TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Rev: 1.1.
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CONTENTS Package Contents..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Router............................................................................................... 2 1.2 Conventions ............................................................................................................... 3 1.
4.8 4.9 4.7.1 Wireless Settings .......................................................................................... 44 4.7.2 WPS ............................................................................................................. 47 4.7.3 Wireless Security .......................................................................................... 49 4.7.4 Wireless MAC Filtering ................................................................................. 52 4.7.
4.16 Advanced Routing .................................................................................................... 95 4.16.1 Static Routing List ......................................................................................... 96 4.16.2 System Routing Table ................................................................................... 97 4.17 Bandwidth Control .................................................................................................... 97 4.17.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router DC Power Adapter for TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by 3x3 MIMO technology, the N600 Wireless Dual Band Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance.
TL-WDR3500 1.2 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Conventions The Router or TL-WDR3500 mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router without any explanation. 1.3 Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps (2.4GHz) + 300Mbps (5GHz). One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Internet port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Ethernet ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. Provides USB port supporting storage/FTP/Media/Print Server.
TL-WDR3500 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 1-1 LEDs on the front panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name (Power) (System) (Wireless 2.4GHz) (Wireless 5GHz) (Ethernet) (Internet) Status Indication Off Power is off. On Power is on. On The Router is initializing or maybe has a system error. Flashing The Router is working properly. Off The Router has a system error.
TL-WDR3500 (WPS) (USB) N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Slow Flash A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS function. This process will last in the first 2 minutes. On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function. Quick Flash A wireless device failed to be added to the network by WPS function. Off No storage device or printer is plugged into the USB port. On A storage device or printer has connected to the USB port.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Ethernet (1, 2, 3, 4): These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the Router to the local PC(s). WPS/Reset: Pressing this button for less than 5 seconds enables the WPS function. If your client devices, such as wireless adapters, that support WPS, then you can press this button to quickly establish a connection between the Router and client devices and automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors TCP/IP protocol on each PC Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari 2.
TL-WDR3500 6. N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet, shown in Figure 2-1. The Router will start to work automatically. 7. Power on your Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation Figure 2-2 USB Installation Note: If you want to use the Router to share files or printer, plug the USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the Router with a matching cable.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your N600 Wireless Dual Band Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the Router is 192.168.0.1 and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we use all the default values for description.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 3-2 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 Ethernet ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2. Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? Note: If the Router's IP address is 192.168.0.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254. 3.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 3-3 Log in the Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key. Figure 3-4 Login Windows Note: If the above screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Auto-Detect function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type 4. If you select Auto-Detect, the Router will automatically detect the connection type your ISP provides. Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the Internet port before detection.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router address of the router and will not offer the Internet connection any more. Therefore, it is necessary to clone the MAC address of the computer to the router. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – MAC Clone If you are visiting the Router from the main computer, please select Yes, and then click Next. If you are visiting the Router from another computer rather than the main computer, please select No, and then click Next.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 3) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-10. Configure the following parameters and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Static IP IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Your ISP will provide you with the IP address you need to enter here. Enter the IP address into the field.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 5GHz - This band is less crowded and is used for time-sensitive music, video streaming or gaming. Using this band can avoid interference with 2.4GHz networks or noisy devices like cordless phones and microwave ovens. 6. Configure the basic parameters for 2.4GHz wireless network in the following screen as shown in Figure 3-12, and then click Next. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Displays whether the wireless function is enabled or not.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 11b only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 11g only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g. 11n only- Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n. 11bg mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients. 11bgn mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients. Channel Width - Select any channel width from the drop-down list.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Choose from the drop-down list to enable or disable the wireless radio. Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_5GHz_XXXXXX. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Channel Width - Select any channel width from the drop-down list. The default setting is “Auto”, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically. 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. If you select “Auto”, then the AP will select the best channel automatically.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the sixteen 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. 4.2 Status The Status page provides the current status information about the Router.
TL-WDR3500 Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide.
TL-WDR3500 4.4 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Network Figure 4-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-2): WAN, LAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.4.1 WAN Choose menu “Network → WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below. 1. If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Click the Save button to save your settings. 3. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time, please enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-8 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. 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.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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, check the radio button.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment. The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually. 4.4.2 LAN Choose menu “Network → LAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below. Figure 4-10 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the Internet port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (X is any hexadecimal digit). Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the Router.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Only work in 5GHz (802.11a/n) - Choose this option, and then the Router will only work in 5GHz frequency. This band is less crowded and is used for time-sensitive music, video streaming or gaming. Using this band can avoid interference with 2.4GHz networks or noisy devices like cordless phones and microwave ovens. 4.6 Wireless 2.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_2.4GHz_XXXXXX. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test. Region - Select your region from the drop-down list.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. 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. If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. Enable WDS Bridging - Check this box to enable WDS.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-16 WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide. Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the Router to its default. Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the Router's PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-17 Figure 4-18 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS/QSS button of the client device directly. Step 3: The WPS LED flashes for two minutes during the WPS process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the Router. Step 5: Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions. II.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router III. Enter the Router’s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device asks for the Router’s PIN number. Step 1: On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the Router’s WPS screen, shown in Figure 4-16 (It is also labeled on the bottom of the Router). Step 2: The WPS LED flashes for two minutes during the WPS process. Step 3: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the Router.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. WPA/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. The Router is configured by this security type by default. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-22 WPA/WPA2 - Enterprise • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • Radius Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius server. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters. 152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-25 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry 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. Give a simple description for the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 3. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. 4. Click the Add New... button. 1) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 2) Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 3) Select Enabled in the Status drop-down list. 4) Click the Save button. 5) Click the Back button. The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list: 4.6.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.
TL-WDR3500 Received Packets - Packets received by the station Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-29 Wireless Settings – 5GHz Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_5GHz_XXXXXX. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test. Region - Select your region from the drop-down list.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 11n only- Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n. When 802.11n mode is selected, only 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the Router. 11an mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11a and 802.11n wireless clients. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode 11an mixed, and all of 802.11a and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the Router. Channel width - Select the channel width from the drop-down list.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Key type - This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration. It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type WEP Index - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It indicates the index of the WEP key. Auth Type - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function meanwhile. I. Use the WPS Button Use this method if your client device has a WPS button. Press the WPS/Reset button on the back panel of the Router, as shown in Step 1: Figure 4-32. You can also keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-31.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Use this method if your client device does not have the WPS button, but has a WPS PIN number. Step 1: Keep the default WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-31, then Figure 4-34 will appear. Figure 4-34 Add A New Device Step 2: Enter the PIN number from the client device in the field on the above WPS screen. Then click Connect button.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-35 Wireless Security Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. WPA/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. The Router is configured by this security type by default. • Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-36 WPA/WPA2 – Personal • PSK Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. The default password is the same with the default PIN code, which is labeled on the bottom of the Router or can be found in Figure 4-31. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-38 WEP • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-39 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disabled. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. Description - A simple description of the wireless station. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button.
TL-WDR3500 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page. Click the Previous button to return to the previous page.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-41 Wireless Advanced Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the Router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. 4.7.6 Wireless Statistics Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Statistics”, you can see the MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station.
TL-WDR3500 4.8.1 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Wireless Settings Choose menu “Guest Network → Wireless Settings”, you can configure the Guest Network Wireless Settings on the page as shown in Figure 4-44. Figure 4-44 Guest Network Wireless Settings Allow Guest To Access My Local Network - If enabled, guests can communicate with hosts. Enable Guest Network Bandwidth Control - If enabled, the Guest Network Bandwidth Control rules will take effect.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Access Time - During this time the wireless stations could accessing the AP. Note: The range of bandwidth for Guest Network is calculated according to the setting of Bandwidth Control on the page “Bandwidth Control->Control Settings”. 4.8.2 Storage Sharing Choose menu “Guest Network → Storage Sharing”, you can configure the Guest Network Storage Sharing on the page as shown in Figure 4-45.
TL-WDR3500 3. N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Make sure the Access shared storage with password on the page “USB Settings -> Storage Sharing” is Enabled. 4. Click the Start button to start the Guest Network Storage Sharing. 5. Click the Add New Folder to Share button to specify a folder to share for the guests. There is one default user account that can access the Guest Network Storage Sharing.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the Router on the LAN. Figure 4-48 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 configure the computer manually. Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.0.
TL-WDR3500 4.9.2 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router DHCP Clients List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Clients List”, you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-49. Figure 4-49 DHCP Clients List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 1. Click the Add New… button. Then Figure 4-51 will pop up. 2. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. 3. Click the Save button. Figure 4-51 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.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.10.1 Storage Sharing Choose menu “USB Settings→Storage Sharing”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached to the Router and view volume and share properties such as share name, capacity, used space, and free space, etc on this page as shown below. Figure 4-53 Storage Sharing Service Status - Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status. You can click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Follow the instructions below to set up your Router as a file server: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router. 2. Click the Rescan button to find the USB drive that has been attached to the Router. 3. Click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service. 4. Click the Enable button under Shared to enable the disk to share. 5. Click the Open the disk to visit the sharing disk.
TL-WDR3500 Partition - The name of the partition is displayed Folder - The real full path of the specified folder. N600 Wireless Dual Band Router To set up your FTP Server, please follow the instructions below: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router. 2. Click the Enable/Disable radio box to enable/disable Internet access to FTP from Internet port. 3. Specify a port for the FTP server to use (The default port number is 21). 4.
TL-WDR3500 1) 2) N600 Wireless Dual Band Router The max share folders number is 10. If you want to share a new folder when the number has reached 10, you can delete an existing share folder and then add a new one. If you want to change the FTP settings, you need to restart FTP Server to make the changes take effect. 4.10.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 2. Click the Start button to start the media server, and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-59. Figure 4-59 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share folder button to specify a folder as the search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4-60. Figure 4-60 Add New Folder Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Back - Click this button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page. 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders immediately. You can also select the Auto-scan, at same time, select an auto scan interval time by drop-down list. In this case, the media server will auto scan the share folders. Note: The max share folders number is 6.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-62 User Account Management Only Administrator can use a Web browser to transfer the files from a PC to the Writable shared volume on the USB drive. To add a new user account, please follow the steps below: 1. Click Add New User button, and the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-63. 2. Self-define a User Name. 3. Enter the password in the Password field. 4. Re-enter the password in the Confirm Password field. 5.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Confirm Password - Re-enter the password here. Storage Authority – Choose Read and Write or Read Only from the drop-down list to assign access authority of Storage Sharing to the user. FTP Access – Choose Yes or No from the drop-down list to decide whether the user can access FTP Server or not. Save - You can click the SAVE button to save your settings.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-65): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.12.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding→Virtual Servers”, and then you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-66). Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN.
TL-WDR3500 2. N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port menu does not list the service that you want to use, enter the number of the service port or service port range in the Service Port field. 3. Enter the IP address of the computer running the service application in the IP Address field. 4. Select the protocol used for this application in the Protocol drop-down list, either TCP, UDP, or All. 5.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.12.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “Forwarding→Port Triggering”, you can view and add port triggering in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-68). Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephoning and so on. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that cannot work with a pure NAT Router. Figure 4-68 Port Triggering To add a new rule, follow the steps below. 1.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-69 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router). Incoming Port - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request.
TL-WDR3500 1. N600 Wireless Dual Band Router A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this 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.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-71 UPnP Setting Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. This feature is enabled by default. Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. App Description - The description about the application which initiates the UPnP request. External Port - The port which the Router opened for the application. Protocol - The type of protocol which is opened.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-72: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.13.1 Basic Security Choose menu “Security → Basic Security”, and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4-73.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router IPSec Passthrough - Internet Protocol security (IPSec) is a suite of protocols for ensuring private, secure communications over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, through the use of cryptographic security services. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Router, click Enable.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics. The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-75 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility” is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks”, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-76 Remote Management 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 port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-77 Parental Control Settings To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-78. Figure 4-78 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this Router. If the MAC Address of your adapter is registered, you can click the Copy To Above button to fill this address to the MAC Address of Parental PC field above. Website Description - Description of the allowed website for the PC controlled. Schedule - The time period allowed for the PC controlled to access the Internet.
TL-WDR3500 2. N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click “Access Control → Schedule” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New... button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Time is all day-24 hours. 3. Click “Parental Control” menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control Entry page: 4. 1) Click Add New... button. 2) Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-81 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique. Host - Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule. Target - Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Method One: 1. Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-82. Figure 4-82 Quick Setup – Create a Host Entry Host Description - In this field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and MAC Address. You can select either of them from the drop-down list.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and Domain Name. You can choose either of them from the drop-down list. If the IP Address is selected, you will see the following items: IP Address - Enter the IP address (or address range) of the target (targets) in dotted-decimal format (e.g. 192.168.0.23). Target Port - Specify the port or port range for the target. For some common service ports, you can make use of the Common Service Port item below.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Start Time - Enter the start time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example 0800 is 8:00. Stop Time - Enter the stop time in HHMM format (HHMM are 4 numbers). For example 2000 is 20:00. 4. Click Next when finishing creating the advanced schedule entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-85. Figure 4-85 Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule.
TL-WDR3500 5. N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose “Click Here To Add New Schedule”. 6. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 7. Click the Save button. Figure 4-86 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.
TL-WDR3500 4) In Schedule field, select Schedule_1. 5) In Status field, select Enable. 6) Click Save to complete the settings. N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page and see the following list. 4.15.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-87. The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. Figure 4-88 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 4-89 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-87 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-90 Target Settings Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique. Information - The target can be IP address, port, or domain name. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button. 2. In Mode field, select IP Address or Domain Name. 3. If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-91.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-92 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names. 5. Click the Save button.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-93 Schedule Settings Schedule Description - Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique. Day - Here displays the day(s) in a week. Time - Here displays the time period in a day. Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing schedule. To add a new schedule, follow the steps below: 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-93 and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-94. 2.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-94 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-93 to enter the Advanced Schedule Settings page. 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 3.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.16.1 Static Routing List Choose menu “Advanced Routing → Static Routing List”, and then you can configure the static route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-96). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Figure 4-96 Static Routing To add static routing entries: 1. Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-96, you will see the following screen. Figure 4-97 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 2.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. 4.16.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-99: Control Settings and Rules List. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.17.1 Control Settings Choose menu “Bandwidth Control → Control Settings”, and then you can configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth in the next screen.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the Internet port, the default is 0. Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the Internet port, the default is 0. Enable - This displays the status of the rule. Modify - Click Modify to edit the rule. Click Delete to delete the rule. To add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below. 1.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-104 Binding Setting MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. 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.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. 3. Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 4-106. Figure 4-106 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.18.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before. Error warning will prompt as well. Likewise, "Load All" only loads the items without interference to the IP & MAC Binding list. 4.19 Dynamic DNS Choose menu “Dynamic DNS”, and you can configure the Dynamic DNS function.
TL-WDR3500 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service. Note: If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the Logout button, then input your new username and password and click the Login button. 4.19.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: If you want to login again with another account after a successful login, please click the Logout button, then input your new username and password and click the Login button. 4.19.3 No-ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no-ip.com, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-110. Figure 4-110 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router There are two submenus under the IPv6 Support menu (shown in Figure 4-111): IPv6 Status and IPv6 Setup. Click either of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.20.1 IPv6 Status Figure 4-112 IPv6 Status The IPv6 Status page displays the router's current IPv6 status and configuration. All information is read-only.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.20.2 IPv6 Setup Figure 4-113 Enable/Disable IPv6 Enable IPv6 - Tick the checkbox to enable the IPv6 function. It’s enabled by default. WAN Connection Type - Choose the correct WAN connection type based on your ISP network topology. • DHCPv6 - Connections which use dynamic IPv6 address assignment. • Static IPv6 - Connections which use static IPv6 address assignment. • PPPoEv6 - Connections which use PPPoEV6 that requires a user name and password.
TL-WDR3500 1) N600 Wireless Dual Band Router DHCPv6 Figure 4-114 DHCPv6 Get non-temporary IPv6 address - Get a non-temporary IPv6 address from the ISP. Get IPv6 prefix delegation - Get a temporary IPv6 address and IPv6 prefix from the ISP, the temporary IPv6 address is set to the WAN port, and the LAN port advertise IPv6 address by RADVD or DHCPs. IPv6 Address - The IPv6 address assigned by your ISP dynamically. Click the Renew button to renew the IPv6 parameters from your ISP.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. Get IPv6 with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you can't get the IPv6 Address normally, you can choose Unicast. (You generally need not to check this option).
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router IPv6 Address - Enter the IPv6 address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Default Gateway - Enter the default gateway in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Get IPv6 Address Way • Get non-temporary IPv6 address - Get a non-temporary IPv6 address by DHCPv6 from the ISP. • Get IPv6 prefix delegation - Get a prefix delegation IPv6 address by DHCPv6 from the ISP, and the clients in LAN create IPv6 address with the delegation.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Address/Subnet Mask/Default Gateway - the IPv4 address/ subnet mask/ default gateway assigned, in dotted-decimal notation. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1480 Bytes. For some ISPs, you may need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.21.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Daylight Saving Status - Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use. To set time manually: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. 3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click Save. To set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II. 3.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-121 Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 4-122 Diagnostic Results Note: 1) Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2) "Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size" and "Ping Timeout" are Ping Parameters, and "Traceroute Max TTL" is Traceroute Parameter. 4.21.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 3. Click the Upgrade button. 4. The Router will reboot while the upgrading has been finished. Note: 1) New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 4.21.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “System Tools → Backup & Restore”, and then you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4-125. Figure 4-125 Backup & Restore Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Change the Web Management Port. Upgrade the firmware of the Router (system will reboot automatically). Restore the Router's settings to factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically. 4.21.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-127.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-128 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-129. Figure 4-129 Mail Account Settings From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. To - Recipient’s address.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields. User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is excluded. Password - Your mail account password. Confirm The Password - Enter the password again to confirm. Enable Auto Mail Feature - Select it to mail logs automatically.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure 4-130 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, click the Enable button. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled. Packets Statistics Interval （5-60） - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the drop-down list. The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address Packets Total Bytes Packets Bytes ICMP Current Tx The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router. The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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 Internet port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Login to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu.
TL-WDR3500 2. N600 Wireless Dual Band Router How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking “Save”. 2) Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable/DSL Modem during installation.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 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 “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.0.169 as an example, remember to click the Save button.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Figure A-7 Basic Security 4. 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: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Remote Management" submenu.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try http://192.168.1.1:88. 3) Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers" submenu.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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.
TL-WDR3500 4) N600 Wireless Dual Band Router In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
TL-WDR3500 6) N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 - 130 -
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.3X, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router Appendix D: Glossary 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.
TL-WDR3500 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router 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.
