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TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 1 - COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications ar e subject to change without n otice. is the registered trademark of TP-LINK T echnologies Co., Lt d. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specificatio ns may be reproduced in any [...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 2 - Package cont ents .............................................................................................................. 4 Chapter 1: About this Guide .............................................................................................. 5 1.1 P URPOSES .................................[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 3 - 5.8.1 Fir ewall ................................................................................................................. ......... 39 5.8.2 IP Addr e ss Filtering ..................................................................................................... .. 40 5.8.3 Domain Filtering.[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 4 - Package contents The following contents should be found in your box: • One TL-WR542G 54Mbp s Wireless Router • One AC power Adapter for TL-WR542G 54Mbp s Wireless Router • One Resource CD for TL-WR542G 54Mbp s Wireless Router , including:  This Guide  Other helpful Information • W all-mou[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 5 - Chapter 1: About this Guide Thank you for choosing the TL-WR542 G 54Mbp s Wireless Router . The Ro uter provides dedicated solution for Small Office/Home Of fice (SOHO) network. With your network all connected, your local wired or wireless netwo rk can share Internet access, files and fun for multiple [...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 6 - Chapter 2: Introduction 2.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router integr ates firewall, NA T -router and Wireless AP . It s design is dedicated to Small Offi ce/Home Office ( SOHO) Wireless network solution. The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect your netwo[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 7 - • Provides WP A and WP A-PSK authentication and TKIP/AES encryption security • Provides wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List) filtering • Built-in NA T and DHCP server supporti ng st atic IP address distributing • Supports Virtual Server , Port T riggering, and DMZ host • Built-in firewall s[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 8 - 2.3.2 The Rear Panel The Rear panel contains the following f eatures. (V iewed from left to right:) • Wireless antenna • Factory Default Reset button There are two ways to reset the Router's factory defaults: 1. Use the Factory Default s function on System T ools -> Factory Defaults page in[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 9 - Chapter 3: Connecting the Router 3.1 System Requirement s  Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet)  One DSL/Cable modem that has RJ45 connector (you do not need it if yo u connect the Router to Ethernet)  Each PC on the LAN needs working Ether net NIC and an Ethernet cable with [...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 10 - To L A N Switch/Hub 4 3 2 1 WAN To WA N RESE T （） XDSL C abl e Et her ne t 、、 Figure 3-1: Physical Installation of the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 11 - Chapter 4: Quick Installation Guide After connecting the TL-WR542G Router into y our network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to c onfigure t he basic functions of your TL-WR542G Wireless Router . These procedures only take you few minutes. Y ou can access Internet via the Router i[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 12 - Figure 4-1: Successful result of Ping command Congratulations! The connection between your PC and the Router has been established. If the result displayed similar to that shown in Figure 4-2: Figure 4-2: Failed result of Ping command It means that your PC has not connected to the Router . Please check[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 13 - Figure 4-4: Login Windows If the User Name and Password are correc t, the Setup Wizard page will appear , shown in figure 4-5. If not, please click the Setup Wizard link on the lef t of the main menu. Figure 4-5: Setup Wizard Click Next button, the Choose WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 14 - 1) If you choose " PPPoE ", you will see this page shown in figure 4-7: Figure 4-7: Setup Wizard - PPPoE User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case s ensitive. If you have difficult y with this process, please contact your ISP. 2) If[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 15 - Figure 4-9: Setup Wizard - Wireless settings In the page, you can configure the follow wireless parameter:  Wireless Radio - indicates whether the Access Point feature of the Router is enabled or not. If disabled, the WLAN LE D on the front panel will not be lit and wireless stations will not be ab[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 16 - Chapter 5: Configuring the Router This chapter describes eac h web page's key functions. 5.1 login After your successful login, you can confi gure and manage the Router . There are ten main menus on the left of the web- based utility . Submenus will be av ailable after you click one of the main m[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 17 - Figure 5-1: Router status 5.3 Setup Wizard Please refer to Section 4.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 5.4 Network Figure 5-2: the Network menu[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 18 - There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in figure 5-2): LAN , WA N and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you can conf igure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for ev ery submenu are provided below . 5.4.1 LAN Y ou can configure the IP parame ters of LAN on this page. [...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 19 - Figure 5-4 WAN - DHCP This page displays the W AN IP pa ramete rs assigned dynamically by your ISP , including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway , etc. Click Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP . Click Release butto n to release the IP parameters. MTU Size: The normal MTU (Max[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 20 - Figure 5-4a: W A N - 802.1X + DHCP • User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP • Password - Enter the password for 802.1x authentication provided by your ISP. Click Login button to start 802.1x authentication. Click Logout button to end 802.1x authentication. 2[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 21 - MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection.  Primary DNS : Optional, type the D NS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP .  Secondary DNS : Optional, type another DNS address in dotted-deci mal notation p[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 22 - Figure 5-6: WAN - PPPoE  User Name/Passwo rd : Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive.  Connect on Demand : Y ou can configure the Rout er to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ). If your Int[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 23 - Figure 5-7: PPPoE Advanced Settings  Packet MTU : The default MTU size is usually fine. The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value for most Ether net networks is 1492 bytes. For some ISPs, you need modify the MTU. This s hould not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP . ?[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 24 - Figure 5-8: MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register t he MAC Address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable or DSL modem during installation. Usually, Don’t change anything here. WAN MAC Address : This field displayed the current MAC address of WAN port, which is used for WA[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 25 - 5.5.1 Wireless Settings The basic settings for Wireless network are set on this page, figure 5-10: Figure 5-10: Wireless Settings  SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK, but it is recom[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 26 -  Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations a ccess. If enabled, wireless stations will be able to access the Router, otherwise, wire less stations will not be able to access the Router.  Enable SSID Broadcast - If you s[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 27 -  WPA-PSK Passphrase – You can enter a WPA passphrase between 8 and 6 3 characters long.  Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key updat e interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Figure 5-10b: WPA  Radius Server IP - Y ou can enter[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 28 - accessing the Router, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. • MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access control. • Description - A simple description of the wireless station. • Privilege - Allo w means allowing the station to access the Router . De[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 29 - any combination of hexadecimal digits (0 -9, a-f, A-F) in specified length. For example: 2F34D20BE2. 5. Statu s - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 6. Click the Save button to save this entry . T o add additional entries, repeat steps 1-6. Note: When 64-bit, or 12[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 30 - access the Router, however, other wireless stations that are not in the list can access the Router. Note : If you enable the function and select the Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules, and there are not any enable entries in the list, thus,[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 31 - Figure 5-14: the DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DH CP menu (shown in figure 5-14): DHC P Settings , DHCP Client s List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and yo u can configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for every submenu are provided below . 5.6.1 DHC[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 32 - consult your ISP.  Secondary DNS: Optional. You can input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. Note: To use the DHCP server function of the Router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP A ddress automatically" mode. This functio[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 33 - Figure 5-17: Address Reservation  MAC Address – The MAC address of the PC that you want to reserve IP Address.  Assigned IP Address –The IP Address of Router reserved. To Reserve IP addresses: 1. Enter the MAC address (The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.) and IP address in d[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 34 - 5.7 Forwarding Figure 5-18: the Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Fo rwarding menu (shown in figure 5-18): Vi rt ua l Servers , Port T riggering , DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you can configure the corresponding function. The detailed expl anations for every submenu are provid[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 35 -  IP Address - The IP Address of the PC running the service application  Protocol - The protocol used for th is application, either TCP or UDP , or All (include all protocol that can be accessed by the Router).  Enable - The Enable checkbox to enabl e the virtual server entry .  Common Serv[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 36 - 5.7.2 Port T riggering Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephoning and so on. These applications cannot work with a pure NAT router. Port Triggering is used for some of these applications that can work with an NAT router. You can set up[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 37 - UDP , or ALL (include all protocol that can be access the Router).  Enable - The Enable checkbox to enable por t forwarding for the application.  Common Applications – some p opular applications already existing in the pull-down list. To add a new rule, enter the following data on the Port Tri[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 38 - forwards all the ports at the same time. An y PC whos e port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may change when usi ng the DHCP function. Y ou can set up DMZ host on this page shown in figure 5-21[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 39 - UPnP device currently accessing the Router . • Ext. Port – external port, the device has opened for Router . • Protocol – what type of protocol is opened. • Int. Port – Internal port, the device has opened for local host. • IP Address – the UPnP device that is currently accessing the R[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 40 - Figure 5-24: Firewall Settings  Enable Firew all – the general firewall switch is on or off.  Enable IP Address Filtering – set IP Address Filteri ng is enabled or disabled. There are two default filtering rules of IP A ddress Filtering, either Permit or Prevent accessing the Router.  Ena[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 41 - Figure 5-25: IP address Filtering To disable the IP Address Filteri ng feature, keep t he default setting, Disabled . To set up an IP Address Filt ering entry, click Enable Firewall and Enable IP Address Filtering on the Firewall page, and click the Add New… button. The page " Add or Modify an [...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 42 - 4. WAN Port - type a WAN Port or a range of WA N Port in the field. Leave the field blank, which means all WAN Po rt have been put into the field. For example, 25 – 110. 5. Protocol - select which protocol is to be used, either TCP or UDP , or All (Both TCP and UDP). 6. Pass - select either Prevent [...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 43 - Figure 5-27: Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering e ntry, you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page. To Add a Domain filtering entry, clicking Add New… button. The page " Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry " wi[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 44 - Click the Next button to go to the next page and the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example, if you want to block t he PCs on your LAN to access websites www.xxyy.com.cn , www.aabbcc.com and websites with .net in the end on the Internet while no limit for other websites, you shoul[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 45 - Figure 5-30: Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filter ing entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0E-AE-B0-00[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 46 - feature allows you to manage your Router fr om a remote location, via the Internet. Figure 5-31: Remote Management  Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router’s default remote management web port number is 80 . For greater security, you c[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 47 - Figure 5-32: Advanced Security settings  Packets S tatistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets S t atistic i nterval value indicates the time section of the packe ts statistic. The re su lt of the statistic used fo[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 48 -  Ignore Ping Packet from W AN Port – Enable or Disable ignore ping packet from W A N port. The default is disabled. If enabled, the ping p acket from Internet cannot access the Router .  Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port – Enable or Disable forbidding Ping Packet to access the Router from the[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 49 - Figure 5-34: S tatic Routing T o add static route entries: 1. Enter the following data: • Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. • Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address i[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 50 - using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service provider s such as www.oray.net or www.comexe.cn . The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 5.10.1 Oray.net DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 51 - Figure 5-36: Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. Connecti[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 52 - every submenu are provided below . 5.1 1.1 Time Y ou can set time manuall y or get GMT from In ternet for the Router on this page (shown in figure 5-38): Figure 5-38: T ime settings Time Zone : Select your local time zone from this pull down list. Date : Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the righ[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 53 - Figure 5-39: Firmware Upgrade New firmware versi ons are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded free. If the Router is not experienci ng difficulties, there is no need to downl oad a more recent firmware version, unless that version has a new feature that you want to use. Note: When you upgra[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 54 - Figure 5-40: Restore Factory Default Click the Restore Factory Defaults button to reset all confi guration settings to their default values. • The default User Name : admin • The default Passw ord : admin • The default IP Address : 192.168.1.1 • The default Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 Note : A[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 55 - Figure 5-42: Password It is strongly recommended that you change t he factory default u ser name and password of the Router. All users who try to access t he Router's web-based ut ility or Setup Wizard will be prompted for the Router 's user name and password. Note : The new user name and pa[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 56 - Figure 5-44: S tatistics  Current Statistics Status : Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click the Enable button. If disabled, the f unction of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective.  Packets Statistics Interval: The default value is 10. Select a value[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 57 - Appendix A: F AQ 1. How to configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from yo ur ADSL modem to the W AN port on the Router . The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL modem. 3[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 58 - Figure A-1: Virtual Server Note : Y our opposite side should call your W AN IP , which is displayed on the “S tatus” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log into the Router , click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser , and click " DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page,[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 59 - Figure A-3: Remote Management Note : T ype http://192.168.1.1:88 into browser to log into the Router if the abo ve configuration takes ef fect. 3) Log into the Router , click the “Forwarding” men u on the left of your browser , an d click " Virtual Servers" submenu. On the "V irtual[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 60 - Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to inst all and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 95/98. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter ’s manual if needed. 1. Inst all TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar , click the Star [...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 61 - 1) On the Windows taskbar , click the Star t button, point to Settings , and then click Control Panel . 2) Double-click the Netw ork icon, highlight the bound TCP/IP tab in the appearing Netw ork window . An example shown in the following figure: Figure B-3: Configuration tab 3) Click on Properties . [...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 62 - Figure B-4: IP Address tab b. Do not type anything into the N ew g at ewa y field on the Gatew ay t ab. Figure B-5: Gateway tab c. Choose Disable DNS on the DNS c onfiguration tab, as shown in the following figure: Figure B-6: DNS Configuration tab • Setting IP address manually[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 63 - a. Select S pecify an IP address on IP Address tab, as shown in the following figure. If the Router's LAN IP addr ess is 192.168.1.1 type IP address is 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Figure B-7: IP Address tab b. T ype the Router ’s LAN IP address (t he default [...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 64 - c. On the DNS Configuration tab, click Enable DNS radio, and type your computer name in to the Host field and a Domain (such as szonline.com) into the Domain field. In the DNS Server Search Order field you can type the NDS server IP addresses, which have been provided by your ISP , and click Add butto[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 65 - Appendix C: S pecifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, 802. 3u, 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Channel 13 Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX Cabling T ype 10BASE-T : UTP [...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 66 - Appendix D: Glossary 2x to 3x eXtended Range TM WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x to 3x eXtended Range TM WLAN transmission technology ma ke its sensitivity up to 105 dB, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wire less connections. With this range-enhancing te[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 67 - PPPoE ( P oint to P oint P rotocol o ver E thernet) - PPPoE is a pr otocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an al ways-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. SSID - A S ervice S et Id entification is a thirty-two char acter (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless l[...]

TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide - 68 - Appendix E: Contact Information For help with the installation or operat ion of the TP-LINK TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router, please contact us. Tel: +86-755-2661-2350, 2652-5723 Fax: +86-755-2663-6921 E-mail: export@tp-link.com.cn Website: http://www.tp-link.com[...]