TP-Link TD-W8960N manual

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 5.0.0 1910010662[...]

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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DE CLAR A TION OF C ONF ORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8960N T rademark: TP-LINK W[...]

CONTENTS Package C ontents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Product O verview ................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Router ..............................................................................[...]

4.4.13 UPnP ........................................................................................................................... ....... 51 4.4.14 Interface Groupi ng ............................................................................................................. 52 4.4.15 IPSec ..................................................[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 1 Package Content s The following contents should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One power Adapter for TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADSL splitte[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2 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 Route r integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by 2x2 MI MO technology, the [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3 1.2 Main Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps ¾ One RJ11 LINE port, four 10/100M Auto-N egotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX ¾ Quick response semi-conductive surge prot ect circuit, reliable surge-protect function ¾ AFE[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4 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 fr ont panel (View from left to right). LED Explanation: Name Status Indication On The modem router is powered on. (Power) Off The modem router is [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 5 2. If the Internet LED is off, pl ease 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 bee[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 6 2) Use the Factory Default RESET button: With the Router powe red on, use a pin to press and hold the RESET button for at least 5 sec onds. And the Router will r eboot to its factory default settings. ¾ WPS: The switch for the WPS functi on. For details, please refer to 4.5.2.1 WPS Setu[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 7 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirement s ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet). ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors. ¾ TCP/IP protocol on each PC. ¾ Web browser, such as Micr osoft Internet Explorer, Moz[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 8 Figure 2-1[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 9 Chapter 3. Quick Inst allation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic f unctions 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-W8960N TD-W8960N or [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 10 Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) , and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 11 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 addre ss automatically” in the screen above. Now, you c[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 12 If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown belo w, it means t hat your PC has not connected to the Router. Figure 3-6 You can check it follo wing 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 a[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 13 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-br owser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu → Internet Options → C[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 14 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 conf igure the WAN Service over ATM interface. 4. On the Wireless Configurations screen, we use the default SSID, select Network Authentication (take Mixed[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 15 Figure 3-12[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 16 Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key function and the c onfiguration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the six main menus on the left of t he Web-based utility. On the right, there are the correspondi ng explanations an[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 17 Figure 4-1 ) Note: Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info , and you wil l 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 “ [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 18 This Advanced Setup section main ly introduces how to configure the Router for adequate use. The detailed explanations for eac h subsection are provided below. ) Note: To completely configure the WAN Interface, you need to first select the Layer 2 Interface ( 4.4.1 Layer2 Interface ) ac[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 19 Figure 4-2 ¾ Remove : Select the check box in the t able on the screen above and then click the Remove button, the corresponding interfac e 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 correspondin[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 20 ) Note: Enabling packet level QoS for PVC improves perf ormance for selected classes of applications. While QoS consumes system res ources; therefore the number of PVC(s) will be reduced. Besides this, it cannot be set for the connection type of CBR and Real-tim e VBR. If you select the[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 21 ) Note: One ETH is allowed to configure as the layer 2 WAN Interface. 4.4.2 WAN Service Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ WAN Service ”, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in the screen similar to Figure 4-7, which describes the WA N port settings and the relevant mani[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 22 3. Select the WAN service type in Figure 4-9. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE optio n. 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 4-1[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 23 ¾ Enable Fullcone NAT : It is a type of NAT, if not enabled, the default NAT will act. ¾ Dial on demand (with idle timeout timer) : The Router will cut off the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a spec ific period of time (idle tim eout), and it will automatically re-e[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 24 Figure 4-12 ¾ Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN Interfaces : You can select this option to automatically get DNS server informat ion from the selected WAN interface. ¾ Use the following Static DNS IP Address: You can select this opt ion to manually ent er the primary and [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 25 Figure 4-14 ¾ Remove All: Click Remove All , then all the interface w ill be deleted in the table. ¾ Remove: Select the check box in t he table above and then click Remove , the corresponding interface will be delet ed in the table. 4.4.2.2 ATM-EoA-IPoE If your ISP provid es an IPoE c[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 26 ) Note: 1) The response message from a DHCP server ty p ically contains a num ber of configuration parameters (DHCP options) for the Router. The DH CP options include IP network information, and also the vendor-specific options. In some ca ses, the Router is implemented to perform user-[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 27 ¾ Enable Firewall: A SPI firewall enhances network’s secu rity. Select the option to use a firewall, or else without a firewall. ¾ Enable IGMP Multicast: This is disabled by default. This setting will not allow IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) packets to be forw a rded to t[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 28 Figure 4-19 4.4.2.3 ATM-EoA-Bridging If you want t o adopt the Bridge service and you need to use an AT M 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 (s ee 4.4.1.1 ATM interface [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 29 ) Note: ETH and ATM service can not coexist. If the ATM Interface had configured, you cannot configure any other WAN service over the ETH Inte rface until the ATM In terface is deleted. 4.4.2.6 ETH-PPPoE If your ISP provid es a PPPoE connection and you need to use an ETH Interface, foll[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 30 Type the new value for the WAN Interface who’s MAC Address you want to change. Y ou can select corresponding WAN Interf ace from the drop-down list and click Clone button to clone your current PC MAC. Click Restore Default button to restore the WAN In terface’s default MAC Address. [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 31 client connected to it. Keep in mind that if you change the IP addr ess of the Router, you must change the range of IP addresses in t he 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[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 32 Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ NAT ”, there are three subm enus under the main menu : Virtual Servers , Port Triggering, DMZ Host and ALG . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. Figure 4-23 4.4.5.1 Virtual Servers Choose “ Ad vanced [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 33 ¾ Remove: Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 4-24) and then click the Remove button, then the corre sponding 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 Vir[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 34 application on the LAN initiates a TCP/UDP connection to a remote device using the t riggering ports. The Router allows the remote party from the WAN side to establish new connections back to the application on the LAN side us ing the open port s. A maximum 32 entries can be configured.[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 35 2. Select the application from the drop-down list. If the list does not hav e 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 [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 36 Figure 4-29 Click the Save/Apply button to save your settings. 4.4.6 Security Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Securit y ”, 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 Th[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 37 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 excl usive and must be filled. 3. Select the protocol: TCP/UDP , TCP , UDP or ICMP in the drop[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 38 Figure 4-33 ¾ 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 tho[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 39 5. Select the WAN interfaces from the drop-down list. 6. Click Save/Apply to save this entry and then you w ill see your settings as shown in Figure 4-33. 4.4.7 Parental Control Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Parental Control ”. You can configure the Parental Contr ol on the scr[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 40 Figure 4-37 2. Enter the User Name of the LAN device c onnected 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 automatica lly displayed in the text box. To rest rict other LAN devices, c[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 41 ¾ 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 Add ress and Port N[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 42 4.4.8.1 Queue Config Choose “ Ad vanced Setup ” Æ “ Quality of Service ” Æ “ 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 configur e the QoS queue entry on the next screen as shown in Figur[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 43 ¾ Precedence : Specify precedence fo r this QoS queue entry. ¾ 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 t hen you will see you settings as shown[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 44 Figure 4-44 After you specify the condition, click Save/Apply to save the entry. 4.4.9 Bandwidth Control Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ Bandwidth Control ” and then you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-45. This page allows you t o enable this function and to configur e t[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 45 ) Note: The Total Upstream Bandwidth and Total Downstre am Bandwidth are req uired to be configured. 4.4.9.1 Traffic Control Rule Choose “ Ad vanced Set up ” Æ “ Traffic Control ” Æ “ Traffic Control Rule ” and then you will see the screen as shown in Figure 4-46. This pag[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 46 After completing the above c onfiguration, 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 clic[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 47 Figure 4-50 4.4.10.2 Static Route Choose “ Ad vanced Setup ” Æ “ Routing ” Æ “ Static Route ”. You can see the Static Route screen, this screen allows you to confi gure the static r outes (shown in Figure 4-51). A static route is a pre- determined path that network in form[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 48 ¾ Destination IP Address: The Destination IP Address is the addr ess of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Interface: Select the Interface name in the text box , or else, the default Use Interface will be adopted for the Static Route. ¾ Gateway IP Addres[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 49 Figure 4-54 4.4.11.1 DNS Server Choose “ A dvanced Setup ” Æ “ DNS ” Æ “ DNS Server ”, and you can see the DNS Server Configuration screen. Deselect the checkbox before Auto DNS Server , and then you wi ll be able to manually configure the DNS Server Addresses as shown in [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 50 The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System ( DDNS ) feature. DDNS lets you as sign 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 hos tname in any of the many domains, allowing your Router t[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 51 Figure 4-58 You can select the modulation ty pe, phone line pair and the capabilit y of Bitswap or SRA. After you set them up, click Save/Apply to save the configurations. 4.4.13 UPnP Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ UPnP ”, you can Enable or Disable the UPnP (Universal Plug and P[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 52 4.4.14 Interface Grouping Choose “ Advanced Setup ” Æ “ 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 inter[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 53 2. Enter a unique name for Group. 3. Select the Interface which you w ant to use from the drop-down list. ) Note: If you like to automatically add LAN clients to a WAN Interfac e in the new group add the DHCP vendor ID string. By configuri ng a DHCP vendor ID string any DHCP client requ[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 54 ) Note: You could also use other VPN Routers to set VPN tunnels with TD-W8960N. TD-W89 60N 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 ¾ IPSec Connection Name: Enter a name fo[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 55 ¾ Tunnel access from local IP addresses: Choose Subnet if you want the Whole LAN t o join the VPN network, or else choose Single Address if you want single IP to join the VPN network. ¾ IP Address for VPN: Enter the IP address of your LAN. (For example: Input 192.168.1.1 in Device1 , [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 56 ¾ Aggressive Mode: Select Aggressive Mode to configur e 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 aggressi ve mode will pass more information in fewer packets, with the[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 57 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 ” Æ ” Bas[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 58 ¾ Country: Restrict the channel set and transmit power. Click Apply/Save to save your settings. 4.5.2 Security Choose “ Wireless ” Æ ” Security ”, you will see the screen of Wireless--Securit y settings shown as below. You can configure security features of the wireless LAN in[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 59 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 t he adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen of adapter appears. Click Fin ish to complete the[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 60 Figure 4-68 Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS button on the back panel of the Router. Step 2: For the configur ation of the wireless adapter, please choose “ Push the button on my access point ” in the configuration utility of t he WPS as below, and click Next .[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 61 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 Set up and the PIN method, y ou can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 62 Method One: Enter the PIN of wireless adapter into my Router. Step 1: Select the PI N checkbox and enter the PI N 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 t he WPS con[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 63 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 show n below. You can click Gen New PIN to g[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 64 Step 2: For the confi guration of the wirele ss 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 Man[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 65 Figure 4-75 ¾ Network Authentication: Select an authentication type from the drop-d own 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 t he default Wireless LAN Performanc[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 66 Figure 4-76 Figure 4-77 ¾ Encryption strength: Select the appropriate level of encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. ¾ Current Netw ork Key: To indicate which WEP key to use, select a transmission key number. ¾ Network Key 1-4: If you want to manually enter the WEP keys, then enter them in [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 67 3. Select “ 1 ” from Current Network Key drop-down list. 4. Type in the password in the Network Ke y 1 field. 5. Click Save/Apply to save the new configuration. Figure 4-78 ) Note: We use Netw ork Authentication Shared (good), Encryption Strength 64-bit, Current Network Key “1” [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 68 2. WPA WPA security for wireless communication has been de veloped to overcome some of the shortcomings of WEP. WPA comb ines the key generation with t he authentication se rvices of a RADIUS server. Figure 4-79 ¾ WPA Group ReKey Interval: Enter the Key Renewal period, wh ich tells the[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 69 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 ¾ Wireless Network Key: Enter the key shared by t he Router and your othe r network devices. It must have 8-63 ASCII char[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 70 Configure WPA-Personal settings 1. Select WPA-Personal . The menu will change to offer the appr opriate settings as the picture show above. 2. WPA-Personal requires a shared key. Type t he key in the space provided. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type. 3. Change the Group Key Interval as [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 71 Figure 4-84 ¾ WPA2 Preauthentication: Select Enable from the drop-dow n list, Stations will authenticate with the AP during the scanning process, and once association is required, the station has been already authenticated. ¾ Network Re-auth Interval: Enter a value in seconds as the f[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 72 6. Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterprise To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA Enterprise setti ngs, 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 [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 73 4.5.3 MAC Filter Choose “ Wireless ” Æ ” 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 [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 74 Figure 4-90 ¾ 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 in cluding AP clients to access. • Wireless Bridge : Also known as WDS (Wireless Distri bution [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 75 Figure 4-92 ) Note: Only Open or Shared authentication method suppo rt wireless bri dge, you should choose “ Wireless ” Æ “ Security ” to change authentication method to “open” or ”shared” mode first. 4.5.5 Advanced Choose “ Wireless ” Æ ” Advanced ”, you will [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 76 ¾ Fragmentation Threshold: This value specifies the maximu m size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet erro r rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the Fr agmentation Threshold too low may result in[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 77 ¾ Authorized : Displays the informat ion of Authentication. ¾ SSID : Displays the connected wireless station's SSID. ¾ Interface : Displays the connected wire less station's Interface mode. 4.6 Diagnostics Choose “ Diagnostics ”, you will see the Diagnostics screen. Th [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 78 Figure 4-96 4.7.1.1 Export Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Settings ” Æ “ Export ”, you can see the Expo rt screen, this screen (shown in Figure 4-97) allows you to save the current c onfiguration of the Rout er as a backup file. Figure 4-97 To back up the Router’s current set[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 79 Figure 4-99 4.7.1.2 Import Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Settings ” Æ “ 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 Brow se button to loc[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 80 4.7.1.3 Restore Default Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Settings ” Æ “ Re store 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 ¾ Restor[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 81 ¾ Refresh: Click the button, the informati on in the table will be updated. ¾ 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).[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 82 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 ¾ SNMP Agent: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the function. ) Note: SNMP Com[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 83 Figure 4-106 ¾ Inform: You can select the checkbox to disable or enable the Inform Interval. ¾ Inform Interval: Type the interval time of your Router contact with the ACS . ¾ ACS URL: Please accept this information from your ISP. And through ACS (Auto-Configuration Server) you can pe[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 84 Figure 4-107 4.7.6 Access Control Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Access Control ” Æ “ Password ”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-108) which allows you to change the fa ctory default password of the Router. The default password is the same as the user name, wh ich is [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 85 3) The password cannot cont ain a space, and its maximu m length is 16 characters. 4.7.7 Update Firmware Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Update Firmware ”, you can see the screen (shown in Figure 4-109) which allows you to upgrade the latest versi on software to keep the Router up to[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 86 4.7.8 Reboot Choose “ Management ” Æ “ Reboot ”, you can see t he 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 whil e before reopening your web browser. 2) Do not turn off th[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 87 Appendix A: F AQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet b y 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 th[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 88 ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP , which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enabl e 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" p[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 89 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 exa[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 90 Appendix B: Configuring the PC For Windows XP OS Go to Start > Control Panel , you will then see the following page. Click Properties Click Network and Internet Connections Click Network Connections Right-click Local Area Connection[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 91 Click OK Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 92 Click OK[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 93 For Windows Vista OS Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel , and then you will see the following page. Click View network status and tasks Click View status Click Properties[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 94 Click O K Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 ( TCP/IPv4 ) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 95 For Windows 7 OS Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel , and then you will see the following page. Click View network status and tasks Right-click Local Area Connection Click Properties Click Change adapter settings[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 96 Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 ( TCP/IPv4 ) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automaticall y Click OK[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 97 Appendix C: S pecifications General Standards ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992. 2, ITU G.99 2.3, ITU G.992.5, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IE EE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, IPoA , PPPoA , PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP , DHCP, ICMP, NAT LAN Ports: Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 98 Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses mu ltiple transmitter and receiver an tennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and incr eas ed range by exploiting the[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 99 ¾ DDNS ( D ynamic D omain N ame S ystem) - 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. ¾ Default Gateway - A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network. ¾ DHCP - A networ[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 100 ¾ LAN - The computers and networking products that make up your local network. ¾ MAC ( M edia A ccess C ontrol) Address - The unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each networking device. ¾ NAT ( N etwork A ddress T ranslation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a l[...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 101 ¾ Static Routing - Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path. ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. ¾ TCP ( T ransmission C ontrol P rotocol) - A network protocol for tr ansmitting d ata that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data [...]

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 102 Appendix E: T echnical Support Technical Support  For more troubleshooting help , go to: http://www.tp-link.com/e n/support/faq  T o download the latest Firmware, Driver , Utility a nd User Guide, go to: http://www.tp-link.com/e n/support/do wnload  For all other technical sup[...]