TP-Link Router 4-Port Cable/DSL Broadband User Manual

4-Port Cable/DSL Broadband Router Use’s Guide 
4.7 DDNS Setup 
The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS allows 
you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. It is useful when you 
are hosting your own website, FTP server , or other server behind the Router. You 
must get an account, password and your  static domain name from the DDNS service 
providers. 
 
 
 
Figure 4-19 
 
z   DynDNS Operation.  Before you can use this feature, you need to sign up for 
DDNS...

4-Port Cable/DSL Broadband Router Use’s Guide 
 
 
Figure 4-20 
 
z  New Password.  Enter your new password. 
z  Confirmed New Password  Enter your new password again for verification 
purposes. 
 
NOTE: 
If you forget your password, you’ll have  to reset the router to the factory   
default (Password is “guest”) with the re set button (see router’s front panel). 
 
Click Apply button to finish the setting 
When finished making your changes on this  screen, click the Save button to save 
these changes....

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4.8.3 UPnP Setup 
With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically. So you do 
not have to do any configuration for your  PC and can access the Internet through 
this router easily.   
 
 
Figure 4-23 
 
Check the “Enable UPnP Server” c heckbox, and click the Apply button. 
When finished making your changes on this  screen, click the Save button to save 
these changes. 
 
4.8.4 System Time Setup 
System Time Setup allows your...

4-Port Cable/DSL Broadband Router Use’s Guide 
Click the Apply button to finish the setting 
When finished making your changes on this screen, click the Save button to save 
these changes. 
 
4.8.6 Restore Default / Restart System 
 
 
Figure 4-26 
 
4.8.6.1 Restore Default 
Restore the Router’s confi guration to its factory default settings. Restore Factory 
Defaults. To clear all of the Router’s setti ngs and reset them to its factory defaults, 
click the Restore Default button. R outer will restart...

4-Port Cable/DSL Broadband Router Use’s Guide 
use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC. 
 
 
Figure 4-29 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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4-Port Cable/DSL Broadband Router Use’s Guide 
 5  Troubleshooting 
 
5.1 Forget Password (Reset the Router without Login) 
1. Use a pencil to press and hold the default button on the front panel of the 
Router for 3~5 seconds. 
2. Plug out the power of the Router, wa it for 5 seconds, and then plug in again. 
 
After the above two steps, the manufacture’s parameters will be restored in the 
Router. The default password is guest. 
 
5.2 Problems Related to Connection with Cable Modem 
Please follow the...

4-Port Cable/DSL Broadband Router Use’s Guide 
 
 
Figure 5-1 
5. Click LAN Setup at the left hand side, check DHCP Server on at the right 
hand side, and then press Apply. 
 
 
 
Figure 5-2 
 
6. Close the Internet Explorer window. 
 
5.3 Problems Related to Connection with DSL Modem 
Please follow the following step s to check the problems: 
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1. Check whether the DSL modem works well or the signal is stable. Normally 
there will be some indicator lights on  the modem, users can check whether the 
signal is ok or the modem  works well from those lights. If not, please contact 
the ISP. 
 
2. Check the front panel of the Router, th ere are also 7 indicator lights there. 
When the physical connection is corr ect, the Power light and the CPU light 
should be solid, the WAN light should be  blinking....

4-Port Cable/DSL Broadband Router Use’s Guide 
 
 
Figure 5-4 
 
4. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, click 
Properties 
 
 
 
Figure 5-5 
 
5. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP /IP), and then press Properties button 
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Figure 5-6 
 
6. Choose Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS server 
addresses, and then 
z   IP address:  192.168.10.XXX, the “XXX” shown her e is a number between 2 and 
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z   Subnet mask:  255.255.255.0 
z  Default gateway:  192.168.10.1 
z  Preferred DNS server:  192.168.10.1 
z  Alternate DNS server:  leave it blank 
Press OK to close this window. 
 
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