TP-Link TL-WR2543ND Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Enabled AP Isolation -

This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from

each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each

other. To use this function, check this box. AP Isolation is disabled by default.

)

Note:

If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep

the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance.

4.6.5

Wireless Statistics

Choose menu “

Wireless

→

Wireless Statistics

”, you can see the MAC Address, Current Status,

Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station.

Figure 4-27 Wireless Statistics

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MAC Address -

The connected wireless station's MAC address

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Current Status

-

The connected wireless station's running status, one of

STA-AUTH/

STA-ASSOC/ STA-JOINED/ WPA/ WPA-PSK/ WPA2/ WPA2-PSK/ AP-UP/ AP-DOWN/ Disconnected

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Received Packets

-

Packets received by the station

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Sent Packets

-

Packets sent by the station

You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current

connected wireless stations, click on the

Refresh

button.

If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the

the next page and click the

)

Note:

This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds.

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4.7

DHCP

Figure 4-28

The DHCP menu

There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-28),

DHCP Settings

,

DHCP Clients List

and

Address Reservation.

Click any of them, and you will be able to

configure the corresponding function.

4.7.1

DHCP Settings

Choose menu “

DHCP

→

DHCP Settings

”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as

shown in Figure 4-29.The Router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to

the Router on the LAN.

Figure 4-29 DHCP Settings

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DHCP Server - Enable

or

Disable

the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must

have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer

manually.

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Start IP Address -

Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning

IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address.

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End IP Address -

Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP

addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address.

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Address Lease Time -

The

Address Lease Time

is the amount of time a network user will

be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the

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amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the

time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of

the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.

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Default Gateway -

(Optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the LAN port of the

Router. The default value is 192.168.0.1.

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Default Domain -

(Optional.) Input the domain name of your network.

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Primary DNS -

(Optional.) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP or consult your

ISP.

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Secondary DNS -

(Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP

provides two DNS servers.

)

Note:

To use the DHCP server function of the Router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as

"Obtain an IP Address automatically".

4.7.2

DHCP Clients List

Choose menu “

DHCP

→

DHCP Clients List

”, you can view the information about the clients

attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-30.

Figure 4-30

DHCP Clients List

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Client Name

-

The name of the DHCP client

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MAC Address

-

The MAC address of the DHCP client

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Assigned IP

-

The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client

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Lease Time

-

The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired,

a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user.

You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current

attached devices, click the

Refresh

button.

4.7.3

Address Reservation

Choose menu “

DHCP

→

Address Reservation

”, you can view and add a reserved address for

clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-31).When you specify a reserved IP address for a

PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the

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DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent

IP settings.

Figure 4-31

Address Reservation

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MAC Address -

The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.

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Reserved IP Address -

The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router.

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Status

-

The status of this entry, either

Enabled

or

Disabled

.

To Reserve an IP address:

1.

Click the

Add New…

button. Then Figure 4-32 will pop up.

2.

Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal

notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

Figure 4-32

Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry

To modify or delete an existing entry:

1.

Click the

Modify

in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the

Delete

.

2.

Modify the information.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

Click the

Enable/Disabled All

button to make all entries enabled/disabled

Click the

Delete All

button to delete all entries.

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Click the

page.

4.8

USB Settings

Figure 4-33 The USB Settings menu

There are four submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-33),

Storage Sharing

,

FTP Server

,

Media Server

,

Print Server

and

User Accounts

. Click any of them, and you will be

able to configure the corresponding function.

4.8.1

Storage Sharing

Choose menu “

USB Settings

→

Storage Sharing

”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached

to the Router and view volume and share properties such as share name, capacity, used space,

and free space, etc on this page as shown below.

Figure 4-34 Storage Sharing

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Service Status -

Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status. You can click

the

Start

button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the

Stop

button to stop it.

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Volume -

The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to.

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Capacity -

The storage capacity of the USB driver.

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Used -

The used space of the USB driver.

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Free -

The available space of the USB driver.

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Use% -

The percentage of the used space.

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