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300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router
REV2.0.2
1910011721

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  • Page 1 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router REV2.0.2 1910011721...
  • 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 pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled 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 (1999/5/EC Article 3.1a) on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields by way of health protection.
  • Page 5 RECYCLING This product bears the selective sorting symbol for Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). This means that this product must be handled pursuant to European directive 2012/19/EU in order to be recycled or dismantled to minimize its impact on the environment. User has the choice to give his product to a competent recycling organization or to the retailer when he buys a new electrical or electronic equipment.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide CONTENTS About This Guide ..................... 2 Chapter 1 Introduction ..................3 Product Overview.................. 3 Product Appearance ................3 1.2.1 The Front Panel..................3 1.2.2 The Back Panel ..................4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation................
  • Page 7 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.4 UPnP ....................... 57 4.4.5 DDNS ...................... 58 4.4.6 CWMP ..................... 58 Maintenance..................59 4.5.1 Administration..................59 4.5.2 Time Zone ....................60 4.5.3 Firmware....................61 4.5.4 SysRestart ....................63 4.5.5 Diagnostics ....................64 Help.....................

  • Page 8: About This Guide

    Specifications can be found on the product page at http://www.tp-link.com. A Technical Support Forum is provided for you to discuss our products at http://forum.tp-link.com. Our Technical Support contact information can be found at Contact Technical Support page at www.tp-link.com/support.

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction 1.1 Product Overview TP-LINK’s Modem Router is a combined wired/wireless network connection device with integrated wireless router and DSL modem, reducing hassle of configuration and saving space. With ADSL and WAN, the modem router is compatible with ADSL connections and fiber/cable access.

  • Page 10: The Back Panel

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Name Status Indication The wireless function is enabled. The modem router is sending or receiving data over the Flash (Wireless) wireless network. The wireless function is disabled. A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS function.
  • Page 11 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Item Description For connecting the modem router to power socket via the provided POWER power adapter. The switch for the power. ON/OFF The button for the wireless function. WiFi The button for the WPS and Reset function. Please refer to the WPS/RESET note below for more information.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Positioning the Modem Router With the modem router, you can access your network from anywhere within the wireless network coverage. However, the wireless signal strength and coverage vary depending on the actual environment of your modem router.

  • Page 13: Connecting The Modem Router

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2.2 Connecting the Modem Router Before installing the device, please make sure your broadband service provided by your ISP is available. If there is any problem, please contact your ISP. Before cable connection, cut off the power supply and keep your hands dry.
  • Page 14 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Method Three: Via the WPS button Wireless devices that support WPS, including Android phones, tablets, most USB network cards, can be connected to your router through this method. (WPS is not supported by iOS devices.)

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Quick Start

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3 Quick Start This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your modem router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. If the TCP/IP Protocol on your computer is set to the static (fixed) IP address, you need to change it to obtain an IP address automatically.
  • Page 16 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: Configure the time zone for the modem router, and then click NEXT. Step 3: Select your country and ISP from the dropdown list. Then select your ISP Connection type and complete the corresponding settings with the information provided by your ISP...
  • Page 17 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 4: Configure the rules for the Wlan, and click NEXT.  Note: If the Access Point is activated, the wireless function will be available even without the external antenna because of an additional printed antenna. To adopt the wireless security protection measures, please refer to section 4.2.3...

  • Page 18: Chapter 4 Software Configuration

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4 Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the Quick Installation Guide for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make use of its functions adequately, maybe you will get help from this chapter to configure the advanced settings through the web management page to configure and manage the device.

  • Page 19: System Log

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.1.2 System Log Go to Status→System Log, and you can query the logs of the modem router.

  • Page 20: Statistics

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The modem router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to your modem router. Click CLEAR LOG to clear the logs. Click SAVE LOG to save the logs.
  • Page 21 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Interface: You can select Ethernet, ADSL or WLAN to view the corresponding network traffic over different ports.  Select Ethernet, and you will see the statistics table as below. Statistics Table: The frames transmitted over the Ethernet port.
  • Page 22 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select ADSL, and you will see the statistics table as below.  Statistics Table: The total PDUs transmitted over the ADSL port. Transmit total PDUs Transmit The total errors occurred over the ADSL port when data...

  • Page 23: Interface Setup

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.2 Interface Setup Go to Interface Setup, and you will see the following submenus: Internet, LAN, Wireless, 6RD, Guest Network. Click any of them, and you can configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 24 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  ATM VC: ATM settings are used to connect to your ISP. Your ISP provides VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) and VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) settings to you. In this device, you can totally setup 8 VCs on different encapsulations.
  • Page 25 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Virtual Circuit: Select the VC number you want to setup, PVC0~PVC7.  PVCs Summary: Click the button, and you can view the summary information about the PVCs.  Status: If you want to use a designed VC, you should activate it.
  • Page 26 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Default Route: If enable this function, the current PVC will be considered as the default gateway to internet from this device.  TCP MTU Option: Enter the TCP MTU as your desire.
  • Page 27 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the appropriate IP form, which is four IP octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x), such as 192.168.1.100. The modem router will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format.

  • Page 28: Lan

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide automatically. And once there is traffic send or receive, the connection will be automatically on.  TCP MSS Option: Enter the TCP MSS as your desire.  Default Route: You should select Yes to configure the PVC as the default gateway to internet from this device.
  • Page 29 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Router Local IP: These are the IP settings of the LAN interface for the device. These settings may be referred to as Private settings. You may change the LAN IP address if needed.
  • Page 30 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Direction: Select this option to specify the RIP direction. None is for disabling the RIP function. Both means the ADSL modem router will periodically send routing information and accept routing information, and then incorporate them into routing table. IN only means the ADSL modem router will only accept but will not send RIP packet.
  • Page 31 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Starting IP Address: Enter the starting IP address for the DHCP server's IP assignment. Because the default IP address for the modem router is 192.168.1.1, the default Start IP Address is 192.168.1.100.
  • Page 32 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  DHCP Table: The information of the DHCP clients will be displayed here  Hostname: Display the name of the DHCP client.  IP Address: Display the IP Address of the DHCP client.

  • Page 33: Wireless

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: If you select Disabled, the DHCP function will not take effect.  Radvd Enable: Enable or Disable the auto configuration of radvd.  DHVCPv6 Server: Enable or Disable the modem router working as a DHCPv6 Server.
  • Page 34 TD-W8961N TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide...
  • Page 35 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Access Point Settings: These are the settings of the access point. You can configure the rules to allow wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wireless network. ...
  • Page 36 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Extension Channel: If Auto or 40 MHz is selected, this option will be displayed.  Guard Interval: If 20MHz is selected, this option will be displayed. And then you can select the guard interval you want from the drop-down list.
  • Page 37 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Method One: Enter the PIN of wireless adapter into my modem router Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless router in the configuration utility, and get the PIN code on the screen as below, then click Connect.
  • Page 38 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 19342306 as the preceding figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from your Router or AP device Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of your modem router from AP self PIN code (each modem router has its unique PIN code.
  • Page 39 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: The default PIN code of the modem router can be found on its label or the WPS screen in its web configuration page.
  • Page 40 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the adapter directly for about 2 seconds. Step 3: Wait until the following screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration.
  • Page 41 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the following screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ...
  • Page 42 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide WEP- 64Bits To configure WEP-64Bits settings, select the WEP-64Bits option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. WEP-64Bits is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11g standard.

  • Page 43: 6Rd

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Action: To filter wireless users by MAC Address, select Allow Association or Deny Association the follow Wireless LAN station(s) association.  MAC Address: Enter the MAC Address you wish to filter in the field.

  • Page 44: Guest Network

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: To enable the function, there should not be any IPv6 WAN connections. 4.2.5 Guest Network Go to Interface Setup→Guest Network, and you will see the Guest Network screen. This feature allows you to create a separate network for your guests without allowing them to access your main network and the computers connected to it.

  • Page 45: Advanced Setup

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide password. Group Key Update Period: Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value  should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. Allow Guests to access Local Network: The guests have access to your local Network, ...

  • Page 46: Nat

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click ADD ROUTE to add a new route in the following screen.  Destination IP Address: This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination.  IP Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for this destination.
  • Page 47 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Virtual Circuit: Enter Virtual Circuit Index that you plan to setup for the NAT function.  NAT Status: This field shows the current status of the NAT function for the current VC. You can go to the previous screen to activate the function.
  • Page 48 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The Virtual Server is the server or server(s) behind NAT (on the LAN), for example, Web server or FTP server, which you can make visible to the outside world even though NAT makes your whole inside network appear as a single machine to the outside world.
  • Page 49 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.3.3.3 IP Address Mapping Select Multiple for numbers of IPs, and go to Advanced Setup→NAT→IP Address Mapping (for Multiple IP Service). You can configure the Address Mapping Rule in the following screen.

  • Page 50: Qos

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.3.4 QoS Go to Advanced Setup→QoS, you can configure the QoS in the following screen. QoS helps to prioritize data as it enters your modem router. By attaching special identification marks or headers to incoming packets, QoS determines which queue the packets enter, based priority.

  • Page 51: Vlan

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Summary: Click the button to view the configurations of QoS.  Rule: Configure the rules for QoS. If the traffic complies with the rule, then the modem router will take the corresponding action to deal with it.
  • Page 52 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide connections, it is very flexible for user/host management, bandwidth allocation and resource optimization. There are two types of VLAN as follows: Port-Based VLAN: Each physical switch port is configured with an access list specifying membership in a set of VLANs.
  • Page 53 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  ATM VCs: Select ATM VCs as members of VLAN, and if you leave the Tagged blank, the tag in frames will be deleted when transmitted from the VC.  Ethernet: Select the Ethernet port as a member of VLAN.

  • Page 54: Adsl

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.3.6 ADSL Go to Advanced Setup→ADSL, and you can select ADSL Mode and ADSL Type in the following screen. The ADSL feature can be selected when you meet the physical connection problem.

  • Page 55: Filter

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  ACL: If Activated, the IP addresses which are contained in the Access Control List can access to the modem router. If Deactivated, all IP addresses can access to the modem router.
  • Page 56 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Filter Type Selection: Select the filter type for the configuration below. IP/MAC Filter Set Index: Select the Set index for the IP Filter entry. This index can match  with six IP / MAC Filter Rule Indexes.
  • Page 57 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: Incoming means that IP traffic which is coming into the modem router, and the Outgoing means that IP traffic which is going out the modem router.  IP/MAC Filter Rule Index: Select the Rule index for the IP Filter entry.
  • Page 58 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: If you want to make the rule take effect, please select Yes to active the rule. Step 3: Enter the Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Subnet Mask and Port Number in the corresponding field.
  • Page 59 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.2.2 MAC Filter Select IP/MAC Filter as the Filter type, and select MAC as the Rule type, and then you can configure the filter rules based on MAC address.  Rule Type: Select MAC for the MAC Filter rule.
  • Page 60 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select the MAC as the Rule Type on the Filter screen, then you can configure the specific rule for the example. Step 2: Select the IP/MAC Filter Set Index and IP/MAC Filter Rule Index for the rule, then select the Interface PVC0, and select the Direction Outgoing for the first rule.
  • Page 61 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Filter Type Selection: Select the Application Filter for the next configuration.  Application Filter: Activate or deactivate the function.  ICQ & MSN & YMSG & Real Audio/Video: Select Allow or Deny for these applications. If you select Allow, the modem router will accept the application;...
  • Page 62 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Filter Type Selection: Select the URL Filter for the next configuration.  Active: Select Yes to make the rule to take effect.  URL Index: Select the index for the URL Filter entry.

  • Page 63: Snmp

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.3 SNMP Go to Access Management→SNMP, you will see the SNMP screen. The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used for exchanging information between network devices.  Get Community: Set the password for the incoming Get and Get next requests from the management station.

  • Page 64: Ddns

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.5 DDNS Go to Access Management→DDNS, you can configure the DDNS function in the screen. The modem router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. The feature lets you use a static host name with a dynamic IP address. User should type the host name, username and password assigned to your ADSL modem router by your Dynamic DNS provider.

  • Page 65: Maintenance

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide CWMP: Activate the CWMP function or not.   URL: Enter the website of ACS which is provided by your ISP.  User Name/Password: Enter the username and password to login the ACS server.

  • Page 66: Time Zone

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: There is only one account that can access Web-Management interface. The default account is admin, and the password is admin. Admin has read/write access privilege. When you change the password, you should enter the new password twice, and then click SAVE to make the new password take effect.

  • Page 67: Firmware

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: The ADSL modem router is built-in some NTP Servers. When the modem router connects to the Internet, the modem router will get the system time automatically from the NTP Server. You can also configure the NTP Server address manually, and then the modem router will get the time from the specific Server firstly.
  • Page 68 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To upgrade the modem router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Step 1: Type the path and file name of the update file into the New Firmware Location field. Or click Browse to locate the update file.

  • Page 69: Sysrestart

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: Save the file as the appointed file. To restore the modem router’s settings: Step 1: Click Browse to locate the update file for the device, or enter the exact path in New Romfile Location field.

  • Page 70: Diagnostics

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.5 Diagnostics Go to Maintenance→Diagnostics, and you can view the test results for the connectivity of the physical layer and protocol layer for both LAN and WAN sides in the screen.
  • Page 71 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Note: Click the tab, and you can get the corresponding information.

  • Page 72: Appendix A: Configuring The Pc

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: Configuring the PC We’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly on your computer. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary.
  • Page 73 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: ...
  • Page 74 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide  Setting IP address manually Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available If the modem router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and the Subnet mask as 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 75 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Now: Click OK to keep your settings. Verify the network connection Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection. Please click the Start menu on your desktop, select run tab, type cmd or command in the field and press Enter.
  • Page 76 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide You can check it by following the steps below: Is the connection between your PC and the router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.

  • Page 77: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Troubleshooting T1. What can I do if I don’t know or forget my password? 1) For default wireless password: Please refer to the Wireless Password/PIN labeled on the bottom of the modem router.
  • Page 78 TD-W8961N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4) Click LAN settings, deselect the following three options and click OK; 5) Go to Advanced→Restore advanced settings, and click OK to save the settings.
  • Page 79 Chapter 3 Quick Start. 5) Please feel free to contact our Technical Support if the problem still exists.  Note: For more details about Troubleshooting and Technical Support contact information, please refer to the support page at www.tp-link.com.

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