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TL-WR720N 150Mbp s Wireless N Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010617 ...
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I COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of th e specifications ma y be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivat ...
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II FCC RF Radiation Exposure S t atement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiatio n exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter . “T o comply with FCC RF exposure compliance r equirements, this grant is applicabl ...
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III Industry Canada S t atement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference rec e ived, including interference that may cause undesired operation. IMPORT ANT NOTE: Radiation Ex ...
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbp s Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR720N T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own respon sibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product with in the scope of Council Directives: Dire ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router I CONTENTS Package Co ntents ............................................................................................................... ........... 1 Chapter 1. Introducti on................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Overview of th ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router II 4.7.3 Address Rese rvation ...................................................................................... 42 4.8 Forwardi ng ................................................................................................................. 43 4.8.1 Virtual Se rv ers .................................... ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router III 4.16.7 Passwor d ........................................................................................................ 86 4.16.8 System Log..................................................................................................... 86 4.16.9 S tatistics ........................................... ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Power Adapter for TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ Quick Install ation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router The 150Mbps Wireless N Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Of fice (SOHO) net works and the users demanding higher networkin g performance. Incredible Speed The TL-WR720N 150Mbps Wireless N Router pr ov ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 1.3 Main Features ¾ Make use of IEEE 802.1 1n wireless technology to provide a wireless data rate of up to 150Mbps ¾ One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN por t, two 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX ¾ Provides WP A/WP A2, WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK authentic ation, TKIP/AES enc ryption ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router ’s LEDs and the WPS button are located on the front panel (V iew from left to right). Name Statu s Indication Off Power is off. （ Power ） On Power is on. Flashing The Router is working properly . (System) On /Off The Router has ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are lo cated on the rear panel (View from lef t to right). ¾ WPS/RESET : This button is used for both WPS and Rese t function. T o use the WPS function, press it for less than five seconds; to use the RESET function, press it for more than fi ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirement s ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ 45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 6. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the 150Mbp s Wireless N Router -7- ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure t he basic functions of your 150Mbp s Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wiz ar d within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default domain name of the 150Mbps Wireless N Router is http://tplinklogin.net , the default IP address i ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2 , it means the connec tion between your PC and the Router failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these step s: 1. Is the connection bet ween your PC and the Router correct? ) Note: The 1/2 LEDs of LAN ports w ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 1. T o access the configur ation utility , open a web-browse r and type the default address http://tplinklogin.net in the address field of the browser . Figure 3-3 Login the Router After a moment, a login window will appear , similar to the Figure 3-4 . Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower c ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE , Dyn ami c IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you ca ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ¾ If the connection type detect ed is Dynamic IP , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9 . ¾ If the connection type detect ed is S tatic IP , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8 . Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - S tatic IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address seen by external users o ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radi o by choosing from the drop-down list. ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wire less devices in your network. Considering your wireles ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router z PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters. For ASCII , the key can be made up of any numbers from 0 to 9 and any letters from A to Z, and the length should be between 8 and 63 characters. For Hexade cimal , the key can be made up of any numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F, and the le ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web p age's ke y functions and the c onfiguration way . 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the main menu on the lef t of the Web-based utility . On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detaile ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-1 Router S tatus 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide" . 4.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. a). Choose menu “WPS”, and you will see the next screen (shown ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-2 WPS ¾ Current SSID – The router supports multi-SSID and you can choose one SSID which you want to configure its WPS function from the dr op-down list. For example, if your wireless client wants to connect to one of the router’s SSID “TP-LINK_E3C860” by WPS ， you should select TP-LI NK_E3C86 ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly . Step 3: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LE D flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the Router . Step 5: Refer bac ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ) Note: 1) The WPS LED on the Router will light gr een for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2) The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS. 4.5 Network ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 4.5.2 WAN Choose menu “ Network → WA N ”, and then you can configure t he IP parameters of th e W AN on the screen below . 1. If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You can see t he page as follows ( Figure 4- ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ¾ Get IP w ith Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally , you can choose this option. (It is rarely required.) 2. If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP . T ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-9 W AN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These - It’ s available only for PPPoE Conne ction. If your ISP provides an o use Dynamic IP as the secondary y connection ¾ n be terminated automatically ¾ Connect Automatically - The connection can be r ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). ) Note: Only when you have configured the s ystem time on System Tools -> Time Settings page, ¾ button to connect/disconnect to Max Idle age will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect. Connect Manually - Y ou can click the Connect / Disconne ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router The default value is “0”. Y ou can input t he value between “0”and “120”. The value “0” means no detect. ¾ DNS IP address - If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS addresses to the Router 4. during login, please click “ Use the following DNS server s ” check box and enter the IP addres ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ¾ (Maximum T ransmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks Demand - In this mode, the Internet connec tion can be terminated automatically b lished automatically when it was ct Manually - Y ou can click the Connect / Disconnect button to connect/disconnect Cau es the connection cannot be terminated althoug ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-12 W AN –L2TP ¾ User Name/Passw ord - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ St atic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP . Click the Connect button to connect immediately . Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediate ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router After a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle T ime ), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connec tion automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. T o use this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you shoul d also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP . And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to connect imm ediately . Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately . ¾ Connect on Demand - Y ou can configure the Router to disconnect from yo ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 4.5.3 MAC Clone Choose menu “ Network → MAC Clone ”, and then you can configur e the MAC address of the W AN on the screen below , Figure 4-14 : Figure 4-14 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter . Changes are rarel y needed here. ¾ WAN MAC Address - This fie ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 4.6.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “ Wireless → Wireless Setting ”, and then you can configur e the basic settings for the wireless network on this page. Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings ¾ SSID (1-4) - Up to four SSIDs for each BSS (Basic Service Set) can be entered in the filed SSID1 ~ SSID4. The name can ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version fo r North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto , so the AP will choose t he best channel automatically. It is not necessary to cha ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router • SSID (to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. Y ou can also use the search func tion to select the SSID to join. • BSSID (to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your Rout er is going to connect to as a client. Y ou can also use the search f unction to select the BS ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-17 ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless secu rity, select this check box, but it’s strongly recommended to choose one of t he following modes to enable security. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802. 11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a notice in red as show i ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router • Typ e - you can choose the type for the WEP secu rity on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic , which can select Open Sy stem or Shared Key authentication type automatically based on the wirele ss station's capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are pr ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port that radius service used. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. • Group Key Up date Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Ente r 0 t ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-21 Wireless MAC addre ss Filtering T o filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Ena ble . The default setting is Disabled . ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter . ¾ Statu s - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled . ¾ Description - A simple d ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Wireless station A. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status drop -down list. 4. Click the Save button to save this entry . T o 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 informatio ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “ Wir el es s → Wireless Advanced ”, and then you can c onfigure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-23 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router DTIM Interval value. You c an specify the value between 1-2 55 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval. ¾ Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommend ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ) Note: This page will be refreshed autom atically every 5 seconds. 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-25 The DHCP m enu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-25 ): DHCP Settings , DHCP Client s List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address. ¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a ne twork user will be allowed connection to the Router with thei r current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and t he user will be "leased" this dy namic IP ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 4.7.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “ DHCP → Address Reserva tion ”, and then you can view and a dd a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-28 ). 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 acc ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Click the Enable/ Disable All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 4.8 Forwarding Figure 4-30 T he Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ¾ Modify - T o modify or delete an existing entry . To setup a virtual server entry: 1. Click the Add New ... button. (pop-up Figure 4-32 ) 2. Select the service yo u want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port menu does not list the service that you want to use, enter the number o ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 4.8.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “ Forwarding → Port T riggering ”, you can view and add port triggering in t he next screen (shown in Figure 4-33 ). Some applications require mult iple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephoning and so on. Port Triggering is used for some o ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-34 Add or Modify a T riggering Entry ¾ T rigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoi ng connect ion using this port will trigger this rule. ¾ T rigger Protocol - The protocol used for T rigger Ports, either TCP , UDP , or All (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Incoming Port s - The ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port T riggering table, and associates them with th e local host. 3. When necessary , the external host will be able to connect to the local host using one of the ports defined in the Incoming Port s field. ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-36 UPnP Setting ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or di sabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. This feature is enabled by default. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. • App Description - The description about the applicat ion which ini ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 4.9 Security Figure 4-37 The Security menu There are seven submenus under t he Security menu as shown in Figure 4-37 : Firewall , IP Address Filtering , Domain Filtering , MAC Address Filtering , Local Management , Remote Management and Advanced Security . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ¾ Enable MAC Address Filtering - set MAC Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. Y ou can select the default filtering rules of MAC Address Filtering, either Allow or Deny accessing the router . 4.9.2 IP Address Filtering The IP address Filtering feature allows you to cont rol Internet Access by specific user ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 3. LAN Port - Enter a LAN Port or a range of LAN port s in the field. For example, 1030 - 2000. Keep the field open, which means all LAN ports have been put into the field. 4. W AN IP Address - Enter a W AN IP Address or a range of W AN IP Addresses in the field, in dotted-decimal notation format. For example, 6 ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router specifying their domai ns or key words. Figure 4-41 Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering entry , you must ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewall page. T o Add a Domain filtering entry , click the Add New… button. The p age " Add or Modify a ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and the Previous button to return to the previ ous page. For example : if you want to block the PC(s) on your LAN to a ccess websites www .xxyy .com.cn , www .aabbcc.com and websites with .net in the end on the Interne ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router T o add or modify a MAC Address Filter ing entry , follow these instructions: 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 an y hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0E-AE-B0-00-0B. 2. T ype the description of the PC in the Description fi ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-45 Local Management By default, the radio button “ All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility ” is checked. If you want to allo w PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Ro uter's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, ch ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-46 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote manag ement web por t number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-47 Advanced Security settings ¾ Packet s St atistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets S t atistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets st atistic. The resu lt of the statistic used for analysis by ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ¾ Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port - Enable or Disable forbi dding Ping Packet to access the router from the LAN port. The default val ue is disabled. If en abled, the ping packet from the LAN port cannot access the router . (Defends ag ainst some viruses) Click the Save button to save the settings. Click the B ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button and the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-50 . Figure 4-50 Add or Modify Parental Co ntrol Entry ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect; otherwise, check Disable . ¾ MAC Address of P ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 3. Give a description (e.g. Allow Google) fo r the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. 4. Enter the allowed domain name of the websit e, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it ( www.google.com , www.goo ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-51 Parental Control Settings 4.11 Access Control Figure 4-52 Access Control There are four submenus under the A ccess Control menu as shown in Figure 4-52 : Rule , Host , Ta r g e t and Schedule . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.11.1 Rule Choose menu ? ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ¾ Schedule - Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule. ¾ Enable - Here displays the status of the rule, enabled or not. Check this option to enable a specific entry. ¾ Modify - Here you can edit or delete an existing rule. ¾ Setup Wizard - Click the Setup Wizard button to create a new ru ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ¾ MAC Address - Enter the MAC address of the hos t in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format (e.g. 00-11-22-33-44-AA). 2. Click Next when finishing creating the host entry, a nd the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-55 . Figure 4-55 Quick Setup – Create an Access T arget Entry ¾ Target Description - In this fie ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ¾ Domain Name - Here you can enter 4 d omain names, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google). Any domain name with keywords in it (www.google.com , www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. 3. Click Next when finishing creating the access target entry, and the next screen will appear as shown ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-57 Quick Setup – Create an Internet Access Control Entry ¾ Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). ¾ Host - In this field, select a host from the drop -down list for the rule. The default value is the Host Description you set just now. ¾ ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-58 Add Internet Access Control Entry For example : If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-1 1-22-33-44-AA to access www .google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Su nday , and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: 1. Click the ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 4.11.2 Host Choose menu “ Access Control → Host ”, and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-59 . The host list is necessary fo r the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-59 Host Settings ¾ Host Description - Here displays the description of t he host and this description is un ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-61 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example : If you desire to restrict the inter net activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-5 9 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Add ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 3. If you select IP Address , the screen shown is Figure 4-63 . Figure 4-63 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address of the target. 3) Select a common service from Common Service ...
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TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ( www .google. com , www . google.cn ) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names. 5. Click the Save button. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example : I ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 79
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router To add a new schedule, follo w the steps belo w : 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-65 and the next screen w ill pop-up as shown in Figure 4-66 . 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 3. In Day field, select the day or days you need. 4. In Ti ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 80
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Then you will go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list. 4.12 St atic Routing A static route is a pre-determined path that netwo rk information must trav el to reach a specific host or network. T o add or delete a route, work in the area under the S tatic Routing p age. Figure 4-67 S tatic ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 81
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 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 delet ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 82
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Click Enable to enable this entry . Click the Clear button to clear a single entry . Click the Clear All button to clear all entries. Click the Save button to save all configurations. ) Note: 1. The conversion relation of bandwidth: 1Mbps = 1000Kbp s. 2. Please choose the Network Connection T ype and set the ban ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 83
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ¾ Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New … button or Modify button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or m ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 84
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-73 Find IP & MAC Binding Ent ry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.14.2 ARP List T o manage the computer , you co uld observe the computers in the LAN by chec king the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP lis ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 85
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP A ddress. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server , or other serv er behind th e router . Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service pro viders such as www .dyndns.org . The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 86
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-76 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Passw ord for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Do main Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here. 4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service. C ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 87
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Passw ord for your DDNS account. 3. T ype the Do main Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider . 4. Click the Login button to log in the DDNS service. Connection Status - The status of the DDNS se ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 88
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-79 T ime settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ Date - Enter your local date in MM/ DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Tim e - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. ¾ Primary NTP Server / Secondary NTP Server - Enter the address or domain of the ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 89
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Internet. T o set Da ylight Saving: 1. Check the box to enable Daylight Saving. 2. Select the start time from the drop-down list s 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. Figure 4-80 T ime settings ) Note: 1. This settin ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 90
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-81 Diagnostic T ools ¾ Diagnostic T ool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. ¾ Ping - This diagnostic tool troublesho ots connectivity , reachability , and name resolution to a given host or gateway . ¾ T raceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. ) Note ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 91
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router The Diagnostic Result s page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of t he Internet is fine. Figure 4-82 Diagnostic Results ) Note: 1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2. "Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size" and ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 92
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router ) Note: 1) New firmware vers ions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unle ss the new firmware h as a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing pro b lems caused by the Router rathe r than the configuration, you can tr y to u ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 93
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-85 Backup & Restore Configu ration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration setti ngs as a backup file in your local computer . ¾ T o upgrade the Router's configurat ion, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 94
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 4.16.7 Password Choose menu “ System T ools → Password ”, and then you can change t he factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-87 . Figure 4-87 Password It is strongly recommended that you should c hange the factory default user name and password of the ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 95
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-88 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-89 . Figure 4-89 Mail Account Settings ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 96
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router You can log on the relevant website for hel p if you are not clear with the address. • Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authent ication. It is required by most mailboxes that need User Name and Password to log in. ) Note: Only when you select Authentication , do you have to enter the User Name and Pa ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 97
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure 4-90 S tatistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default va lue is disable d. To enable it, click the Enable button. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protecti on in Security settings will be disabled. ¾ Packets Statistics Interval （ 5-60 ） - The defaul t value is 10. Sele ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 98
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Statistics Table: IP/MAC A ddress T he IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total number of packets received a nd transmitted by the Router. Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted b y the Router. Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 99
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WA N port on the Router . The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Login to ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 100
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 2. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the Router , click the “Network” m enu o n the left of your browser , and click "W AN" submenu. On the W AN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "W AN Connection T ype", finish by clicking “Save”. 2) Some ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 101
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP , which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router , click the “ Forw arding ” menu on the lef t of your browser , and click " DMZ " submenu. On the "D ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 102
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router F igure A-7 Remote Management ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you c an visit and configure the Router by typing http://192.168.0.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.1.x ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 103
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Figure A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless st ations cannot connect to the Router . 1) Make sure the " Wireless Router Radio " is enabled. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID. 3) Make sure the wireless stations have ri ght KEY for e ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 104
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP . First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is wo rking, refer to the adapter ’s manual if needed. 1. Inst all TCP/IP compone nt 1) On the Windows taskbar , click the Start button, poi ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 105
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 4) In the prompt page that showed below , double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) . Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. -97- ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 106
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router 6) Select Obt ain an IP address automatically and Obt ain DNS server automatically , as shown in the Figure below: Figure B-3 -98- ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 107
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE802. 1 1n, IEEE802.1 1b, IEEE 802.1 1g Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, T wo 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T : UTP category 3, ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 108
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standar ds by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses mu ltiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and incr eas ed range by exploiting th e spatial diversity, perha ...
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TP-Link TL-WR720N - page 109
TL-WR720N 150Mbps W ireless N Router -101- identifying a wireless local area network. Fo r the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wire ...
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