TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 4.0.
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8960N Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives: Directives 1999/5/EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1: 2006 ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.8.
CONTENTS Package Contents ....................................................................................................1 Chapter 1. Product Overview...................................................................................2 1.1 Overview of the Router .................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Main Features .................................................................................................................. 3 1.
4.4.13 UPnP.................................................................................................................................. 60 4.4.14 Interface Grouping ............................................................................................................. 61 4.4.15 LAN Ports........................................................................................................................... 63 4.4.16 IPSec.........................................................................
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One power Adapter for TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADSL splitter ¾ One Resource CD for TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router, including: • This User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router The TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.2 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel. Figure 1-1 The Router’s LEDs and the QSS button are located on the front panel (View from left to right). LED Explanation: Name Power Internet ADSL WLAN LAN 1,2,3,4 QSS Status Indication On The modem router is powered on. Off The modem router is off. Please ensure that the power adapter is connected correctly.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1. If the ADSL LED is off, please check your Internet connection first. Refer to 2.3 Connecting the Router for more information about how to make Internet connection correctly. If you have already made a right connection, please contact your ISP to make sure if your Internet service is available now. 2. If the Internet LED is off, please check your ADSL LED first. If your ADSL LED is also off, please refer to Note 1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet). ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors. ¾ TCP/IP protocol on each PC. ¾ Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari. 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 2-1 7
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 Configuring the PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-W8960N or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to configure it.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK. Figure 3-4 ) Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” in the screen above. Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has not connected to the Router. Figure 3-6 You can check it following the steps below: 1) Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2) Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-8 ) Note: 1) Do not mix up the user name and password with your ADSL account user name and password which are needed for PPP connections. 2) If the above screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu→Internet Options→Connections→LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide values assigned by your ISP. Here we select PPPoE WAN Link Type for example, enter the Username and Password given by your ISP, and then click Next. Figure 3-10 ) Note: The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you to configure the WAN Service over ATM interface. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-11 ) Note: All the existed ATM&WAN service will be cleared after clicking the Save button on this Quick Setup page. 5. You will see the Finish screen below, click Reboot to save these settings. Figure 3-12 6. Now, your ADSL Modem Router has been configured and is rebooting. Please do not power off the Router while it’s rebooting.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-13 7. You will see the current configuration has been added to Layer2 Interface list (4.4.1 Layer2 Interface) shown in Figure 3-14 and WAN Service list (4.4.2 WAN Service) shown in Figure 3-15. Figure 3-14 Figure 3-15 ) Note: More detailed configurations please refer to 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface and 4.4.2 WAN Service.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key function and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the six main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-1 ) Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info, and you will be able to view the corresponding information about WAN, Statistics, Route, ARP and DHCP. 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. 4.4 Advanced Setup Choose “Advanced Setup”, there are many submenus under the main menu. Among the submenus, Layer2 Interface, WAN Service, LAN etc.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This Advanced Setup section mainly introduces how to configure the Router for adequate use. The detailed explanations for each subsection are provided below. ) Note: To completely configure the WAN Interface, you need to first select the Layer2 Interface (4.4.1 Layer2 Interface) according to the connection ISP provides you, and then to select the type of the connection (4.4.2 WAN Service) for the further configuration. 4.4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then click the Remove button, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table. ) Note: If the interface is used by the configuration of the 4.4.2 WAN Service, you need to remove the corresponding WAN Service entry first before you can remove it here. ¾ Add: Click the button, and you can add a new interface in the next screen.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-3 ¾ VPI/VCI: the VPI and VCI values provided by your ISP. Do not change them unless it was required by your ISP. ¾ DSL Link Type: Select a DSL Link Type which is provided by your ISP. The options include EoA (it is for PPPoE, IPoE, and Bridge), PPPoA (PPP over ATM) and IPoA (IP over ATM). ¾ Encapsulation Mode: The mode of the data processing over the Link Type you have selected. Uses the default setting, if you are not sure.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide this, it cannot be set for the connection type of CBR and Real-time VBR. If you select the QoS service, the Quality of Service menu will be added to the Web-based Utility, the detailed configuration will be described in 4.4.8 Quality of Service. 4.4.1.2 ETH interface Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Layer2 InterfaceÆETH Interface”, you can configure ETH WAN interfaces on the screen below.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-6 ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then click the Remove button, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table. ) Note: One ETH is allowed to configure as the layer 2 WAN Interface. 4.4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1) The following section adopts different VPI, VCI to introduce further configuration for the different connection types, if you need to change the configuration of ATM PVC (VPI/VCI), you should go to the previous section (4.4.1 Layer2 Interface) to configure them again. 2) ETH and ATM service can not coexist.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4. Enter the following parameters and then click Next. Figure 4-10 ¾ PPP Username/Password: Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ PPPoE Service Name: Enter the Service Name if it was provided by your ISP. If you leave it blank, the default name will be the same as the Service Description on the previous screen.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide PC, and the NAT and SPI Firewall will be closed. Sometimes you can think it as bridge while PPP dialing in the router. It’s a special feature deployed by some ISP. Unless your ISP specifically requires this setup, do not select it. ¾ Use Static IPv4 Address: If your ISP gives you a static WAN, Gateway and DNS IP address, select this option to enter them manually.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: If only single PVC with IPoA is configured, you must enter static DNS server IP addresses. 7. 8. On the next screen you will see the detailed settings you’ve made. Please click the Apply/Save button to save these settings. Figure 4-13 On the next screen you will see the WAN Port Information Table with the new configuration.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.2.2 ATM-EoA-IPoE If your ISP provides an IPoE connection and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: 1. Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type (4.4.1.1 ATM interface). 2. Click the Add button on the screen (as shown Figure 4-7). Select WAN Service Interface over ATM PVC on the next screen (as shown Figure 4-8). 3.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Alternatively, the device may use IAID value 1 for the virtual circuit corresponding to the first connection object in the data model and value 2 for the second connection object in the data model. • Option 61 DUID: Specifies the name of the interface whose link-layer address the server is to use as its DUID (DHCP Unique Identifier). You must enter a value for this parameter or the server will not start.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6. Select a preferred WAN interface as the system default gateway and click Next. Figure 4-17 7. Configure the DNS Server Addresses on the screen as follows. Figure 4-18 ) Note: If only single PVC with IPoA is configured, you must enter static DNS server IP addresses. 8. On the next screen (as shown Figure 4-19) you will see the detailed settings you’ve made. Please click the Apply/Save button to save these settings.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-19 4.4.2.3 ATM-EoA-Bridging If you want to adopt the Bridge service and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: 1. Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type (see 4.4.1.1 ATM interface). 2. Click the Add button on the screen Figure 4-7. Select WAN Service Interface over ATM PVC on the next screen (as shown Figure 4-8). 3.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.2.5 ATM-IPoA If your ISP provides an IPoA connection and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface. 1. Add a new ATM interface and select IPoA option for DSL Link Type (see 4.4.1.1 ATM interface). 2. Click the Add button on the screen Figure 4-7 and the next configuration is similar to IPoE (see section 4.4.2.2 ATM-EoA-IPoE).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-20 4.4.3 LAN Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“LAN”, and you will see the LAN screen (shown in Figure 4-21), the section allows you to configure the Router’s LAN ports settings.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-21 ¾ IP Address: You can configure the Router’s IP Address and Subnet Mask 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 IGMP Snooping: If you select the option, please choose the IGMP Mode: Standard Mode or Blocking Mode.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Start IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Service for the interface on the section 4.4.2 WAN Service, the blank for MAC Address will display “Need a corresponding WAN Service”. The last one of WAN Interface List displays your PC’s current address. Figure 4-23 Type the new value for the WAN Interface who’s MAC Address you want to change, and click Save/Apply.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-24 4.4.5.1 Virtual Servers Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“NAT”Æ“Virtual Servers”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-25). 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 4-25) and then click the Remove button, then the corresponding entry will be deleted in the table. To add a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add button on the preceding screen Figure 4-25, and then you will see the new Virtual Server in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-26. Figure 4-26 2. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-down list. 3.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: If you select the service from the drop-down list, the External Port Start, External Port End, Internal Port Start, Internal Port End and the Protocol will be added in the table automatically. You only need to enter the Server IP Address for the Virtual Server. 4.4.5.2 Port Triggering Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“NAT”Æ“Port Triggering”, you can set Port Triggering on the screen (shown in Figure 4-27).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-28 2. Select the application from the drop-down list. If the list does not 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-29 To add a new DMZ Host: You can enter the computer's IP address and 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. 4.4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The Outgoing IP Filtering feature allows you to control some IP traffic from LAN to 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 4-31 Set up an Outgoing IP Filtering rule: 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-31, and you will see the next screen as shown in Figure 4-32. Figure 4-32 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: When you add an Outgoing IP Filtering entry, you must configure at least one condition on the preceding screen except the Filter name.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-34 2. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled 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 Save/Apply to save this entry.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-35 ¾ Change Policy: There are two policies for the MAC filters: FORWARDED and BLOCKED. Select the Change checkbox and click the Change Policy button to change from one policy to another. When you set 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 4-35).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-36 2. Select Protocol Type in the drop-down list for the rule. 3. Enter 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 from the drop-down list. 6. Click Save/Apply to save this entry and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4-35. 4.4.7 Parental Control Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Parental Control”.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-38 To add a Time Restriction entry: 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-38, and then you will see the next screen as shown in Figure 4-39. Figure 4-39 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. The MAC Address has been automatically displayed in the text box.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: The Time Restriction will not work correctly before the time of the device is set in “Management Æ Internet Time”. 4.4.7.2 URL Filter This feature allows you to configure the filter rules based on URL to control all the computers in the LAN to access the specified port, and it is independent with Time Restriction feature. Figure 4-40 There are two policies for the URL Filter. ¾ Exclude: Block the PCs to access the specified URL.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.8 Quality of Service Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Quality of Service”, you can enable QoS (Quality of Service) on the screen shown in Figure 4-42. QoS helps to prioritize data as it enters your router. By attaching special identification marks or headers to incoming packets, QoS determines which queue the packets enter, based priority.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-43 Click the Add button in Figure 4-43, and you can configure the QoS queue entry on the next screen as shown in Figure 4-44. Figure 4-44 ¾ Name: Set a name for the entry. ¾ Enable: Select Enable option to take this entry effect. ¾ Interface: Assigned a specific Wan Service for this QoS queue entry. ¾ Precedence: Specify precedence for this QoS queue entry.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1) Lower integer values for precedence imply higher priority for this queue relative to others. 2) The queue entry configured here will be used by the classifier to place ingress packets appropriately. 4.4.8.2 QoS Classification This section will guide you to create a traffic class rule to classify the upstream traffic, assign queue which defines the precedence and the interface and optionally overwrite the IP header DSCP byte.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-46 After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry. 4.4.9 Traffic Control Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Traffic Control” and then you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-47. This page allows you to enable this function and to configure the value of Egress/Ingress Total Rate.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Enable: Check this box to enable the Traffic Control function. ¾ Egress Total Rate (Kbps): Enter the upload speed through the WAN port. ¾ Ingress Total Rate (Kbps): Enter the download speed through the WAN port. ¾ Line Rate-Upstream (Kbps): This field displays the upload speed assigned by your ISP. ¾ Line Rate-Downstream (Kbps): This field displays the download speed assigned by your ISP.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-49 ¾ Rule Status: Select the status of the rule from the drop-down list to enable or disable the rule. ¾ IP Range: Enter a single IP address or a range of IP addresses. ¾ Port Range: Enter a single port or a range of ports. ¾ Protocol: Select a protocol type from the drop-down list. TCP, UDP and ALL are available here. ¾ Precedence: Select precedence form the drop-down list.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide there still has surplus bandwidth, it is allocated to the rule with hypo-high precedence. For rules with the same precedence, the surplus bandwidth is allocated to them according to their min egress/ingress rate. The greater a rule’s min egress/ingress rate is, the more bandwidth it gets. 4.4.10 Routing Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Routing”, it includes three menus: Default Gateway, Static Route and RIP (shown in Figure 4-51).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: 1) If changing the Automatic Assigned Default Gateway from unselected to selected, you have to reboot the Router to get the automatically assigned default gateway. 2) Default Gateway IP address should be specified since MER Interface is selected when you select the Enable automatic Assigned Default Gateway check box. 4.4.10.2 Static Route Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Routing”Æ“Static Route”.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Use Interface: Select the Interface name in the text box, or else, the default Use Interface will be adopted for the Static Route. ¾ Use Gateway IP Address: If you select the IPoE or IPoA mode for Use Interface, the screen above will display this item, you should type the Gateway address correctly, and the other option for Use Interface will adopt the default Gateway address for the Static Route. 3.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.11 DNS When you select the connection type PPPoE, PPPoA or IPoA for WAN configuration, you will see the DNS menu in the Web-based Utility (shown in Figure 4-56). It includes DNS Server and Dynamic DNS submenus. Figure 4-56 4.4.11.1 DNS Server Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“DNS”Æ“DNS Server”, and you can see the DNS Server Configuration screen.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For single PVC with IPoA, static IPoE protocol, please select the Use the following Static DNS IP address checkbox, and enter the primary and /or optional secondary DNS server IP addresses provided by your ISP. Click the Apply/Save button to save the new configuration. 4.4.11.2 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 4-58).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-59 2. Select D-DNS provider in the drop-down list. 3. Enter the Hostname of 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 Save/Apply to save the entry and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4-58. 4.4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-60 You can select the modulation type, phone line pair and the capability of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click Save/Apply to save the configurations. 4.4.13 UPnP Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“UPnP”, you can Enable or Disable the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol on the screen.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-61 Select the checkbox and click Save/Apply to enable the UPnP function. 4.4.14 Interface Grouping Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ“Interface Grouping”, you can configure multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups to perform as an independent network. Figure 4-62 To support this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To create a new interface group: 1. Click the Add button. You can add a new interface group in the next screen. Figure 4-63 2. Enter a unique name for Group. 3. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-down list. ) Note: If you like to automatically add LAN clients to a WAN Interface in the new group add the DHCP vendor ID string.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4. Select interfaces from the available interface list and add it to the grouped interface list using the arrow buttons to create the required mapping of the ports. ) Note: These clients may obtain public IP addresses. 5. Click Save/Apply to make the entry effective immediately.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-65 This section will guide you to configure a VPN tunnel between two TD-W8960Ns. The topology is as follows. ) Note: You could also use other VPN Routers to set VPN tunnels with TD-W8960N. TD-W8960N supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously. Click Add New Connection in Figure 4-65 and then you will enter the screen shown in Figure 4-66.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-66 ¾ IPSec Connection Name: Enter a name for your VPN. ¾ Remote IPSec Gateway Address (IP or Domain Name): Enter the destination gateway IP address in the box which is the public WAN IP or Domain Name of the remote VPN server endpoint. (For example: Input 219.134.112.247 in Device1, Input 219.134.112.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Pre-Shared Key: Input the Pre-Shared key for Authentication. (For example: Input 12345678) ¾ Perfect Forward Secrecy: PFS is an additional security protocol. We recommend you leave the Advanced Settings as default value. After complete the basic settings and click Save/Apply in both Device1 and Device2, PCs in LAN1 could conmmunicate with PCs in remote LAN2. (For example: You can ping the IP address of PC2 which is 192.168.2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Key Life Time: Enter the number of seconds for the IPSec lifetime. It is the period of time to pass before establishing a new IPSec security association (SA) with the remote endpoint. The default value is 3600.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This page allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface. You can 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”.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-68 4.5.2.1 QSS (WPS) Setup Back to LED Explanation This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Security Setup) method. It’s also called WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) in some cases. ) Note: 1) This feature is available only when OPEN, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK mode is configured.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-69 Method One: Hardware push button. Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router. Step 2: Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen of adapter appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-70 Method Two: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router. Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. Figure 4-72 II. By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN of wireless adapter into my Router. Step 1: Select the PIN checkbox and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field under as shown below.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-73 ) Note: The PIN code of the adapter is always displayed on the QSS configuration screen. Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-74 ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the preceding figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN of my Router into the wireless adapter. Step 1: Get the Current PIN code generated by the Router as shown below. You can click Gen New PIN to get a new PIN code for Router.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-75 Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN from my access point” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and enter the PIN code of the Router into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Next.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-76 4.5.2.2 Manual Setup AP Follow the instructions below to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface manually. You can set the network authentication method, select data encryption, specify whether a network key is required to authenticate to this wireless network and specify the encryption strength.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-77 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide below to configure the Shared Keys.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. ¾ 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 Settings 1. Select Shared (good) from the Network Authentication drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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. Figure 4-81 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-82 3. WPA-PSK WPA-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. Figure 4-83 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Configure WPA-PSK settings 1. Select WPA-PSK. The menu will change to offer the 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 ASCII or Hex type. 3. Change the Group Key Interval as desired or use the default setting. 4. Click Save/Apply to save the new configuration.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-86 ¾ WPA2 Preauthentication: Select Enable from the drop-down list, Stations will authenticate with the AP during the scanning process, and once association is required, the station has been already authenticated. ¾ Network Re-auth Interval: Enter a value in seconds as the frequency interval to enable periodic Network Re-authentication function, while leave it blank or enter “0” to disable it. 5.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6. Mixed WPA2/WPA To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA option 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. Figure 4-88 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.3 MAC Filter Choose “Wireless”Æ”MAC Filter”, you will see the screen of Wireless--MAC Filter settings shown as below. Figure 4-90 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.4 Wireless Bridge Choose “Wireless”Æ”Wireless Bridge”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Bridge settings shown as below. You can configure wireless bridge features of the wireless LAN interface and click Apply/Save button to save the current configuration. ¾ Figure 4-92 AP Mode: Select an AP Mode from the drop-down list. Options available are: Access Point and Wireless Bridge.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Enabled (Scan): Select this option to enables wireless bridge restriction, and it will scan the environment for APs that exist around the device. Only those selected AP will be granted access. • Refresh: Click this button to scan and display the APs. Figure 4-94 ) Note: Only Open or Shared authentication method support wireless bridge, you should choose “Wireless”Æ“Security” to change authentication method to “open” or ”shared” mode first. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-95 ¾ Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down List. 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 Mode: In the drop-down list you can select “11b”, “11bg”, “11bgn” and "11n only”. “11bgn” allows both 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless stations to connect to the Router.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-97 4.7 Management Choose “Management”, there are eight submenus under the main menu. They are Settings, System Log, SNMP Agent, TR-069 Client, Access Control, Update Software and Reboot. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 Settings This section provides three important functions for managing the Router; they are Backup, Update and Restore Default (shown in Figure 4-98).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-98 4.7.1.1 Export Choose “Management”Æ“Settings”Æ“Export”, you can see the Export screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-99) allows you to save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file. Figure 4-99 To back up the Router’s current settings: 1. Click the Export Settings button on the preceding screen (pop-up Figure 4-99), the following screen will then appear (shown in Figure 4-100). Figure 4-100 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide TD-W8960N Figure 4-101 4.7.1.2 Import Choose “Management”Æ“Settings”Æ“Import”, you can see the Import screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-102) allows you to update the Router’s settings. Figure 4-102 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.1.3 Restore Default Choose “Management”Æ“Settings”Æ“Restore Default”, you can see the Restore Default screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-103) allows you to restore the Router’s configuration to the factory defaults on the screen. Figure 4-103 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-105 ¾ Refresh: Click the button, the information in the table will be updated. 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 4-104), you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 4-106). Figure 4-106 ¾ Disable/Enable: Select the Enable to log the events, if you don’t want to log these events, please select Disable.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.3 SNMP Agent Choose “Management”Æ“SNMP Agent”, you can see the SNMP-Configuration screen as shown below. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) has been widely applied in the computer networks currently, which is used for ensuring the transmission of the management information between any two nodes. In this way, network administrators can easily search and modify the information on any node on the network.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ System Name: Enter alphanumeric string to specify an SNMP community string name. Your Router (SNMP agents) will expose management data on the managed systems as this "system name". ¾ System Location: The person to notify when problems occur. ¾ System contact: The location of the person that is identified as the system contact. ¾ Trap Manager IP: Enter the IP address of the SNMP Manager，where the SNMP Agent forwards trap notifications.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ WAN Interface used by TR-069 Client: Please select the WAN Interface from the drop-down list to perform this function. 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide access your DSL Modem Router for maintenance and to run diagnostics. The user name "user" can access the DSL Modem Router, view configuration settings and statistics, as well as, update the Router's software. 2) Both of admin and support accounts can do remote management. For security reasons, please change the default password for these two accounts when remote access function is enabled.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.7 Reboot Choose “Management”Æ“Reboot”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-111) which allows you to reboot the Router. Figure 4-111 ) Note: 1) After you clicked the Reboot button, please wait for a while before reopening your web browser. 2) Do not turn off the Router or press the RESET button while the Router is rebooting. 3) If necessary, reconfigure your PC's IP address to match your new configuration.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Log in to the Router, and configure the WAN connection type as PPPoE connection mode. The detailed steps please refer to section 4.4.2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Advanced Setup-NAT” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ Host" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.1.222 as an example, remember to click the Save/Apply button. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide the "Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click Add New, then on the “Add or Modify a Virtual Server” page, enter use “80” as service port, and your IP address next to the “Server IP Address”, assuming 192.168.1.188 for an example, and remember to click the Save/Apply button.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PC For Windows XP OS Go to Start > Control Panel, you will then see the following page.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK 104
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click OK 105
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows Vista OS Go to Start > Settings >Control Panel, and then you will see the following page.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK 107
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows 7 OS Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel, and then you will see the following page.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK 109
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , 802.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding. The Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) [3] was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ 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. ¾ Default Gateway - A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ LAN - The computers and networking products that make up your local network. ¾ MAC (Media Access Control) Address - The unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each networking device. ¾ NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet. ¾ MER (MAC Encapsulation Routing) - MER allows IP packet to be carried as bridged frames.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Static Routing - Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path. ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. ¾ TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent. ¾ TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - A set of instructions PCs use to communicate over a network.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix E: Technical Support Technical Support For more troubleshooting help, go to: www.tp-link.com/support/faq.asp To download the latest Firmware, Driver, Utility and User Guide, go to: www.tp-link.com/support/download.asp For all other technical support, please contact us by using the following details: Global Tel: +86 755 26504400 E-mail: support@tp-link.
