TP-Link TL-WDR3500 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely

needed here.



WAN MAC Address -

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

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

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



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 MAC Address

To

button and this MAC address will fill in the

WAN MAC Address

field.

Click

Restore Factory MAC

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

value.

Click the

Save

button to save your settings.



Note:

Only the PC on your LAN can use the

MAC Address Clone

function.

4.5

Dual Band Selection

Choose menu “

Dual Band Selection

”, and you can choose the working frequency for your Router.

It is recommended that your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the

5GHz band, while your guest access and computers that are only browsing the web use the

2.4GHz band.

Figure 4-12 Dual Band Selection



Concurrently 2.4GHz and 5GHz (802.11a/b/g/n)

-

Choose this option, and then the Router

will work concurrently in 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency.



Only work in 2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n) -

Choose this option, and then the Router will only work

in 2.4GHz frequency. You can use the 2.4GHz band to connect to many classic wireless

devices like gaming consoles, laptops, DVRs, ect.

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

Only work in 5GHz (802.11a/n) -

Choose this option, and then the Router will only work in

5GHz frequency. This band is less crowded and is used for time-sensitive music, video

streaming or gaming. Using this band can avoid interference with 2.4GHz networks or noisy

devices like cordless phones and microwave ovens.

4.6

Wireless 2.4GHz

Figure 4-13 Wireless menu

There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-13):

Wireless Settings

,

WPS

,

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 2.4GHz

→

Wireless Settings

”, you can configure the basic settings for

the wireless network of 2.4GHz on this page.

Figure 4-14 Wireless Settings – 2.4GHz

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

Wireless Network Name -

Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of

up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in your

network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be

TP-LINK_2.4GHz_XXXXXX. This value is case-sensitive. For example,

TEST

is NOT the

same as

test

.



Region

-

Select your region from the drop-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.

When you select your local region from the drop-down list, click the

Save

button

,

then the

Note Dialog appears. Click

OK

.

Note Dialog



Note:

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

option.



Mode -

Select the desired mode.



11b only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b.



11g only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g. When 802.11g mode is

selected, only 802.11g wireless stations can connect to the Router.



11n only-

Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n. When 802.11n mode is

selected, only 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the Router.



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. It

is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to

802.11bgn mixed

, and all of

802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the Router.



Channel Width -

Select the channel width from the drop-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.



Channel -

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

is set to

Auto

, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to

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change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby

access point.



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. 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 in Figure 4-15. Make sure the following settings are correct.

Figure 4-15 WDS Setting



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.



MAC Address(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



WEP Index

- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).

It indicates the index of the WEP key.



Auth Type

- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).

It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP.



Password

- If the AP your Router is going to connect needs password, you need to fill

the password in this blank.

4.6.2

WPS

Choose menu “

Wireless 2.4GHz

→

WPS

”, you can the screen as shown in Figure 4-16. This

section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi

Protected Setup) function.

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Figure 4-16 WPS



WPS Status -

Enable or disable the WPS function here.



Current PIN -

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

Router can be found in the label or User Guide.



Restore PIN -

Restore the PIN of the Router to its default.



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.



Disable Router’s PIN -

If this box is checked, and then wireless clients will not be able to

connect to the wireless network with PIN code.



Add device -

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

button.

If the wireless adapter supports 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 WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of

the new device for WPS function meanwhile.

I.

Use the WPS Button

Use this method if your client device has a WPS button.

Step 1:

Press the

WPS/Reset

button on the back panel of the Router, as shown in Figure 4-17.

You can also keep the default WPS status as

Enabled

and click the

Add device

button in

Figure 4-16. Then choose “

Press the button of the new device in two minutes

” and

click

Connect

, shown in Figure 4-18.

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