TP-Link TL-MR3020 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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TL-MR3020

Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router



Dynamic IP/ Static IP -

Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP

address or the domain name.

If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS

assigned by your ISP. And click the

Save

button.

Click the

Connect

button to connect immediately. Click the

Disconnect

button to

disconnect immediately.



Connect on Demand -

You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet

connection after a specified period of inactivity (

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.



Connect Automatically -

Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use

this option, click the radio button.



Connect Manually -

You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect

manually. After a specified period of inactivity (

Max Idle Time

), the Router will disconnect

from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection

automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, 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 in minutes that you wish to have

the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested.

Caution

: Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to

Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the

background.



Note:

If you don't know how to choose the appropriate connection type, click the

Detect

button to

allow the Router to automatically search your Internet connection for servers and protocols. The

connection type will be reported when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the

Router. This report is for your reference only. To make sure the connection type your ISP

provides, please refer to the ISP. The various types of Internet connections that the Router can

detect are as follows:



PPPoE

-

Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user name and password.



Dynamic IP

-

Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment.



Static IP

-

Connections which use static IP address assignment.

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The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses

one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually.

4.5.4

MAC Clone

Choose menu “

Network

→

MAC Clone

”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on

the screen below, Figure 4-20:

Figure 4-20

MAC Address Clone

quire that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely

needed here.

MAC address

into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format(X is any hexadecimal digit).

MAC

Address

To

button and this MAC address will fill in the

WAN MAC Address

field.

estore Factory MAC

to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default

value.

Save

button to save your settings.

your LAN can use the

MAC Address Clone

function.

nu “

Network

→

LAN

”, you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen

as below.

Some ISPs re



WAN MAC Address -

This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If

your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct



Your PC's MAC Address -

This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is

managing the Router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the

Clone

Click

R

Click the



Note:

Only the PC on

4.5.5

LAN

Choose me

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TL-MR3020

Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router

Figure 4-21

LAN



MAC Address

-

The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value

can't be changed.



IP Address -

Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation

(factory default: 192.168.0.254).



Subnet Mask -

An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use

255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.



Note:

1)

If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to login the Router.

2)

If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool of the

DHCP server will change accordingly at the same time

，

while the Virtual Server and DMZ

Host will not take effect until they are re-configured.

4.6 Wireless

Figure 4-22

Wireless menu

There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in

Figure 4-22

):

Wireless Settings

,

Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced

and

Wireless Statistics.

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

4.6.1

Wireless Settings

Choose menu “

Wireless

→

Wireless Settings

”, you can configure the basic settings for the

wireless network on this page.

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Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router

Figure 4-23

Wireless Settings



Wireless Network Name -

Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of

Wireless Network Name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.

Considering your wireless network security, the default Wireless Network Name is set to

be TP-LINK_POCKET_3020_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last six unique numbers of

each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example,

TEST

is NOT the

same as

test

.



Region

-

Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where

the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless

function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your

country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for

assistance.



Note:

Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option.



Channel -

This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default

channel is set to

Auto

, so the Router will choose the best channel automatically. It is not

necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with

another nearby access point.



Mode -

Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed.

11b only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b.

11g only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g.

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Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router

11n only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n.

11bg mixed -

Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.

11bgn mixed -

Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients.

Select the desired wireless mode. When 802.11g mode is selected, only 802.11g wireless

stations can connect to the Router. When 802.11n mode is selected, only 802.11n

wireless stations can connect to the AP. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode

to

802.11b&g&n

, and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect

to the Router.



Channel width -

Select any channel width from the pull-down list. The default setting is

automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.



Note:

If

11b only

,

11g only

, or

11bg mixed

is selected in the

Mode

field, the

Channel Width

selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, which is unable to be changed.



Max Tx Rate -

You can limit the maximum tx rate of the Router through this field.



Enable Wireless Router Radio -

The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or

disabled to allow wireless stations access.



Enable SSID Broadcast -

When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks

to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. If you select the

Enable

SSID Broadcast

checkbox, the Wireless Router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.



Enable WDS Bridging -

Check this box to enable WDS Bridging. With this function, the

Router can bridge two or more WLANs. If this checkbox is selected, you will have to set the

following parameters as shown below. Make sure the following settings are correct



SSID(to be bridged)

- The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a

client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.



BSSID(to be bridged)

- The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a

client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join.



Survey

- Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.



Key type

- This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration.

It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type.

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