User Guide TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router
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TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Package contents.............................................................................................................. 4 Chapter 1: About this Guide .............................................................................................. 5 1.1 PURPOSES ................................................................................................................................5 1.2 CONVENTIONS ........................................................
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.8.1 Firewall ..........................................................................................................................39 5.8.2 IP Address Filtering .......................................................................................................40 5.8.3 Domain Filtering............................................................................................................42 5.8.4 MAC Filtering ...........................................
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Package contents The following contents should be found in your box: • • • • One TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router One AC power Adapter for TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router One Resource CD for TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router, including: This Guide Other helpful Information Wall-mounting screws Note: If any of the above contents is damaged or missing, please contact the retailer you purchased the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router for assistance.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 1: About this Guide Thank you for choosing the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router. The Router provides dedicated solution for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) network. With your network all connected, your local wired or wireless network can share Internet access, files and fun for multiple PCs through one ISP account.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 2: Introduction 2.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router integrates firewall, NAT-router and Wireless AP. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) Wireless network solution. The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect your network wirelessly better than ever, sharing Internet Access, files and fun, easily and securely.
TL-WR542G • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 54M Wireless Router User Guide Provides WPA and WPA-PSK authentication and TKIP/AES encryption security Provides wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List) filtering Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing Supports Virtual Server, Port Triggering, and DMZ host Built-in firewall supporting IP address filtering, Domain Name filtering, and MAC address filtering Supports connecting/disconnecting Internet on a specified time of day Supports acces
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 2.3.2 The Rear Panel The Rear panel contains the following features. (Viewed from left to right:) • • Wireless antenna Factory Default Reset button There are two ways to reset the Router's factory defaults: 1. Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools -> Factory Defaults page in the Router's Web-based Utility. 2. Use the Factory Default Reset button: First, turn off the Router's power.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 3: Connecting the Router 3.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) One DSL/Cable modem that has RJ45 connector (you do not need it if you connect the Router to Ethernet) Each PC on the LAN needs working Ethernet NIC and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors TCP/IP protocol must be installed on each PC Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later 3.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide WAN 1 2 3 4 RESET To WAN To LAN Switch/Hub （XDSL、Cable、Ethernet） Figure 3-1: Physical Installation of the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router - 10 -
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 4: Quick Installation Guide After connecting the TL-WR542G Router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR542G Wireless Router. These procedures only take you few minutes. You can access Internet via the Router immediately after successfully configured. 4.1 TCP/IP configuration Default IP address of the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router is 192.168.1.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-1: Successful result of Ping command Congratulations! The connection between your PC and the Router has been established. If the result displayed similar to that shown in Figure 4-2: Figure 4-2: Failed result of Ping command It means that your PC has not connected to the Router.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-4: Login Windows If the User Name and Password are correct, the Setup Wizard page will appear, shown in figure 4-5. If not, please click the Setup Wizard link on the left of the main menu. Figure 4-5: Setup Wizard Click Next button, the Choose WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in figure 4-6. Figure 4-6: Choose WAN Connection Type The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet.
TL-WR542G 1) 54M Wireless Router User Guide If you choose "PPPoE", you will see this page shown in figure 4-7: Figure 4-7: Setup Wizard - PPPoE User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. 2) If you choose "DHCP", the Router will automatically get IP parameter from your ISP without entering any parameter.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 4-9: Setup Wizard - Wireless settings In the page, you can configure the follow wireless parameter: Wireless Radio - indicates whether the Access Point feature of the Router is enabled or not. If disabled, the WLAN LED on the front panel will not be lit and wireless stations will not be able to access the Router. If enabled, the WLAN LED will be lit up and wireless stations will be able to access the Router. SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Chapter 5: Configuring the Router This chapter describes each web page's key functions. 5.1 login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the Router. There are ten main menus on the left of the web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus. The ten main menus are: Status, Setup Wizard, Network, Wireless, DHCP, Forwarding, Security, Static Routing, DDNS and System Tools.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-1: Router status 5.3 Setup Wizard Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 5.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in figure 5-2): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you can configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for every submenu are provided below. 5.4.1 LAN You can configure the IP parameters of LAN on this page. Figure 5-3: LAN MAC Address - the physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-4 WAN - DHCP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click Release button to release the IP parameters. MTU Size: The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to reduce the MTU.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-4a: WAN - 802.1X + DHCP • User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP • Password - Enter the password for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP. Click Login button to start 802.1x authentication. Click Logout button to end 802.1x authentication. 2. If you choose Static IP, you should have fixed IP Parameters specified by ISP.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. Primary DNS: Optional, type the DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Secondary DNS: Optional, type another DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP if provided. If you are also given a user name and a password for 802.1x authentication, you should select 802.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-6: WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password: Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Connect on Demand: You can configure the Router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time).
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-7: PPPoE Advanced Settings Packet MTU: The default MTU size is usually fine. The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1492 bytes. For some ISPs, you need modify the MTU. This should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. Service Name/AC Name: The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name, this should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-8: MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable or DSL modem during installation. Usually, Don’t change anything here. WAN MAC Address: This field displayed the current MAC address of WAN port, which is used for WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.5.1 Wireless Settings The basic settings for Wireless network are set on this page, figure 5-10: Figure 5-10: Wireless Settings SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK, but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to a different value. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as TP-Link.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. If enabled, wireless stations will be able to access the Router, otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access the Router. Enable SSID Broadcast - If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Router SSID will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide WPA-PSK Passphrase –You can enter a WPA passphrase between 8 and 63 characters long. Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Figure 5-10b: WPA Radius Server IP - You can enter the IP address of the Radius Server Radius Port - You can enter the port that radius service used. Radius Password - You can enter the password for the Radius Server.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide accessing the Router, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. • MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access control. • Description - A simple description of the wireless station. Privilege - Allow means allowing the station to access the Router. Deny means denying the station to access the Router. 64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit means assigning a unique WEP key to access the Router.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in specified length. For example: 2F34D20BE2. 5. Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 6. Click the Save button to save this entry. To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-6. Note: When 64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit is selected, WEP Key will be enabled. To modify or delete a exist entry: 1.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide access the Router, however, other wireless stations that are not in the list can access the Router. Note: If you enable the function and select the Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules, and there are not any enable entries in the list, thus, all wireless stations cannot access the Router. 5.5.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-14: the DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in figure 5-14): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you can configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for every submenu are provided below. 5.6.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide consult your ISP. Secondary DNS: Optional. You can input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. Note: To use the DHCP server function of the Router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. This function will take effect until the Router reboots. 5.6.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-17: Address Reservation MAC Address – The MAC address of the PC that you want to reserve IP Address. Assigned IP Address –The IP Address of Router reserved. To Reserve IP addresses: 1. Enter the MAC address (The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.) and IP address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer you wish to add. 2. Click the Save button when finished. To modify A Reserved IP address: 1.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.7 Forwarding Figure 5-18: the Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in figure 5-18): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you can configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for every submenu are provided below. 5.7.1 Virtual Servers Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide IP Address - The IP Address of the PC running the service application Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP or UDP, or All (include all protocol that can be accessed by the Router). Enable - The Enable checkbox to enable the virtual server entry. Common Service Port – Some common services already exist in the pull-down list. To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list, and 2. 3.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 5.7.2 Port Triggering Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephoning and so on. These applications cannot work with a pure NAT router. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that can work with an NAT router. You can set up Port Triggering on this page shown in figure 5-20: Figure 5-20: Port Triggering Once configured, operation is as follows: 1.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide UDP, or ALL (include all protocol that can be access the Router). Enable - The Enable checkbox to enable port forwarding for the application. Common Applications – some popular applications already existing in the pull-down list. To add a new rule, enter the following data on the Port Triggering screen. 1. Enter a port number used by the application when it generates an outgoing request. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide forwards all the ports at the same time. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function. You can set up DMZ host on this page shown in figure 5-21: Figure 5-21: DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable radio button 2.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide UPnP device currently accessing the Router. • • • • • Ext. Port – external port, the device has opened for Router. Protocol – what type of protocol is opened. Int. Port – Internal port, the device has opened for local host. IP Address – the UPnP device that is currently accessing the Router. Status – Either Enabled or Disabled, “Enabled” means that port is still active, otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings Table. 5.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-24: Firewall Settings Enable Firewall – the general firewall switch is on or off. Enable IP Address Filtering – set IP Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. There are two default filtering rules of IP Address Filtering, either Permit or Prevent accessing the Router. Enable Domain Filtering – set Domain Filtering is enabled or disabled. Enable MAC Filtering – set MAC Address Filtering is enabled or disabled.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-25: IP address Filtering To disable the IP Address Filtering feature, keep the default setting, Disabled. To set up an IP Address Filtering entry, click Enable Firewall and Enable IP Address Filtering on the Firewall page, and click the Add New… button.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 4. WAN Port - type a WAN Port or a range of WAN Port in the field. Leave the field blank, which means all WAN Port have been put into the field. For example, 25 – 110. 5. Protocol - select which protocol is to be used, either TCP or UDP, or All (Both TCP and UDP). 6. Pass - select either Prevent or Permit through the Router. 7. Status - Select Effective or Ineffective for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 8. Click the Save button to save this entry.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-27: Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering entry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page. To Add a Domain filtering entry, clicking Add New… button. The page " Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry " will appear that shown in figure 5-28: Figure 5-28: Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry To add or modify a Domain Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page and the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example, if you want to block the PCs on your LAN to access websites www.xxyy.com.cn, www.aabbcc.com and websites with .net in the end on the Internet while no limit for other websites, you should specify the following Domain filtering table: ID Domain Name Status Modify 1 www.xxyy.com.cn Effective Modify Delete 2 www.aabbcc.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-30: Add or Modify a 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 MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0E-AE-B0-00-0B. 2. Type the description of the PC in the Description field. Fox example: John’s PC. 3.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide feature allows you to manage your Router from a remote location, via the Internet. Figure 5-31: 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 interface to a custom port by entering that number in this box provided.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-32: Advanced Security settings Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic. The result of the statistic used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. DoS protection – Enable or Disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be effective.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Ignore Ping Packet from WAN Port – Enable or Disable ignore ping packet from WAN port. The default is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from Internet cannot access the Router. Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port – Enable or Disable forbidding Ping Packet to access the Router from the LAN port. The default value is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the LAN port cannot access the Router.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-34: Static Routing To add static route entries: 1. Enter the following data: • Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. • Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.oray.net or www.comexe.cn. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 5.10.1 Oray.net DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.oray.net. The page will appear that shown in figure 5-35: Figure 5-35: Oray.net DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-36: Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. Connection Status: The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to logout the DDNS service. 5.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide every submenu are provided below. 5.11.1 Time You can set time manually or get GMT from Internet for the Router on this page (shown in figure 5-38): Figure 5-38: Time settings Time Zone: Select your local time zone from this pull down list. Date: Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. Time: Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. Time setting follows these steps below: 1. Select your local time zone. 2.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-39: Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded free. If the Router is not experiencing difficulties, there is no need to download a more recent firmware version, unless that version has a new feature that you want to use. Note: When you upgrade the Router's firmware, you may lose its configuration settings, so make sure you write down the Router settings before you upgrade its firmware.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-40: Restore Factory Default Click the Restore Factory Defaults button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name: admin • The default Password: admin • The default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 5.11.4 Reboot This page (shown in figure 5-41) allows you to reboot the Router.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-42: Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the Router. All users who try to access the Router's web-based utility or Setup Wizard will be prompted for the Router's user name and password. Note: The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and must not include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it. Click the Save button when finished.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure 5-44: Statistics Current Statistics Status: Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective. Packets Statistics Interval: The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ 1. How to configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL modem. 3) Log into the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “PPPoE” for WAN Connection Type.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-1: Virtual Server Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log into the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click " DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click “Enable” radio and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, assuming 192.168.1.169 as an example, remember to click "Save” button. Figure A-2: DMZ 4.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure A-3: Remote Management Note: Type http://192.168.1.1:88 into browser to log into the Router if the above configuration takes effect. 3) Log into the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click " Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Server" page, enter “80” into the blank below the “Service Port”, and your IP address below the IP Address, assuming 192.168.1.188 for an example, remember to “Enable” and “Save”.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 95/98. 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. 2) Double-click the Network icon, click on the Configuration tab in the appearing Network window.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2) Double-click the Network icon, highlight the bound TCP/IP tab in the appearing Network window. An example shown in the following figure: Figure B-3: Configuration tab 3) Click on Properties. The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Figure B-4: IP Address tab b. Do not type anything into the New gateway field on the Gateway tab. Figure B-5: Gateway tab c.
TL-WR542G a. 54M Wireless Router User Guide Select Specify an IP address on IP Address tab, as shown in the following figure. If the Router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1 type IP address is 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Figure B-7: IP Address tab b. Type the Router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.
TL-WR542G c. 54M Wireless Router User Guide On the DNS Configuration tab, click Enable DNS radio, and type your computer name in to the Host field and a Domain (such as szonline.com) into the Domain field. In the DNS Server Search Order field you can type the NDS server IP addresses, which have been provided by your ISP, and click Add button. Shown below: Figure B-9: DNS Configuration tab Now, all the configurations are finished, it will take effect after reboot.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity up to 105 dB, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless connections. With this range-enhancing technology, a 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM based client and access point can maintain a connection at as much as three times the transmission distance of traditional 802.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. 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.
TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide Appendix E: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP-LINK TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router, please contact us. Tel: +86-755-2661-2350, 2652-5723 Fax: +86-755-2663-6921 E-mail: export@tp-link.com.cn Website: http://www.tp-link.
