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TP-Link TD-W8151N User Manual

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TD-W8151N
150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010402

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  • Page 1 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910010402...
  • 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 in-stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 4: National Restrictions

    National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor use and Bulgaria public service Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz Outdoor use limited to 10 band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current France mW e.i.r.p.

  • Page 5: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8151N 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 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ....................1 Chapter 1 Introduction ..................2 Product Overview.................. 2 Main Features ..................2 Conventions ..................3 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation................4 The Front Panel ..................4 The Back Panel..................5 Installation Environment................ 6 Connecting the Router ................6 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide ..............
  • Page 7 4.5.6 CWMP ..................... 53 Maintenance..................54 4.6.1 Administration..................54 4.6.2 Time Zone ....................55 4.6.3 Firmware....................56 4.6.4 SysRestart ....................58 4.6.5 Diagnostics ....................59 Help..................... 60 Appendix A: Specification..................62...

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: One TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router One Power Adapter for TD-W8151N ADSL2+ Router Quick Installation Guide One RJ45 cable...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet or IEEE 802.11n/ IEEE 802.11g/ IEEE 802.11b wireless network. The TD-W8151N connects to an Ethernet LAN or computers via standard Ethernet ports. The ADSL connection is made using ordinary telephone line with standard connectors. Multiple workstations can be networked and connected to the Internet using a single Wide Area Network (WAN) interface and single global IP address.

  • Page 10: Conventions

    Provides 64/128-bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List). 1.3 Conventions The Router or device mentioned in this User guide stands for TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 The Front Panel Figure 2-1 The LEDs, locating on the front panel, indicates the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation:...

  • Page 12: The Back Panel

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2.2 The Back Panel Figure 2-2 POWER: The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter. ON/OFF: The power switch for the Router. RESET: There are two ways to reset the Router's factory defaults.

  • Page 13: Installation Environment

    Method one: Plug one end of the twisted-pair ADSL cable into the ADSL LINE port on the rear panel of TD-W8151N, and insert the other end into the wall socket. Method two：You can use a separate splitter. External splitter can divide the data and voice, and then you can access the Internet and make calls at the same time.
  • Page 14 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 2-3...

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide

    Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configure PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-W8151N or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to configure it.
  • Page 16 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3...
  • Page 17 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK. Figure 3-4 Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”...

  • Page 18: Login

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-6 You can check it follow 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 19: Quick Setup

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-7 Step 1: Select the Quick Start tab, then click RUN WIZARD, and you will see the next screen. Click the NEXT button. Figure 3-8 Step 2: Configure the time for the Router, and then click the NEXT button.
  • Page 20 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-10 Step 4: Configure the following options provided by your ISP: Username, Password, VPI, VCI and Connection Type. Then click Next. Figure 3-11 Step 5: Configure the rules for the WLAN, and click NEXT.
  • Page 21 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-12 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 4.3.3.

  • Page 22: Chapter 4 Software Configuration

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps 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-based Utility.

  • Page 23: Quick Start

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 Note: Click the other submenus System Log or Statistics in Figure 4-2, and you will be able to view the system log and traffic statistics about the Router. 4.2 Quick Start Please refer to "3.2:...

  • Page 24: Internet

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.3.1 Internet Choose “Interface Setup→Internet” menu, you can configure the parameters for WAN ports in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-4). Figure 4-4 ATM VC: ATM settings are used to connect to your ISP. Your ISP provides VPI (Virtual Path Identifier), VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) settings to you.
  • Page 25 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide PPPoA/PPPoE and Bridge Mode. Please choose the designed type that you want to use. After that, you should follow the configuration below to proceed. Dynamic IP Address Select this option if your ISP provides you an IP address automatically. This option is typically used for Cable services.
  • Page 26 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Static IP Address Select this option if your ISP provides static IP information to you. You should set static IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway address in the screen below (shown in Figure 4-6).
  • Page 27 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-7 Servicename: Enter a name to mark current connection, or you can leave it blank. Username: Enter your username for your PPPoE/PPPoA connection. Password: Enter your password for your PPPoE/PPPoA connection.

  • Page 28: Lan

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Bridge Mode If you select this type of connection, the modem can be configured to act as a bridging device between your LAN and your ISP. Bridges are devices that enable two or more networks to communicate as if they are two segments of the same physical LAN.
  • Page 29 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide may be referred to as Private settings. You may change the LAN IP address if needed. The LAN IP address is private to your internal network and cannot be seen on the Internet.

  • Page 30: Wireless

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Physical Ports: Specify the Physical Ports of the DHCP client. • DNS Relay: If you want to disable this feature, you just need to set both Primary and secondary DNS IP to 0.0.0.0. If you want to use DNS relay, you can setup DNS server IP to 192.168.1.1 on their Computer.
  • Page 31 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-12 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 32 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Access Point: Select Activated to allow wireless station to associate with the access point. • Channel: Select the country and channel you want to use from the drop-down List of Channel.
  • Page 33 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Use QSS: Use QSS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function, you can add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. To Use QSS, keep the default setting, and configure the parameters in QSS Settings.
  • Page 34 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide WEP-128Bits To configure WPA-128Bits settings, select the WPA-128Bits option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. 128-bit is stronger than 64-bit. Figure 4-15 WPA-PSK To configure WPA-PSK settings, select the WPA-PSK option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings.
  • Page 35 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-17 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK To configure WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK settings, select the WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type.
  • Page 36 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-19 Method One: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router or click Start QSS button in Figure 4-19. Step 2: Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds.
  • Page 37 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears.
  • Page 38 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide PIN code If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Click PIN code, you will see the screen as shown below.
  • Page 39 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-21 Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router from AP self PIN code in Figure 4-21 (each Router has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 55924054 of this Router for example).

  • Page 40: Advanced Setup

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • SSID: Wireless network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard).

  • Page 41: Routing

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Firewall: Select this option can automatically detect and block Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, Port Scan and Land Attack. SPI: If you enable SPI, all traffics initiated from WAN would be blocked, including DMZ, Virtual Server, and ACL WAN side.

  • Page 42: Nat

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.3 NAT Choose “Advanced Setup→NAT” menu, you can setup the NAT (Network Address Translation) function for the Router (shown in Figure 4-26). Figure 4-26 Virtual Circuit: Enter Virtual Circuit Index that you plan to setup for the NAT function.
  • Page 43 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.3.2 Virtual Server Choose “Advanced Setup→NAT→Virtual Server” in Figure 4-26, you can configure the Virtual Server in the next screen. The Virtual Server is the server or server(s) behind NAT (on the LAN), for example, Web server or FTP server, that 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 44 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 3: Select the application you want from drop-down list, then the protocol and port number will be added to the corresponding field automatically, you only need to configure the IP address for the virtual server;...

  • Page 45: Qos

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: IP Address Mapping is only available for VCs with Multiple IPs. Step 2: Select the Rule index for the rule as shown in Figure 4-29. Step 3: Select the rule type you want from the drop-down list.
  • Page 46 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-30 QoS: Select this option to Activate/Deactivate the IP QoS on different types (IP ToS and DiffServ). Summary: Click the QoS Settings Summary button to view the configurations of QoS.

  • Page 47: Vlan

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Protocol ID: Select one among TCP/UDP, TCP, UDP or ICMP protocols for the application. • Vlan ID Range: Enter the Vlan range, and the rule will be effective to the selected Vlans.
  • Page 48 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-31 Assign VLAN PVID for each Interface Click Assign VLAN PVID for each Interface in Figure 4-31, you can assign the PVID for each interface in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-32).

  • Page 49: Adsl

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-33 VLAN Index: Select the VLAN index for this VC. You can specify 8 groups in maximum. VLAN ID: This indicates the VLAN group. ATM VCs: Select the 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.

  • Page 50: Access Management

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-34 ADSL Mode: Select the ADSL operation mode which your ADSL connection uses. ADSL Type: Select the ADSL operation type which your ADSL connection uses. Bitswap Enable: Check this box to enable Bitswap.

  • Page 51: Filter

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-36 ACL: If Activated, the IP addresses which are contained in the Access Control List can access to the Router. If Deactivated, all IP addresses can access to the Router.
  • Page 52 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-37 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 53 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: Incoming means that IP traffic which is coming into the Router, and the Outgoing means that IP traffic which is going out the Router. IP/MAC Filter Rule Index: Select the Rule index for the IP Filter entry.
  • Page 54 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: If you want to make the rule take effect, please select to active the rule. Step 3: Enter the “Source IP Address”, “Destination IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Port Number” in the corresponding field.
  • Page 55 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.2.2 MAC Filter Select IP/Mac Filter as the Filter type, and select MAC as the Rule type (shown in Figure 4-38), and then you can configure the filter rules based on MAC address.
  • Page 56 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 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 57 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-39 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 Router will accept the application;...

  • Page 58: Snmp

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-40 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 59: Upnp

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Management Protocol (SNMP) is used for exchanging information between network devices. Figure 4-41 Get Community: Set the password for the incoming Get and Get next requests from the management station. Set Community: Set the password for incoming Set requests from the management station.

  • Page 60: Cwmp

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-43 Dynamic DNS: Activate the DDNS function or not. Service Provider: This field displays the service provider of DDNS. My Host Name: Enter your host name here. E-mail Address: Enter your E-mail address here.

  • Page 61: Maintenance

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-44 CWMP: Select activate the CWMP function. URL: Enter the website of ACS which is provided by your ISP. User Name/Password: Enter the User Name and password to login the ACS server.

  • Page 62: Time Zone

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-46 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 63: Firmware

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide PC’s Clock Select PC’s Clock as the Synchronize time, you don’t need to set any items. Figure 4-48 Manually Select Manually as the Synchronize time, you need to set the date and time corresponding to the current time.
  • Page 64 Figure 4-50 To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Step 1: Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (http://www.tp-link.com). Step 2: Type the path and file name of the update file into the “New Firmware Location” field. Or click the Browse…...

  • Page 65: Sysrestart

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-51 Step 2: Save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-52). Figure 4-52 To restore the Router’s settings: Step 1: Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the device, or enter the exact path in “New Romfile Location”...

  • Page 66: Diagnostics

    LAN and WAN sides in the screen (shown in Figure 4-54). Figure 4-54 Ping Tool: This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. IP Address/Domain Name: Type the destination IP address (such as 202.108.22.5) or Domain name (such as http://www.tp-link.com).

  • Page 67: Help

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide If the result is similar to Figure 4-55, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 4-55 If the result is similar to Figure 4-56, there is something wrong with the connectivity of the Internet.
  • Page 68 TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-57 Note: Click the tab, and you will be able to get the corresponding information.

  • Page 69: Appendix A: Specification

    TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix A: Specification General ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5 IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g ,IEEE 802.3, IEEE Standards and Protocols 802.3u, TCP/IP, PPPoA , PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, FCC、CE...

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