4.6

DHCP

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4.6.1

DHCP Settings

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37

4.6.2

DHCP Clients List

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38

4.6.3

Address Reservation

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39

4.7

Forwarding

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40

4.7.1

Virtual Servers

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40

4.7.2

Port Triggering

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42

4.7.3

DMZ

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44

4.7.4

UPnP

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45

4.8

Security

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46

4.8.1

Firewall

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46

4.8.2

IP Address Filtering

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47

4.8.3

Domain Filtering

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50

4.8.4

MAC Address Filtering

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51

4.8.5

Advanced Security

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53

4.9

Static Routing

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55

4.10

IP QoS

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57

4.11

IP & MAC Binding Setting

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58

4.11.1

Binding Setting

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59

4.11.2

ARP List

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60

4.12

DDNS

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61

4.12.1

Dyndns.org DDNS

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62

4.12.2

Oray.net DDNS

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62

4.12.3

Comexe.cn DDNS

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63

4.13

System Tools

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4.13.1

Time

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65

4.13.2

Firmware

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66

4.13.3

Factory Defaults

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67

4.13.4

Backup & Restore

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67

4.13.5

Reboot

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68

4.13.6

Password

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68

4.13.7

Syslog

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69

4.13.8

Remote Management

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70

4.13.9

Statistics

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70

Appendix A: FAQ

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73

Appendix C: Specifications

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82

Appendix D: Glossary

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83

1

Package contents

The following contents should be found in your box:

¾

One TL-WR541G 54Mbps Wireless Router

¾

One AC power Adapter for TL-WR541G 54Mbps Wireless Router

¾

One Quick Installation Guide

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One Resource CD for TL-WR541G 54Mbps Wireless Router, including:

•

This Guide

•

Other Helpful Information

)

Note:

Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or

missing, please contact with your distributor.

Conventions

The router or TL-WR541G mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR541G 54Mbps Wireless

Router without any explanation.

2

Chapter 1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing TL-WR541G 54Mbps Wireless Router.

1.1 Overview of the Router

The TL-WR541G 54Mbps Wireless Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-router and

Wireless AP. Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions.

The TL-WR541G 54Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect your network wirelessly better

than ever, sharing Internet Access, files and fun, easily and securely.

In the most attentive wireless security, the TL-WR541G 54Mbps Wireless Router provides

multiple protection measures. It can be set to turn off wireless network name (SSID) broadcast so

that only stations that have the SSID can be connected. The router provides wireless LAN

64/128/152-bit

WEP

encryption

security,

and

WPA/WPA2

and

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

authentication, as well as TKIP/AES encryption security. It also supports VPN pass-through for

sensitive data secure transmission.

The TL-WR541G 54Mbps Wireless Router complies with the IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b

standards so that the data transmission rate is up to 54Mbps. It adopts

2x to 3x eXtended Range

™

WLAN transmission technology

so that transmission distance is 2-3 times of traditional IEEE

802.11g and IEEE 802.11b solutions, up to a distance of 855.36m tested in China. Transmission

range is extended to 4-9 times. It is compatible with all IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b products.

The TL-WR541G 54Mbps Wireless Router provides flexible access control so that parents or network

administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff. It has built-in NAT and

DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing. It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host for

Port Triggering needs, and remote management and log so that network administrators can manage

and monitor the network in real time. This device supports Bridge mode which can make two APs

communicate with each other wirelessly.

The TL-WR541G 54Mbps Wireless Router is easy-to-manage. Quick Setup is supported and

friendly help messages are provided for every step. So you can configure it quickly and share

Internet access, files and fun.

1.2 Features

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Complies with IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u standards.

¾

1 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, 4 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports,

supporting Auto MDI/MDIX.

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Adopts 2x to 3x eXtended Range™ wireless LAN transmission technology.

3

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Supports 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/3/2/1Mbps data transfer rates.

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Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security.

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Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting PPPoE, Dynamic IP, Static IP, L2TP,

PPTP, BigPond Cable Internet access.

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Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host.

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Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing, VPN Pass-through.

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Connecting Internet on demand and disconnecting from the Internet when idle for PPPoE.

¾

Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing.

¾

Built-in firewall supporting IP address filtering, Domain Name filtering, and MAC address

filtering.

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Supports connecting/disconnecting from the Internet on a specified time of day.

¾

Supports access control, parents and network administrators can establish restricted access

policies based on time of day for children or staff.

¾

Provides 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control

List).

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Supports Flow Statistics.

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Supports ICMP-FLOOD, UDP-FLOOD, and TCP-SYN-FLOOD filter.

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Ignores Ping packets from WAN or LAN ports.

¾

Supports firmware upgrade.

¾

Supports Web management.

1.3 Panel Layout

1.3.1 The Front Panel

The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right).