TP-Link TL-WR542G - Manual (Page 3)

Package contents.............................................................................................................. 1
Chapter 1: About this Guide .............................................................................................. 2
1.1 Purposes.............................................................................................................. 2
1.2 Conventions ......................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Overview of this User Guide ................................................................................ 2
Chapter 2: Introduction...................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Overview of the Router ........................................................................................ 3
2.2 Features............................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Panel Layout ........................................................................................................ 4
2.3.1 The Front Panel ......................................................................................... 4
2.3.2 The Rear Panel.......................................................................................... 4
Chapter 3: Connecting the Router .................................................................................... 6
3.1 System Requirements.......................................................................................... 6
3.2 Installation Environment Requirements................................................................ 6
3.3 Connecting the Router ......................................................................................... 6
Chapter 4: Quick Installation Guide................................................................................... 8
4.1 TCP/IP configuration ............................................................................................ 8
4.2 Quick Installation Guide ....................................................................................... 9
Chapter 5: Configuring the Router .................................................................................. 13
5.1 login ................................................................................................................... 13
5.2 Status................................................................................................................. 13
5.3 Quick Setup ....................................................................................................... 14
5.4 Network.............................................................................................................. 14
5.4.1 LAN.......................................................................................................... 15
5.4.2 WAN......................................................................................................... 15
5.4.3 MAC Clone .............................................................................................. 20
5.5 Wireless ............................................................................................................. 21
5.5.1 Wireless Settings ..................................................................................... 21
5.5.2 MAC Filtering ........................................................................................... 23
5.5.3 Wireless Statistics .................................................................................... 26
5.6 DHCP................................................................................................................. 27
5.6.1 DHCP Settings......................................................................................... 27
5.6.2 DHCP Clients List .................................................................................... 28
5.6.3 Address Reservation................................................................................ 28
5.7 Forwarding......................................................................................................... 30
5.7.1 Virtual Servers ......................................................................................... 30
5.7.2 Port Triggering ......................................................................................... 31
5.7.3 DMZ ......................................................................................................... 33
5.7.4 UPnP ....................................................................................................... 34
5.8 Security.............................................................................................................. 35
5.8.1 Firewall .................................................................................................... 35
5.8.2 IP Address Filtering.................................................................................. 36
5.8.3 Domain Filtering....................................................................................... 37
5.8.4 MAC Filtering ........................................................................................... 39