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TP-Link Festa FR205 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Guide Festa Gigabit VPN Router © 2024 TP-Link REV1.0.0 1910013656...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS About This Guide Intended Readers ................................1 Conventions ................................... 1 More Information ................................. 1 Accessing the Router Determine the Management Method ........................... 3 Web Interface Access ................................ 4 Configuring Network Overview ....................................7 Supported Features ....................................7 WAN Configuration ................................8 Configuring the Number of WAN Ports ............................8 Configuring the WAN Connection ..............................8 LAN Configuration ................................

  • Page 3: About This Guide

    ■ The Installation Guide (IG) can be found where you find this guide or inside the package of the router. ■ Specifications can be found on the product page at https://www.tp-link.com. ■ To ask questions, find answers, and communicate with TP-Link users or engineers, please visit https://community.tp-link.com to join TP-Link Community.

  • Page 4: Accessing The Router

    Part 1 Accessing the Router CHAPTERS 1. Determine the Management Method 2. Web Interface Access...

  • Page 5: Determine The Management Method

    Festa SDN Controller, refer to the User Guide of Festa SDN Controller. The guide can be found on the download center of our official website: https://www.tp-link.com/support/download/. ■ Standalone Mode In Standalone Mode, you can access and manage the router using the GUI (Graphical User Interface, also called web interface in this text).

  • Page 6: Web Interface Access

    Accessing the Router Web Interface Access Web Interface Access The following example shows how to log in via the web browser. 1) Connect a PC to a LAN port of the router with an RJ45 port properly. If your computer is configured with a fixed IP address, change it to “Obtain an IP address automatically“.
  • Page 7 Accessing the Router Web Interface Access 4) Use the username and password set above to log in to the webpage. Figure 2-3 Login Authentication 5) After a successful login, you can configure the function by clicking the setup menu on the left side of the screen. User Guide...

  • Page 8: Configuring Network

    Configuring Network Part 2 Configuring Network CHAPTERS 1. Overview 2. WAN Configuration 3. LAN Configuration User Guide...

  • Page 9: Overview

    Configuring Network Overview Overview The Network module provides basic router functions, including WAN connection and LAN settings. Supported Features WAN ports connect to the internet. You can configure multiple WAN ports for your network. Each WAN port has its own connection type and parameters, which you should configure according to the requirements of your ISP.

  • Page 10: Wan Configuration

    Configuring Network WAN Configuration WAN Configuration You can configure multiple WAN ports for your network. Each WAN port can have its own WAN connection, providing link backup and load balancing. To complete WAN configuration, follow these steps: 1) Configure the number of WAN ports. 2) Configure the WAN connection.
  • Page 11 Configuring Network WAN Configuration Dynamic IP: If your ISP automatically assigns the IP address and the corresponding parameters, choose Dynamic IP. PPPoE: If your ISP provides you with a PPPoE account, choose PPPoE. L2TP: If your ISP provides you with an L2TP account, choose L2TP. PPTP: If your ISP provides you with a PPTP account, choose PPTP.
  • Page 12 Configuring Network WAN Configuration Specify the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) of the WAN port. MTU is the maximum data unit transmitted in the physical network. When Dynamic IP is selected, MTU can be set in the range of 576-1500 bytes. The default value is 1500.
  • Page 13 Configuring Network WAN Configuration IP Address Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP. Default Gateway Enter the default gateway provided by your ISP. Upstream Specify the downstream bandwidth of the WAN port. The value configured here Bandwidth is the upper limit of the “Maximum Downstream Bandwidth”...
  • Page 14 Configuring Network WAN Configuration ■ Configuring the PPPoE Choose the menu Network > WAN > WAN to load the following page. Figure 2-4 Configuring the PPPoE In the Connection Configuration section, select the connection type as PPPoE. Enter the corresponding parameters and click Save. Connection Type Choose the connection type as PPPoE if your ISP provides you with a PPPoE account.
  • Page 15 Configuring Network WAN Configuration Downstream Specify the downstream bandwidth of the WAN port. The value configured here is the Bandwidth upper limit of the “Maximum Downstream Bandwidth” on Transmission > Bandwidth Control > Bandwidth Control page, to make “Bandwidth Control” take effect, please ensure this parameter is set correctly.
  • Page 16 Configuring Network WAN Configuration ■ Configuring the L2TP Choose the menu Network > WAN > WAN to load the following page. Figure 2-5 Configuring the L2TP In the Connection Configuration section, select the connection type as L2TP. Enter the corresponding parameters and click Save. Connection Type Choose the connection type as L2TP if your ISP provides you with an L2TP account.
  • Page 17 Configuring Network WAN Configuration Upstream Specify the upstream bandwidth of the WAN port. The value configured here is the Bandwidth upper limit of the “Maximum Upstream Bandwidth” in Bandwidth Control set on the Festa Cloud-Based Controller, to make “Bandwidth Control” take effect, please ensure this parameter is set correctly.
  • Page 18 Configuring Network WAN Configuration ■ Configuring the PPTP Choose the menu Network > WAN > WAN to load the following page. Figure 2-6 Configuring the PPTP In Connection Configuration section, select the connection type as PPTP. Enter the corresponding parameters and click Save. Connection Type Choose the connection type as PPTP if your ISP provides you with a PPTP account.
  • Page 19 Configuring Network WAN Configuration Upstream Specify the upstream bandwidth of the WAN port. The value configured here is the Bandwidth upper limit of the “Maximum Upstream Bandwidth” in Bandwidth Control set on the Festa Cloud-Based Controller, to make “Bandwidth Control” take effect, please ensure this parameter is set correctly.

  • Page 20: Lan Configuration

    Configuring Network LAN Configuration LAN Configuration The LAN port is used to connect to the LAN clients, and works as the default gateway for these clients. You can configure the DHCP server for the LAN clients, and clients will automatically be assigned to IP addresses if the method of obtaining IP addresses is set as “Obtain IP address automatically”.

  • Page 21: Configuring The Dhcp Server

    Configuring Network LAN Configuration Click the Edit button to load the following page. Enter the IP address of the LAN port, and click OK. IP Address Enter the IP address of the LAN port. This IP address is the default gateway of the LAN clients, and the IP addresses of all the LAN clients should be in the same subnet with this LAN IP address.
  • Page 22 Configuring Network LAN Configuration Figure 3-2 Configuring the DHCP Server Select DHCP Server, and configure the parameters of the DHCP server, then click Save. Starting/Ending Enter the starting IP address and ending IP address of the DHCP server’s IP pool. The IP Address IP pool defines the IP range that can be assigned to the clients in the LAN.
  • Page 23 APs apply for different IP addresses from different servers according to the needs. For detailed information, please consult the vendor. For TP- Link, this entry should be TP-Link. Option138 (Optional) Enter the value for DHCP Option 138. It is used in discovering the devices by the Omada controller.

  • Page 24: Configuring The Dhcp Relay

    Configuring Network LAN Configuration Option160 (Optional) Enter the value for DHCP Option 160. This option is used to configure DHCP captive portal. Option176 (Optional) Enter the value for DHCP Option 176. This option is used to configure parameters for IP phones. Option242 (Optional) Enter the value for DHCP Option 242.
  • Page 25 Configuring Network LAN Configuration Client Name Displays the name of the client. MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the client. Assigned IP Displays the IP address assigned to the client. Address Lease Time Displays the remaining lease time of the assigned IP address. After the lease expires, the IP address will be re-assigned.

  • Page 26: System Tools

    Part 3 System Tools CHAPTERS 1. Overview 2. Management 3. Controller Settings 4. Diagnostics...

  • Page 27: Overview

    System Tools Overview Overview 1.1 Overview The System Tools module provides several system management tools for users to manage the router. 1.2 Supported Features Management With this function, you can reset the router, reboot the router and upgrade the firmware. Controller Settings Configure your router to be discovered by Festa SDN Controller, then it can be managed centrally via Festa Cloud-Based Controller.

  • Page 28: Management

    System Tools Management Management In Management module, you can configure the following features: ■ Factory Default Restore ■ Reboot ■ Firmware Upgrade 2.1 Factory Default Restore Choose the menu System Tools > Management > Factory Default Restore to load the following page.
  • Page 29 System Tools Management Figure 2-3 Configure System Settings Select one firmware file and click Upgrade to upgrade the firmware of the device. User Guide...

  • Page 30: Controller Settings

    System Tools Controller Settings Controller Settings To make your controller adopt your router, make sure the router is connected to the internet and configure controller Settings enable your router to be discovered by the Festa Cloud-Based Controlle. 3.1 Enable Cloud-Based Controller Management Choose the menu System Tools >...

  • Page 31: Diagnostics

    System Tools Diagnostics Diagnostics In Diagnostics module, you can configure the following features: ■ Remote Assistance 4.1 Remote Assistance Note: Please make contact with the technicians before trying to use this function. Choose the menu System Tools > Diagnostics > Remote Assistance to load the following page.

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