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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8951ND 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:...
150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: One TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router One Power Adapter for TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Quick Installation Guide One RJ45 cable Two RJ11 cables...
The device is designed to provide a simple and cost-effective ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet or IEEE 802.11n/ IEEE 802.11g/ IEEE 802.11b wireless network. The TD-W8951ND connects to an Ethernet LAN or computers via standard Ethernet ports. The ADSL connection is made using ordinary telephone line with standard connectors. Multiple workstations can be networked and connected to the Internet using a single Wide Area Network (WAN) interface and single global IP address.
Provides 64/128-bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List). 1.3 Conventions The modem router or device mentioned in this User Guide stands for TD-W8951ND without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ...
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 The Front Panel Figure 2-1 The LEDs locate on the front panel. They indicate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation:...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: 1. If the ADSL LED is off, please check your Internet connection first. Refer to 2.4 Connecting the Modem Router for more information about how to make Internet connection correctly. If you have already made a right connection, please contact your ISP to make sure if your Internet service is available now.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2.2 The Back Panel Figure 2-2 POWER: The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter. ON/OFF: The switch for the power. WPS: This button is for WPS settings. For details, please refer to 4.3.3.1 WPS...
The modem router can be placed on a shelf or desktop. Keep away from the strong electromagnetic radiation and the device of electromagnetic sensitive. Generally, TD-W8951ND is placed on a horizontal surface. The device also can be mounted on the wall as shown in Figure 2-3 Wall-mount Install.
Method one: Plug one end of the twisted-pair ADSL cable into the ADSL port on the rear panel of TD-W8951ND, and insert the other end into the wall socket. Method two:You can use a separate splitter. External splitter can divide the data and voice, and then you can access the Internet and make calls at the same time.
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Plug one end of the twisted-pair ADSL cable into the ADSL port on the rear panel of TD-W8951ND. Connect the other end to the MODEM port of the external splitter. Step 2: Connect the Ethernet cable. Attach one end of a network cable to your computer’s Ethernet port or a regular hub/switch port, and the other end to the LAN port on the TD-W8951ND.
Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we use all the default values for description.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 You can check it follow the steps below: Is the connection between your PC and the modem router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-3 Step 1: Select the Quick Start tab, then click RUN WIZARD, and you will see the next screen. Click the NEXT button. Figure 3-4 Step 2: Configure the time for the modem router, and then click the NEXT button.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-5 Step 3: Select the Connection Type given by your ISP (Internet Service Provider), and then click NEXT. Figure 3-6 Step 4: There are four connection types: Dynamic IP Address, Static IP Address, PPPoE/PPPoA and Bridge Mode.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-7 Select Static IP Address in Figure 3-6, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8.Configure the following options provided by your ISP: VPI, VCI, IP Address, Subnet Mask, ISP Gateway and Connection Type. Then click NEXT.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: If Use Auto Discovered DNS Server Only is selected in DNS Relay, this modem router will accept the first received DNS assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s) during the connection establishment.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-11 Note: If the Access Point is activated, the wireless function will be available even without the external antenna because of an additional printed antenna. To adopt the wireless security protection measures, please refer to 4.3.3...
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make use of its functions adequately, maybe you will get help from this chapter to configure the advanced settings through the Web-based Utility.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 Note: Click the other submenus System Log or Statistics in Figure 4-2, and you will be able to view the system log and traffic statistics about the modem router.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-3 The modem router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the Router. Click the CLEAR LOG button to clear the logs.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-4 Interface: You can select Ethernet, ADSL and WLAN to view the corresponding network traffic over different ports. Select Ethernet, and you will see the statistics table as below. Statistics Table: Transmit Frames The frames transmitted over the Ethernet port.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select ADSL, and you will see the statistics table as below. Statistics Table: Transmit total PDUs The total PDUs transmitted over the ADSL port. Transmit The total errors occurred over the ADSL port when data...
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.3 Interface Setup Choose “Interface Setup”, you can see the next submenus:. Figure 4-5 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.3.1 Internet Choose “Interface Setup→Internet” menu, you can configure the parameters for WAN ports in...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-6 ATM VC: ATM settings are used to connect to your ISP. Your ISP provides VPI (Virtual Path Identifier), VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) settings to you. In this Device, you can totally setup 8 VCs on different encapsulations, if you apply 8 different virtual circuits from your ISP.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • PVCs Summary: Click the button, and you can view the summary information about the PVCs. • Status: If you want to use a designed VC, you should activate it. •...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Encapsulation: Select the encapsulation mode for the Dynamic IP Address, you can leave it default. Bridge Interface: Activate the option, the modem router can also work in Bridge mode. Default Route: If enable this function, the current PVC will be considered as the default gateway to Internet from this device.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-8 Note: Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the appropriate IP form, which is four IP octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x), such as 192.168.1.100. The modem router will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-9 Service name: Specify a name for the PPPoA/PPPoE connection for recognition. Username: Enter your username for your PPPoA/PPPoE connection to identify and verify your account to the ISP. Password: Enter your password for your PPPoA/PPPoE connection.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Bridge Mode If you select this type of connection, the modem router can be configured to act as a bridging device between your LAN and your ISP. Bridges are devices that enable two or more networks to communicate as if they are two segments of the same physical LAN.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-11 IP Common Option: Configure the IP common option here. Encapsulation: Select the encapsulation mode for the Dynamic IP Address, you can leave it default. Bridge Interface: Activate the option, the modem router can also work in Bridge mode.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-12 Note: Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the appropriate IPv6 form, which is eight IP octets separated by a colon (x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x). The modem router will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-13 Service name: Specify a name for the PPPoA/PPPoE connection for recognition. Username: Enter your username for your PPPoA/PPPoE connection to identify and verify your account to the ISP. Password: Enter your password for your PPPoA/PPPoE connection.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide disable the function, please click Disable. MLD Proxy: The MLD (Multicast Listener Discovery Protocol) Proxy function is enabled by default. If you want to disable the function, please click Disable. Dual Stack Lite: Enable the Dual Stack Lite (D-S Lite) function if you need. It is disabled by default.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-15 Router Local IP: These are the IP settings of the LAN interface for the device. These settings may be referred to as Private settings. You may change the LAN IP address if needed. The LAN IP address is private to your internal network and cannot be seen on the Internet.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Direction: Select this option to specify the RIP direction. None is for disabling the RIP function. Both means the ADSL modem router will periodically send routing information and accept routing information, and then incorporate them into routing table. IN only means the ADSL modem router will only accept but will not send RIP packet.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Current Pool Summary: Click the button, then you can view the IP addresses that the DHCP Server gives out. • IP Pool Count: The max user pool size. • Lease Time: The length of time for the IP lease. After the dynamic IP address has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide DHCPv6: DHCPv6 is provided to assign IPv6 addresses to the computers in your LAN. Enable this function if you need. DHCP Relay: Select Relay, then you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-17), and the modem router will work as a DHCP Relay.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Access point Settings: These are the settings of the access point. You can configure the rules to allow wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wireless network. • Access point: Select Activated to allow wireless station to associate with the access point.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 11n Settings: These are the settings of the 11n parameters. If “802.11n” or “802.11b+g+n” is selected for Wireless mode, these settings will be displayed. • Channel Bandwidth: Select the Bandwidth you want to use from the drop-down List.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide WEP-64Bits To configure WEP-64Bits settings, select the WEP-64Bits option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. WEP-64Bits is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11g standard.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-22 Encryption: Select the encryption you want to use: TKIP/AES, TKIP or AES (AES is an encryption method stronger than TKIP). • TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) - a wireless encryption protocol that provides dynamic encryption keys for each packet transmitted.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-24 4.3.3.1 WPS Settings WPS Settings: WPS can help you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. This section will guide you how to use WPS function.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter PIN code If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Click PIN code, you will see the screen as shown below.
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TD-W8951ND The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 2: For the modem router, keep PIN code selected and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field after enrollee PIN code as shown below. Then click Start WPS.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Note: The default PIN code of the modem router can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 4-27. •...
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • MAC Address: Enter the MAC Address you wish to filter in the field. Note: For most users, it is recommended to use the default Wireless LAN Performance settings. Any changes made to these settings may adversely affect your wireless network. Under certain circumstances, changes may benefit performance.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4 Advanced Setup Choose “Advanced Setup”, you can see the next submenus: Figure 4-29 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.4.1 Firewall Choose “Advanced Setup→Firewall” menu, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-30).
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-31 Click ADD ROUTE button to add a new route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-32). Figure 4-32 Destination IP Address: This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-33 Virtual Circuit: Enter Virtual Circuit Index that you plan to setup for the NAT function. NAT Status: This field shows the current status of the NAT function for the current VC. You can go to the previous screen (shown in Figure 4-6) to activate the function.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.3.2 Virtual Server Choose “Advanced Setup→NAT→Virtual Server” in Figure 4-33, you can configure the Virtual Server in the next screen. The Virtual Server is the server or server(s) behind NAT (on the LAN), for example, Web server or FTP server, that you can make visible to the outside world even though NAT makes your whole inside network appear as a single machine to the outside world.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide will be added to the corresponding field automatically, you only need to configure the IP address for the virtual server; If the application list does not contain the service that you want, please configure the Port number, IP Address and Protocol manually.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To add a mapping rule: Step 1: Select the “Virtual Circuit” and Multiple for the “Number of IPs”. Then select the tab IP Address Mapping (shown in Figure 4-33). Note: IP Address Mapping is only available for VCs with Multiple IPs.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-37 IP Version:Select your IP version. QoS: Select this option to Activate/Deactivate the IP QoS on different types (IP ToS and DiffServ). Summary: Click the button to view the configurations of QoS.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide • Application: Select the application that the rule aimed at. • Physical Ports: Select the port whose traffic flow are controlled by the rule. • Destination MAC & IP & Mask & Port Range: Enter the IP information about the Destination host for the rule.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.4.5 VLAN Choose “Advanced Setup→VLAN”, you can activate the VLAN function in the next screen. Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured so that they can communicate as if they were attached to the same LAN.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-39 VLAN Index: Select the VLAN index for this VC. You can specify 8 groups in maximum. VLAN ID: This indicates the VLAN group. ATM VCs: Select the ATM VCs as members of VLAN, and if you leave the Tagged blank, the tag in frames will be deleted when transmitted from the VC.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-40 PVID: Each physical port has a default VID called PVID (Port VID). PVID is assigned to untagged frames or priority tagged frames (frames with null (0) VID) received on this port.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ADSL Mode: Select the ADSL operation mode which your ADSL connection uses. ADSL Type: Select the ADSL operation type which your ADSL connection uses. 4.5 Access Management Choose “Access Management”, you can see the next submenus: Figure 4-42 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-43 ACL: If Activated, the IP addresses which are contained in the Access Control List can access to the modem router. If Deactivated, all IP addresses can access to the modem router.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide can access to the modem router. If Deactivated, all IP addresses can access to the modem router. IPv6 ACL Rule Index: Select the ACL rule index for the entry. Active: Enable the ACL rule.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-44 Filter Type Selection: Select the filter type for the configuration below. IP/MAC Filter Set Index: Select the Set index for the IP Filter entry. This index can match with six IP / MAC Filter Rule Indexes.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Direction: Select the direction for this IP Filter rule. There are three filtering directions: Both, Incoming, Outgoing. Note: Incoming means that IP traffic which is coming into the modem router, and the Outgoing means that IP traffic which is going out the modem router.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select the “IP” as the Rule Type on the Filter screen, then you can configure the specific rule for the example. Step 2: Select the IP/MAC Filter Set Index and IP/MAC Filter Rule Index for the rule, then select the Interface “PVC0”, and select the Direction “Both”...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: After you complete the IP filter rules for the example, the Filter list will show as follows. You can enter the IP / MAC Filter Set Index to view the information about the rule.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-45 Rule Type: Select MAC for the MAC Filter rule. Active: Select “Yes” to make the rule to take effect. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address for the rule. Rule Unmatched: If the current rule can not match, and you select Forward, the modem router will skip the rule and transmit directly.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select the “MAC” as the Rule Type on the Filter screen (show in Figure 4-45). , Then you can configure the specific rule for the example. Step 2: Select the IP/MAC Filter Set Index and IP/MAC Filter Rule Index for the rule, then select the Interface “PVC0”, and select the Direction “Outgoing”...
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.2.3 Application Filter Select Application Filter as the Filter type (shown in Figure 4-46), and then you can configure the filter rules based on application. Figure 4-46 Filter Type Selection: Select the Application Filter for the next configuration.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-47 Filter Type Selection: Select the URL Filter for the next configuration. Active: Select “Yes” to make the rule to take effect. URL Index: Select the index for the URL Filter entry.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Other operations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-44: Select the URL Index to view or modify the entry. Select the URL Index to locate the specific rule, and then click the DELETE button to delete the entry.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-49 UPnP: Activate or Deactivate the UPnP function. Only when the function is activated, can the UPnP take effect. Auto-Configure: If you activate the function, then the UPnP network devices can automatically configure network addressing, announce their presence in the network to other UPnP devices and enable exchange of simple product and service descriptions.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.6 CWMP Choose “Access Management→CWMP”, you can configure the CWMP function in the screen (shown in Figure 4-51). The modem router offers CWMP feature. The function supports TR-069 protocol which collects information, diagnoses the devices and configures the devices automatically via ACS (Auto-Configuration Server).
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6 Maintenance Choose “Maintenance”, you can see the next submenus: Figure 4-52 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.6.1 Administration Choose “Maintenance→Administration”, you can set new password for admin in the screen (shown in Figure 4-53).
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide NTP Server automatically Select NTP Server automatically as the Synchronize time, you only need to set the time zone. Figure 4-54 Note: The ADSL modem router built-in some NTP Servers, when the modem router connects to the Internet, the modem router will get the system time automatically from the NTP Server.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Manually Select Manually as the Synchronize time, you need to set the date and time corresponding to the current time. Figure 4-56 4.6.3 Firmware Choose “Maintenance→Firmware”, you can upgrade the firmware of the modem router in the screen (shown in Figure 4-57).
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide click the Browse button to locate the update file. Step 2: Click the UPGRADE button. Note: When you upgrade the modem router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so please back up the modem router’s current settings before you upgrade its firmware.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide TD-W8951ND Figure 4-59 To restore the modem router’s settings: Step 1: Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device, or enter the exact path in “New Romfile Location” field.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.6.5 Diagnostics Choose “Maintenance→Diagnostics”, you can view the test results for the connectivity of the physical layer and protocol layer for both LAN and WAN sides in the screen (shown in Figure 4-61).
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-62 Note: Click the tab, and you will be able to get the corresponding information.
TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Troubleshooting T1. How do I restore my Modem Router’s configuration to its factory default settings? With the modem router powered on, press and hold the RESET button on the rear panel for 8 to 10 seconds before releasing it.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows XP Click “Start -> Control Panel -> Network and Internet Connections -> Network Connections”. Right-click Wireless Network Connection (or Local Area Connection), and then click Properties. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.
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TD-W8951ND 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Select Never dial a connection Click OK Now, try to log on to the Web-based configuration page again after the above settings have been configured. If you still cannot access the configuration page, please restore your modem router’s factory default settings and reconfigure your modem router following the instructions in Login.
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