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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
11. 4. Set Up a Dynamic DNS Service Account
if you want to
log in to the router through a domain name.
12. 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 log to your need.
4. Click
Save Log
to save the system log 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 login to the web interface every time I want to go
checking. It would be great if the system log 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:
1 )
From:
Enter the email address used to send the system log.
2 )
To:
Enter the recipient’s email address, which can be the same to or different
from the sender’s email address.
3 )
SMTP Server:
Enter the SMTP server address.
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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 to send 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
.
12. 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
.
3. Toggle on
Traffic Statistics
, and then you can monitor the traffic statistics in
Traffic
Statistics List
section.
Tips:
This function is enabled by default.
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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.
12. 11. Control LEDs
The router LEDs indicate router activities and behavior. You can
turn on or turn off the
router from the web-based management page.
Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for the
router.
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To turn on or turn off the LEDs:
Click the
LED
icon on the top right of the page.
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To turn off LEDs during Night Mode Period:
1. Go to
Advanced
>
System Tools
>
System Parameters
.
2. In the
LED
section, select the
Enable Night Mode
checkbox.
3. Specify a time period in the
Night Mode Period
according to your needs, and the
LEDs will be off during the period.
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4. Click
Save
to make the settings effective.
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