Chapter

13

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

•

Password Recovery

•

Local Management

•

Remote Management

•

System Log

•

Monitor the Internet Traffic Statistics

•

Control LEDs

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13. 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. You

can manually set how to get the system time.

Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

, and log in with the username and password you‘ve set for the

router. Go to

Advanced

>

System Tools

>

Time Settings

.

¾

To automatically synchronize the time:

1. In the

Set Time

field, select

Get automatically from the Internet

.

2. Select your local

Time Zone

from the drop-down list.

3. In the

NTP Server I

fileld, enter the IP address or domain name of your desired NTP

Server.

4. In the

NTP Server II

fileld, enter the IP address or domain name of the second NTP

Server. (Optional)

5. Click

Obtion

to get the current Interent time.

6. Click

Save

to make the settings effective.

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To manually set the date and time:

1. In the

Set Time

field, select

Manually

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2. Set the current

Date

(In

MM/DD/YYYY

format).

3. Set the current

Time

(In

HH/MM/SS

format).

4. Click

Save

to make the settings effective.

¾

To set up Daylight Saving Time:

1. Select

Enable Daylight Saving Time

.

2. Select the correct

Start

date and time when daylight saving time starts at your local

time zone.

3. Select the correct

End

date and time when daylight saving time ends at your local

time zone.

4. Click

Save

to make the settings effective.

13. 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’ve set for

the router.

2. Go to

Advanced

>

System Tools

>

Diagnostics

.

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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

IP Address

or

Domain Name

of the tested host.

4. Click

Start

to begin the diagnostics.

Tips:

Click

Advanced

, you can modify the ping count, ping packet size or the Traceroute Max TTL. 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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13. 3.

Upgrade the Firmware

TP-LINK is dedicated to improving and richening the product features, giving you 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.

Note:

1.

Make sure the latest firmware file is matched with the hardware version (as shown in the webpage).

2.

Make sure that you have a stable connection between the router and your computer. It is NOT recommended to

upgrade the firmware wirelessly.

3. Make sure you remove any USB storage device connected to the router before the firmware upgrade to prevent

data loss.

4. Backup your router configuration.

5. Do NOT turn off the router during the firmware upgrade.

Follow the steps to upgrade the firmware.

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 username and password you’ve set for

the router.

3. Go to

Advanced

>

System Tools

>

Firmware Upgrade

.

4. Click

Browse

to locate the downloaded new firmware file, and click

Upgrade

.

5. Wait a few moments for the upgrading and rebooting.

13. 4.

Backup and Restore Configuration Settings

The configuration settings are stored as a configuration file in the router. You can

backup the configuration file to your computer for future use and restore the router to

a previous settings from the backup file when needed. Moreover, if necessary you can

erase the current settings and reset the router to the default factory settings.

1. Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

, and log in with the username and password you’ve set for

the router.

2. Go to

Advanced

>

System Tools

>

Backup & Restore

.