Page 1 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Rev: 1.0.0 1910011144...
Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Page 3: Fcc Statement
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Page 4: Ce Mark Warning
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired...
Page 5: Safety Information
第十四條低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。減少電磁波影響，請妥適使用。安全諮詢及注意事項 ●請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 ●清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 ●注意防潮，請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。 ●插槽與開口供通風使用，以確保本產品的操作可靠並防止過熱，請勿堵塞或覆蓋開口。 ●請勿將本產品置放於靠近熱源的地方。除非有正常的通風，否則不可放在密閉位置中。 ●請不要私自打開機殼，不要嘗試自行維修本產品，請由授權的專業人士進行此項工作。 Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам, що передбачені чинними законодавчими актами України. Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; ...
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Page 7: Declaration Of Conformity
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Model No.: TL-WR802N Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:...
Page 8: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Package Contents..........................1 Chapter 1. Introduction ........................2 Overview of the Router ....................... 2 Conventions ........................3 Main Features ........................3 Panel Layout ........................3 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router ..................... 5 System Requirements ......................5 Installation Environment Requirements ................5 Connecting the Router ......................
Page 9 4.6.3 LAN ........................47 Wireless ..........................48 4.7.1 Wireless Settings ....................48 4.7.2 Wireless Security ....................50 4.7.3 Wireless MAC Filtering ..................53 4.7.4 Wireless Advanced ....................55 4.7.5 Wireless Statistics ....................56 DHCP ..........................57 4.8.1 DHCP Settings ......................57 4.8.2 DHCP Client List ....................59 4.8.3 Address Reservation ....................59 Forwarding ........................60 4.9.1 Virtual Servers ......................61...
Page 10 4.14.1 Control Settings ....................84 4.14.2 Rule List ........................84 4.15 IP & MAC Binding ......................86 4.15.1 Binding Setting .....................86 4.15.2 ARP List ........................88 4.16 Dynamic DNS ........................88 4.16.1 No-IP DDNS ......................89 4.16.2 Comexe.cn DDNS ....................89 4.16.3 Dyndns DDNS ......................90 4.17 System Tools ........................91 4.17.1 Time Settings ......................92 4.17.2 Diagnostic ......................93 4.17.3 Firmware Upgrade ....................94...
Page 11 5.7.5 Wireless Statistics ....................116 5.7.6 Throughput Monitor .................... 117 DHCP ..........................118 5.8.1 DHCP Settings ....................118 5.8.2 DHCP Client List ....................119 5.8.3 Address Reservation ..................120 System Tools ........................121 5.9.1 SNMP .........................122 5.9.2 Diagnostic ......................123 5.9.3 Ping Watch Dog ....................124 5.9.4 Firmware Upgrade ....................125 5.9.5...
Page 12 6.8.1 DHCP Settings ....................148 6.8.2 DHCP Client List ....................149 6.8.3 Address Reservation ..................150 System Tools ........................151 6.9.1 SNMP .........................152 6.9.2 Diagnostic ......................153 6.9.3 Ping Watch Dog ....................154 6.9.4 Firmware Upgrade ....................155 6.9.5 Factory Defaults....................156 6.9.6 Backup & Restore ....................156 6.9.7 Reboot ........................157 6.9.8 Password ......................157...
Page 13 System Tools ........................181 7.9.1 SNMP .........................182 7.9.2 Diagnostic ......................183 7.9.3 Ping Watch Dog ....................184 7.9.4 Firmware Upgrade ....................185 7.9.5 Factory Defaults....................186 7.9.6 Backup & Restore ....................186 7.9.7 Reboot ........................187 7.9.8 Password ......................187 7.9.9 System Log ......................189 Chapter 8. Configuration for WISP Client Router Mode ..............190 Login ..........................190 Status ..........................190 Quick Setup ........................193...
Page 14 8.9.2 Port Triggering ....................224 8.9.3 DMZ ........................226 8.9.4 UPnP ........................227 8.10 Security ...........................228 8.10.1 Basic Security .....................228 8.10.2 Advanced Security ....................229 8.10.3 Local Management .....................231 8.10.4 Remote Management ..................232 8.11 Parental Control ......................233 8.12 Access Control ........................235 8.12.1 Rule ........................235 8.12.2 Host ........................238 8.12.3 Target ........................240 8.12.4 Schedule ......................242...
Page 15 8.17.4 Factory Defaults....................257 8.17.5 Backup & Restore ....................258 8.17.6 Reboot ........................258 8.17.7 Password ......................259 8.17.8 System Log ......................260 8.17.9 Statistics ......................260 Appendix A: FAQ ..........................262 Appendix B: Configuring the PC .....................267 Appendix C: Specifications ......................270 Appendix D: Glossary ........................271 - VIII -...
Page 16: Package Contents
One TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Quick Installation Guide  One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable  One USB Cable  One Resource CD for TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router, including:  User Guide • Other Helpful Information •  Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
Page 17: Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Router Small enough to fit in the average pocket, the TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router is uniquely suited to provide robust wireless networking to travelers, students, or anyone else for work or play.
Page 18: Conventions
Before installing the Router, please look through this guide to know all the Router’s functions. 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR802N mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router without any explanation. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation.
Page 19 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Status Indication Solid The device is working properly. Condition 1: System is booting. Blinking Condition 2: The Ethernet Cable is connecting to the product. Table 1-1 The LED Description LAN/WAN: This LAN/WAN port works as LAN in AP/Repeater/Client/WISP Client Router ...
Page 20: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Each PC in the LAN needs a working Ethernet Adapter  TCP/IP protocol must be installed on each PC  Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari ...
Page 21: Standard Wireless Router Mode
Power on the DSL/Cable Modem, PC(s) and notebook(s). 2.3.2 Access Point Mode As the supplement of wired LAN, TL-WR802N enables the wired LAN to connect to the Internet wirelessly. Connect TL-WR802N to the power and connect the Ethernet cable correctly, you can surf the Internet by connecting your PC(s) to the Router wirelessly.
Page 22: Repeater Mode
TL-WR802N is used to extend the range of wireless signal of the existing AP or wireless router. On this mode, the wired port LAN/WAN works as LAN. Computer could connect to the device by either wired or wireless way. The SSID of TL-WR802N should be the same as that of the device you repeat.
Page 23: Client Mode
Router from the PC/notebook to set the Router in Repeater mode. 2.3.4 Client Mode TL-WR802N is used as a wireless network card to connect the wireless network signal or wireless router. On this mode, the wired port LAN/WAN works as LAN. Computer could connect to the device by either wired or wireless way.
Page 24 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 2-5 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR802N in WISP Client Router Mode Connect TL-WR802N to the power. Power on the notebook(s). - 9 -...
Page 25: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP addresses of the TL-WR802N have two: 192.168.0.254 for AP mode, Repeater mode and Client mode, and 192.168.0.1 for Standard wireless Router mode and WISP Client...
Page 26 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enter the Security key. Click OK. 3) If you can see Connected after the default SSID, you’ve successfully connected to the wireless network.  Note: The default SSID and Password of your Router are on the label. Both are case-sensitive.
Page 27 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC  and the Router has failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command...
Page 28: Quick Installation Guide
300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano 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 29: Standard Wireless Router Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-5 Quick Setup - Working Mode  Note: The Router supports five working modes for multi-user to access the Internet: Standard Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and WISP Client Router. In Wireless Router mode, the device enables multiple users to share the Internet connection via ADSL/Cable Modem.
Page 30 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The Router supports five popular ways Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE/Russian PPPoE, L2TP/Russian L2TP and PPTP/Russian PPTP to connect to the Internet. To make sure the connection type your ISP provides, please refer to the ISP. Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the WAN port before detection.
Page 31 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router PPPoE/Russian PPPoE - For this connection, you will need your account name and  password from your ISP. If you have applied ADSL to realize Dial-up service, you should choose this type. Under this condition, you should fill in both the User Name and Password that the ISP supplied.
Page 32 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - PPTP Then, the Wireless page will appear as shown in . Set the wireless parameters. It Figure 3-12 is recommended that you rename an SSID, choose a Security Type and enter a Password.
Page 33: Access Point Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where  the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.
Page 34 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Wireless Network Name (SSID) - Enter a string of up to 32 characters. The same  name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXX (XXXX indicates the last unique four numbers of each Router’s MAC address).
Page 35: Repeater Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Next button. You will then see the Finish page. Figure 3-16 Quick Setup - Finish 3.2.3 Repeater Mode When you choose Repeater Mode on Working Mode page in Figure 3-5 , take the following steps: Click Next, and then Wireless Repeater page will appear as shown in Figure 3-17.
Page 36 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. WDS Mode - In WDS Repeater mode, the AP with WDS enabled will relay data to an  associated root AP. AP function is enabled meanwhile. The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range.
Page 37: Client Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-19 Quick Setup - Finish 3.2.4 Client Mode When you choose Client on Working Mode page in Figure 3-5 , take the following steps: Click Next in Figure 3-5, and then Wireless Client page will appear as shown in Figure 3-20.
Page 38: Wisp Client Router Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Wireless Security Mode - This option should be chosen according to the security  configuration of the AP you want to access. It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP’s security type.
Page 39 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-23 Quick Setup – WAN Connection Type The Router supports five popular ways Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE/Russian PPPoE, L2TP/Russian L2TP and PPTP/Russian PPTP, to connect to the Internet. To make sure the connection type your ISP provides, please refer to the ISP.
Page 40 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router If you have applied ADSL to realize Dial-up service, you should choose this type. Under this condition, you should fill in both the User Name and Password that the ISP supplied. Please note that these fields are case-sensitive.
Page 41 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 3-27 Quick Setup - PPPoE You can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page. Figure 3-28 Quick Setup - Static IP SSID - The SSID of the AP your router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use ...
Page 42 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type. WEP Index - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP (ASCII) or WEP (HEX).  It indicates the index of the WEP key.
Page 43 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the Router. For best results, place your Router. Near the center of the area in which your wireless stations will operate.
Page 44: Chapter 4. Configuration For Wireless Router Mode
Chapter 4. Configuration for Wireless Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Wireless Router Mode of TL-WR802N. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 45 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-2 Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  LAN - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 46 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Subnet Mask - The subnet mask associated with LAN IP address. • Wireless - This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, you can  configure them in the Wireless > Wireless Settings page.
Page 47: Quick Setup
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by function. The WPS function is only available when the Operation Mode is set to Access Point.
Page 48 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function meanwhile. For the configuration of the new device, here takes the Wireless Adapter of our company for example.
Page 49 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP. Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of this...
Page 50 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Step 3: Choose “Enter the new device's PIN” and enter the PIN code （take 16952898 for example） of the wireless adapter in the field after PIN as shown in the figure below. Then click Connect.
Page 51: Working Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router You will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network. Figure 4-6  Note: 1. The WPS LED on the AP will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network.
Page 52: Network
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WISP Client Router - In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share Internet  connection from WISP. 4.6 Network Figure 4-8 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-8): WAN, MAC Clone and LAN.
Page 53 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 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 54 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by  your ISP. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet  networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
Page 55 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Disabled - The Secondary Connection is disabled by default, so there is PPPoE • connection only. This is recommended. Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary •...
Page 56 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-12 PPPoE Advanced Settings MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not  recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
Page 57 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WAN – BigPond Cable Figure 4-13 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.
Page 58 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.
Page 59 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet  connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
Page 60 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-15 WAN – PPTP/Russia PPTP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s ...
Page 61: Mac Clone
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To  use this option, check the radio button.
Page 62: Lan
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Save button to save your settings.  Note: 1. Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function. 2. If you change WAN MAC Address when the WAN connection is PPPoE, it will not take effect until the connection is re-established.
Page 63: Wireless
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.7 Wireless Figure 4-18 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-18): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 64 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the  wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field.
Page 65: Wireless Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router SSID (to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client.  You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.
Page 66 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-21 Wireless Security Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the  wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
Page 67 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK If you check the radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-22. Figure 4-22 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.
Page 68: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
Page 69 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-24 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...
Page 70: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4. Click the Add New... button. 1) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 2) Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 3) Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list.
Page 71: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets  will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets.
Page 72: Dhcp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of  STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected Received Packets - Packets received by the station ...
Page 73 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-29 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must  have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.
Page 74: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.8.2 DHCP Client List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Client List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-30. Figure 4-30 DHCP Client List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ...
Page 75: Forwarding
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.  To Reserve an IP address: Click the Add New… button. Then will pop-up. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.
Page 76: Virtual Servers
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.9.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding → Virtual Servers”, and then you can view and add virtual servers in the screen as shown in Figure 4-34. Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP.
Page 77: Port Triggering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-35 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry  Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.
Page 78 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Port Triggering Figure 4-36 Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.
Page 79: Dmz
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Select Enabled in Status field. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-37 Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.
Page 80: Upnp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-38 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Check the Enable radio button. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field.
Page 81: Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Status - The status of the port is displayed here. “Enabled” means that the port is still • active. Otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 4.10 Security...
Page 82: Advanced Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or  disable the Router’s firewall. SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) ...
Page 83 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-42 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and  60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics.
Page 84: Local Management
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD  Attack Filtering. TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value  between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately.
Page 85: Remote Management
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above.
Page 86: Parental Control
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.11 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and 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.
Page 87 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g. www.google.com) will be allowed.
Page 88: Access Control
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click “Access Restriction → Schedule” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New... button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Time is all day-24 hours.
Page 89 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-49 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access  Restriction function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
Page 90 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 6. In the Action field, select Deny or Allow. 7. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list.
Page 91: Host
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router In Rule Name field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique, for  example Rule_1. In Host field, select Host_1.  In Target field, select Target_1.  In Schedule field, select Schedule_1.
Page 92 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-54.  1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).
Page 93: Target
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-55 Host Settings 4.12.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-56. The target list is necessary for the Access Restriction Rule.
Page 94 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example Google) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g. www.google.com) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names.
Page 95: Schedule
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list, Figure 4-59 Target Settings 4.12.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-60.
Page 96 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 4-61 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and...
Page 97: Advanced Routing
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.13 Advanced Routing Figure 4-63 The Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-63): Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 98: System Routing Table
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the  network portion, and which portion is the host portion.  Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host.
Page 99: Bandwidth Control
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4.14 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-67 The Bandwidth Control menu There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-67. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
Page 100 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-69 Bandwidth Control Rule List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range.  Egress Bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN ...
Page 101: Ip & Mac Binding
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Egress Bandwidth - The max and the min upload speed which through the WAN port, default number is 0.  Ingress Bandwidth - The max and the min download speed through the WAN port, default number is 0.
Page 102 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Modify button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or modifying an IP &...
Page 103: Arp List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.15.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also.
Page 104: No-Ip Ddns
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.noip.com, www.comexe.cn, or www.dyn.com.
Page 105: Dyndns Ddns
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-77 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.
Page 106: System Tools
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-78 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here.
Page 107: Time Settings
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup and Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
Page 108: Diagnostic
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully, if not, the time limited on these functions will not take effect.
Page 109: Firmware Upgrade
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (such as 202.108.22.5) or  Domain name (such as www.baidu.com). Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.  Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet.
Page 110: Factory Defaults
Set your IP address as static IP before upgrading. To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions: Download the latest firmware upgrade file from our website http://www.tp-link.com. Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank.
Page 111: Backup & Restore
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 4.17.5 Backup & Restore This page allows you to save current configuration of router as backup or restore the configuration file you saved before.
Page 112: Password
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router DHCP service function.  Static address assignment of DHCP server.  Web Service Port of the router.  Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically).  Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically).
Page 113: Statistics
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-88 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.  Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file.  Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and ...
Page 114 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 4-89 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click  the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective.
Page 115: Chapter 5. Configuration For Access Point Mode
Chapter 5. Configuration for Access Point Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Access Point Mode of TL-WR802N. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 116 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 5-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 117: Quick Setup
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Mode - The current wireless mode which the Router works on. • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the WLAN.
Page 118 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN. Disable PIN of this Device - WPS external registrar of entering the device’s PIN can be  disabled or enabled manually. If the device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external Registrar, this function will be disabled automatically.
Page 119 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of this...
Page 120 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Step 2: Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in Figure 5-3.
Page 121 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Connect.
Page 122: Working Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: 1. The WPS LED on the AP will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless function of the AP is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS.
Page 123: Lan
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 5.6.1 LAN Choose menu “Network → LAN”, and then you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below. Figure 5-9 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value ...
Page 124: Wireless
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 5.7 Wireless Figure 5-10 Wireless menu There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 5-10): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Wireless Statistics and Throughput Monitor. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 125 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel ...
Page 126: Wireless Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 5.7.2 Wireless Security Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Security”, and then you can configure the security settings of your wireless network. There are three wireless security modes supported by the Router: WPA/WPA2-Personal, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise and WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy).
Page 127 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The • default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) or WPA2-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
Page 128: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WEP Key (Password) - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching • WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network.
Page 129 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 5-15 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...
Page 130: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. • Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. • Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. • Click the Save button. • Click the Back button.
Page 131: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets  will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.
Page 132: Throughput Monitor
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Received Packets - Packets received by the station.  Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station.  Configure - The button is used for loading the item to the Wireless MAC Filtering list.
Page 133: Dhcp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 5.8 DHCP Figure 5-19 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 5-19), DHCP Settings, DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 134: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes.
Page 135: Address Reservation
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 5-22 DHCP Client List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client.  MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client.  Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client.
Page 136: System Tools
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. Click the Save button. Figure 5-24 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify.
Page 137: Snmp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 5.9.1 SNMP Choose menu “System Tools → SNMP”, and then you can get the SNMP settings in the following screen. Figure 5-26 SNMP Settings SNMP Agent - Choose Enable to open this function if you want to have remote control ...
Page 138: Diagnostic
Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (e.g. 202.108.22.5) or Domain  name (e.g. http://www.tp-link.com). Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection. The default is 4. ...
Page 139: Ping Watch Dog
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet. The default is 64.  Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in ...
Page 140: Firmware Upgrade
 Note: New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
Page 141: Factory Defaults
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router When you upgrade the Router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so before upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important settings. Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded, otherwise, the Router may be damaged.
Page 142: Reboot
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the Router, or enter the exact path • to the Setting file in the text box. Click the Restore button. •  Note: The current configuration will be covered by the uploading configuration file. The upgrade process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically.
Page 143 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 5-34 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password.
Page 144: System Log
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 5.9.9 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 5-35 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.
Page 145: Chapter 6. Configuration For Repeater Mode
Chapter 6. Configuration for Repeater Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Repeater Mode of TL-WR802N. 6.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 146 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 147: Quick Setup
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Mode - The current wireless mode which the Router works on. • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the WLAN.
Page 148 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN. Disable PIN of this Device - WPS external registrar of entering the device’s PIN can be  disabled or enabled manually. If the device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external Registrar, this function will be disabled automatically.
Page 149 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP.
Page 150 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Step 2: Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in Figure 5-3.
Page 151 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Connect.
Page 152: Working Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 2. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless function of the AP is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS. 6.5 Working Mode The Router supports five operation mode types: Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and Wireless Client Router.
Page 153: Lan
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 6.6.1 LAN Choose menu “Network → LAN”, and then you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below. Figure 6-9 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value ...
Page 154: Wireless Settings
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 6-10): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Wireless Statistics and Throughput Monitor. Click it, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 155: Wireless Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-12 AP List  Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page.  Note: 1. The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the Router.
Page 156 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-13 Wireless Security Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the  wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
Page 157 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: WPA/WPA2-Personal If you check the radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 6-14. Figure 6-14 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.
Page 158: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
Page 159 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-16 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...
Page 160: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Add New... button. Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. • Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. • Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. • Click the Save button.
Page 161: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets  will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.
Page 162: Throughput Monitor
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Received Packets - Packets received by the station.  Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station.  Configure - The button is used for loading the item to the Wireless MAC Filtering list.
Page 163: Dhcp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 6.8 DHCP Figure 6-20 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 6-20), DHCP Settings, DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 164: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes.
Page 165: Address Reservation
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-23 DHCP Client List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client.  MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client.  Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client.
Page 166: System Tools
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. Click the Save button. Figure 6-25 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify.
Page 167: Snmp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 6.9.1 SNMP Choose menu “System Tools → SNMP”, and then you can get the SNMP settings in the following screen. Figure 6-27 SNMP Settings SNMP Agent - Choose Enable to open this function if you want to have remote control ...
Page 168: Diagnostic
In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (e.g. 202.108.22.5) or Domain  name (e.g. http://www.tp-link.com). - 153 -...
Page 169: Ping Watch Dog
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection. The default is 4.  Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet. The default is 64.  Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in ...
Page 170: Firmware Upgrade
 Note: New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
Page 171: Factory Defaults
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router When you upgrade the Router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so before upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important settings. Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded, otherwise, the Router may be damaged.
Page 172: Reboot
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the Router, or enter the exact path • to the Setting file in the text box. Click the Restore button. •  Note: The current configuration will be covered by the uploading configuration file. The upgrade process lasts for 20 seconds and the Router will restart automatically.
Page 173 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 6-35 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password.
Page 174: System Log
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 6.9.9 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 6-36 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.
Page 175: Chapter 7. Configuration For Client Mode
Chapter 7. Configuration for Client Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for Client Mode of TL-WR802N. 7.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 176 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 7-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 177: Quick Setup
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Mode - The current wireless mode which the Router works on. • Channel Width - The current wireless channel width in use. • MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the WLAN.
Page 178 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN. Disable PIN of this Device - WPS external registrar of entering the device’s PIN can be  disabled or enabled manually. If the device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external Registrar, this function will be disabled automatically.
Page 179 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP.
Page 180 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Step 2: Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in Figure 5-3.
Page 181 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Connect.
Page 182: Working Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 2. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless function of the AP is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS. 7.5 Working Mode The Router supports five operation mode types: Standard Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and WISP Client Router.
Page 183: Lan
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 7.6.1 LAN Choose menu “Network → LAN”, and then you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below. Figure 7-9 LAN MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value ...
Page 184: Wireless
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 7.7 Wireless Figure 7-10 Wireless menu There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 7-10): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Wireless Statistics and Throughput Monitor. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 185: Wireless Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enable Wireless Radio - The wireless radio of the AP can be enabled or disabled to allow or  deny wireless stations to access. If enabled, the wireless stations will be able to access the AP, otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access the AP.
Page 186 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 7-12 Wireless Security Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the  wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
Page 187 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: WPA/WPA2-Personal If you check the radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 7-13. Figure 7-13 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.
Page 188: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
Page 189 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 7-15 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...
Page 190: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Add New... button. Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. • Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. • Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. • Click the Save button.
Page 191: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets  will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.
Page 192: Throughput Monitor
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Received Packets - Packets received by the station.  Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station.  Configure - The button is used for loading the item to the Wireless MAC Filtering list.
Page 193: Dhcp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 7.8 DHCP Figure 7-19 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 7-19), DHCP Settings, DHCP Client List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 194: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes.
Page 195: Address Reservation
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 7-22 DHCP Clients List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client.  MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client.  Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client.
Page 196: System Tools
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. Click the Save button. Figure 7-24 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify.
Page 197: Snmp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 7.9.1 SNMP Choose menu “System Tools → SNMP”, and then you can get the SNMP settings in the following screen.
Page 198: Diagnostic
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: A restricted source can be a specific IP address (e.g. 10.10.10.1), or a subnet - represented as IP/BITS (e.g. 10.10.10.0/24). If an IP Address of 0.0.0.0 is specified, the agent will accept all requests under the corresponding community name.
Page 199: Ping Watch Dog
300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (e.g. 202.108.22.5) or Domain  name (e.g. http://www.tp-link.com). Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection. The default is 4.  Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet. The default is 64.
Page 200: Firmware Upgrade
 Note: New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the Router rather than the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
Page 201: Factory Defaults
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router When you upgrade the Router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so before upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important settings. Do not turn off the Router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded, otherwise, the Router may be damaged.
Page 202: Reboot
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions.  Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the Router, or enter the exact path • to the Setting file in the text box.
Page 203 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 7-34 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password.
Page 204: System Log
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 7.9.9 System Log Choose menu “System Tools → System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the Router. Figure 7-35 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.
Page 205: Chapter 8. Configuration For Wisp Client Router Mode
Chapter 8. Configuration for WISP Client Router Mode This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way for WISP Client Router Mode of TL-WR802N. 8.1 Login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are main menus on the left of the web-based utility.
Page 206 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-2 Status Firmware Version - The version information of the Router’s firmware.  Hardware Version - The version information of the Router’s hardware.  LAN - This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, you can configure ...
Page 207 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Wireless - This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, you can  configure them in the Wireless > Wireless Settings page. Working Mode - The current wireless working mode in use.
Page 208: Quick Setup
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Traffic Statistics - The Router’s traffic statistics.  Received (Bytes) - Traffic that counted in bytes has been received out from the WAN port. • Received (Packets) - Traffic that counted in packets has been received out from the WAN •...
Page 209 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Add Device - You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this  button. To add a new device: If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and device using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method.
Page 210 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP.
Page 211 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Step 2: Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in Figure 8-3.
Page 212 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Connect.
Page 213: Working Mode
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 2. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless function of the AP is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS. 8.5 Working Mode The Router supports five operation mode types: Wireless Router, Access Point, Repeater, Client and Wireless Client Router.
Page 214: Wan
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.6.1 WAN Choose menu “Network → WAN”, and then you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below. If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP.
Page 215 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Get IP with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast  applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (It is rarely required.) Click the Save button to save your settings.
Page 216 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WAN – PPPoE/Russia PPPoE Figure 8-11 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. Confirm Password - Enter again the Password provided by your ISP to ensure the ...
Page 217 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it  was down. Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the period from the ...
Page 218 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-12 PPPoE Advanced Settings MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not  recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
Page 219 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WAN – BigPond Cable Figure 8-13 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.
Page 220 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Caution: Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.
Page 221 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect  button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet ...
Page 222 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-15 WAN – PPTP/Russia PPTP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.  These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s ...
Page 223: Mac Clone
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.
Page 224: Lan
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value. Click the Save button to save your settings.  Note: 1. Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function.
Page 225: Wireless
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.7 Wireless Figure 8-18 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 8-18): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 226 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WPA-PSK/WPA2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared  passphrase. Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The • default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) or WPA2-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
Page 227 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here Hexadecimal • format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.
Page 228: Wireless Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.7.2 Wireless Security Figure 8-21 Wireless Security Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the  wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
Page 229 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: WPA/WPA2-Personal If you check the radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 8-22. Figure 8-22 WPA /WPA2-Enterprise - It’s based on Radius Server.
Page 230: Wireless Mac Filtering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
Page 231 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-24 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...
Page 232: Wireless Advanced
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Add New... button. 1) Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B/00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field. 2) Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 3) Select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. 4) Click the Save button.
Page 233: Wireless Statistics
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets  will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets.
Page 234: Dhcp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of  STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected. Received Packets - Packets received by the station.
Page 235 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-29 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must  have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.
Page 236: Dhcp Client List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.8.2 DHCP Client List Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Client List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 8-30. Figure 8-30 DHCP Client List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client ...
Page 237: Forwarding
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.  To Reserve an IP address: Click the Add New… button. Then will pop-up. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.
Page 238: Virtual Servers
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.9.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding → Virtual Servers”, and then you can view and add virtual servers in the screen as shown in Figure 8-34. Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP.
Page 239: Port Triggering
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-35 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry  Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.
Page 240 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Port Triggering Figure 8-36 Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.
Page 241: Dmz
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Select Enable in Status field. Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 8-37 Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.
Page 242: Upnp
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-38 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Check the Enable radio button. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field.
Page 243: Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Status - The status of the port is displayed here. “Enabled” means that the port is still • active. Otherwise, the port is inactive. Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List. 8.10 Security...
Page 244: Advanced Security
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or  disable the Router’s firewall. SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) ...
Page 245 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-42 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and  60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics.
Page 246: Local Management
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD  Attack Filtering. TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value  between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately.
Page 247: Remote Management
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks while all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the list above.
Page 248: Parental Control
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.11 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 8-45. 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.
Page 249 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 4. Enter the allowed domain name of the website, either the full name or the keywords (e.g. google) in the Allowed Domain Name field. Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g. www.google.com) will be allowed.
Page 250: Access Control
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click “Access Restriction → Schedule” on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Click Add New... button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Time is all day-24 hours.
Page 251 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-49 Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Restriction - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access  Restriction function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
Page 252 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router In the Action field, select Deny or Allow. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list.
Page 253: Host
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router In Rule Name field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique, for  example Rule_1. In Host field, select Host_1.  In Target field, select Target_1.  In Schedule field, select Schedule_1.
Page 254 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 8-54.  1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1).
Page 255: Target
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-55 Host Settings 8.12.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-56. The target list is necessary for the Access Restriction Rule.
Page 256 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name, either the full name or the keywords (for example Google) in the blank. Any domain name with keywords in it (e.g.www.google.com) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names.
Page 257: Schedule
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list, Figure 8-59 Target Settings 8.12.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 8-60.
Page 258 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 8-61 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and...
Page 259: Advanced Routing
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.13 Advanced Routing Figure 8-63 The Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-63): Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Page 260: System Routing Table
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the  network portion, and which portion is the host portion.  Default Gateway - This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host.
Page 261: Bandwidth Control
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.14 Bandwidth Control Figure 8-67 The Bandwidth Control menu There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 8-67. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
Page 262 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-69 Bandwidth Control Rule List Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range.  Egress Bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN ...
Page 263: Ip & Mac Binding
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Egress Bandwidth - The max and the min upload speed which through the WAN port, default number is 0.  Ingress Bandwidth - The max and the min download speed through the WAN port, default number is 0.
Page 264 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Modify button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or modifying an IP &...
Page 265: Arp List
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 8.15.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also.
Page 266: No-Ip Ddns
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.noip.com, www.comexe.cn, or www.dyn.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key.
Page 267: Dyndns Ddns
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-77 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.
Page 268: System Tools
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-78 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here.
Page 269: Time Settings
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup and Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
Page 270: Diagnostic
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully, if not, the time limited on these functions will not take effect.
Page 271: Firmware Upgrade
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (such as 202.108.22.5) or  Domain name (such as www.baidu.com). Pings Count - The number of Ping packets for a Ping connection.  Ping Packet Size - The size of Ping packet.
Page 272: Factory Defaults
Set your IP address as static IP before upgrading. To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions: Download the latest firmware upgrade file from our website http://www.tp-link.com. Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank.
Page 273: Backup & Restore
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router  Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 8.17.5 Backup & Restore This page allows you to save current configuration of router as backup or restore the configuration file you saved before.
Page 274: Password
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router DHCP service function.  Static address assignment of DHCP server.  Web Service Port of the router.  Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically).  Restore the router's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically).
Page 275: System Log
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router 8.17.8 System Log This page allows you to query the logs of the router. Figure 8-88 System Log Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list.  Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file.
Page 276 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure 8-89 Statistics Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable, click  the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be ineffective.
Page 277: Appendix A: Faq
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
Page 278 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by Ethernet users? Log in to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking Save.
Page 279 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure A-4 Virtual Servers Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry  Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
Page 280 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router To change the WEB management port number: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Remote Management" submenu. On the "Remote Management" page, type a port number except 80, such as 88, into the "Web Management Port"...
Page 281 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. Make sure the "Enable Wireless Router Radio" is checked. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID.
Page 282: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary.
Page 283 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure B-0-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Select Obtain an IP address automatically, Choose Obtain DNS server automatically, as shown in the Figure below:...
Page 284 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Figure B-0-3  Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. Click OK to keep your settings. - 269 -...
Page 285: Appendix C: Specifications
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.11n, 802.11b, 802.11g Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100Mbps LAN/WAN port Port One 10/100Mbps LAN port 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...
Page 286: Appendix D: Glossary
TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router Appendix D: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input  multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding.
Page 287 TL-WR802N 300Mbps Wireless N Nano Router PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote  hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key ...

TP-Link TL-WR802N User Manual

Package Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Connecting the Router

Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

Chapter 4. Configuration for Wireless Router Mode

Chapter 5. Configuration for Access Point Mode

Chapter 6. Configuration for Repeater Mode

Chapter 7. Configuration for Client Mode

Chapter 8. Configuration for WISP Client Router Mode

Appendix A: FAQ

Appendix B: Configuring the PC

Appendix C: Specifications

Appendix D: Glossary

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