TD-W8950ND

150Mbps Wireless Lite N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide

Chapter 4. Configuring the Router

This chapter will show each Web page's key function and the configuration way.

4.1 Login

After your successful login, you will see the six main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On

the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions.

The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below.

4.2 Device Info

Choose “Device Info” menu, there are six submenus under the main menu: Summary, WAN,

Statistics, Route, ARP and DHCP

.

This Device Info section mainly introduces the elementary

information about the Router and its current settings in use. Click any of them, and you will be able

to view the corresponding information.

Choose “

Device Info

→

Summary

”, you will see the Summary screen (shown in Figure 4-1). The

first table indicates the information about the version including Software and Hardware. The

second table displays the current status of the TD-W8950ND connection. This information will vary

depending on the settings of the Router configured on the Advanced Setup screen.

Figure 4-1

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Note:

Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info, and you will be able to view the

corresponding information about WAN, Statistics, Route, ARP and DHCP.

4.3 Quick Setup

Please refer to Section

3.2

Quick Installation Guide

.

4.4 QSS

This section will guide you add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS

(Quick Secure Setup) function.

a).

Choose menu “QSS”, you will see the next screen (shown in

Figure 4-2

).

Figure 4-2

QSS

¾

WPS Status - Enable or disable the QSS function here.

¾

Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here. The default PIN of the

Router can be found in the label or User Guide.

¾

Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the Router to its default.

¾

Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the Router's

PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN.

¾

Add device - You can add the new device to the existing network manually by clicking this

button.

b).

To add a new device:

If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless

connection between wireless adapter and Router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC)

method or PIN method.

)

Note:

To build a successful connection by QSS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of

the new device for QSS function meanwhile.

For the configuration of the new device, here takes the Wireless Adapter of our company for

example.

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I. By PBC

If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the Push Button Configuration (PBC)

method, you can add it to the network by PBC with the following two methods.

Method One: Hardware push button.

Step 1:

Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router.

Step 2:

Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds.

Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen of adapter appears. Click

Finish

to complete the

QSS configuration.

Figure 4-3

Method Two:

Step 1:

Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router.

Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my

access point” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click

Next

.

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Figure 4-4

Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click

Finish

to complete the QSS

configuration.

Figure 4-5

Method Three:

Step 1:

Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in

Figure 4-2

,

then the following screen will appear.

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Figure 4-6

Add A New Device

Step 2:

Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect.

Step 3:

For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the button on my

access point in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click

Next

.

The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

Step 4:

Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click

Finish

to complete the QSS

configuration.

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