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TL-WR1043ND
Wireless N Gigabit Router
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010216

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  • Page 1 TL-WR1043N TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010216...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. 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: Ce Mark Warning

    FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. “To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations.

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wireless N Gigabit Router Model No.: TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND 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 5: Table Of Contents

    Package Contents... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ... 2 1.1 Overview of the Router... 2 1.2 Conventions ... 3 1.3 Main Features ... 3 1.4 Panel Layout ... 4 1.4.1 The Front Panel... 4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ... 5 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router ... 7 2.1 System Requirements ...
  • Page 6 4.7 DHCP ... 47 4.7.1 DHCP Settings ... 47 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ... 48 4.7.3 Address Reservation ... 49 4.8 Network Sharing... 50 4.8.1 Sharing Service ... 50 4.8.2 User Accounts ... 52 4.9 Forwarding ... 53 4.9.1 Virtual Servers ... 53 4.9.2 Port Triggering ...
  • Page 7 4.16 Dynamic DNS... 81 4.16.1 Comexe.cn DDNS ... 82 4.16.2 Dyndns.org DDNS ... 83 4.16.3 No-ip.com DDNS ... 83 4.17 System Tools ... 84 4.17.1 Time Settings... 85 4.17.2 Diagnostic... 86 4.17.3 Firmware Upgrade ... 87 4.17.4 Factory Defaults ... 88 4.17.5 Backup &...

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router DC Power Adapter for TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router, including: • This Guide •...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1. Introduction

    (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance. Incredible Speed The TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router provides up to 300Mbps wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. The incredible speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time, which ensures your network stable and smooth. The performance of this 802.11n wireless Router will give you the unexpected networking experience at...

  • Page 10: Conventions

    1.2 Conventions Router TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router without any explanation. Note: The two devices of TL-WR1043N we will take TL-WR1043ND for example throughout this Guide. The differences between them are: TL-WR1043N Router with 3 fixed antennas. TL-WR1043ND Router with 3 detachable 1.3 Main Features...

  • Page 11: Panel Layout

    Flashing WLAN Flashing WAN, LAN 1-4 Flashing Flashing Slow Flash TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch Indication Power is off. Power is on. The Router is initializing. The Router is working properly. The Router has a system error. The Wireless function is disabled.

  • Page 12: The Rear Panel

    The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router. RESET：...
  • Page 13 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data. - 6 -...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    Connect the DSL/Cable Modem to the WAN port on the Router, shown in Figure 2-1. Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND (32 ~104 ) ℃...
  • Page 15 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router - 8 -...

  • Page 16: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 17 If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 10 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 18: Quick Installation Guide

    192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router. 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 19 Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the WAN port before detection. The appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the Router. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 3-5 Quick Setup Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type...
  • Page 20 Secondary DNS - If your ISP provides another DNS server, enter it into this field. Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - Static IP...
  • Page 21 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – Wireless Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the pull-down list. SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
  • Page 22 If there are something changed on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-11. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration to take effect and finish the Quick Setup. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Finish Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - Finish...

  • Page 23: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility.

  • Page 24: Quick Setup

    TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-1 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide”. - 17 -...

  • Page 25: Qss

    By PBC If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the Push Button Configuration (PBC) method, you can add it to the network by PBC with the following two methods. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-2 QSS - 18 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 26 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Method One: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router. Step 2: Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration.
  • Page 27 The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 20 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 28 QSS as below, and click Next. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-3 Add A New Device - 21 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 29: By Pin

    Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 22 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 30 Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN from my access point” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and enter the PIN code of the Router into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Next. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 23 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 31 The QSS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the QSS. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 24 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 32: Network

    If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You can see the page as follows (Figure 4-6): TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-5 LAN - 25 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 33 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-6 WAN – Dynamic IP 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. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters.
  • Page 34 ISP. Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Click the Save button to save your settings. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-7 WAN - Static IP - 27 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 35 Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time, TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE - 28 -...
  • Page 36 Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. If you want to do some advanced configurations, please click the Advanced button, and the page shown in Figure 4-9 will then appear: TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 29 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 37 IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it as well. Click the Save button to save your settings. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-9 PPPoE Advanced Settings - 30 -...
  • Page 38 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router If your ISP provides BigPond Cable (or Heart Beat Signal) connection, please select BigPond Cable. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-10): Figure 4-10 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.
  • Page 39 Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. Click the Save button to save your settings. If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-11): TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 32 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 40 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-11 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. Click the Connect button to connect immediately.
  • Page 41 Idle Time, because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. Click the Save button to save your settings. If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-12): TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 34 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 42 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings 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 IP address or the domain name.

  • Page 43: Mac Clone

    4.5.3 MAC Clone Choose menu “Network → MAC Clone”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below, Figure 4-13: TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 36 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 44: Wireless

    4.6.1 Wireless Settings Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Settings”, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-13 MAC Address Clone - 37 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 45 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-15 Wireless Settings SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_xxxxxx (xxxxxx indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address).

  • Page 46: Wireless Security

    20M, which is unable to be changed. Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum tx rate of the Router through this field. Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access.
  • Page 47 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-16 Wireless Security Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-17.
  • Page 48 • Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES. Note: If you check the WPA/WPA2 radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-18 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 41 - Wireless N Gigabit Router Hexadecimal...

  • Page 49: Wireless Mac Filtering

    Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Wireless → MAC Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Filtering function, shown in Figure 4-20. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-18 radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will Figure 4-19.
  • Page 50 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 Address XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-20 Wireless MAC Filtering hexadecimal - 43 - Wireless N Gigabit Router digit).
  • Page 51 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. The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list: TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 44 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 52: Wireless Advanced

    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. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-22 Wireless Advanced - 45 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 53: Wireless Statistics

    STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected Received Packets - Packets received by the station Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-23 Wireless Statistics - 46 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 54: Dhcp

    TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page.

  • Page 55: 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 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-26 DHCP Clients List - 48 -...

  • Page 56: Address Reservation

    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. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-27 Address Reservation - 49 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 57: Network Sharing

    Router on this page as shown in Figure 4-30. Service Status - Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status. Volume - The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-30 Network Sharing - 50 -...
  • Page 58 Now the Network Sharing users inside your local network can access files on the USB drive from Internet Explorer at its Share Name followed by the Router's LAN IP address, for example: \\192.168.1.1\MyShare. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-31 Sharing Settings - 51 -...

  • Page 59: User Accounts

    15 characters in length. Password - Enter the password in the Password field. The password must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. For security purposes, the TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-32 User Accounts - 52 -...

  • Page 60: Forwarding

    Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-34 Virtual Servers - 53 -...
  • Page 61 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. Modify the information. Click the Save button. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 54 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 62: Port Triggering

    Incoming Ports Range - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-36 Port Triggering - 55 -...
  • Page 63 Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 56 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 64: Dmz

    Play) in the screen as shown in Figure 4-39. The UPnP feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-38 DMZ - 57 -...

  • Page 65: Security

    Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.10.1 Basic Security Choose menu “Security → Basic Security”, you can configure the basic security in the screen TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-39 UPnP - 58 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 66 To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Router, keep the default, Enabled. ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway (ALG) because ALG allows TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-41 Basic Security - 59 -...

  • Page 67: Advanced Security

    60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics. The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-42 Advanced Security - 60 -...

  • Page 68: Local Management

    Choose menu “Security → Local Management”, you can configure the management rule in the screen as shown in Figure 4-43. The management feature allows you to deny computers in LAN from accessing the Router. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 61 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 69: Remote Management

    TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-43 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility” is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator...

  • Page 70: Parental Control

    Choose menu “Parental Control”, you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-45. The Parental Control function can be used to control the internet activities of the child, limit the child to access certain websites and restrict the time of surfing. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-44 Remote Management - 63 -...
  • Page 71 Give a description (e.g. Allow Google) for the website allowed to be accessed in the Website Description field. Enter the domain name of the website (e.g. www.google.com) in the Allowed Domain Name field. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-45 Parental Control Settings - 64 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 72 For example: If you desire that the child PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.google.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB is without any restriction, you should follow the settings below. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 65 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 73: Access Control

    Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.12.1 Rule Choose menu “Access Control → Rule”, you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 4-49. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-47 Parental Control Settings - 66 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 74 3. Select a host from the Host drop-down list or choose “Click Here To Add New Host List”. 4. Select a target from the Target drop-sown list or choose “Click Here To Add New Target List”. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 67 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 75 Host Description is Host_1 and MAC Address is 00-11-22-33-44-AA. 2. Click “Access Control → Target” in the left to enter the Target Settings page. Add a new entry with the Target Description is Target_1 and Domain Name is www.google.com. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 68 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 76: Host

    Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-51 Host Settings - 69 -...
  • Page 77 1. Click Add New... button in Figure 4-51 to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. 3. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 70 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 78: Target

    4) In Protocol field, select TCP, UDP, ICMP or ALL. If you select Domain Name, the screen shown is Figure 4-56. 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-54 Target Settings - 71 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 79 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New… button in Figure 4-54 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 72 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 80: Schedule

    4. In Time field, you can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-57 Schedule Settings - 73 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 81 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. - 74 -...

  • Page 82: Static Routing

    Choose menu “Static Routing”, and you can configure the static route in the next screen, shown in Figure 4-59. A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 75 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 83 Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-59 Static Routing - 76 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 84: Bandwidth Control

    TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. 4.14 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-61 There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-61. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 85 Step 1: Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-63, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-64. Step 2: Enter the information like the screen shown below. Figure 4-64 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Step 3: Click the Save button.s TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 78 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 86: Ip& Mac Bing Setting

    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 & MAC Binding entry, shown in Figure 4-67. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-66 Binding Settings - 79 -...
  • Page 87 Figure 4-68 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-67 IP & MAC Binding Settings - 80 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 88: Arp List

    4.16 Dynamic DNS Choose menu “Dynamic DNS”, you can configure the Dynamic DNS function. The Router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-69 ARP List - 81 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 89: Comexe.cn Ddns

    Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-70 - 82 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 90: Dyndns.org Ddns

    Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service. 4.16.3 No-ip.com DDNS If you select www.no-ip.com, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-72. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 83 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 91: System Tools

    Click Logout to log out the DDNS service. 4.17 System Tools Figure 4-73 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tools”, you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-72 No-ip.com DDNS Settings - 84 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 92: Time Settings

    Click the Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have connected to the Internet. Note: 1. This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-74 Time settings - 85 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 93: Diagnostic

    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. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-75 Diagnostic Tools - 86 -...

  • Page 94: Firmware Upgrade

    Timeout” are used for Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” are used for Tracert function. 4.17.3 Firmware Upgrade Choose menu “System Tools → Firmware Upgrade”, you can update the latest version of firmware for the Router on the following screen. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-76 Diagnostic Results Figure 4-77 Firmware Upgrade - 87 -...

  • Page 95: Factory Defaults

    The default User Name: admin • The default Password: admin • The default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There Figure 4-78 Restore Factory Default - 88 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 96: Backup & Restore

    Choose menu “System Tools → Reboot”, you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen. Some settings of the Router will take effect only after rebooting, which include TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-80 Reboot the Router - 89 -...

  • Page 97: Password

    Click the Save button when finished. Click the Clear All button to clear all. 4.17.8 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, you can view the logs of the Router. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-81 Password - 90 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 98 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-82 System Log Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-83.
  • Page 99 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure 4-83 Mail Account Settings From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field.

  • Page 100: Statistics

    Enable button. Packets Statistics Interval （5-60） - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 4-84 Statistics - 93 -...
  • Page 101 The total amount of the TCP SYN packets transmitted to WAN in the last SYN Tx Packets Statistic interval seconds. There would be 5 entries on each page. Click Previous to return to the previous page and Next to the next page. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND - 94 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...

  • Page 102: Appendix A: Faq

    If you are a Cable user, please configure the Router following the above steps. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure A-1 PPPoE Connection Type Figure A-2 PPPoE Connection Mode - 95 -...
  • Page 103 Add New…. Then on the “Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry” page, enter “1720” for the “Service Port” blank, and your IP address for the “IP Address” blank, taking 192.168.1.169 for an example, remember to Enable and Save. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure A-3 MAC Clone - 96 -...
  • Page 104 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Figure A-4 Virtual Servers - 97 -...
  • Page 105 How to enable H323 ALG: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click “Basic Security” submenu. On the “Basic Security” page, check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG. Remember to click the Save button. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure A-6 DMZ - 98 -...
  • Page 106 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure A-7 Basic Security Figure A-8 Remote Management...
  • Page 107 Figure A-10 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. Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the Router is encrypted.

  • Page 108: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    Connections tab in the appearing window. Right click the icon that showed below, select Properties on the prompt page. In the prompt page that showed below, double click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 0-1 - 101 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 109 Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically, Choose Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below: TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 0-2 - 102 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 110 Select Use the following DNS server addresses. In the Preferred DNS Server field you can enter the same value as the Default gateway or type the local DNS server IP address. TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Figure 0-3 - 103 - Wireless N Gigabit Router...
  • Page 111 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Now: Click OK to keep your settings. - 104 -...

  • Page 112: Appendix C: Specifications

    RF Power Antenna Gain Environmental and Physical Temperature. Humidity TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n (draft 2.0) TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX, One USB port 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...

  • Page 113: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit 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 114 TL-WR1043N/TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router 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 identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID.

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