TL-MR3020

Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router



Note:

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

Figure 4-2.

c).

You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the

network.



Note:

1)

The status LED on the Router will light green all the time if the device has been

successfully added to the network.

2)

The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled.

Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS.

4.5 Network

Figure 4-4

the Network menu

There are five submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-4):

Internet Access

,

3G/4G

,

WAN

,

MAC Clone

and

LAN

.

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

corresponding function.

4.5.1

Internet Access

Choose menu “

Network

→

Internet Access

”, you can configure the access mode on the screen

below. The router is designed to work with either WAN port or 3G/4G USB modem, and

supports automatically take over back up with 3G/4G access as Ethernet WAN failover.

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Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router

Figure 4-5

Internet Access Mode



3G/4G Only (Recommended)

In this mode, the router will try 3G/4G access only. WAN access is disabled.



3G/4G Preferred

In this mode, the router will try 3G/4G access first. When 3G/4G access fails and WAN

access is valid, or when no 3G/4G USB modem is inserted, the router would switch to WAN

access; when the router succeeds to connect to the 3G/4G network, the router would stop

the WAN connection and switch back to 3G/4G access immediately.



WAN Preferred

In this mode, the router will try WAN access first. When the WAN access fails, and 3G/4G

access is valid, the router would switch to 3G/4G access; when the router succeeds to

connect to the WAN network, the router would stop the 3G/4G connection and switch back

to WAN access immediately.



WAN Only

In this mode, the router will try WAN access only. 3G/4G access is disabled.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.



Note:

1)

In 3G/4G preferred and WAN preferred modes, until 2010-5-18, the failover/backup function

only works between 3G/4G link and PPPoE / Dynamic IP / Static IP.

2)

The failover/backup feature between 3G/4G link and BigPond Cable / PPTP / L2TP will be

available in the near future. Please visit our website to download the latest firmware:

http://www.tp-link.com/support/download.asp

3) If you are using the

3G/4G Preferred

or

WAN Preferred

, the router would connect,

disconnect or switch the current access automatically. The Connect/Disconnect button (on

3G/4G, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP) and some related parameters could not be set manually.

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Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router

4.5.2

3G/4G

Choose menu “

Network

→

3G/4G

”, you can configure parameters for 3G/4G function on the

screen below. To use the 3G/4G function, you should first insert your USB modem on the USB

port of the Router. There is already much 3G/4G USB modem information embedded in the

Router. The USB modem parameters will be set automatically if the card is supported by the

Router. Take MA180 for example. If your USB modem inserted is supported by the Router, click

Advanced Settings in Figure 4-6, and then your modem model will be shown in the 3G/4G USB

Modem field as shown in Figure 4-7. Otherwise, “Unknown Modem” will be shown instead as

shown in Figure 4-8. Please visit our website http://www.tp-link.com to get the latest USB

modems compatibility list.



Note

:

3G/4G settings are unavailable when the Internet Access mode is set to WAN Only mode. Please

change settings on

4.5.1 Internet Access

if you want to use 3G/4G.

Figure 4-6

3G/4G

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Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router

Figure 4-7

Figure 4-8



Location

-

Please select the location where you're enjoying the 3G/4G card.



Mobile ISP

-

Please select the ISP (Internet Service Provider) you apply to for 3G/4G

service. The router will show the default Dial Number and APN of that ISP.



Set the Dial Number and APN

manually -

Check the box and fill the Dial Number and

APN blanks below if your ISP is not listed in the

Mobile ISP

list or the default values are not

the latest ones.



Dial Number

-

Enter the Dial Number provided by your ISP.



APN

-

Enter the APN (Access Point Name) provided by your ISP.



Username/Password

-

Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP. These

fields are case-sensitive.

Click the

Connect

button to connect to your 3G/4G network. Once the connection is successful,

you will find the 3G/4G screen is similar to Figure 4-9. Click menu

Status

and you will see the

3G/4G status is similar to Figure 4-10.

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Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router

Figure 4-9

Figure 4-10



Connect on Demand

-

You can configure the Router to disconnect your Internet

connection after a specified period of the Internet connectivity (

Max Idle Time

). If your

Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity,

Connect on Demand

enables

the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access

the Internet again. If you wish to activate

Connect on Demand

, click the radio button. If you

want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter

0

in the

Max Idle Time

field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet

connection terminates.

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