•Wireless 2.4GHz/5GHz - This field displays the basic information or status of the wireless function, and you can configure them on the Wireless > Basic Settings page.

•Operation Mode - The current wireless working mode in use.

•Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the wireless radio feature of the Router is enabled or disabled.

•Name(SSID) - The SSID of the Router.

•Mode - The current wireless mode which the router works on.

•Channel - The current wireless channel in use.

•Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use.

•MAC Address - The physical address of the router.

•System Up Time - The length of the time since the router was last powered on or reset.

Click Refresh to get the latest status and settings of the router.

2. Quick Setup

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to Quick Setup.

3.Click Next to start. Then follow the step-by-step instructions to connect your router to the internet.

3. Operation Mode

The router supports two operation modes: Wireless Router mode and Access Point mode.

3.1. Wireless Router Mode

The default Wireless Router mode is required most commonly. In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share the internet connection via ADSL/Cable Modem.

For hardware connection, refer to Connect Your Router.

3.2. Access Point Mode

In this mode, the router transform your existing wired network to a wireless one. If you already have a router, you can use this mode.

1.Find the router’s Internet port, and connect it to the Ethernet port (LAN port) of your existing router. Then connect the power adapter and turn on the router.

2.Connect your computer to the router via an Ethernet cable or wirelessly by using the SSID (network name) and Wireless Password printed on the label at the bottom of the router. For details, refer to Connect Your Router.

3.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

4.Go to Operation Mode.

5.Select the Access Point mode and click Save.

4. Network

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to Network > LAN.

3.Configure the IP parameters of the LAN and click Save.

•LAN Type - Select Smart IP(DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or select static IP to configure IP address manually.

Note:

If you select the type of smart IP(DHCP), the IP parameters will be automatically configured. And the DHCP server in this device will not startup.

•MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports. The value can not be changed.

•IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your router.

•Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally 255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask.

Note:

•If you change the IP address, you must use the new IP address to login to the Device.

•If you select the type of smart IP(DHCP), the DHCP server in this device will not startup.

•If the new IP address you set is not in the same subnet with the previous one, the IP Address pool in the DHCP server will be configured automatically.

5. Dual Band Selection

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to Dual Band Selection.

3.Select the working radio band as needed and click Save.

6. Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz)

6.1. Wireless Settings

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to Wireless > Basic Settings.

3.Configure the basic settings for the wireless network and click Save.

•Wireless - Enable or disable wireless network.

•Wireless Network Name - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.

•Mode - You can choose the appropriate “Mixed” mode.

•Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.

•Channel Width - 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. If you select auto, then AP will choose the best channel automatically.

•Enable SSID Broadcast - If enabled, the router will broadcast the wireless network name (SSID).

6.2. WPS

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a wireless device to your router’s network via WPS.

Note:

The WPS function cannot be configured if the wireless function of the router is disabled. Please make sure the wireless function is enabled before configuration.

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to Wireless > WPS.

3.Follow a method below to connect your client device to the router’s Wi-Fi network.

Method 1: Press the WPS Buttons on the Router and Client Device

For details, refer to Method 3: Use the WPS button of Connect Your Router.

Method 2: Press the WPS Button on Your Client Device

1.Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click Add device.

2.Select Press the WPS button of the new device within the next two minutes and click Connect.

3.Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your client device.

4.A success message will appear on the WPS page if the client device has been successfully added to the router’s network.

Method 3: Enter the Client’s PIN

1.Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click Add device.

2.Select Enter new device PIN, enter your client device’s current PIN in the PIN filed and click Connect.

3.A success message will appear on the WPS page if the client device has been successfully added to the router’s network.

Method 4: Enter the Router’s PIN

1.Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and get the Current PIN of the router.

2.Enter the router’s current PIN on your client device to join the router’s Wi-Fi network.

6.3. Wireless Security

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to Wireless > Wireless Security.

3.Configure the security settings of your wireless network and click Save.

•Disable Wireless Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, wireless clients can connect to the router without a password. It’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.

•WPA-PSK/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase.

•Authentication Type - Select Auto, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK.

•Encryption - Select Auto, TKIP or AES.

•Wireless Password - Enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For Hexadecimal, the length should be between 8 and 64 characters; for ASCII, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters.

•Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update.

•WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.

•Authentication Type - Select Auto, WPA or WPA2.

•Encryption - Select Auto, TKIP or AES.

•Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server.

•Radius Server Port - Enter the port that Radius server used.

•Radius Server Password - Enter the password for the Radius server.

•Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update.

•WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard.

•Authentication Type - The default setting is Auto, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless client’s capability and request.

•WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.

•Selected Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless clients in your network.

•Key Type - Select the WEP key length (64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit) for encryption. Disabled means this WEP key entry is invalid.

•64-bit - Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f and A-F. Null key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters.

•128-bit - Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f and A-F. Null key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters.

6.4. Wireless Schedule

You can automatically turn off your wireless network when you do not need the wireless connection. The time you set is the period you need the wireless off.

Note:

Before configure the Wireless Schedule, please go to System Tools > Time Settings page to set system time first, and then you can enable or disable Wireless Schedule.

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to Wireless > Wireless Schedule.

3.Configure the settings for the wireless network and click Save.

•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.

•Add - Click to add your selected time to the below table.

•Clear Schedule - Click to clear your settings in the table.

6.5. Wireless MAC Filtering

Wireless MAC Filtering is used to deny or allow specific wireless client devices to access your network by their MAC addresses.

I want to:

Deny or allow specific wireless client devices to access my network by their MAC addresses.

For example, you want the wireless client A with the MAC address 00:0A:EB:B0:00:0B and the wireless client B with the MAC address 00:0A:EB:00:07:5F to access the router, but other wireless clients cannot access the router.

How can I do that?

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to Wireless > Wireless MAC Filtering.

3.Click Enable to enable the Wireless MAC Filtering function.

4.Select Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access as the filtering rule.

5.Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already.

6.Click Add New and fill in the blank.

1 )Enter the MAC address 00:0A:EB:B0:00:0B/00:0A:EB:00:07:5F in the MAC Address field.

2 )Enter wireless client A/B in the Description field.

3 )Select Enabled in the Status drop-down list.

4 )Click Save and click Back.

7.The configured filtering rules should be listed as the picture shows below.

Done!

Now only client A and client B can access your network.

6.6. Wireless Advanced

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to Wireless > Wireless Advanced.

3.Configure the advanced settings of your wireless network and click Save.

Note:

If you are not familiar with the setting items on this page, it’s strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance.

•Transmit Power - Select High, Middle or Low which you would like to specify for the router. High is the default setting and recommended.

•Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network. The default value is 100.

•RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346.

•Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented. Setting a low value for the Fragmentation Threshold may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.

•DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval.

•Enable Short GI - It is recommended to enable this function, for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time.

•Enable Client Isolation - This function isolates all connected wireless stations so that wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN. This function will be disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled.

•Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high-priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended to enable this function.

6.7. Wireless Statistics

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to Wireless > Wireless Statistics to check the data packets sent and received by each client device connected to the router.

•MAC Address - The MAC address of the connected wireless client.

•Current Status - The running status of the connected wireless client.

•Received Packets - Packets received by the wireless client.

•Sent Packets - Packets sent by the wireless client.

•SSID - SSID that the station associates with.

6.8. Throughput Monitor

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to Wireless > Throughput Monitor to watch wireless throughput info.

•Rate - The Throughput unit.

•Run Time - How long this funtion is running.

•Transmit - Wireless transmit rate information.

•Receive - Wireless receive rate information.

Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor.

Click the Stop button to stop wireless throughput monitor.

7. Guest Network

Guest Network allows you to provide Wi-Fi access for guests without disclosing your host network. When you have guests in your house, apartment, or workplace, you can create a guest network for them. In addition, you can customize guest network permissions to ensure network security and privacy.

If you run a small shop, you can set up Facebook Wi-Fi. It allows customers to easily connect to your Wi-Fi by redirecting them to your company’s Facebook page. Here, they are encouraged to check in and like your page before receiving free web access. This raises the profile of your business on Facebook and increases customer engagement with promotional content on your page.

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to Guest Network.

3.Select a band and enable the Guest Network function.

4.Create a network name for your guest network.

5.Configure the Security type. To configure a secure network, select WPA/WPA2 - Personal and create a password for the guest network.

6.Click Save.

8. DHCP

By default, the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server is enabled and the router acts as a DHCP server; it dynamically assigns TCP/IP parameters to client devices from the IP Address Pool. You can change the settings of DHCP Server if necessary, and you can reserve LAN IP addresses for specified client devices.

8.1. DHCP Settings

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to DHCP > DHCP Settings.

3.Specify DHCP server settings and click Save.

•DHCP Server - Enable or disable the DHCP server. If disabled, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.

•Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses.

•End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses.

•Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed to connect to the router with the current dynamic IP Address. When time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address.

•Default Gateway (Optional) - It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router.

•Default Domain (Optional) - Input the domain name of your network.

•DNS Server (Optional) - Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP.

•Secondary DNS Server (Optional) - Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers.

Note:

•To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as Obtain an IP Address automatically.

•When you choose Smart IP (DHCP) in Network > LAN, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. You will see the page as below.

8.2. DHCP Client List

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to DHCP > DHCP Client List to view the information of the clients connected to the router.

•Client Name - The name of the DHCP client.

•MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client.

•Assigned IP - The IP address that the outer has allocated to the DHCP client.

•Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired, a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user.

You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and show the current attached devices, click Refresh.

8.3. Address Reservation

You can reserve an IP address for a specific client. When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, this PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server.

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to DHCP > Address Reservation.

3.Click Add New and fill in the blank.

1 )Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) of the client for which you want to reserve an IP address.

2 )Enter the IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) which you want to reserve for the client.

3 )Leave the Status as Enabled.

4 )Click Save.

9. System Tools

9.1. Time Settings

This page allows you to set the time manually or to configure automatic time synchronization. The Router can automatically update the time from an NTP server via the internet.

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to System Tools > Time Settings.

To set time manually:

1.Select your local time zone.

2.Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format.

3.Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format.

4.Click Save.

To set time automatically:

1.Select your local time zone.

2.Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server II.

3.Click Get GMT to get time from the internet if you have connected to the internet.

To set Daylight Saving Time:

1.Select Enable DaylightSaving.

2.Select the start time from the drop-down list in the Start field.

3.Select the end time from the drop-down list in the End field.

4.Click Save.

Note:

This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you log in to the router successfully; otherwise, time-based functions will not take effect.

9.2. LED Control

The LED Control allows you to turn on or off the LEDs on your device according to a specific time schedule.

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to System Tools > LED Control.

3.Enable the Night Mode.

4.Set the LED Off Time and click Save.

9.3. Feedback

This page allows you to send your questions or suggestions to us, so that we can resolve your issues and keep improving product features to give you a better network experience. For technical problems, it is recommended to attach the configuration file or system log of the device to help us investigate your case.

9.4. Diagnostic

Diagnostic is used to test the connectivity between the router and the host or other network devices.

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to System Tools > Diagnostic.

•Diagnostic Tool - Select one diagnostic tool.

•Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway.

•Tracerouter - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.

Note:

You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.

•IP Address/Domain Name - Enter the destination IP address (such as 192.168.0.1) or Domain name (such as www.tp-link.com).

•Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.

•Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet.

•Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in the specified time, the connection is overtime.

•Traceroute Max TTL - The max number of hops for a Traceroute connection.

3.Click Start to check the connectivity of the internet.

4.The Diagnostic Results page displays the diagnosis result. If the result is similar to the following figure, the connectivity of the internet is fine.

Note:

Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Ping Count”, “Ping Packet Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used for the Ping function. Option “Traceroute Max TTL” is used for the Tracert function.

9.5. Firmware Upgrade

TP-Link is dedicated to improving and richening the product features, giving users a better network experience. We will release the latest firmware at TP-Link official website. You can download the latest firmware file from the Support page of our website
www.tp-link.com and upgrade the firmware to the latest version.

1.Download the latest firmware file for the router from our website www.tp-link.com.

2.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

3.Go to System Tools > Firmware Upgrade.

4.Click Choose File to locate the downloaded firmware file, and click Upgrade.

9.6. Factory Defaults

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to System Tools > Factory Defaults. Click Restore to reset all settings to the default values.

•The default IP Address: 192.168.0.1

•The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

9.7. Backup & Restore

The configuration settings are stored as a configuration file in the router. You can backup the configuration file in your computer for future use and restore the router to the previous settings from the backup file when needed.

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to System Tools > Backup & Restore.

To backup configuration settings:

Click Backup to save a copy of the current settings in your local computer. A “.bin“ file of the current settings will be stored in your computer.

To restore configuration settings:

1.Click Choose File to locate the backup configuration file stored in your computer, and click Restore.

2.Wait a few minutes for the restoring and rebooting.

Note:

During the restoring process, do not power off or reset the router.

9.8. Reboot

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to System Tools > Reboot, and you can restart your router.

3. Enable the auto reboot function as needed.

•Disable - Disable the auto reboot function.

•Timeout - Specify a time period(1-72 hours), then the router will reboot automatically after every this interval.

•Schedule - The router will reboot automatically according to a specific time schedule.

Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, including:

•Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically).

•Change the DHCP Settings.

•Change the Working Modes.

•Change the Web Management Port.

•Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically).

•Restore the router to its factory defaults (system will reboot automatically).

•Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically).

9.9. Administrator

You can change your login password of your router’s web management page, and manage your router from a remote location via the internet.

To change your login password:

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to System Tools > Administrator and focus on the Account Management section.

3.Enter the old password, and then a new password twice.

4.Click Save, then use the new password for future logins.

To manage your router via the internet:

1.Specify the management web port number and click Save.

•Port - The default management web port number is 80 for HTTP, 443 for HTTPS. For greater security, you can change the management web port to a number between 1024 and 65535 but do not use the number of any common service port. Tick Enable to enable local or remote management via HTTP or HTTPS.

•Available Host (IP/MAC) - This is the current address you will use when accessing your router from the internet.

•Certificate - A file that provides you with authentication information. Download and install the certificate for Local/Remote Management via HTTPS if you need it. Once the certificate is installed, warnings will not pop up when you access the router via HTTPS.

2.Enter your router’s WAN IP address into your browser’s address bar, followed by a colon and the custom port number you set in the Web Management Port box. For example, if your Router’s WAN address is 202.96.12.8 and you use port number 8080, enter http://202.96.12.8:8080 in your browser.

3.Enter the router’s password to access the web mangement page.

Note:

If the web management port conflicts with the one used for a Virtual Server entry, the entry will be automatically disabled after the setting is saved.

9.10. System Log

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2.Go to System Tools > System Log, and you can view the logs of the router.

•Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown.

•Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown.

•Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.

•Clear Log - All the logs will be deleted from the router permanently, not just from the page.

10. Log Out

Click Logout at the bottom of the main menu, and you will log out of the web page and be directed to the login window.

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