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To backup configuration settings:
Click
Backup
to save a copy of the current settings to your local computer. A ‘.bin’ file of
the current settings will be stored to your computer.
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To restore configuration settings:
1. Click
Browse
to locate the backup configuration file stored on your computer, and
click
Restore
.
2. Wait a few moments for the restoring and rebooting.
Note:
During the restoring process, do not turn off or reset the router.
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To reset the router to factory default settings:
1. Click
Factory Restore
to reset the router.
2. Wait a few moments for the reset and reboot.
Note:
1. During the resetting process, do not turn off or reset the router.
2. We strongly recommend you backup the current configuration settings before resetting the router.
13. 5.
Change the Administrator Account
The account management feature allows you to change your login username and
password of the web-based management page.
1. Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the username and password you’ve set for
the router before.
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2. Go to
Advanced
>
System Tools
>
Administration
and focus on the
Account
Management
section.
3. Enter the old username and old password. Enter the new username and enter the
new password twice (both case-sensitive). Click
Save
.
4. Use the new username and password for the following logins.
13. 6.
Password Recovery
This feature allows you to recover your login username and password in case you forget
them.
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
>
Administration
and focus on the
Password Recovery
section.
3. Select the
Enable Password Recovery
checkbox.
4. Specify a
mailbox (From)
to send the recovery letter and enter its
SMTP Server
address. Specify a
mailbox (To)
to receive the recovery letter. If the mailbox (From) to
send the recovery letter requires encryption, select
Enable Authentication
and enter
its username and password.
Tips:
•
SMTP server is available for users in most webmail systems. For example, the SMTP server address of Gmail
is smtp.gmail.com. You can refer to their Help page to learn the SMTP server address.
•
Generally, Enable Authentication should be selected if the login of the mailbox requires username and
password.
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5. Click
Save
to make the settings effective.
You can click
Test Email
to test whether the configuration is successful. To recover your
login username and password, please refer to
FAQ
.
13. 7.
Local Management
This feature allows you to limit the number of client devices on your LAN from accessing
the router using the MAC address-based authentication.
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
>
Administration
and complete the settings In
Local
Management
section according to your needs.
•
Allow all LAN connected devices to manage the router:
Toggle on
Access for All LAN Connected Devices
.
•
Allow specific devices to manage the router:
1 )
Toggle off
Access for All LAN Connected Devices
.
2 ) Click
Add
.
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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
to make the settings effective.
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’ve 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’ve 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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