Page 1 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Rev: 1.0.2 1910011469...
Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Page 3: Fcc Statement
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Page 4: Ce Mark Warning
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. RF Exposure Information This device meets the EU requirements (1999/519/EC) on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields by way of health protection.
Page 5: Canadian Compliance Statement
applications only for purposes of gathering telemetry information for automated monitoring and resources accounting systems or security systems. 2.3. Maximum mean e.i.r.p. density is 10 mW/MHz. Maximum 100 mW e.i.r.p. Indoor applications Ukraine Limited e.i.r.p. ≤100 mW with built-in antenna with amplification factor implementation up to 6 dBi ATTENTION: Due to EU law, the country settings must be identical to the country where the...
Page 6 Korea Warning Statements 당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음. NCC Notice & BSMI Notice 注意！依據低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法第十二條經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性或功能。第十四條低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。減少電磁波影響，請妥適使用。安全諮詢及注意事項 ●請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 ●清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 ●注意防潮，請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。 ●插槽與開口供通風使用，以確保本產品的操作可靠並防止過熱，請勿堵塞或覆蓋開口。 ●請勿將本產品置放於靠近熱源的地方。除非有正常的通風，否則不可放在密閉位置中。 ●請不要私自打開機殼，不要嘗試自行維修本產品，請由授權的專業人士進行此項工作。 Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних...
Page 7: Safety Information
Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product;  when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself.
Page 8: Declaration Of Conformity
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Model No.: TL-WR802N Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:...
Page 9: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Package Contents..........................1 Chapter 1. Introduction ........................2 Overview of the Router ....................... 2 Conventions ........................3 Main Features ........................3 Panel Layout ........................3 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router ..................... 5 System Requirements ......................5 Installation Environment Requirements ................5 Connecting the Router ......................
Page 10 4.6.3 LAN ........................47 Wireless ..........................48 4.7.1 Wireless Settings ....................48 4.7.2 Wireless Security ....................49 4.7.3 Wireless MAC Filtering ..................52 4.7.4 Wireless Advanced ....................54 4.7.5 Wireless Statistics ....................55 DHCP ..........................56 4.8.1 DHCP Settings ......................56 4.8.2 DHCP Client List ....................58 4.8.3 Address Reservation ....................58 Forwarding ........................59 4.9.1 Virtual Servers ......................60...
Page 11 4.14.1 Control Settings ....................83 4.14.2 Rule List ........................83 4.15 IP & MAC Binding ......................85 4.15.1 Binding Setting .....................85 4.15.2 ARP List ........................87 4.16 Dynamic DNS ........................87 4.16.1 No-IP DDNS ......................88 4.16.2 Comexe.cn DDNS ....................88 4.16.3 Dyndns DDNS ......................89 4.17 System Tools ........................90 4.17.1 SNMP ........................91 4.17.2 Time Settings ......................92 4.17.3 Diagnostic ......................93...
Page 12 5.7.3 Wireless MAC Filtering ..................113 5.7.4 Wireless Advanced ..................... 115 5.7.5 Wireless Statistics ....................116 5.7.6 Throughput Monitor .................... 117 DHCP ..........................118 5.8.1 DHCP Settings ....................118 5.8.2 DHCP Client List ....................119 5.8.3 Address Reservation ..................120 System Tools ........................121 5.9.1 SNMP .........................122 5.9.2...
Page 13 6.7.5 Wireless Statistics ....................146 6.7.6 Throughput Monitor ....................147 DHCP ..........................148 6.8.1 DHCP Settings ....................148 6.8.2 DHCP Client List ....................149 6.8.3 Address Reservation ..................150 System Tools ........................151 6.9.1 SNMP .........................152 6.9.2 Diagnostic ......................153 6.9.3 Ping Watch Dog ....................154 6.9.4 Firmware Upgrade ....................155 6.9.5 Factory Defaults....................156 6.9.6...
Page 14 DHCP ..........................177 7.8.1 DHCP Settings ....................177 7.8.2 DHCP Client List ....................178 7.8.3 Address Reservation ..................179 System Tools ........................180 7.9.1 SNMP .........................181 7.9.2 Diagnostic ......................182 7.9.3 Ping Watch Dog ....................183 7.9.4 Firmware Upgrade ....................184 7.9.5 Factory Defaults....................185 7.9.6 Backup & Restore ....................185 7.9.7 Reboot ........................186 7.9.8...
Page 15 8.8.1 DHCP Settings ....................218 8.8.2 DHCP Client List ....................220 8.8.3 Address Reservation ..................220 Forwarding ........................221 8.9.1 Virtual Servers ....................222 8.9.2 Port Triggering ....................223 8.9.3 DMZ ........................225 8.9.4 UPnP ........................226 8.10 Security ...........................227 8.10.1 Basic Security .....................227 8.10.2 Advanced Security ....................228 8.10.3 Local Management .....................230 8.10.4 Remote Management ..................231 8.11 Parental Control ......................232...
Page 16 8.16.3 Dyndns DDNS ....................251 8.17 System Tools ........................252 8.17.1 Time Settings ......................253 8.17.2 Diagnostic ......................254 8.17.3 Firmware Upgrade ....................255 8.17.4 Factory Defaults....................256 8.17.5 Backup & Restore ....................257 8.17.6 Reboot ........................257 8.17.7 Password ......................258 8.17.8 System Log ......................259 8.17.9 Statistics ......................259 8.18 Logout ..........................261 Appendix A: FAQ ..........................262 Appendix B: Configuring the PC .....................267...
Page 17: Package Contents
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Quick Installation Guide  One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable  One USB Cable   Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
Page 18: Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router Small enough to fit in the average pocket, the TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router is uniquely suited to provide robust wireless networking to travelers, students, or anyone else for work or play.
Page 19: Conventions
Before installing the Router, please look through this guide to know all the Router’s functions. 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR802N mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router without any explanation. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation.
Page 20 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Status Indication The router is connected to the root Wi-Fi network or Solid Internet. Blinking steadily: The router is disconnected from the root Wi-Fi network or Internet. Blinking Blinking irregularly: The router is booting or updating firmware.
Page 21: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router
The default mode of TL-WR802N is Wireless Router. On this mode, the wired port LAN/WAN works as WAN, it can be connected to DSL Modem or directly connected to a wired network with an Ethernet cable.
Page 22: Hotspot Router Mode
Connect TL-WR802N to the power. 2.3.2 Hotspot Router Mode In hotspot router mode, TL-WR802N enables user to create your personal Wi-Fi hotspot from a public Wi-Fi network such as in a hotel room, trade show, etc. On this mode, the LAN port devices share the same IP from public Wi-Fi through Wireless port.
Page 23: Access Point Mode
Connect TL-WR802N to the power. 2.3.4 Range Extender Mode TL-WR802N is used to extend the range of wireless signal of the existing AP or wireless router. On this mode, the wired port LAN/WAN works as LAN. Computer could connect to the device by either wired or wireless way.
Page 24: Client Mode
Figure 2-4 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR802N in Range Extender Mode Connect TL-WR802N to the power. 2.3.5 Client Mode TL-WR802N is used as a wireless network card to connect the wireless network signal or wireless router. On this mode, the wired port LAN/WAN works as LAN.
Page 25: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP addresses of the TL-WR802N have two: 192.168.0.254 for AP mode, Range Extender mode and Client mode, and 192.168.0.1 for Wireless Router mode and Hotspot Router...
Page 26 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enter the Security key. Click OK. 3) If you can see Connected after the default SSID, you’ve successfully connected to the wireless network.  Note: The default SSID and Password of your Router are on the Wi-Fi Info Card. Both are case-sensitive.
Page 27: Quick Installation Guide
192.168.0.1 ~ 192.168.0.253. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR802N. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.
Page 28 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-3 Login Windows  Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.
Page 29: Wireless Router Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-5 Quick Setup - Working Mode You can configure your device quickly by the following steps in different modes. 3.2.1 Wireless Router Mode When you choose Wireless Router on Operation Mode page in Figure 3-5 , take the following...
Page 30 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Auto Detect - If you don't know the connection type your ISP provides, use this option to  allow the Quick Setup to search your Internet connection for servers and protocols and determine your ISP configuration.
Page 31 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router If you have applied ADSL to realize Dial-up service, you should choose this type. Under this condition, you should fill in both the User Name and Password that the ISP supplied. Please note that these fields are case-sensitive.
Page 32 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - PPTP Then, the Wireless page will appear as shown in . Set the wireless parameters. It Figure 3-12 is recommended that you rename an SSID, choose a Security Type and enter a Password.
Page 33 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router change your networks name (SSID) to a different value. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test. Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where ...
Page 34: Hotspot Router Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 3.2.2 Hotspot Router Mode When you choose Hotspot Router Mode on Working Mode page in Figure 3-5 , take the following steps: Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear as shown in Figure 3-14.
Page 35 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-15 AP List You can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page. - 19 -...
Page 36 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-16 Quick Setup - Static IP SSID - The SSID of the AP your router is going to connect to as a client.  BSSID - The BSSID of the AP your router is going to connect to as a client.
Page 37: Access Point Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-17 Quick Setup – Review Setting  Note: The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the Router. For best results, place your Router.
Page 38 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click Next in Figure 3-5, and then Wireless Setting page will appear as shown in Figure 3-18. Figure 3-18 Quick Setup – Wireless Setting Wireless Network Name (SSID) - Enter a string of up to 32 characters. The same ...
Page 39 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-19 Quick Setup – Network Settings Type - Choosing SmartDHCP to get IP address from remoter DHCP server, or  choosing static IP to config IP address manually. IP Address - Enter the IP address of your system in dotted-decimal notation (factory ...
Page 40: Range Extender Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 3.2.4 Range Extender Mode When you choose Range Extender Mode on Working Mode page in Figure 3-5 , take the following steps: AP list page will appear as shown in Figure 3-21. Find the SSID of the Access Point you want to access, and select the choose checkbox in the corresponding row.
Page 41 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where  the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.
Page 42: Client Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-24 Quick Setup - Review Setting 3.2.5 Client Mode When you choose Client on Working Mode page in Figure 3-5 , take the following steps: AP List page will appear as shown below. Find the SSID of the Access Point you want to access, and select the choose checkbox in the corresponding row.
Page 43 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click Next in Figure 3-25, and then Wireless Setting page will appear as shown in Figure 3-26. Figure 3-26 Quick Setup - Wireless Wireless Name of Root AP - Enter the SSID that you want to access.
Page 44 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-27 Quick Setup – Network Settings Click the Next button in Figure 3-27. You will then see the Review Setting page. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration take effect and finish the Quick Setup.
Page 45: Chapter 4. Configuration For Wireless Router Mode
Chapter 4. Configuration for Wireless Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Wireless Router Mode of TL-WR802N. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 46 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-2 Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  LAN - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 47 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Subnet Mask - The subnet mask associated with LAN IP address. • Wireless - This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, you can  configure them in the Wireless > Wireless Settings page.
Page 48: Quick Setup
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by function. The WPS function is only available when the Operation Mode is set to Access Point.
Page 49 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function meanwhile. For the configuration of the new device, here takes the Wireless Adapter of our company for example.
Page 50 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP. Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of this...
Page 51 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Step 3: Choose “Enter the new device's PIN” and enter the PIN code （take 16952898 for example） of the wireless adapter in the field after PIN as shown in the figure below. Then click Connect.
Page 52: Operation Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router You will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network. Figure 4-6  Note: 1. The WPS LED on the AP will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network.
Page 53: Network
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.6 Network Figure 4-8 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-8): WAN, MAC Clone and LAN. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 54 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet  networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
Page 55 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet  networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
Page 56 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary • connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. Static IP - You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary •...
Page 57 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-12 PPPoE Advanced Settings MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not  recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
Page 58 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WAN – BigPond Cable Figure 4-13 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.
Page 59 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.
Page 60 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet  connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
Page 61 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-15 WAN – PPTP/Russia PPTP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s ...
Page 62: Mac Clone
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To  use this option, check the radio button.
Page 63: Lan
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Save button to save your settings.  Note: 1. Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function. 2. If you change WAN MAC Address when the WAN connection is PPPoE, it will not take effect until the connection is re-established.
Page 64: Wireless
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.7 Wireless Figure 4-18 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-18): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 65: Wireless Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed.
Page 66 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-20 Wireless Security Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the  wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
Page 67 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK If you check the radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-21. Figure 4-21 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.
Page 68: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
Page 69 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-23 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...
Page 70: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4. Click the Add New... button. 1) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 2) Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 3) Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list.
Page 71: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets  will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets.
Page 72: Dhcp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of  STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected Received Packets - Packets received by the station ...
Page 73 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-28 DHCP Settings 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 configure the computer manually.
Page 74: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.8.2 DHCP Client List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Client List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-29. Figure 4-29 DHCP Client List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ...
Page 75: Forwarding
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.  To Reserve an IP address: Click the Add New… button. Then will pop-up. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.
Page 76: Virtual Servers
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.9.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding → Virtual Servers”, and then you can view and add virtual servers in the screen as shown in Figure 4-33. Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP.
Page 77: Port Triggering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-34 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry  Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.
Page 78 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Port Triggering Figure 4-35 Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.
Page 79: Dmz
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Select Enabled in Status field. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-36 Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.
Page 80: Upnp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-37 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Check the Enable radio button. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field.
Page 81: Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Status - The status of the port is displayed here. “Enabled” means that the port is still • active. Otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 4.10 Security...
Page 82: Advanced Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or  disable the Router’s firewall. SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) ...
Page 83 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-41 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and  60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics.
Page 84: Local Management
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD  Attack Filtering. TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value  between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately.
Page 85: Remote Management
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above.
Page 86: Parental Control
Address of Child PC field. Or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop-down list. Give a description (e.g. Allow TP-LINK) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. - 70 -...
Page 87 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. tp-link) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g. www.tp-link.com) will be allowed.
Page 88: Access Control
Click Add New... button.  Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field.  Enter “Allow TP-LINK” in the Website Description field.  Enter “www.tp-link.com” in the Allowed Domain Name field.  Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list.
Page 89 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-48 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access  Restriction function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
Page 90 For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.tp-link.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: Click “Access Control →...
Page 91: Host
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router In Rule Name field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique, for  example Rule_1. In Host field, select Host_1.  In Target field, select Target_1.  In Schedule field, select Schedule_1.
Page 92 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-53.  1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).
Page 93: Target
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-54 Host Settings 4.12.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-55. The target list is necessary for the Access Restriction Rule.
Page 94 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example TP-LINK) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g. www.tp-link.com) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names.
Page 95: Schedule
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list, Figure 4-58 Target Settings 4.12.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-59.
Page 96 Figure 4-60 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.tp-link.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, you should first follow the settings below: Click Add New...
Page 97: Advanced Routing
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.13 Advanced Routing Figure 4-62 The Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-62): Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 98: System Routing Table
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the  network portion, and which portion is the host portion.  Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host.
Page 99: Bandwidth Control
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.14 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-66 The Bandwidth Control menu There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-66. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
Page 100 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-68 Bandwidth Control Rule List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range.  Egress Bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN ...
Page 101: Ip & Mac Binding
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Egress Bandwidth - The max and the min upload speed which through the WAN port, default number is 0.  Ingress Bandwidth - The max and the min download speed through the WAN port, default number is 0.
Page 102 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 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 modifying an IP &...
Page 103: Arp List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.15.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also.
Page 104: No-Ip Ddns
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.noip.com, www.comexe.cn, or www.dyn.com.
Page 105: Dyndns Ddns
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-76 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.
Page 106: System Tools
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-77 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here.
Page 107: Snmp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu: SNMP, Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup and Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 108: Time Settings
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Set Source - Set source defines the IP address or subnet for management systems that can  control this 'set' community device. Click the Save button to save your settings.  Note: A restricted source can be a specific IP address (e.g. 10.10.10.1), or a subnet - represented as IP/BITS (e.g.
Page 109: Diagnostic
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: 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, if not, the time limited on these functions will not take effect.
Page 110: Firmware Upgrade
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 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.
Page 111: Factory Defaults
Set your IP address as static IP before upgrading. To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions: Download the latest firmware upgrade file from our website http://www.tp-link.com. Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank.
Page 112: Backup & Restore
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 4.17.6 Backup & Restore This page allows you to save current configuration of router as backup or restore the configuration file you saved before.
Page 113: Password
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router DHCP service function.  Static address assignment of DHCP server.  Web Service Port of the router.  Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically).  Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically).
Page 114: Statistics
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-88 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.  Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file.  Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and ...
Page 115: Logout
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click  the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective. Packets Statistics Interval - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 ...
Page 116: Chapter 5. Configuration For Access Point Mode
Chapter 5. Configuration for Access Point Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Access Point Mode of TL-WR802N. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 117 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 5-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 118: Quick Setup
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the WLAN. • Traffic Statistics - The Router’s traffic statistics.  Received (Bytes) - Traffic that counted in bytes has been received out from the WAN port.
Page 119 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router disabled or enabled manually. If the device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external Registrar, this function will be disabled automatically. Add Device - You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this ...
Page 120 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of this...
Page 121 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in Figure 5-3.
Page 122 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Connect.
Page 123: Operation Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: 1. The WPS LED on the AP will light green 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 AP is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS.
Page 124: Wireless
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 5-9 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value  cannot be changed. Type - Choosing Smart IP (DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or choosing static IP ...
Page 125: Wireless Settings
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 5-10): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Wireless Statistics and Throughput Monitor. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 126: Wireless Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: If 11bg mixed mode is selected in the Mode field, the Channel Width selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, which is unable to be changed. Channel Width - Select any channel width from the pull-down list. The default setting is ...
Page 127 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 5-12 Wireless Security Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the  wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
Page 128 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: WPA/WPA2-Personal If you check the radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 5-13. Figure 5-13 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.
Page 129: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
Page 130 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 5-15 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...
Page 131: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. • Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. • Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. • Click the Save button. • Click the Back button.
Page 132: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets  will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.
Page 133: Throughput Monitor
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Received Packets - Packets received by the station.  Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station.  Configure - The button is used for loading the item to the Wireless MAC Filtering list.
Page 134: Dhcp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 5.8 DHCP Figure 5-19 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 5-19), DHCP Settings, DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 135: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes.
Page 136: Address Reservation
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 5-22 DHCP Client List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client.  MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client.  Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client.
Page 137: System Tools
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. Click the Save button. Figure 5-24 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify.
Page 138: Snmp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.9.1 SNMP Choose menu “System Tools → SNMP”, and then you can get the SNMP settings in the following screen. Figure 5-26 SNMP Settings SNMP Agent - Choose Enable to open this function if you want to have remote control ...
Page 139: Diagnostic
Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (e.g. 202.108.22.5) or Domain  name (e.g. http://www.tp-link.com). Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection. The default is 4. ...
Page 140: Ping Watch Dog
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet. The default is 64.  Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in ...
Page 141: Firmware Upgrade
 Note: New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. 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.
Page 142: Factory Defaults
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded, otherwise, the Router may be damaged. The Router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished. 5.9.5 Factory Defaults Choose menu “System Tools →...
Page 143: Reboot
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: The current configuration will be covered by the uploading configuration file. The upgrade process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically. Keep the Router on during the upgrading process to prevent any damage.
Page 144: System Log
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 5-34 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password.
Page 145: Logout
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file.  Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and  validation information set in Mail Settings. The result will be shown in the later log soon.
Page 146: Chapter 6. Configuration For Range Extender Mode
Chapter 6. Configuration for Range Extender Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Range Extender Mode of TL-WR802N. 6.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 147 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 148: Quick Setup
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the WLAN. • Traffic Statistics - The Router’s traffic statistics.  Received (Bytes) - Traffic that counted in bytes has been received out from the WAN port.
Page 149 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router disabled or enabled manually. If the device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external Registrar, this function will be disabled automatically. Add Device - You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this ...
Page 150 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP.
Page 151 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in Figure 5-3.
Page 152 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Connect.
Page 153: Operation Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 2. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless function of the AP is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS. 6.5 Operation Mode The Router supports five operation mode types: Wireless Router, Access Point, Range Extender, Client and Hotspot Router.
Page 154: Wireless
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value  can't be changed. Type - Choosing Smart IP (DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or choosing static IP ...
Page 155 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-11 Wireless Settings - Range Extender Wireless Name of Root AP - The SSID of AP that you want to access.  MAC Address of Root AP - The MAC address of AP that you want to access.
Page 156: Wireless Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-12 AP List  Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page.  Note: 1. The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the Router.
Page 157 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-13 Wireless Security Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the  wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
Page 158 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: WPA/WPA2-Personal If you check the radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 6-14. Figure 6-14 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.
Page 159: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
Page 160 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-16 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...
Page 161: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Add New... button. Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. • Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. • Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. • Click the Save button.
Page 162: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets  will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.
Page 163: Throughput Monitor
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Received Packets - Packets received by the station.  Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station.  Configure - The button is used for loading the item to the Wireless MAC Filtering list.
Page 164: Dhcp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 6.8 DHCP Figure 6-20 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 6-20), DHCP Settings, DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 165: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes.
Page 166: Address Reservation
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-23 DHCP Client List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client.  MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client.  Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client.
Page 167: System Tools
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. Click the Save button. Figure 6-25 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify.
Page 168: Snmp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 6.9.1 SNMP Choose menu “System Tools → SNMP”, and then you can get the SNMP settings in the following screen. Figure 6-27 SNMP Settings SNMP Agent - Choose Enable to open this function if you want to have remote control ...
Page 169: Diagnostic
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 (e.g. 202.108.22.5) or Domain  name (e.g. http://www.tp-link.com). - 153 -...
Page 170: Ping Watch Dog
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection. The default is 4.  Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet. The default is 64.  Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in ...
Page 171: Firmware Upgrade
 Note: New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. 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.
Page 172: Factory Defaults
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded, otherwise, the Router may be damaged. The Router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished. 6.9.5 Factory Defaults Choose menu “System Tools →...
Page 173: Reboot
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: The current configuration will be covered by the uploading configuration file. The upgrade process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically. Keep the Router on during the upgrading process to prevent any damage.
Page 174: System Log
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-35 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password.
Page 175: Logout
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.  Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file.  Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and ...
Page 176: Chapter 7. Configuration For Client Mode
Chapter 7. Configuration for Client Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Client Mode of TL-WR802N. 7.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 177 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 7-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 178: Quick Setup
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the WLAN. • Traffic Statistics - The Router’s traffic statistics.  Received (Bytes) - Traffic that counted in bytes has been received out from the WAN port.
Page 179 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router disabled or enabled manually. If the device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external Registrar, this function will be disabled automatically. Add Device - You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this ...
Page 180 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP.
Page 181 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in Figure 5-3.
Page 182 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Connect.
Page 183: Operation Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 2. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless function of the AP is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS. 7.5 Operation Mode The Router supports five operation mode types: Wireless Router, Access Point, Range Extender, Client and Hotsopt Router.
Page 184: Wireless
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value  can't be changed. Type - Choosing Smart IP (DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or choosing static IP ...
Page 185 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 7-11 Wireless Settings - Client Enable WDS - The AP client can connect to AP with WDS enabled or disabled. If WDS is  enabled, all traffic from wired networks will be forwarded in the format of WDS frames consisting of four address fields.
Page 186: Wireless Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 7.7.2 Wireless Security Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Security”, and then you can configure the security settings of your wireless network. There are three wireless security modes supported by the Router: WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise and WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy).
Page 187 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The • default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) or WPA2-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
Page 188: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WEP Key (Password) - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching • WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network.
Page 189 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 7-15 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...
Page 190: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Add New... button. Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. • Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. • Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. • Click the Save button.
Page 191: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets  will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.
Page 192: Throughput Monitor
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Received Packets - Packets received by the station.  Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station.  Configure - The button is used for loading the item to the Wireless MAC Filtering list.
Page 193: Dhcp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 7.8 DHCP Figure 7-19 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 7-19), DHCP Settings, DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 194: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes.
Page 195: Address Reservation
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 7-22 DHCP Clients List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client.  MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client.  Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client.
Page 196: System Tools
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. Click the Save button. Figure 7-24 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify.
Page 197: Snmp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 7.9.1 SNMP Choose menu “System Tools → SNMP”, and then you can get the SNMP settings in the following screen.
Page 198: Diagnostic
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: A restricted source can be a specific IP address (e.g. 10.10.10.1), or a subnet - represented as IP/BITS (e.g. 10.10.10.0/24). If an IP Address of 0.0.0.0 is specified, the agent will accept all requests under the corresponding community name.
Page 199: Ping Watch Dog
300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (e.g. 202.108.22.5) or Domain  name (e.g. http://www.tp-link.com). Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection. The default is 4.  Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet. The default is 64.
Page 200: Firmware Upgrade
 Note: New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. 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.
Page 201: Factory Defaults
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 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. Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded, otherwise, the Router may be damaged.
Page 202: Reboot
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions.  Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the Router, or enter the exact path • to the Setting file in the text box.
Page 203: System Log
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 7-34 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password.
Page 204: Logout
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file.  Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and  validation information set in Mail Settings. The result will be shown in the later log soon.
Page 205: Chapter 8. Configuration For Hotspot Router Mode
Chapter 8. Configuration for Hotspot Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Hotsopt Router Mode of TL-WR802N. 8.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 206 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  LAN - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 207 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the wireless radio feature of the AP is enabled or • disabled. Name (SSID) - The SSID of the router. • Channel - The current wireless channel in use.
Page 208: Quick Setup
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Received (Packets) - Traffic that counted in packets has been received out from the WAN • port. Sent (Bytes) - Traffic that counted in bytes has been sent out from the WAN port. •...
Page 209 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router To add a new device: If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and device using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method.
Page 210 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP.
Page 211 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in Figure 8-3.
Page 212 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Connect.
Page 213: Operation Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 2. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless function of the AP is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS. 8.5 Operation Mode The Router supports five operation mode types: Wireless Router, Access Point, Range Extender, Client and Hotsopt Router.
Page 214 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WAN – Dynamic IP Figure 8-9 This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP.
Page 215 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settings page will appear as shown in Figure 8-10. WAN - Static IP Figure 8-10 IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
Page 216 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WAN – PPPoE/Russia PPPoE Figure 8-11 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. Confirm Password - Enter again the Password provided by your ISP to ensure the ...
Page 217 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it  was down. Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the period from the ...
Page 218 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-12 PPPoE Advanced Settings MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not  recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
Page 219 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WAN – BigPond Cable Figure 8-13 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.
Page 220 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.
Page 221 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect  button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet ...
Page 222 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-15 WAN – PPTP/Russia PPTP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s ...
Page 223: Mac Clone
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.
Page 224: Lan
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value. Click the Save button to save your settings.  Note: 1. Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function.
Page 225: Wireless
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.7 Wireless Figure 8-18 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 8-18): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 226 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WPA-PSK/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared  passphrase. Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The • default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) or WPA2-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
Page 227 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here Hexadecimal • format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.
Page 228: Wireless Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.7.2 Wireless Security Figure 8-21 Wireless Security Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the  wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
Page 229 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: WPA/WPA2-Personal If you check the radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 8-22. Figure 8-22 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.
Page 230: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
Page 231 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-24 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...
Page 232: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Add New... button. 1) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 2) Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 3) Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. 4) Click the Save button.
Page 233: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets  will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets.
Page 234: Dhcp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of  STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected. Received Packets - Packets received by the station.
Page 235 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-29 DHCP Settings 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 configure the computer manually.
Page 236: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.8.2 DHCP Client List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Client List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 8-30. Figure 8-30 DHCP Client List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ...
Page 237: Forwarding
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.  To Reserve an IP address: Click the Add New… button. Then will pop-up. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.
Page 238: Virtual Servers
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.9.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding → Virtual Servers”, and then you can view and add virtual servers in the screen as shown in Figure 8-34. Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP.
Page 239: Port Triggering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-35 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry  Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.
Page 240 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Port Triggering Figure 8-36 Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.
Page 241: Dmz
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Select Enable in Status field. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 8-37 Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.
Page 242: Upnp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-38 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Check the Enable radio button. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field.
Page 243: Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Status - The status of the port is displayed here. “Enabled” means that the port is still • active. Otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 8.10 Security...
Page 244: Advanced Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or  disable the Router’s firewall. SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) ...
Page 245 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-42 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and  60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics.
Page 246: Local Management
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD  Attack Filtering. TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value  between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately.
Page 247: Remote Management
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above.
Page 248: Parental Control
Address of Child PC field. Or you can choose the MAC address from the All Address in Current LAN drop-down list. 3. Give a description (e.g. Allow TP-LINK) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field.
Page 249 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. tp-link) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g. www.tp-link.com) will be allowed.
Page 250: Access Control
Click Add New... button.  Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field.  Enter “Allow TP-LINK” in the Website Description field.  Enter “www.tp-link.com” in the Allowed Domain Name field.  Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list.
Page 251 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-49 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Restriction - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access  Restriction function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
Page 252 For example: If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.tp-link.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet, you should follow the settings below: Click “Access Restriction →...
Page 253: Host
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router In Rule Name field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique, for  example Rule_1. In Host field, select Host_1.  In Target field, select Target_1.  In Schedule field, select Schedule_1.
Page 254 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 8-54.  1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).
Page 255: Target
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-55 Host Settings 8.12.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-55. The target list is necessary for the Access Restriction Rule.
Page 256 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example TP-LINK) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g.www.tp-link.com) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names.
Page 257: Schedule
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list, Figure 8-59 Target Settings 8.12.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 8-60.
Page 258 Figure 8-61 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.tp-link.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, you should first follow the settings below: Click Add New...
Page 259: Advanced Routing
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.13 Advanced Routing Figure 8-63 The Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-62): Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 260: System Routing Table
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the  network portion, and which portion is the host portion.  Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host.
Page 261: Bandwidth Control
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.14 Bandwidth Control Figure 8-67 The Bandwidth Control menu There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 8-67. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
Page 262 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-69 Bandwidth Control Rule List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range.  Egress Bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN ...
Page 263: Ip & Mac Binding
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Egress Bandwidth - The max and the min upload speed which through the WAN port, default number is 0.  Ingress Bandwidth - The max and the min download speed through the WAN port, default number is 0.
Page 264 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 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 modifying an IP &...
Page 265: Arp List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 8.15.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also.
Page 266: No-Ip Ddns
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.noip.com, www.comexe.cn, or www.dyn.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key.
Page 267: Dyndns Ddns
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-77 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.
Page 268: System Tools
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-78 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here.
Page 269: Time Settings
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup and Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
Page 270: Diagnostic
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: 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, if not, the time limited on these functions will not take effect.
Page 271: Firmware Upgrade
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (such as 202.108.22.5) or  Domain name (such as www.baidu.com). Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.  Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet.
Page 272: Factory Defaults
Set your IP address as static IP before upgrading. To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions: Download the latest firmware upgrade file from our website http://www.tp-link.com. Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank.
Page 273: Backup & Restore
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 8.17.5 Backup & Restore This page allows you to save current configuration of router as backup or restore the configuration file you saved before.
Page 274: Password
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router DHCP service function.  Static address assignment of DHCP server.  Web Service Port of the router.  Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically).  Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically).
Page 275: System Log
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.17.8 System Log This page allows you to query the logs of the router. Figure 8-88 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.  Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file.
Page 276 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-89 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click  the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective.
Page 277: Logout
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.18 Logout Click the Logout tab at the bottom of the main menu, and then the web-page will be logged out and return to the login window. - 261 -...
Page 278: Appendix A: Faq
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
Page 279 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by Ethernet users? Log in to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking Save.
Page 280 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure A-4 Virtual Servers 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. How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
Page 281 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router To change the WEB management port number: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Remote Management" submenu. On the "Remote Management" page, type a port number except 80, such as 88, into the "Web Management Port"...
Page 282 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. Make sure the "Enable Wireless Router Radio" is checked. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID.
Page 283: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Appendix B: Configuring the PC 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 working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary.
Page 284 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure B-0-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Select Obtain an IP address automatically, Choose Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below:...
Page 285 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure B-0-3  Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. Click OK to keep your settings. - 269 -...
Page 286: Appendix C: Specifications
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.11n, 802.11b, 802.11g Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP Port One 10/100Mbps LAN/WAN port 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω STP (maximum 100m)
Page 287: Appendix D: Glossary
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Appendix D: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input  multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding.
Page 288 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote  hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key ...

TP-Link TL-WR802N User Manual

Package Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Connecting the Router

Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

Chapter 4. Configuration for Wireless Router Mode

Chapter 5. Configuration for Access Point Mode

Chapter 6. Configuration for Range Extender Mode

Chapter 7. Configuration for Client Mode

Chapter 8. Configuration for Hotspot Router Mode

Appendix A: FAQ

Appendix B: Configuring the PC

Appendix C: Specifications

Appendix D: Glossary

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