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corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
4.16.1 Time Settings
Choose menu “
System Tools
→
Time Settings
”, you can configure the time on the following
screen.
Figure 4-72
Time settings
¾
Time Zone -
Select your local time zone from this drop-down list.
¾
Date -
Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks.
¾
Time -
Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks.
¾
NTP Server I / NTP Server II -
Enter the address or domain of the
NTP Server I
or
NTP
Server II
, and then the Router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially. In addition,
the Router built-in some common NTP Servers, so it can get time automatically once it
connects the Internet.
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Enable Daylight Saving -
Check the box to enable the Daylight Saving function.
¾
Start -
The time to start the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the
second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field.
¾
End -
The time to end the Daylight Saving. Select the month in the first field, the week in the
second field, the day in the third field and the time in the last field.
¾
Daylight Saving Status -
Displays the status whether the Daylight Saving is in use.
To set time manually:
1.
Select your local time zone.
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2.
Enter the
Date
in Month/Day/Year format.
3.
Enter the
Time
in Hour/Minute/Second format.
4.
Click
Save
.
To set time automatically:
1.
Select your local time zone.
2.
Enter the address or domain of the
NTP Server I
or
NTP Server II
.
3.
Click the
Get GMT
button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the
Internet.
To set Daylight Saving:
1.
Check the box to enable Daylight Saving.
2.
Select the start time from the drop-down lists in the
Start
field.
3.
Select the end time from the drop-down lists in the
End
field.
4.
Click the
Save
button to save the settings.
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Note:
1.
This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify
your time zone once you login to the router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not
take effect.
2.
The time will be lost if the router is turned off.
3.
The Router will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly.
4.
The Daylight Saving will take effect one minute after the configurations are completed.
4.16.2 Diagnostic
Choose menu “
System Tools
→
Diagnostic
”, you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to
check connectivity of your network in the following screen.
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Figure 4-73
Diagnostic Tools
¾
Diagnostic Tool -
Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too.
z
Ping -
This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution
to a given host or gateway.
z
Traceroute -
This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.
)
Note:
You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If
pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name
is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name
you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.
IP Address/Domain Name -
Type the destination IP address (such as 202.108.22.5) or Domain
¾
Pings Count -
The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.
¾
Ping Packet Size -
The size of Ping packet.
¾
Ping Timeout -
Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in
the specified time, the connection is overtime.
¾
Traceroute Max TTL -
The max number of hops for a Traceroute connection.
Click
Start
to check the connectivity of the Internet.
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The
Diagnostic Results
page displays the result of diagnosis.
If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine.
Figure 4-74
Diagnostic Results
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Note:
Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping
Timeout” are used for
Ping
function. Option “Tracert Hops” are used for
Tracert
function.
4.16.3 Firmware Upgrade
Choose menu “
System Tools
→
Firmware Upgrade
”, you can update the latest version of
firmware for the Router on the following screen.
Figure 4-75
Firmware Upgrade
¾
Firmware Version
-
This displays the current firmware version.
¾
Hardware Version
-
This displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the
upgrade file must accord with the Router’s current hardware version.
To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below:
1.
Download
a
more
recent
firmware
upgrade
file
from
the
TP-LINK
website
2.
Type the path and file name of the update file into the
File
field. Or click the
Browse
button to
locate the update file.
3.
Click the
Upgrade
button.
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)
Note:
1.
There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you
want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the
configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
2.
When you upgrade the Router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so before
upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing
important settings.
3.
Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded,
otherwise, the Router may be damaged.
4.
The Router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished.
4.16.4 Factory Defaults
Choose menu “
System Tools
→
Factory Defaults
”, and you can restore the configurations of
the Router to factory defaults on the following screen
Figure 4-76 Restore Factory Default
Click the
Restore
button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.
•
The default
User Name
: admin
•
The default
Password
: admin
•
The default
IP Address
•
The default
Subnet Mask
: 255.255.255.0
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Note:
Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored.
4.16.5 Backup & Restore
Choose menu “
System Tools
→
Backup & Restore
”, you can save the current configuration of
the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure
4-75.
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