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4.
Set the time. Drag the cursor to cover the time area and click
Save
to make the settings effective. The selected time will
be in green.
5.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set time for 5GHz-1 and 5GHz-2 wireless networks.
Note:
1.
If you just set time for one wireless band, the other wireless band is still always on, so set time for both of the two bands to schedule
your whole wireless network.
2.
The wireless LED (2.4GHz , 5GHz-1, and 5GHz-2 ) will turn off if the corresponding wireless network is disabled.
3.
The wireless network will be automatically turned on after the time period you set.
11. 9.
Set up a
VPN Connection
VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a private network established across the public network, generally via the Internet. However,
the private network is a logical network without any physical network lines, so it is called Virtual Private Network.
With the wide application of the Internet, more and more data are needed to be shared through the Internet. Connecting the
local network to the Internet directly, though can allow the data exchange, will cause the private data to be exposed to all the
users on the Internet.
The VPN (Virtual Private Network) technology is developed and used to establish the private network through the public
network, which can provides a secure communication to a remote computer or remote network, and guarantee a secured
data exchange. IPSec is one of the major implementations of VPNs.
Establish an IPSec VPN tunnel to connect two LANs via Internet so that the hosts in different remote
LANs are able to communicate with each as if they are in the same LAN.
For example
, I am the network administrator of a regional office, I need to let my office staff can visit
the headquarter’s servers and resources, and vice versa. I know that the router in my office and the
device in headquarter both support IPSec VPN feature, so I decide to set up a VPN connection with
the headquarter office.
The following diagram is a typical VPN topology. Here Site A refers to regional office’s network (local
network). And Site B refers to the headquarter’s network (remote network) which I want to connect.
Router 1
Router 2
LAN: 192.168.1.1
WAN: 219.134.112.246
PC 1
Subnetmask: 255.255.255.0
WAN: 219.134.112.247
PC 2
LAN: 192.168.2.1
Subnetmask: 255.255.255.0
Site A
Site B
1. Make sure of the topology you want to build and record site A (local network) and site B (remote
network)’s LAN IP and WAN IP.
2. Configuration on site A (local network).
1 ) Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.
2 )
Go to
Advanced
>
Network
>
IPSec VPN
to open the configuration page. Click
Add
to set up
a VPN tunnel.
I want to:
How can I
do that?
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3 )
In the
IPSec Connection Name
column, specify a name.
4 )
In the
Remote IPSec Gateway (URL)
column, Enter Site B’s WAN IP address.
5 )
To configure
Site A’s LAN
:
In the
Tunnel access from local IP addresses
column, here we take
Subnet Address
as an
example. Then input the LAN IP range of Site A in the
IP Address for VPN
column, and input
Subnet Mask
of Site A.
6 )
To configure
Site B’s LAN
:
In the
Tunnel access from remote IP addresses
column, here we take
Subnet Address
as an
example. Then input the LAN IP range of Site B in the
IP Address for VPN
column, and input
Subnet Mask
of Site B.
7 )
Select the
Key Exchange Method
for the policy. We select
Auto(IKE)
here.
8 )
Enter the
Pre-Shared Key
for IKE authentication. Then keep
Perfect Forward Secrecy
enabled.
Note:
The key should consist of visible characters without blank space.
Make sure Site A and Site B use the same key.
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9 )
Leave the
Advanced
Settings as default value. Then click
OK
to save.
3. Configuration on Site B (remote network). Refer to step 2 configuration on Site A and make sure
that Site A and Site B use the same
Pre-shared keys
and
Perfect Forward Secrecy
settings.
4. The
Status
column will change to
UP
if the VPN connection has been set up successfully.
5. Check the VPN connection. You can ping site B’ LAN IP from your computer in site A to verify that
the IPSec VPN connection is set up correctly.
Tips:
To check the VPN connection, you can do the following.
a .
On the host in Site A, press
[Windows Logo]
+
[R]
to open Run dialog. Input “
cmd
” and hit
OK.
b .
In the CLI window, type in “ping 192.168.2.x” (“192.168.2.x” can be IP address of any host in
Site B). Then press [Enter].
If Ping proceeds successfully (gets replies from host in Site B), the IPSec connection is working
properly now.
Now IPSec VPN is implemented to establish a connection.
Note:
1.
The product supports a maximum of ten simultaneous connections.
2.
If one of the site has been off line for a while, for example, if Site A has been disconnected, on Site B you need to click
Disable
and then
click
Enable
after Site A back on line in order to re-establish the IPSec tunnel.
Done!
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Manage the Router
Manage the Router
This chapter will show you the configuration for managing and maintaining
your router.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Set Up System Time
Test the Network Connectivity
Upgrade the Firmware
Backup and Restore Configuration Settings
Change the Administrator Account
Local Management
Remote Management
System Log
SNMP Settings
Monitor the Internet Traffic Statistics
Control LEDs
12. 1.
Set Up System Time
System time is the time displayed while the router is running. The system time you configure here will be used for other time-
based functions like Parental Controls and Wireless Schedule. You can manually set how to get the system time.
Follow the steps below to set your system time.
1.
Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you set for the router.
2.
Go to
Advanced
>
System Tools
>
Time Settings
page.
3.
Configure the system time using the following methods :
Manually:
Select your time zone and enter your local time.
Get from PC:
Click this button if you want to use the current managing PC’s time.
Get GMT:
Click this button if you want to get time from the Internet. Make sure your router can access the Internet before
you select this way to get system time.
4.
Click
Save
to make your settings effective.
5.
After setting the system time, you can set
Daylight Saving
time according to your needs. Tick the checkbox to enable
Daylight Saving
, set the start and end time and then click
Save
to make the settings effective.
12
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12. 2.
Test the Network Connectivity
Diagnostics 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 username and password you set for the router.
2.
Go to
Advanced
>
System Tools
>
Diagnostics
.
3.
Enter the information with the help of page tips:
1 )
Choose
Ping
or
Traceroute
as the diagnostic tool to test the connectivity;
Ping
is used to test the connectivity between the router and the tested host, and measure the round-trip time.
Traceroute
is used to display the route (path) your router has passed to reach the tested host, and measure transit delays of
packets across an Internet Protocol network.
2 )
Enter the
Target IP Address
/
Domain Name
of the tested host.
4.
Click
Start
to begin the diagnostics.
Tips:
Click
Advanced
, you can modify the packet count, packet size, test timeout time or max hop. It’s recommended to keep the default value.
The figure below indicates the proper connection between the router and the Yahoo server (www.Yahoo.com) tested through
Ping
.
The figure below indicates the proper connection between the router and the Yahoo server (www.Yahoo.com) tested through
Traceroute
.

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