TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Rev: 2.2.
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CONTENTS Package Contents .......................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Overview of the Router................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Conventions .............................................................................
4.7.3 4.8 4.9 Address Reservation ...................................................................................... 48 USB Settings .............................................................................................................. 49 4.8.1 Storage Sharing.............................................................................................. 49 4.8.2 FTP Server ..................................................................................................... 51 4.8.
4.17.1 Time Setting.................................................................................................... 94 4.17.2 Diagnostic....................................................................................................... 95 4.17.3 Firmware Upgrade .......................................................................................... 97 4.17.4 Factory Defaults ............................................................................................. 98 4.17.5 Backup & Restore...
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ DC Power Adapter for TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items is damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. The Wireless N Gigabit 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-WR1043ND 1.3 Wireless N Gigabit Router Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps. ¾ One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. ¾ Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security. ¾ Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE Internet access.
TL-WR1043ND 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs and the QSS button are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Power System WLAN WAN, LAN 1-4 Status 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. Off The Wireless function is disabled.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: After a device is successfully added to the network by QSS function, the QSS LED will keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off. 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). ¾ POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the 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 5.0 , Netscape Navigator 6.0 or above 2.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router is http://tplinklogin.net, the default IP address is 192.168.1.1, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router failed. 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 LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2.
TL-WR1043ND 1. Wireless N Gigabit Router To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type the default address http://tplinklogin.net in the address field of the browser. Figure 3-3 Login the Router After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to the 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.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the 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. 4.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8. z If you are visiting the Router from the main computer, please select Yes, and then click Clone MAC Address. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – MAC Clone z If you are visiting the Router from another computer, rather than the main computer, please select No, and then enter the main computer’s MAC in the field WAN MAC Address.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Static IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0. 5. ¾ Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required. ¾ Primary DNS - Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box if required.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio by choosing from the drop-down list. ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive.
TL-WR1043ND 6. Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Next button. You will then see the Finish page. If you don’t make any changes on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-12. Click the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup. Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Finish If there is something changed on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-13. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration take effect and finish the Quick Setup.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit 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-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 QSS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function.
TL-WR1043ND a). Wireless N Gigabit Router Choose menu “QSS”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 QSS ¾ QSS Status - Enable or disable the QSS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide. ¾ Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the Router to its default. ¾ Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the Router's PIN.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit 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 appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Step 1. Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit 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. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3. Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Method Three: Step 1. Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear. Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2. Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect. Step 3. 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.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Step 4. Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router Step 1.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Step 3. 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. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-2. Step 3. You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network. ) Note: 1. The status LED on the Router will light green all the time if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2.
TL-WR1043ND 4.5 Wireless N Gigabit Router Network Figure 4-4 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-4): WAN, LAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.5.1 WAN Choose menu “Network→WAN”, and then you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below. 1.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit 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. ¾ 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-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. 3. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-7): Figure 4-7 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
TL-WR1043ND • ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router Static IP - You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. 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.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-8 PPPoE Advanced Settings ¾ 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. ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name, which should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-9 WAN – BigPond Cable ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was down. ¾ Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time).
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-11 WAN –PPTP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP. And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to connect immediately.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ) Note: 1. If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to login the Router. 2.
TL-WR1043ND 4.6 Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless Figure 4-14 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-14): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.6.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Setting”, and then you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router Region - Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router disabled to allow wireless stations access. ¾ Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. ¾ Enable WDS - Check this box to enable WDS. With this function, the Router can bridge two or more WLANs.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-16 ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-17. Figure 4-17 • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-down list.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router setting is Automatic, which can select Open System or Shared Key authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port that radius service used. • 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. ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-20 Wireless MAC address Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The "Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page will appear as shown in Figure 4-21: Figure 4-21 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter.
TL-WR1043ND 4. Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Save button to save this entry. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries.
TL-WR1043ND 4.6.4 Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless→Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-22 Wireless Advanced ¾ 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. ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended enabled. ¾ Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time. ¾ Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other.
TL-WR1043ND 4.7 Wireless N Gigabit Router DHCP Figure 4-24 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-24): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Settings”, and then you can configure the DHCP Server on the page (shown in Figure 4-25).
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.1.199 is the default end address. ¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button. 4.7.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP→Address Reservation”, and then you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-27). When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/ Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 4.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router Service Status - Indicates the Storage Sharing service's current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the Stop button to stop it. ¾ Volume - The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. ¾ Capacity - The storage capacity of the USB driver. ¾ Used - The used space of the USB driver. ¾ Free - The available space of the USB driver. ¾ Use% - The percentage of the used space.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 3. Click the Start button to start the Storage Sharing service. 4. Click the Enable button in shared row to enable the disk to share. 5. Click the Disable button in shared row to disable the disk to share. 6. Click the Open the disk to visit the sharing disk. ) Note: 1. The Router can automatically locate new USB drive. 2. The new settings will not take effect until you restart the service. 3. To unplug the USB drive, click Eject Disk button first.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router private LAN can access FTP Server via Public Address while internet users can access FTP Server via Internet Address. 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, and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-34. Figure 4-34 FTP Server Configuration 2. Click the Enable/Disable box to enable/disable internet access to FTP from WAN port. 3.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. ¾ Share entire partition - You can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared. ¾ Select - You can select this option to share the specified folder. ¾ upper - You can click the upper button to go into the upper folder. ¾ Folder - Name of folders that is in current path.
TL-WR1043ND 4.8.3 Wireless N Gigabit Router Media Server Choose menu “USB Settings→Media Server”, and then you can configure Media Server on this page as shown in Figure 4-37. Figure 4-37 Media Server Setting ¾ Server Name – The name of this Media Server. ¾ Server Status - Indicates the Media Server’s current status, started or stopped. You can click the Start button to start the Media Server and click the Stop button to stop it. ¾ Name - The display name of this folder.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-39 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 4-40. Figure 4-40 Add New Folder ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. ¾ Share entire partition - You can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared. ¾ Folder Location- Displays the location of this folder.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings and the page will be redirected to the media server configuration page. ¾ Back - You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the media server configuration page. To add a new share folder for your media server, please follow the instructions below: 1) Select the Share entire partition or a specified folder option.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router Online - Indicates the print server has been turned on. You can click the "Stop" button to stop the print server. ¾ Offline - Indicates the print server feature is disabled. You can click "Start" button to start it. 4.8.5 User Accounts You can specify the user name and password for Storage Sharing and FTP Server users on this page. Storage Sharing users can use Internet Explorer to access files on the USB drive.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-44 Add or Modify User Account ¾ User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The user name must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. ¾ Password - Enter the password in the Password field. The password must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. For security purposes, the password for each user account is not displayed.
TL-WR1043ND 4.9 Wireless N Gigabit Router Forwarding Figure 4-45 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-45): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.9.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding→Virtual Servers”, and then you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-46).
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Common Service Port - Some common services already exist in the drop-down list. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New... button. (pop-up Figure 4-47) 2. 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.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on System Tools –> Remote Management page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080. Otherwise there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server. 4.9.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “Forwarding→Port Triggering”, you can view and add port triggering in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-48).
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-49 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry ¾ Trigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. ¾ Trigger Protocol - The protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Incoming Port - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request.
TL-WR1043ND 2. Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. ) Note: 1. When the trigger connection is released, the corresponding opened ports will be closed. 2.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-51 UPnP Setting ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. This feature is enabled by default. ¾ 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-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.10 Security Figure 4-52 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-52: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.10.1 Basic Security Choose menu “Security → Basic Security”, and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4-53.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the Router. • PPTP Passthrough - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Router, click Enable.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-54 Advanced Security ¾ 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. ¾ DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 500. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current UPD-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately. ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering. ¾ TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit).
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router used is 8080, please enter http://202.96.12.8:8080 in your browser. Later, you may be asked for the Router's password. After successfully entering the username and password, you will be able to access the Router's web-based utility. 2. Be sure to change the Router's default password to a very secure password. 4.11 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-57.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-58 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable. ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. ¾ MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this Router.
TL-WR1043ND 4. Wireless N Gigabit Router Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.com.cn) will be allowed. 5. Select from the Effective Time drop-down list the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) you want. If there are not suitable schedules for you, click the Schedule in red below to go to the Advance Schedule Settings page and create the schedule you need.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-59 Parental Control Settings 4.12 Access Control Figure 4-60 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 4-60: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.12.1 Rule Choose menu “Access Control → Rule”, and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-61.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Schedule - Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule. ¾ Enable - Here displays the status of the rule, enabled or not. Check this option to enable a specific entry. ¾ Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing rule. ¾ Setup Wizard - Click the Setup Wizard button to create a new rule entry. ¾ Add New... - Click the Add New... button to add a new rule entry. ¾ Enable All - Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router MAC Address - Enter the MAC address of the host in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA). 2. Click Next when finishing creating the host entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-63. Figure 4-63 ¾ Quick Setup – Create an Access Target Entry Target Description - In this field, create a description for the target. Note that this description should be unique (e.g. Target_1). ¾ Mode - Here are two options, IP Address and Domain Name.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router Domain Name - Here you can enter 4 domain names, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google). Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com, www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. 3. Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry, and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-64. Figure 4-64 ¾ Quick Setup – Create an Advanced Schedule Entry Schedule Description - In this field, create a description for the schedule.
TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-65 ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). ¾ Host - In this field, select a host from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Host Description you set just now. ¾ Target - In this filed, select a target from the drop-down list for the rule. The default value is the Target Description you set just now.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-66 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.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: 1. Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.12.2 Host Choose menu “Access Control → Host”, and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-67. The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-67 Host Settings ¾ Host Description - Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique. ¾ Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-69 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 4-67 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. 3. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 4.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 4-71. Figure 4-71 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry 4. 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address of the target.
TL-WR1043ND 2) 5. Wireless N Gigabit Router 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. Click the Save button. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router To add a new schedule, follow the steps below: 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-73 and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-74. 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 3. In Day field, select the day or days you need. 4. In Time field, you can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field. 5. Click Save to complete the settings.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list. 4.13 Advanced Routing Figure 4-75 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-75: Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.13.
TL-WR1043ND 2. Wireless N Gigabit Router Enter the following data: ¾ Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. ¾ Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host. 3.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. ¾ Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host. ¾ Interface - This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & WLAN (internal wired and wireless networks), or on the WAN (Internet). 4.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.14.2 Rules List Choose menu “Bandwidth Control → Rules List”, and then you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below. Figure 4-81 Bandwidth Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. ¾ Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.15 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-83 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-83): Binding Settings and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.15.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-85 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-84. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below. 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.15.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could also configure the items on the ARP list. This page displays the ARP List; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Binding entries (shown in Figure 4-87). Figure 4-87 ARP List 1. MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. 2.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.comexe.cn, www.dyndns.org, or www.no-ip.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. 4.16.1 Comexe.cn DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-88. Figure 4-88 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit 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. 4.16.2 Dyndns.org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-89. Figure 4-89 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-90 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out the DDNS service.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit 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. 4.17.1 Time Setting Choose menu “System Tools→Time Setting”, and then you can configure the time on the following screen.
TL-WR1043ND ¾ Wireless N Gigabit Router End - The time to end the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field. ¾ 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.
TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-94 Wireless N Gigabit Router Diagnostic Tools ¾ Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. ¾ Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. ¾ 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-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit 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 4-95 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. 4.17.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router ) 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-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-98 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. ¾ To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore. • Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.17.7 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 4-100. Figure 4-100 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.17.8 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 4-101 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ 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 4-102. Figure 4-102 Mail Account Settings • From - Your mail box address.
TL-WR1043ND • Wireless N Gigabit Router Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication. It is required by most mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in. ) 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.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.17.9 Statistics Choose menu “System Tools → Statistics”, and then you can view the statistics of the Router, including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval. Figure 4-103 Statistics ¾ 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.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router. Total Packets Bytes The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds. The total number of bytes received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit 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 WAN 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-WR1043ND 2. Wireless N Gigabit 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-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit 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 192.168.1.169 as an example, remember to click the Save button.
TL-WR1043ND Figure A-7 4. Wireless N Gigabit Router Basic Security 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-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can visit and configure the Router by typing http://192.168.1.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.1.x, the default LAN IP of the Router will automatically switch from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.0.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try http://192.168.0.1:88.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit 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-WR1043ND 4) Wireless N Gigabit 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-WR1043ND 6) Wireless N Gigabit Router Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 -112-
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 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.
TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 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.
