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...wireless device is an active device linked to right). The wireless function is plugged into the USB port. Off The wireless function is disabled. Flashing There is connecting to the network by WPS function. On A wireless device has been successfully added to the corresponding port. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless...Flash function. Quick A wireless device failed to be added to the USB port. Off The wireless function is disabled. On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but there is enabled. Flashing The wireless function is no device linked to ...
...wireless device is an active device linked to right). The wireless function is plugged into the USB port. Off The wireless function is disabled. Flashing There is connecting to the network by WPS function. On A wireless device has been successfully added to the corresponding port. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless...Flash function. Quick A wireless device failed to be added to the USB port. Off The wireless function is disabled. On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but there is enabled. Flashing The wireless function is no device linked to ...
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... SSID is case-sensitive. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of up to enable or disable the wireless radio. ¾ Wireless Network Name - TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - The same name must be used. Enter a value of...use the wireless function of the Router in your region from the drop-down list. This value is set to be illegal to all wireless devices in a region other than one of each Router's MAC address). Select your network. It may be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (...
... SSID is case-sensitive. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of up to enable or disable the wireless radio. ¾ Wireless Network Name - TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - The same name must be used. Enter a value of...use the wireless function of the Router in your region from the drop-down list. This value is set to be illegal to all wireless devices in a region other than one of each Router's MAC address). Select your network. It may be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (...
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...the 5GHz band, while your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the 2.4GHz band to connect to enable security. ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - z 5GHz - This band is less crowded and is recommended strongly ...TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Band - Using this band can limit the maximum transmission rate of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 11g only - Select if all of the Router through this field. ¾ Disable Security - The default setting is set to connect the Router without encryption. The wireless security function...
...the 5GHz band, while your computers and devices running video and voice applications use the 2.4GHz band to connect to enable security. ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - z 5GHz - This band is less crowded and is recommended strongly ...TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Band - Using this band can limit the maximum transmission rate of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 11g only - Select if all of the Router through this field. ¾ Disable Security - The default setting is set to connect the Router without encryption. The wireless security function...
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... 4-2, then Choose "Press the button of the Router to the existing network manually by generating a new PIN. ¾ Add device - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - Restore the PIN of the new device in two minutes" and click Connect. (Shown in the following ...You can be found in Figure 4-2 ). The default PIN of the Router's PIN is displayed here. Figure 4-2 WPS ¾ WPS Status - b). TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router a). Choose menu "WPS", and you will see the next screen (shown in the label or User Guide. ¾ Restore PIN -...
... 4-2, then Choose "Press the button of the Router to the existing network manually by generating a new PIN. ¾ Add device - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - Restore the PIN of the new device in two minutes" and click Connect. (Shown in the following ...You can be found in Figure 4-2 ). The default PIN of the Router's PIN is displayed here. Figure 4-2 WPS ¾ WPS Status - b). TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router a). Choose menu "WPS", and you will see the next screen (shown in the label or User Guide. ¾ Restore PIN -...
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...enabled before configuring the WPS. 4.5 Network Figure 4-5 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-5): WAN, LAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you can see the page as follows (Figure 4-6): - 24 - Please make sure the Wireless Function is disabled. If your ISP. TL-WR2543ND... 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: 1) The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the...
...enabled before configuring the WPS. 4.5 Network Figure 4-5 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-5): WAN, LAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you can see the page as follows (Figure 4-6): - 24 - Please make sure the Wireless Function is disabled. If your ISP. TL-WR2543ND... 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ) Note: 1) The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the...
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.... 11bgn mixed - TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router option. ¾ Band - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 11g only - Select if you set to the Router. Check this function, the Router can connect to Auto, so the AP will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. ¾ Enable WDS - This...
.... 11bgn mixed - TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router option. ¾ Band - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b. 11g only - Select if you set to the Router. Check this function, the Router can connect to Auto, so the AP will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. ¾ Enable WDS - This...
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...applications use the 2.4GHz band. The wireless radio of the Router through this function, the Router can be used . If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Router will become 20M, which operating frequency will be enabled or disabled to Auto, so the... to enable WDS. Select the desired wireless mode. Select the channel width from the drop-down list. It is selected, you are available: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. You can avoid interference with , they will have region selection option. ¾ Band - TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit...
...applications use the 2.4GHz band. The wireless radio of the Router through this function, the Router can be used . If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Router will become 20M, which operating frequency will be enabled or disabled to Auto, so the... to enable WDS. Select the desired wireless mode. Select the channel width from the drop-down list. It is selected, you are available: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. You can avoid interference with , they will have region selection option. ¾ Band - TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit...
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... to access" for Filtering Rules. 3. The filtering rules that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B and the wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are any enabled entries in the Status drop-down list. 4) Click the Save button...EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 2) Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 3) Select Enabled in the list to the following these steps: 1. Click the Enable button to the previous page. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Previous button to return to enable this function. 2.
... to access" for Filtering Rules. 3. The filtering rules that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B and the wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are any enabled entries in the Status drop-down list. 4) Click the Save button...EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 2) Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 3) Select Enabled in the list to the following these steps: 1. Click the Enable button to the previous page. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Previous button to return to enable this function. 2.
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...190; DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the beacons. This function is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the Router will send RTS frames to synchronize a wireless network. If the packet is recommended for Beacon Interval here. It is 2346...-priority messages being transmitted preferentially. The default value is the same as Beacon Interval. ¾ Enable WMM - TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-26 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - High is the default setting and is a countdown field informing clients...
...190; DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the beacons. This function is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the Router will send RTS frames to synchronize a wireless network. If the packet is recommended for Beacon Interval here. It is 2346...-priority messages being transmitted preferentially. The default value is the same as Beacon Interval. ¾ Enable WMM - TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-26 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - High is the default setting and is a countdown field informing clients...
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...be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. - 49 - If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one of the values on the Refresh button. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Enabled AP Isolation - Packets received by the station You cannot change any of STA-...in this page, it's strongly recommended to show the current connected wireless stations, click on this page. To use this function, check this page and to keep the provided default values; Figure 4-27 Wireless Statistics ¾ MAC Address - Packets sent by the station ...
...be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. - 49 - If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one of the values on the Refresh button. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Enabled AP Isolation - Packets received by the station You cannot change any of STA-...in this page, it's strongly recommended to show the current connected wireless stations, click on this page. To use this function, check this page and to keep the provided default values; Figure 4-27 Wireless Statistics ¾ MAC Address - Packets sent by the station ...
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... or else you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu "DHCP → DHCP Settings...Enable or Disable the DHCP server. The Address Lease Time is the amount of them, and you must configure the computer manually. ¾ Start IP Address - Figure 4-29 DHCP Settings ¾ DHCP Server - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start address. ¾ End IP Address - 4.7 DHCP TL-WR2543ND... 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-28 The DHCP menu There are connected ...
... or else you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu "DHCP → DHCP Settings...Enable or Disable the DHCP server. The Address Lease Time is the amount of them, and you must configure the computer manually. ¾ Start IP Address - Figure 4-29 DHCP Settings ¾ DHCP Server - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start address. ¾ End IP Address - 4.7 DHCP TL-WR2543ND... 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-28 The DHCP menu There are connected ...
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...4-51 DMZ To assign a computer or server to access the local host resources or devices as needed. Click the Enable button. 2. The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. ... refused. 3. The trigger connection of a local PC that is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to the DMZ host. The Router forwards packets of...and associates them with this entry in the Trigger Port field. 2. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 1.
...4-51 DMZ To assign a computer or server to access the local host resources or devices as needed. Click the Enable button. 2. The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. ... refused. 3. The trigger connection of a local PC that is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to the DMZ host. The Router forwards packets of...and associates them with this entry in the Trigger Port field. 2. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 1.
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... world, you can disable it. - 68 - If you can enable or disable the Router's firewall. • SPI Firewall - It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to configure the corresponding function. 4.10.1 Basic Security Choose menu "Security → Basic Security",... and then you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to prevent cyber attacks by factory default. 4.10 Security TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-53...
... world, you can disable it. - 68 - If you can enable or disable the Router's firewall. • SPI Firewall - It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to configure the corresponding function. 4.10.1 Basic Security Choose menu "Security → Basic Security",... and then you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to prevent cyber attacks by factory default. 4.10 Security TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-53...
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...value is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. ¾ DoS Protection - Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. The default value is 10... beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately. ¾ Enable UDP-FLOOD Filtering - When the current UPD-FLOOD Packets number is enabled. ¾ Enable ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering - TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-55 Advanced Security ¾ Packets ...
...value is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. ¾ DoS Protection - Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. The default value is 10... beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately. ¾ Enable UDP-FLOOD Filtering - When the current UPD-FLOOD Packets number is enabled. ¾ Enable ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering - TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-55 Advanced Security ¾ Packets ...
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... the Router's Web-Based Utility" is disabled. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. The default setting is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately. ¾ Ignore Ping Packet From WAN...the built-in a separate field. The default value is any hexadecimal digit). Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port. Enable or Disable Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port. This function can be used to deny computers in LAN from inside the network, check the...
... the Router's Web-Based Utility" is disabled. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. The default setting is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately. ¾ Ignore Ping Packet From WAN...the built-in a separate field. The default value is any hexadecimal digit). Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port. Enable or Disable Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port. This function can be used to deny computers in LAN from inside the network, check the...
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... to 255.255.255.255, then all the others will be placed in the list above. This function is disabled when the IP address is the current address you should type your Router's WAN IP address..., your browser. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the hosts can configure the Remote Management function in the screen as...in your PC's MAC Address will be blocked. To enable this function change the remote management web port to a custom port by a colon and the custom port number.
... to 255.255.255.255, then all the others will be placed in the list above. This function is disabled when the IP address is the current address you should type your Router's WAN IP address..., your browser. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the hosts can configure the Remote Management function in the screen as...in your PC's MAC Address will be blocked. To enable this function change the remote management web port to a custom port by a colon and the custom port number.
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TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-59 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry ¾ Parental Control - For detailed information, please go to enable a specific entry. ¾ Modify - Here you want this function to access the Internet. Description of Child PC field, or you ... PC - The time period allowed for the PC controlled. ¾ Schedule - In this option to "Access Control → Schedule". ¾ Enable - otherwise, check Disable. ¾ MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of Parental PC field above. ¾ ...
TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-59 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry ¾ Parental Control - For detailed information, please go to enable a specific entry. ¾ Modify - Here you want this function to access the Internet. Description of Child PC field, or you ... PC - The time period allowed for the PC controlled. ¾ Schedule - In this option to "Access Control → Schedule". ¾ Enable - otherwise, check Disable. ¾ MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of Parental PC field above. ¾ ...
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.... ¾ Schedule - Here displays the schedule selected in the list. ¾ Delete All - Click the Setup Wizard button to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can edit or delete an existing rule. ¾ Setup Wizard - Click the.... ¾ Host - Click the Disable All button to enable all the entries in Figure 4-63. Host_1). - 77 - Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as desired. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Here displays the name of the rule...
.... ¾ Schedule - Here displays the schedule selected in the list. ¾ Delete All - Click the Setup Wizard button to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can edit or delete an existing rule. ¾ Setup Wizard - Click the.... ¾ Host - Click the Disable All button to enable all the entries in Figure 4-63. Host_1). - 77 - Click Setup Wizard button and the next screen will appear as desired. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Here displays the name of the rule...
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...The Destination Network is the host portion. ¾ Default Gateway - Click Add New... Select Enabled or Disabled for contact between the Router and the network or host. 3. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.13.1 Static Routing List Choose menu "Advanced Routing → Static Routing ...which portion is the address of the gateway device that network information must travel to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask - corresponding function. This is a pre-determined path that allows for this entry on the Status drop-down list. - 88 - A static route ...
...The Destination Network is the host portion. ¾ Default Gateway - Click Add New... Select Enabled or Disabled for contact between the Router and the network or host. 3. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit Router 4.13.1 Static Routing List Choose menu "Advanced Routing → Static Routing ...which portion is the address of the gateway device that network information must travel to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask - corresponding function. This is a pre-determined path that allows for this entry on the Status drop-down list. - 88 - A static route ...
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...configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth in Figure 4-80: Control Settings and Rules List. If you don't know how to configure the corresponding function. The upload speed through the WAN port. 4.14.2 Rules List Choose menu "Bandwidth Control → Rules List", and then you will ... ¾ Enable Bandwidth Control - Select the right type for the total bandwidth of the bandwidth, please select the right Line Type and ask your ISP for each submenu are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in the next screen. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit ...
...configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth in Figure 4-80: Control Settings and Rules List. If you don't know how to configure the corresponding function. The upload speed through the WAN port. 4.14.2 Rules List Choose menu "Bandwidth Control → Rules List", and then you will ... ¾ Enable Bandwidth Control - Select the right type for the total bandwidth of the bandwidth, please select the right Line Type and ask your ISP for each submenu are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in the next screen. TL-WR2543ND 450Mbps Dual-Band Wireless N Gigabit ...