TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router REV: 6.0.
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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 5 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 5 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful communication.
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CONTENTS Package Contents ....................................................................................................1 Chapter 1. Product Overview...................................................................................2 1.1 Overview of the Modem Router ....................................................................................... 2 1.2 Main Features .................................................................................................................. 3 1.
4.4.13 UPnP.................................................................................................................................. 51 4.4.14 Interface Grouping ............................................................................................................. 52 4.4.15 IP Tunnel............................................................................................................................ 53 4.4.16 IPSec.................................................................
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: 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 Modem 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 (View from left to right). Figure 1-1 LED Explanation: Name Status 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. (Power) (ADSL) Indication Flash The ADSL negotiation is in progress. Off ADSL synchronization fails.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: 1. If the ADSL LED is off, please check your Internet connection first. Refer to 2.3 Connecting the Modem Router for more information about how to make Internet connection correctly. If you have already made a right connection, please contact your ISP to make sure if your Internet service is available now. 2. If the Internet LED is off, please check your ADSL LED first. If your ADSL LED is also off, please refer to Note 1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide POWER: The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter. Wireless Antennas: To receive and transmit the wireless data.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Connecting the Modem 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2.3 Connecting the Modem Router Before installing the device, please make sure your broadband service provided by your ISP is available. If there is any problem, please contact your ISP. Before cable connection, cut off the power supply and keep your hands dry. You can follow the steps below to install it. Step 1: Connect the ADSL Line.
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 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254. 3.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-5 3. Choose the WAN Type for Internet access, and then click Next. Figure 3-6 Note: 1) The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you to configure the WAN Service over ATM interface.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2) If you are unwilling to configure WAN Service now, you can click the Skip WAN button. Then you can configure WAN service referring to 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface. 4. If ADSL WAN is choosen, please select your Country and ISP from the drop-down list. Select WAN Link Type provided by your ISP and enter the related parameters, and then click Next. Here we use PPPoE as an example.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5. The WLAN function is enabled by default. You can rename your wireless network name and create your own password in this page. The default wireless name is TP-LINK_XXXXXX, and the default wireless password, the same as the PIN code, is printed on the bottom label. Click Next to continue. Figure 3-9 6. You will see the Summary screen below, click Confirm to make your settings take effect.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Modem 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 seven 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 for 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 service, the Quality of Service menu will be added to the Web-based Utility, the detailed configuration will be described in 4.4.8 Quality of Service. 4.4.1.2 ETH Interface Choose “Advanced Setup”“Layer2 InterfaceETH Interface”, you can configure ETH WAN interfaces on the screen below. Figure 4-4 Note: To make sure the ETH port available, you should first choose “Advanced Setup”“LAN Ports” to enable the Virtual LAN Ports feature.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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 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. PPPoE Service Name: Enter the Service Name if it was provided by your ISP. If you leave it blank, the default name will be the same as the Service Description on the previous screen.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: If you are not sure about the PPP IP extension and PPP Debug Mode etc. below, please don’t select these options. MTU Size: Maximum Transmission Unit Size. Check this box then you can change the MTU size. The default MTU value is 1480 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default value unless required by your ISP.
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 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. Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type (4.4.1.1 ATM Interface). 2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Option 61 IAID: IAID (Identity Association ID) assigns an Identity Association ID to individual interfaces. In cases where the device is functioning with a single DHCP client identity, it must use value 1 for IAID for all DHCP interactions. In cases where the device is functioning with multiple DHCP client identities, the values of IAID have to start at 1 for the first identity and be incremented for each subsequent identity.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: If you select the Enable NAT checkbox, the NAT menu will be added to the Web-based Utility. We will describe the detailed configuration in 4.4.5 NAT. 6. Select a preferred WAN interface as the system default gateway and click Next. Figure 4-17 7. Configure the DNS Server Addresses on the screen as follows. Figure 4-18 Note: If only single PVC with IPoA is configured, you must enter static DNS server IP addresses. 8.
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 Ethernet port. When the router is set for DHCP, it becomes the default gateway for DHCP 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-23 Interface Address (prefix length is required): Here enter the prefix length of your interface address. IPv6 LAN Applications: Select a type to assign IPv6 addresses to the computers in your LAN. DHCPv6 Server and RADVD are provided. For DHCPv6 Server: 1) If Stateless is selected, it doesn’t need to be configured. 2) If Stateful is selected, please complete the following parameters.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide address. After the dynamic IPv6 address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IPv6 address. The default is 24 hours. For RADVD: 1) If Randomly Generate is selected, it doesn’t need to be configured. 2) If Statically Configure is selected, please complete the following parameters. Prefix: Enter a value for the site prefix. Click Save/Apply to make the configuration take effect. 4.4.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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 4-25). Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from the Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Virtual Server in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-26. Figure 4-26 2. Select the Interface which you want to use from the drop-down list. 3. Select the service which you want to use from the drop-down list. If the list does not have the service you need, type the name of the custom service in the text box. 4. Type the IP Address of the computer in the Server IP Address text box. 5.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-27 Port Triggering Table: The table indicates the information about the Port Triggering entries. Application (Name): This is the name of the Port Triggering. It is exclusive and must be filled. Trigger: It includes the Protocol and the Start and End value of the Trigger Ports. Open: It includes the Protocol and the Start and End value of the Open Ports.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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. Click Save/Apply to enable the settings and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4-27.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-30 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. 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 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. Enter a Source IP Address in dotted-decimal notation format and then type Source Port (port or port: port) in the text boxes separately. 5.
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. Click Save/Apply to save this entry and then you will see your settings as shown in Figure 4-34. 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. URL Filter limits every computer connected to the router to access certain websites.
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 Disable: URL Filter function will not take effect. Allow: Only allow the PCs to access the specified URL. 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: The default DSCP mark is used to mark all egress packets that do not match any classification rules. 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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. 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.
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 Rules List Choose “Advanced Setup”“Bandwidth Control” “Rules List” 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 Downstream: Enter the min and max download speed through the WAN port. 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 4-49 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 4-50). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Figure 4-50 To add static routing entries: 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-50, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-51.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-51 2. Enter the following data: IP Version: Select the version of IP. Destination IP Address/prefix length: 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 Note: RIP cannot be configured on the WAN Interface which has NAT enabled (such as PPPoE). 4.4.11 DNS When you select the connection type PPPoE, PPPoA or IPoA for WAN configuration, you will see the DNS menu in the Web-based Utility. It includes DNS Server and Dynamic DNS submenus. 4.4.11.1 DNS Server Choose “Advanced Setup”“DNS”“DNS Server”, and you can see the DNS Server Configuration screen as shown in Figure 4-53.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.11.2 Dynamic DNS Choose “Advanced Setup”“DNS”“Dynamic DNS”, you can see the Dynamic DNS screen, this screen allows you to configure the Dynamic DNS (shown in Figure 4-54). The modem 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.12 DSL Choose “Advanced Setup”“DSL”, you can see the DSL Settings screen, this screen allows you to configure the DSL (shown in Figure 4-56). Figure 4-56 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 Figure 4-57 Select the checkbox and click Save/Apply to enable the UPnP function. 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 4-58 To support this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-59 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 IPv6 completely supplants IPv4. It is a temporary solution for networks that do not support native dual-stack, where both IPv6 and IPv4 run independently. Choose “Advanced Setup”“IP Tunnel”, it includes two menus: IPv6inIPV4 and IPv4inIPv6, The detailed descriptions are provided below. 4.4.15.1 IPv6inIPv4 Choose “Advanced Setup”““IP Tunnel”“IPv6inIPv4”.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: In this type, there should not have any IPv6 WAN connections. If there are IPv6 WAN connections, the page will prompt you to delete all the IPv6 WAN connections. 4.4.15.2 IPv4inIPv6 Choose “Advanced Setup”““IP Tunnel”“IPv4inIPv6”. You can see the 4in6 tunnel configuration screen, this screen allows you to configure the static routes (shown in Figure 4-62).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.16 IPSec Choose “Advanced Setup”“IPSec”, you can Add/Remove or Enable/Disable the IPSec tunnel connections on the screen as shown in Figure 4-64. Figure 4-64 This section will guide you to configure a VPN tunnel between two TD-W8960Ns. The topology is as follows. Note: You could also use other VPN routers to set VPN tunnels with TD-W8960N. TD-W8960N supports up to 10 VPN tunnels simultaneously.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-65 IPSec Connection Name: Enter a name for your VPN. Remote IPSec Gateway Address (URL/IPv4): Enter the destination gateway IP address in the box which is the public WAN IP or Domain Name of the remote VPN server endpoint. 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide After complete the basic settings and click Save/Apply in both Device1 and Device2, PCs in LAN1 could conmmunicate with PCs in remote LAN2. (For example: You can ping the IP address of PC2 which is 192.168.2.100 in PC1) Note: The VPN Servers Endpoint from both ends must use the same pre-shared keys and Perfect Forward Secrecy settings. Click Show Advanced Settings and then you can configure the Advanced Settings.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.17 Multicast Choose “Advanced Setup”“Multicast”, you can configure the IGMP protocol on the screen. Figure 4-66 Click Apply/Save to save your settings. 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-67 This page allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface. You can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the network from active scans, set the wireless network name (also known as SSID) and restrict the channel set based on Region requirements. Enable Wireless: If you want to use wireless features, you must select “Enable Wireless”.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-68 4.5.2.1 WPS Setup This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (or called QSS) method. Note: 1) This feature is available only when OPEN, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK mode is configured. 2) To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function meanwhile. I.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-69 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 4-70 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 4-71 Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 4-72 II. By PIN If the new device supports Quick Security Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
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 4-73 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 4-74 Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the preceding figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN of my router into the wireless adapter. Step 1: Get the Current PIN code generated by the router as shown below. You can click Gen New PIN to get a new PIN code for router.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-75 Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN from my access point” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the router into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Next.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.2.2 Manual Setup AP Follow the instructions below to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface manually. You can set the network authentication method, select data encryption, specify whether a network key is required to authenticate to this wireless network and specify the encryption strength. Figure 4-77 Network Authentication: Select an authentication type from the drop-down list.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide encryption to associate with it. Follow the instructions below to configure the Shared Keys. Figure 4-78 Figure 4-79 Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. 2. Select 64-bit from the WEP Encryption drop-down list. 3.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2. WPA WPA security for wireless communication has been developed to overcome some of the shortcomings of WEP. WPA combines the key generation with the authentication services of a RADIUS server. Figure 4-81 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 7. Click Save/Apply to save the new configuration. Figure 4-82 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-83 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. 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-84 Note: If you click the option “Click here to display”, the Figure 4-85 will pop-up, and it shows the password you have set. In addition, it won't show the blank characters in both ends of the password phrase. Figure 4-85 4. WPA2-Enterprise To configure WPA2-Enterprise settings, select the WPA2-Enterprise option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-86 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 Figure 4-87 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.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-88 7. Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA-Personal option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps of this setting are the same with WPA-PSK.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-89 4.5.3 Wireless Schedule Choose menu “Wireless”“Wireless Schedule”, you can configure the Task Schedule as shown below.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: The time you set is the period you need the wireless off. Before configure the wireless schedule, please set system time first which refer to 4.8.5 Internet Time, then you can enable or disable Wireless Schedule. Apply To: Select the day or days you need the wireless off. Start Time, End Time: You can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and End Time in the corresponding field.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-92 When you finished making changes to the MAC Filter List screen, click Save/Apply to save the changes. 4.5.5 Wireless Bridge Choose “Wireless””Wireless Bridge”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Bridge settings shown as below. You can configure wireless bridge features of the wireless LAN interface and click Apply/Save button to save the current configuration. Figure 4-93 AP Mode: Select an AP Mode from the drop-down list.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-94 Enabled (Scan): Select this option to enables wireless bridge restriction, and it will scan the environment for APs that exist around the device. Only those selected AP will be granted access. Refresh: Click this button to scan and display the APs.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-96 Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down List. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Mode: In the drop-down list you can select “11b”, “11bg”, “11bgn” and "11n only”. “11bgn” allows both 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless stations to connect to the router.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Beacon Interval: Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds. The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the router to synchronize the wireless network. The default value is 100. Transmit Power: This option will allow you to configure the wireless transmit power. High transmit power will extend the wireless signal range of the device and make the signal transmit more legible.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.1 Basic Choose menu “Guest Network”“Basic”, and you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-98. This feature allows you to create a separate network for your guests without allowing them to access your main network and the computers connected to it. Figure 4-98 You can enable or disable Guest Network. When you enable this function, you could set wireless parameters for Guest Network. Guest SSID: The guest network name.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.2 Station list Choose menu “Guest Network”“Station list”, you can see the MAC Address, Associated, Authorized, SSID and Interface. Figure 4-99 MAC: Displays the connected wireless station's MAC address. Associated: Displays whether the wireless station has associated with the access point. Authorized: Displays the information of Authentication. SSID: Displays the connected wireless station's SSID.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.8.1 Settings This section provides three important functions for managing the router; they are Backup, Update and Restore Default (shown in Figure 4-101). The detailed manipulations are described below. Figure 4-101 4.8.1.1 Export Choose “Management”“Settings”“Export”, you can see the Export screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-102) allows you to save the current configuration of the router as a backup file.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-103 2. Click the Save button, and save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-104). Figure 4-104 4.8.1.2 Import Choose “Management”“Settings”“Import”, you can see the Import screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-105) allows you to update the router’s settings.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-105 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. After you have selected the file for updating the settings, click the Import Settings button. Note: The router will reboot upon completion. This process will take a while, don’t turn off the router or press the Reset button while processing. 4.8.1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.8.2 System Log Choose “Management”“System Log”, you can see the System Log screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-107) allows you to view the system log and configure the system log options. Figure 4-107 To View the System Log: Click the View System Log button, you will see the screen (shown in Figure 4-108) which displays the router’s recent logs. Figure 4-108 Refresh: Click the button, the information in the table will be updated.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-109 Disable/Enable: Select the Enable to log the events, if you don’t want to log these events, please select Disable. Log Level: Select the Log level in the drop-down list, for the Log level, all events above or equal to the selected level will be logged. Display Level: Select the Display level in the drop-down list, for the Display Level, all logged events above or equal to the selected level will be displayed.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-110 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). You can specify the community string as the password to authenticate the management station to the router.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-111 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 4-112 Enable DST: Select the checkbox to enable daylight saving function. 4.8.6 Access Control There are two submenus under the Access Control menu: Passwords and Remote Access. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.8.6.1 Password Choose “Management”“Access Control”“Password”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-113) which allows you to change the factory default password of the router.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-113 To change the password: 1. Select the Username whose password you want to change. 2. Enter the Old Password in the text box. 3. Enter the New Password and Confirm Password. The Confirm Password should be the same as the New Password. 4. Click Save/Apply to make your change take effect. Note: 1) Access to your DSL modem router is controlled through two user accounts: admin and user.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-114 Web：Select this box, you can access your modem router via web. Telnet: Select this box, you can access your modem router via command line. ICMP(ping): Select this box, PC in public network can ping the WAN address of the modem router. Click Save/Apply to make your change take effect. 4.8.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To update the router's software: 1. Download the latest software upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (http://www.tp-link.com). 2. Click Browse to view the folders and select the image file or enter the exact path to the image file location in the text box. 3. Click the Update Firmware button. Note: 1) There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use.
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TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: 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 B: Configuring the PC 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 necessary. 1. Configure TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure B-3 Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available 2 If the modem router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and the Subnet mask as 255.255.255.0. 3 Type the modem router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure B-4 Now: Click OK to keep your settings.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: Troubleshooting T1. What can I do if I don’t know or forget my password? 1) For default wireless password: Please refer to the “Wireless Password/PIN” labeled on the bottom of the modem router. 2) For the web management page password: Reset the modem router first and then use the default user name and password: admin/admin. T2.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows 8 Move your mouse to the lower right corner and you will see Search icon in the Popups. Go to “ -> Apps”. Type Control Panel in the search box and press Enter, then you will go to Control Panel. Click “View network status and tasks > Change adapter settings”. Right-click “Ethernet” and then select Properties. Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide T4. What can I do if I cannot access the Internet? 1) Check to see if all the connectors are connected well, including the telephone line, Ethernet cables and power adapter. 2) Check to see if you can log on to the web management page of the modem router. If you can, try the following steps. If you cannot, please set your computer referring to T3 then try to see if you can access the Internet. If the problem persists, please go to the next step.
TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix D: 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.
