TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 5.0.
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CONTENTS Package Contents ....................................................................................................1 Chapter 1. Product Overview...................................................................................2 1.1 Overview of the Router .................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Main Features .................................................................................................................. 3 1.
4.4.13 UPnP.................................................................................................................................. 51 4.4.14 Interface Grouping ............................................................................................................. 52 4.4.15 IPSec.................................................................................................................................. 53 4.4.16 Multicast .................................................................
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: One TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router One power Adapter for TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Quick Installation Guide One RJ45 cable Two RJ11 cables One ADSL splitter One Resource CD for TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router, including: This User Guide Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Product Overview Thank you for choosing the TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router The TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.2 Main Features Complies with IEEE 802.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel. Figure 1-1 The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). LED Explanation: Name (Power) (ADSL) (Internet) (WLAN) (WPS) (LAN1-4) Status Indication On The modem router is powered on. Off The modem router is off. Please ensure that the power adapter is connected correctly. On ADSL line is synchronized and ready to use.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. If the Internet LED is off, please check your ADSL LED first. If your ADSL LED is also off, please refer to Note 1. If your ADSL LED is GREEN ON, please check your Internet configuration. You may need to check this part of information with your ISP and make sure everything have been input correctly. Refer to 4.2 Device Info for more information. 1.3.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2) Use the Factory Default RESET button: With the Router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the RESET button for at least 5 seconds. And the Router will reboot to its factory default settings. WPS: The switch for the WPS function. For details, please refer to 4.5.2.1 WPS Setup ON/OFF: The switch for the power. POWER: The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/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.
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TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 Configuring the PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-W8960NTD-W8960N or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to configure it.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK. Figure 3-4 Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” in the screen above. Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has not connected to the Router. Figure 3-6 You can check it following the steps below: 1) Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2) Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-8 Note: 1) Do not mix up the user name and password with your ADSL account user name and password which are needed for PPP connections. 2) If the above screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu→Internet Options→Connections→LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide PPP Username and PPP Password given by your ISP, and then click Next. Figure 3-10 Note: The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you to configure the WAN Service over ATM interface. 4. On the Wireless Configurations screen, we use the default SSID, select Network Authentication (take Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK Personal for example), set a Pre-Shared Key, and then click Save to continue.
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TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key function and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the six main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-1 Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info, and you will be able to view the corresponding information about WAN, Statistics, Route, ARP and DHCP. 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2 Quick Installation Guide. 4.4 Advanced Setup Choose “Advanced Setup”, there are many submenus under the main menu. Among the submenus, Layer2 Interface, WAN Service, LAN etc.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide This Advanced Setup section mainly introduces how to configure the Router for adequate use. The detailed explanations for each subsection are provided below. Note: To completely configure the WAN Interface, you need to first select the Layer2 Interface (4.4.1 Layer2 Interface) according to the connection ISP provides you, and then to select the type of the connection (4.4.2 WAN Service) for the further configuration. 4.4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 Remove: Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then click the Remove button, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table. Note: If the interface is used by the configuration of the 4.4.2 WAN Service, you need to remove the corresponding WAN Service entry first before you can remove it here. Add: Click the button, and you can add a new interface in the next screen.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: Enabling packet level QoS for PVC improves performance for selected classes of applications. While QoS consumes system resources; therefore the number of PVC(s) will be reduced. Besides this, it cannot be set for the connection type of CBR and Real-time VBR. If you select the QoS service, the Quality of Service menu will be added to the Web-based Utility, the detailed configuration will be described in 4.4.8 Quality of Service. 4.4.1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: One ETH is allowed to configure as the layer 2 WAN Interface. 4.4.2 WAN Service Choose “Advanced Setup”“WAN Service”, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in the screen similar to Figure 4-7, which describes the WAN port settings and the relevant manipulation to each interface. After you add a new Lay2 Interface, please follow the instructions below to complete the further configuration of WAN Interface.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3. Select the WAN service type in Figure 4-9. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE option. You can create a service name for the Service Description or leave it the default name. Click Next. Figure 4-9 4. Enter the following parameters and then click Next. Figure 4-10 PPP Username/Password: Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Enable Fullcone NAT: It is a type of NAT, if not enabled, the default NAT will act. Dial on demand (with idle timeout timer): The Router will cut off the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a specific period of time (idle timeout), and it will automatically re-establish the connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If your Internet is charged by time you may want to select this option in order to save money.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-12 Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN Interfaces: You can select this option to automatically get DNS server information from the selected WAN interface. Use the following Static DNS IP Address: You can select this option to manually enter the primary and /or optional secondary DNS server IP addresses provided by your ISP. Note: If only single PVC with IPoA is configured, you must enter static DNS server IP addresses.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-14 Remove All: Click Remove All, then all the interface will be deleted in the table. Remove: Select the check box in the table above and then click Remove, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table. 4.4.2.2 ATM-EoA-IPoE If your ISP provides an IPoE connection and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: 1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: 1) The response message from a DHCP server typically contains a number of configuration parameters (DHCP options) for the Router. The DHCP options include IP network information, and also the vendor-specific options. In some cases, the Router is implemented to perform user-defined operations (as shown below). You can implement your own treatment of all such options.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Enable Firewall: A SPI firewall enhances network’s security. Select the option to use a firewall, or else without a firewall. Enable IGMP Multicast: This is disabled by default. This setting will not allow IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) packets to be forwarded to the LAN. IGMP is used to manage multicasting on TCP/IP networks. Most users will not need to enable this.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-19 4.4.2.3 ATM-EoA-Bridging If you want to adopt the Bridge service and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface: 1. Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type (see 4.4.1.1 ATM interface). 2. Click the Add button on the screen Figure 4-7. Select WAN Service Interface over ATM PVC on the next screen (as shown Figure 4-8). 3.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: ETH and ATM service can not coexist. If the ATM Interface had configured, you cannot configure any other WAN service over the ETH Interface until the ATM Interface is deleted. 4.4.2.6 ETH-PPPoE If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection and you need to use an ETH Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ETH interface: 1. Add a new ETH interface on the screen of 4.4.1.2 ETH interface. 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Type the new value for the WAN Interface who’s MAC Address you want to change. You can select corresponding WAN Interface from the drop-down list and click Clone button to clone your current PC MAC. Click Restore Default button to restore the WAN Interface’s default MAC Address. Note: Only the WAN Ports can use MAC Address Clone function. All the clone MAC addresses must not be the same with each other. 4.4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide client connected to it. Keep in mind that if you change the IP address of the Router, you must change the range of IP addresses in the pool used for DHCP on the LAN. Start IP Address: Enter a value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses. Because the default IP address for the Router is 192.168.1.1, the default Start IP Address is 192.168.1.2, and the Start IP Address must be 192.168.1.2 or greater, but smaller than 192.168.1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Choose “Advanced Setup”“NAT”, there are three submenus under the main menu: Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ Host and ALG. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. Figure 4-23 4.4.5.1 Virtual Servers Choose “Advanced Setup”“NAT”“Virtual Servers”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-24).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 4-24) and then click the Remove button, then the corresponding entry will be deleted in the table. To add a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add button on the preceding screen Figure 4-24, and then you will see the new Virtual Server in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-25. Figure 4-25 2. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-down list. 3.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide application on the LAN initiates a TCP/UDP connection to a remote device using the triggering ports. The Router allows the remote party from the WAN side to establish new connections back to the application on the LAN side using the open ports. A maximum 32 entries can be configured. Figure 4-26 Port Triggering Table: The table indicates the information about the Port Triggering entries.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. Select the application from the drop-down list. If the list does not have the application that you want, select the Custom application radio button, and type the name of the custom application in the text box. 3. Enter the Trigger Port Start, Trigger Port End, Open Port Start and Open Port End in the table, and then select the Trigger protocol and Open protocol, TCP, UDP or All. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-29 Click the Save/Apply button to save your settings. 4.4.6 Security Choose “Advanced Setup”“Security”, and you will see the security screen including IP Filtering and MAC Filtering (only effective in Bridging mode) submenus. Figure 4-30 4.4.6.1 IP Filtering The IP address filtering feature makes it possible for administrators to control user's access to the Internet, which is based on user's IP.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Set up an Outgoing IP Filtering rule: 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-31, and you will see the next screen as shown in Figure 4-32. Figure 4-32 2. Enter the Filter name for the rule, it is exclusive and must be filled. 3. Select the protocol: TCP/UDP, TCP, UDP or ICMP in the drop-down list for the connection between the Source IP address and Destination IP address. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-33 Change Policy: There are two policies for the MAC filters: FORWARDED and BLOCKED. Select the Change checkbox and click the Change Policy button to change from one policy to another. When you set FORWARDED, it means that all MAC layer frames will be forwarded except those matching with any of the specified rules in the table (shown in Figure 4-33).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5. Select the WAN interfaces from the drop-down list. 6. Click Save/Apply to save this entry and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4-33. 4.4.7 Parental Control Choose “Advanced Setup”“Parental Control”. You can configure the Parental Control on the screen as shown in Figure 4-35. Time Restriction allows you to control the Internet activities of the child by restricting the time of surfing.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-37 2. Enter the User Name of the LAN device connected to the Router. 3. To restrict the device where the browser is running, select the Browser's MAC Address radio button. The MAC Address has been automatically displayed in the text box. To restrict other LAN devices, click Other MAC Address radio button and enter the MAC address of the other LAN device. 4. Select the day to allow the rule to take effect in the table. 5.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Deny: Block the PCs to access the specified URL. To add a URL Filter entry: 1. Check the Deny or Allow radio button. Here we take Deny for example. 2. Click the Add button in Figure 4-38 and then you will see the next screen as shown in Figure 4-39. Enter the URL Address and Port Number. Figure 4-39 3. Click Save/Apply to save this entry and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4-38.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.8.1 Queue Config Choose “Advanced Setup”“Quality of Service”“Queue Config”, you can set up virtual servers on the screen below. Figure 4-41 Click the Add button in Figure 4-41, and you can configure the QoS queue entry on the next screen as shown in Figure 4-42. Figure 4-42 Name: Set a name for the entry. Enable: Select Enable option to take this entry effect. Interface: Assigned a specific Wan Service for this QoS queue entry.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Precedence: Specify precedence for this QoS queue entry. DSL Latency: Select latency path for the type of data transmission, only Path0 is available for this Router. After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry and then you will see you settings as shown in Figure 4-41. Note: 1) Lower integer values for precedence imply higher priority for this queue relative to others.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-44 After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry. 4.4.9 Bandwidth Control Choose “Advanced Setup”“Bandwidth Control” and then you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-45. This page allows you to enable this function and to configure the value of Total Upstream/Downstream Bandwidth. Figure 4-45 Enable Bandwidth Control: Check this box to enable the Bandwidth Control function.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: The Total Upstream Bandwidth and Total Downstream Bandwidth are required to be configured. 4.4.9.1 Traffic Control Rule Choose “Advanced Setup”“Traffic Control” “Traffic Control Rule” and then you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-46. This page allows you to view and configure TC rules. Figure 4-46 To add a TC rule, click the Add button and you can configure it in the screen as shown in Figure 4-47.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide After completing the above configuration, click the Save/Apply button to make it take effect and then you will see the following list as shown in Figure 4-48. If you want to modify the rule, click the Edit button. If you want to delete the rule, check the Remove box first and then click the Remove button.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-50 4.4.10.2 Static Route Choose “Advanced Setup”“Routing”“Static Route”. You can see the Static Route screen, this screen allows you to configure the static routes (shown in Figure 4-51). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Figure 4-51 To add static routing entries: 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-51, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-52.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Destination IP Address: The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. Interface: Select the Interface name in the text box, or else, the default Use Interface will be adopted for the Static Route.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-54 4.4.11.1 DNS Server Choose “Advanced Setup”“DNS”“DNS Server”, and you can see the DNS Server Configuration screen. Deselect the checkbox before Auto DNS Server, and then you will be able to manually configure the DNS Server Addresses as shown in Figure 4-55.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. The Dynamic DNS service allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of the many domains, allowing your Router to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet. Figure 4-56 To add a DDNS entry: 1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-58 You can select the modulation type, phone line pair and the capability of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click Save/Apply to save the configurations. 4.4.13 UPnP Choose “Advanced Setup”“UPnP”, you can Enable or Disable the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol on the screen.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.14 Interface Grouping Choose “Advanced Setup”“Interface Grouping”, you can configure multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups to perform as an independent network. Figure 4-60 To support this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button. The Remove button will remove the grouping and add the ungrouped interfaces to the Default group. Only the default group has IP interface.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. Enter a unique name for Group. 3. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-down list. Note: If you like to automatically add LAN clients to a WAN Interface in the new group add the DHCP vendor ID string. By configuring a DHCP vendor ID string any DHCP client request with the specified vendor ID (DHCP option 60) will be denied an IP address from the local DHCP server. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: You could also use other VPN Routers to set VPN tunnels with TD-W8960N. TD-W8960N supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously. Click Add New Connection in Figure 4-62 and then you will enter the screen shown in Figure 4-63. Figure 4-63 IPSec Connection Name: Enter a name for your VPN.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Tunnel access from local IP addresses: Choose Subnet if you want the Whole LAN to join the VPN network, or else choose Single Address if you want single IP to join the VPN network. IP Address for VPN: Enter the IP address of your LAN. (For example: Input 192.168.1.1 in Device1, Input 192.168.2.1 in Device2) IP Subnetmask: Enter the Subnet mask of your LAN. ( For example: Input 255.255.255.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Aggressive Mode: Select Aggressive Mode to configure IKE phase1 of the VPN Tunnel to carry out negotiation in a shorter amount of time. (Not Recommended-Less Secure) Note: The difference between the two is that aggressive mode will pass more information in fewer packets, with the benefit of slightly faster connection establishment, at the cost of transmitting the identities of the security firewall in the clear.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5 Wireless Choose “Wireless”, there are six submenus to configure Wireless LAN settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.5.1 Basic Choose “Wireless””Basic”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Basic settings shown as below. The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Country: Restrict the channel set and transmit power. Click Apply/Save to save your settings. 4.5.2 Security Choose “Wireless””Security”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Security settings shown as below. You can configure security features of the wireless LAN interface by manually setting the network authentication or through WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) method. Figure 4-66 4.5.2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-67 Method One: Hardware push button. Step 1: Press the WPS button on the back panel of the Router. Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen of adapter appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-68 Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS button on the back panel of the Router. Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-69 Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 4-70 II. By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Method One: Enter the PIN of wireless adapter into my Router. Step 1: Select the PIN checkbox and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field under as shown below. Then click Add Enrollee. Figure 4-71 Note: The PIN code of the adapter is always displayed on the WPS configuration screen.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-72 Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the preceding figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN of my Router into the wireless adapter. Step 1: Get the Current PIN code generated by the Router as shown below. You can click Gen New PIN to get a new PIN code for Router.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN from my access point” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the Router into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Next. Figure 4-74 4.5.2.2 Manual Setup AP Follow the instructions below to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface manually.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-75 Network Authentication: Select an authentication type from the drop-down list. Options available are: Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, Mixed WPA2/WPA, and Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK. Note: For most users, it is recommended to use the default Wireless LAN Performance settings. Any changes made to these settings may adversely affect your wireless network. Under certain circumstances, changes may benefit performance.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-76 Figure 4-77 Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. Current Network Key: To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key number. Network Key 1-4: If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in the network Key 1-4 fields. Configure WEP Settings 1. Select Shared (good) from the Network Authentication drop-down list.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3. Select “1” from Current Network Key drop-down list. 4. Type in the password in the Network Key 1 field. 5. Click Save/Apply to save the new configuration. Figure 4-78 Note: We use Network Authentication Shared (good), Encryption Strength 64-bit, Current Network Key “1” and enter 10 hexadecimal digits”1234567890” in the Network Key 1 for example, as shown in Figure 4-78 above.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. WPA WPA security for wireless communication has been developed to overcome some of the shortcomings of WEP. WPA combines the key generation with the authentication services of a RADIUS server. Figure 4-79 WPA Group ReKey Interval: Enter the Key Renewal period, which tells the Router how often it should change encryption keys. RADIUS Server IP Address: The IP address of the RADIUS server. RADIUS Port: The port of the RADIUS server.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-80 3. WPA-Personal WPA-Personal requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. Figure 4-81 Wireless Network Key: Enter the key shared by the Router and your other network devices. It must have 8-63 ASCII characters or 8-64 Hexadecimal digits. Click here to display: Click it to show you the WPA Pre-Shared Key.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Configure WPA-Personal settings 1. Select WPA-Personal. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings as the picture show above. 2. WPA-Personal requires a shared key. Type the key in the space provided. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. 3. Change the Group Key Interval as desired or use the default setting. 4. Click Save/Apply to save the new configuration.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-84 WPA2 Preauthentication: Select Enable from the drop-down list, Stations will authenticate with the AP during the scanning process, and once association is required, the station has been already authenticated. Network Re-auth Interval: Enter a value in seconds as the frequency interval to enable periodic Network Re-authentication function, while leave it blank or enter “0” to disable it. 5.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6. Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterprise To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterprise settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterprise option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps to these settings are similar to those for WPA-PSK. Figure 4-86 7. Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal option from the drop-down list.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.3 MAC Filter Choose “Wireless””MAC Filter”, you will see the screen of Wireless--MAC Filter settings shown as below. Figure 4-88 Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s RADIUS. To filter wireless users by MAC Address, either permitting or blocking access. If you do not wish to filter users by MAC Address, select Disabled.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-90 AP Mode: Select an AP Mode from the drop-down list. Options available are: Access Point and Wireless Bridge. Access Point: Select this option to allow wireless stations including AP clients to access. Wireless Bridge: Also known as WDS (Wireless Distribution System), it will bridges the wireless stations which also in bridge mode to connect two or more remote LANs.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-92 Note: Only Open or Shared authentication method support wireless bridge, you should choose “Wireless”“Security” to change authentication method to “open” or ”shared” mode first. 4.5.5 Advanced Choose “Wireless””Advanced”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Advanced settings shown as below. Figure 4-93 Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down List.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Fragmentation Threshold: This value specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor reduction of the default value is recommended. In most cases, it should remain at its default value of 2346.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Authorized: Displays the information of Authentication. SSID: Displays the connected wireless station's SSID. Interface: Displays the connected wireless station's Interface mode. 4.6 Diagnostics Choose “Diagnostics”, you will see the Diagnostics screen. This section describes the result of the test for the ENET (Ethernet) Connection, Wireless Connection and ADSL Synchronization.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-96 4.7.1.1 Export Choose “Management”“Settings”“Export”, you can see the Export screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-97) allows you to save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file. Figure 4-97 To back up the Router’s current settings: 1. Click the Export Settings button on the preceding screen (pop-up Figure 4-97), the following screen will then appear (shown in Figure 4-98). Figure 4-98 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-99 4.7.1.2 Import Choose “Management”“Settings”“Import”, you can see the Import screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-100) allows you to update the Router’s settings. Figure 4-100 To update the Router’s settings: 1. Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device, and you can also enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box. 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.1.3 Restore Default Choose “Management”“Settings”“Restore Default”, you can see the Restore Default screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-101) allows you to restore the Router’s configuration to the factory defaults on the screen. Figure 4-101 Restore Default Settings: Click this button to restore the Router’s configuration to the factory defaults, and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete it.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Refresh: Click the button, the information in the table will be updated. Close: Click the button, the screen will be closed. To Configure the System Log Settings: Click the Configure System Log button (shown in Figure 4-102), you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 4-104). Figure 4-104 Disable/Enable: Select the Enable to log the events, if you don’t want to log these events, please select Disable.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide receiving the requested information and trap-event reports that are generated by the SNMP agent. SNMP Manager is the third-party management system. Monitor one is an SNMP Manager. Figure 4-105 SNMP Agent: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the function. Note: SNMP Community string provides a simple method of authentication between the Router (SNMP Agent) and a remote network manager (SNMP Manager).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-106 Inform: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the Inform Interval. Inform Interval: Type the interval time of your Router contact with the ACS. ACS URL: Please accept this information from your ISP. And through ACS (Auto-Configuration Server) you can perform auto-configuration, provision, collection, and diagnostics to this router. ACS User Name: Please accept this User Name information from your ISP.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-107 4.7.6 Access Control Choose “Management”“Access Control”“Password”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-108) which allows you to change the factory default password of the Router. The default password is the same as the user name, which is admin/admin, support/support, and user/user respectively. Figure 4-108 To change the password: 1. Select the Username whose password you want to change. 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3) The password cannot contain a space, and its maximum length is 16 characters. 4.7.7 Update Firmware Choose “Management”“Update Firmware”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-109) which allows you to upgrade the latest version software to keep the Router up to date. Figure 4-109 Browse: Click the button to locate the latest software for the device. Update Firmware: After you have selected the latest software, click the button.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.7.8 Reboot Choose “Management”“Reboot”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-110) which allows you to reboot the Router. Figure 4-110 Note: 1) After you clicked the Reboot button, please wait for a while before reopening your web browser. 2) Do not turn off the Router or press the RESET button while the Router is rebooting. 3) If necessary, reconfigure your PC's IP address to match your new configuration.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Log in to the Router, and configure the WAN connection type as PPPoE connection mode. The detailed steps please refer to section 4.4.2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Advanced Setup-NAT” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ Host" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.1.222 as an example, remember to click the Save/Apply button. 4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide the "Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "Virtual Servers" page, click Add New, then on the “Add or Modify a Virtual Server” page, enter use “80” as service port, and your IP address next to the “Server IP Address”, assuming 192.168.1.188 for an example, and remember to click the Save/Apply button.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PC For Windows XP OS Go to Start > Control Panel, you will then see the following page.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK 91
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click OK 92
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows Vista OS Go to Start > Settings >Control Panel, and then you will see the following page.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK 94
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows 7 OS Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel, and then you will see the following page.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK 96
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , 802.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix D: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding. The Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) [3] was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) - Allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (e.g., www.xyz.com) and a dynamic IP address. Default Gateway - A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide LAN - The computers and networking products that make up your local network. MAC (Media Access Control) Address - The unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each networking device. NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet. MER (MAC Encapsulation Routing) - MER allows IP packet to be carried as bridged frames.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Static Routing - Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path. Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - A set of instructions PCs use to communicate over a network.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix E: Technical Support Technical Support For more troubleshooting help, go to: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/faq To download the latest Firmware, Driver, Utility and User Guide, go to: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download For all other technical support, please contact us by using the following details: Global Tel: +86 755 2650 4400 Fee: Depending on rate of different carriers, IDD. E-mail: support@tp-link.
