TP-Link TD-W8901N Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Step 3:

Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click

Finish

to complete the WPS

configuration.

The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

2)

PIN code

If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to

the network by PIN with the following two methods. Click

PIN code

, you will see the screen as

shown below.

Figure 4-22

Method One:

Enter the PIN into my Router

Step 1:

For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “

Enter a PIN into my

access point or a registrar

”

in the

configuration utility of the WPS, and get the PIN

code on the screen as below, then click

Next.

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The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

Step 2:

For the Router, keep

PIN code

selected and enter the PIN code of the wireless

adapter in the field after

enrollee

PIN code

as shown below. Then click

Start WPS

.

Figure 4-23

Method Two:

Enter the PIN from my Router

Step 1:

Get the Current PIN code of the Router from

AP self PIN code

in Figure 4-23 (each

Router has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 00001557 of this Router

for example).

Step 2:

For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “

Enter a PIN from my

access point

”

in the

configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN

code of the Router into the field after “

Access Point PIN

”. Then click

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The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

)

Note:

The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen

as Figure 4-23.

•

SSID:

Wireless network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID

must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not

exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting

is the same for all stations in your wireless network. Type the desired SSID in the space

provided.

•

Authentication Type:

Select an authentication type from the drop-down list, which

allows you to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface. Options available

are: Disabled, WEP-64Bits, WEP-128Bits, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK/

WPA2-PSK.

¾

WDS Settings:

Select On/Off to enable/disable WDS. With this function enabled, the Router

can bridge two or more WLANs.

•

MAC Address:

Enter the MAC Address you wish to bridge in the field.

¾

Wireless MAC Address Filter:

Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses

of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s RADIUS.

•

Active:

If you wish to filter users by MAC Address, select “Activated”, and “Deactived” for

don’t.

•

Action:

To filter wireless users by MAC Address, select “Allow Association” or “Deny

Association” the follow Wireless LAN station(s) association.

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•

MAC Address:

Enter the MAC Address you wish to filter in the field.

)

Note:

For most users, it is recommended to use the default Wireless LAN Performance settings. Any

changes made to these settings may adversely affect your wireless network. Under certain

circumstances, changes may benefit performance. Carefully consider and evaluate any changes

to these wireless settings.

4.4

Advanced Setup

Choose “

Advanced Setup

”, you can see the next submenus:

Figure 4-24

Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

4.4.1 Firewall

Choose “

Advanced Setup

→

Firewall

” menu, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure

4-25).

Figure 4-25

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Firewall:

Select this option can automatically detect and block Denial of Service (DoS)

attacks, such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, Port Scan and Land Attack.

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SPI:

If you enable SPI, all traffics initiated from WAN would be blocked, including DMZ, Virtual

Server, and ACL WAN side.

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4.4.2 Routing

Choose “

Advanced Setup

→

Routing

” menu, and you will see the routing information in the next

screen (shown in Figure 4-26).

Figure 4-26

Click

ADD ROUTE

button to add a new route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-27).

Figure 4-27

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Destination IP Address:

This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final

destination.

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IP Subnet Mask:

Enter the subnet mask for this destination.

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Gateway IP Address:

Enter the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is an immediate

neighbor of your ADSL Router that will forward the packet to the destination. On the LAN, the

gateway must be a router on the same segment as your Router; over Internet (WAN), the

gateway must be the IP address of one of the remote nodes.

¾

Metric:

Metric represents the "cost" of transmission for routing purposes. IP Routing uses hop

count as the measurement of cost, with a minimum of 1 for directly connected networks. Enter

a number that approximates the cost for this link. The number need not to be precise, but it

must between 1 and 15. In practice, 2 or 3 is usually a good number.

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Announced in RIP:

This parameter determines if the ADSL Router will include the route to

this remote node in its RIP broadcasts. If set to Yes, the route to this remote node will be

propagated to other hosts through RIP broadcasts. If No, this route is kept private and is not

included in RIP broadcasts.

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