TP-Link TL-WR642G Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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1.

Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the

MAC Address

field. The format of the MAC

Address

is

XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX

(X

is

any

hexadecimal

digit).

For

example:

00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B.

2.

Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the

Description

field. For example:

Wireless station A.

3.

Privilege

- Select the privileges for this entry, one of

Allow

/

Deny

/

64-bit

/

128-bit

/

152-bit

.

4.

WEP Key -

If you select

64-bit

,

128-bit

or

152-bit

in the

Privilege

field, enter any

combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. For example:

2F34D20BE2.

5.

Status

- Select

Enabled

or

Disabled

for this entry on the

Status

pull-down list.

6.

Click the

Save

button to save this entry.

To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-6.

)

Note:

When 64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit is selected, WEP Key will be enabled.

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 All

button to make all entries enabled

Click the

Disabled All

button to make all entries disabled.

Click the

Delete All

button to delete all entries

Click the

previous page.

For example:

If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00- 07-BE be

able to access the router. The wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB- 00-07-5F not be able

to access the router, and the wireless station C with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A be able to

access the router when its WEP key is 2F34D20BE2E 54B326C5476586A, while all other wireless

stations cannot access the router, you should configure the

Wireless MAC Address Filtering

list

by following these steps:

1. Click the

Enable

button to enable this function.

2. Select the radio button:

Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list

to access

for

Filtering Rules.

3.

Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already.

4. Click the

Add New...

button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-BE in the

MAC

Address

field, enter wireless station A in the

Description

field, select

Allow

in the

Privilege

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pull-down list and select

Enabled

in the

Status

pull-down list. Click the

Save

and the

Return

button.

5. Click the

Add New...

button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the

MAC

Address

field, enter wireless station B in the

Description

field, select

Deny

in the

Privilege

pull-down list and select

Enabled

in the

Status

pull-down list. Click the

Save

and the

Return

button.

6. Click the

Add New...

button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A in the

MAC

Address

field, enter wireless station C in the

Description

field, select

128-bit

in the

Privilege

pull-down list, enter 2F34D20BE2E54B326C5476586A in the

WEP Key

field and select

Enabled

in the

Status

pull-down list. Click the

Save

and the

Return

button.

The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list:

)

Note:

1)

If you select the radio button

Allow the stations not specified by any enabled entries in

the list to access

for

Filtering Rules,

the wireless station B will still not be able to access

the router, however, other wireless stations that are not in the list will be able to access the

router.

2)

If you enable the function and select the

Deny the stations not specified by any enabled

entries in the list to access

for

Filtering Rules,

and there are not any enable entries in the

list, thus, no wireless stations can access the router.

4.5.3 Wireless Statistics

This page shows

MAC Address

,

Current Status

,

Received Packets

and

Sent Packets

for each

connected wireless station.

Figure 4-18

The router attached wireless stations

¾

MAC Address -

The connected wireless station's MAC address

¾

Current Status

-

The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH /

STA-ASSOC / AP-UP / WPA / WPA-PSK /WPA2/WPA2-PSK/None

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¾

Received Packets

-

Packets received by the station

¾

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.

4.6

DHCP

Figure 4-19

The DHCP menu

There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-19):

DHCP Settings

,

DHCP Clients List

and

Address Reservation.

Click any of them, and you will be able to

configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided

below.

4.6.1 DHCP Settings

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.

The DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown in Figure 4-20):

Figure 4-20

DHCP Settings

¾

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 manually configure the

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computer.

¾

Start IP Address -

This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool.

192.168.1.100 is the default start address.

¾

End IP Address -

This field specifies the last of the addresses in the IP address pool.

192.168.1.199 is the default end address.

¾

Address Lease Time -

The

Address Lease Time

is the amount of time in which a network

user will be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the

amount of time, in minutes. The user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. The range of

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

¾

Default Gateway -

(Optional.) Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the router,

default value is 192.168.1.1

¾

Default Domain -

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

¾

Primary DNS -

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

ISP.

¾

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" mode. This function will take effect until the router reboots.

4.6.2 DHCP Clients List

This page shows

Client Name, MAC Address

,

Assigned IP,

and

Lease Time

for each DHCP

Client attached to the router (Figure 4-21):

Figure 4-21

DHCP Clients List

¾

Index -

The index of the DHCP Client

¾

Client Name

-

The name of the DHCP client

¾

MAC Address

-

The MAC address of the DHCP client

¾

Assigned IP

-

The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client.

¾

Lease Time

-

The time of the DHCP client leased. Before the time is up, DHCP client will

request to renew the lease automatically.

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

attached devices, click on the

Refresh

button.

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4.6.3 Address Reservation

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 DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should

be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings. This page is used for address

reservation (shown in Figure 4-22).

Figure 4-22

Address Reservation

¾

MAC Address -

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

¾

Assigned IP Address -

The IP address of the router reserved.

¾

Status

-

The status of this entry either

Enabled

or

Disabled

.

To Reserve IP addresses:

1.

Click the

Add New button

. (Pop-up Figure 4-23)

2.

Enter the MAC address (The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.) and IP

address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer you wish to add.

3.

Click the

Save

button when finished.

Figure 4-23

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 All

button to make all entries enabled

Click the

Disabled All

button to make all entries disabled.

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