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3 ) Click
View Existing Devices
and select the device to manage the router from
the Existing Devices list, or enter the MAC address of the device manually.
4 )
Specify a
Description
for this entry.
5 )
Tick the
Enable This Entry
checkbox.
6 ) Click
OK
.
13. 8.
Remote Management
This feature allows you to control remote devices’ authority to manage the router.
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for the
router.
2. Go to
Advanced
>
System Tools
>
Administration
and complete the settings in
Remote Management
section according to your needs.
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Forbid all devices to manage the router remotely:
Select
Disable Remote
Management
and click
Save
.
Allow all devices to manage the router remotely:
1 )
Select
Enable Remote Management for All Devices
.
2 )
Enter
Web Management Port
(1024-65535 or 80).
3 ) Click
Save
.
Devices on the Internet can log in to
http://Router’s WAN IP address:port number
(such as
) to manage the router.
Tips:
1.
You can find the WAN IP address of the router on
Basic
>
Network Maps
>
Internet
.
2.
The router’s WAN IP is usually a dynamic IP. Please refer to
Set Up a Dynamic DNS Service Account
if you want to log
in to the router through a domain name.
Allow specific devices to manage the router remotely:
1 )
Select
Enable Remote Management for Specified Devices
.
2 )
Enter
Web Management Port
(1024-65535 or 80).
3 )
In
Remote Management IP address
, enter the IP address of the remote device
to manage the router.
4 ) Click
Save
.
Devices using this WAN IP can manage the router by logging in to
http://Router’s WAN
IP:port number
(such as
).
Tips:
The router’s WAN IP is usually a dynamic IP. Please refer to
Set Up a Dynamic DNS Service Account
if you want to log
in to the router through a domain name.
13. 9.
System Log
When the router does not work properly, you can save the system log and send it to the
technical support for troubleshooting.
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To Save the System Log in Local:
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for the
router.
2. Go to
Advanced
>
System Tools
>
System Log
.
3. Choose the type and level of the system logs according to your need.
4. Click
Save Log
to save the system logs to local.
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To Send the System Log to a Mailbox at a Fixed Time:
For example,
I want to check my router’s working status at a fixed time every day,
however, it’s too troublesome to log in to the web interface every time I want to go
checking. It would be great if the system logs could be sent to my mailbox at 8 a.m.
every day.
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for the
router.
2. Go to
Advanced
>
System Tools
>
System Log
.
3. Click
Mail Settings
.
4. Enter the information with the help of page tips:
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1 )
From:
Enter the email address used for sending the system log.
2 )
To:
Enter the recipient’s email address, which can be the same as or different
from the sender’s email address.
3 )
SMTP Server:
Enter the SMTP server address.
Tips:
SMTP server is available for users in most webmail systems. For example, the SMTP server address of
Hotmail is smtp-mail.outlook.com. You can refer to their Help page to learn the SMTP server address.
4 ) Select
Enable Authentication
.
Tips:
Generally, Enable Authentication should be selected if the login of the mailbox requires username and
password.
5 )
Username:
Enter the email address used for sending the system log.
6 )
Password:
Enter the password to login the sender’s email address.
7 )
Select
Enable Auto Mail
.
Tips:
The router will send the system log to the designated email address if this option is enabled.
8 )
Set a fixed time. The recipient will receive the system log sent at this time every
day.
5. Click
Save
.
13. 10. Monitor the Internet Traffic Statistics
The Traffic Statistics page displays the network traffic of the LAN, WAN and WLAN sent
and received packets, allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic statistics.
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for the
router.
2. Go to
Advanced
>
System Tools
>
Traffic Statistics
.
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3. Toggle on
Traffic Statistics
, and then you can monitor the traffic statistics in
Traffic
Statistics List
section.
Click
Refresh
to update the statistic information on the page.
Click
Reset All
to reset all statistic values in the list to zero.
Click
Delete All
to delete all statistic information in the list.
Click
to reset the statistic information of the specific device.
Click
to delete the specific device item in the list.
13. 11. Control LEDs
The router LEDs indicate router activities and behavior. You can
turn on or turn off the
LEDs from the web management page.
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To turn on or off the LEDs:
Press the LED button on the router (if available) about 2 seconds to turn on or
off the LEDs.
Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set
for the router. Click the
LED
icon in the top-right corner of the page.

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