figure 5-30: Figure 5-30 ¾ UPnP Settings Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.8.1 Firewall Using the Firewall page (shown in Figure 5-32), you can turn the general firewall switch on or off. The default setting for the switch is off. If the general firewall switch is off, even if IP Address Filtering, DNS Filtering and MAC Filtering are enabled, their settings are ineffective.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-33 108M Wireless Router User Guide IP address Filtering To disable the IP Address Filtering feature, keep the default setting, Disabled. To set up an IP Address Filtering entry, click Enable Firewall and Enable IP Address Filtering on the Firewall page, and click the Add New… button.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide dotted-decimal notation format. For example, 61.145.238.6 – 61.145.238.47. Keep the field open, which means all WAN IP Addresses have been put into the field. 5. WAN Port - Enter a WAN Port or a range of WAN Ports in the field. For example, 25 – 110. Keep the field open, which means all WAN Ports have been put into the field. 6. Protocol - Select which protocol is to be used, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router). 7.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-35 108M Wireless Router User Guide Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering entry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page. To Add a Domain filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The page "Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry" will appear, shown in Figure 5-36: Figure 5-36 Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry To add or modify a Domain Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page and the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example, if you want to block the PC(s) on your LAN to access websites www.xxyy.com.cn, www.aabbcc.com and websites with .net in the end on the Internet while no limit for other websites, you should specify the following Domain filtering list: 5.8.
MR4-WR642G 1. 108M Wireless Router User Guide Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0E-AE-B0-00-0B. 2. Type the description of the PC in the Description field. Fox example: John’s PC. 3. Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 4. Click the Save button to save this entry. To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-4.
MR4-WR642G ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This router’s default remote management Web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management Web interface to a custom port by entering that number in this box provided. Choose a number between 1024 and 65534, but do not use the number of any common service port.
MR4-WR642G ¾ 108M Wireless Router User Guide Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic. The result of the statistic used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. ¾ DoS protection - Enable or Disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be effective.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide ¾ Host IP Address- The IP address that blocked by DoS are displayed here. ¾ Host MAC Address - The MAC address that blocked by DoS are displayed here. To update this page and to show the current blocked host, click on the Refresh button. Click the Clear All button to clear all displayed entries. After the table is empty the blocked host will regain the capability to access Internet. Click the Return button to return to the Advanced Security page 5.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Modify button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or modifying an IP & MAC Binding entry (shown in Figure 5-44). Figure 5-44 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries: 1. Click the Add New.. button. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.9.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also. This page displays the ARP List; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Binding entries (shown in Figure 5-46). Figure 5-46 ARP List • MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-47 108M Wireless Router User Guide Static Routing To add static routing entries: 1. Click the Add New button. (pop-up Figure 5-47) 2. Enter the following data: ¾ Destination IP Address - The Destination IP 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.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.11 DDNS 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. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other server behind the router. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.dyndns.org, www.oray.net or www.comexe.cn. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-50 108M Wireless Router User Guide Oray.net DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. ¾ Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. ¾ Domain Name - The domain names are displayed here. Click Logout to logout the DDNS service. 5.11.3 Comexe.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-51 108M Wireless Router User Guide Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. ¾ Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service. 5.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.12.1 Time You can set time manually or get GMT from the Internet for the router on this page (shown in Figure 5-53): Figure 5-53 Time settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 2) The time will be lost if the router is turned off. 3) The router will obtain GMT automatically from Internet if it has already connected to Internet. 5.12.2 Firmware The page (shown in Figure 5-54) allows you to upgrade the latest version firmware to keep your router up-to-date. Figure 5-54 Firmware Upgrade New firmware is posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-55 108M Wireless Router User Guide Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name: admin • The default Password: admin • The default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ) Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 5.12.
MR4-WR642G Figure 5-57 108M Wireless Router User Guide Reboot the router Click the Reboot button to reboot the router. Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include: • Change LAN IP Address. (System will reboot automatically) • MAC Clone (system will reboot automatically) • DHCP service function. • Static address assignment of DHCP server. • Web Service Port of the router. • Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically).
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide 5.12.7 Log This page (shown in Figure 5-59) allows you to query the logs of the router. Figure 5-59 System Log The router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the router. Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs. Click the Clear Log button to clear all the logs. 5.12.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic. ¾ Sorted Rules - Here displays sort as desired. ¾ Statistics Table: IP Address Total Packets The total amount of packets received and transmitted by the router. Bytes The total amount of bytes received and transmitted by the router.
MR4-WR642G 4) 108M Wireless Router User Guide If your ADSL lease is in “pay-according-time” mode, select “Connect on Demand” or “Connect Manually” for Internet connection mode. Type an appropriate number for “Max Idle Time” to avoid wasting paid time. Otherwise, you can select “Auto-connecting” for Internet connection mode.
MR4-WR642G 3. 108M Wireless Router User Guide I want to use Netmeeting, what do I need to do? 1) If you start Netmeeting as a sponsor, you don’t need to do anything with the router. 2) If you start as a response, you need to configure Virtual Server or DMZ Host. 3) How to configure Virtual Server: Login to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Virtual Servers" submenu.
MR4-WR642G 4. 108M Wireless Router User Guide I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference. 2) To change the WEB management port number: Login to the router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Remote Management" submenu.
MR4-WR642G Figure A-9 5. 108M Wireless Router User Guide Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the router. 1) Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the router's SSID. 3) Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the router is encrypted. 4) If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-3 ¾ Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available 2 If the router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, type IP address is 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 3 Type the router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the Default gateway field. 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses radio button.
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MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 108M Super G™ WLAN Transmission Technology - 108M Super G™ WLAN Transmission Technology employs multiple performance-enhancing techniques including packet bursting, fast frames, data compression, and dynamic turbo mode that combine to improve the throughput and range of wireless networking products.
MR4-WR642G 108M Wireless Router User Guide IP addresses. ¾ Domain Name - A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet. ¾ DoS (Denial of Service) - A hacker attack designed to prevent your computer or network from operating or communicating. ¾ DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) - A technology that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines. ¾ ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet.
