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Figure 4-47 
To set up for PeanutHull DDNS, follow these instructions: 
Step 1:  Type the User Name and Password for your DDNS account. 
Step 2:  Enable DDNS, and click  Save to save the current configuration. 
Click the  Login button to login to the DDNS service. 
Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service. 
4.9.3  Comexe DDNS 
If your dynamic DNS Service Provider is  www.comexe.cn, you can configure in the next 
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Figure 4-48 
To set up for Comexe DDNS, follow these instructions: 
Step 1:  Enter the domain name your dynamic  DNS service provider offer. 
Step 2:  Type the “User Name” and “Password” for your DDNS account. 
Step 3:  Enable DDNS, and click  Save to save the current configuration. 
Click Login  to login the DDNS service. 
Click Logout to logout the DDNS service. 
4.10  System Tools 
Choose menu “ System Tools”, you can see the submenus under the main menu:  Time, 
Firmware , Factory Defaults, Backup and Restore, Reboot, Password, Log  and 
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Figure 4-49 
Click any of them, and you will be able to  configure the corresponding function. The 
detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 
4.10.1  Time 
Choose menu “ System Tools→Time ”, you can configure t he time on the screen (shown 
in  Figure 4-50). 
 
Figure 4-50 
¾  Time Zone -  Select your local time z one from this pull down list. 
¾  Date -  Enter your local date in MM/ DD/YY into the right blanks. 
¾  Time -  Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. 
¾  Using Daylight Saving Time -  Select this option if you want use Daylight Saving 
Time (DST), and configure the  DST begin time and end time below.  
¾  Preferable NTP Server -  Enter the address for the NTP Server, then the Router will 
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some common NTP Servers, so it can get  time automatically once it connects the 
Internet.  
To configure the system manually: 
Step 1:  Select your local time zone. 
Step 2:  Enter date and time in the right blanks. 
Step 3:  Select Using Daylight Saving Time if  you need, and configure the begin time 
and end time for the function. 
Step 4:  Click Save to save the configuration. 
To configure the system automatically: 
Step 1:  Select your local time zone. 
Step 2:  Enter the IP address for Preferable NTP  Server, then the Router will get the 
time from the Preferable NTP Server firstly. 
Step 3:  Click the  Get GMT button to get system time from Internet if you have 
connected to the Internet. 
)  Note: 
1)  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, or else, the 
time limited on these functions  will not take effect. 
2)  The time will be lost if the router is turned off. 
3)  The router will obtain GMT  time automatically from Internet if it has already 
connected to the Internet. 
4.10.2  Firmware 
Choose menu “System Tools →Firmware ”, you can update the latest version of 
firmware for the Router on the screen (shown in  Figure 4-51). 
 
Figure 4-51 
¾  Firmware Version  -  This displays the current firmware version. 
¾  Hardware Version  - This displays the current hardware version. The hardware 
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To upgrade the routers firmware, follow these instructions below: 
Step 1:  Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website 
(www.tp-link.com
).  
Step 2:  Type the path and file name of the update file  into the “File” field. Or click the 
Browse button to locate the update file. 
Step 3:  Click the  Upgrade button. 
) Note: 
1)  New firmware vers ions are posted at www.tp-link.com
 and can be downloaded 
for free. If the router is not experienci ng difficulties, there is no need to download 
a more recent firmware version, unless  the version has a new feature that you 
want to use. 
2)  When you upgrade the routers firmware,  you may lose its current configurations, 
so please back up the router’s current se ttings before you upgrade its firmware. 
3)  Do not turn off the router or press t he Reset button while the firmware is being 
upgraded. 
4)  The router will reboot afte r the upgrading has been finished. 
4.10.3 Factory Defaults 
Choose menu “ System Tools→ Factory Defaults ”, you can restore t he configurations of 
the Router to factory defaults on the screen (shown in  Figure 4-52). 
 
Figure 4-52 
Click the  Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.   
) Note: 
1) The default  User Name is admin. 
2) The default  Password is admin. 
3) The default  IP Address is 192.168.1.1. 
4) The default  Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. 
5)  All settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 
4.10.4  Backup and Restore 
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configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore t he configuration via a backup 
file(shown in  Figure 4-53). 
 
Figure 4-53 
To back up the Router’s current settings: 
Step 1:  Click the  Backup button (shown in  Figure 4-53), click  Save button in the n
 ext 
screen (shown in  Figure 4-54) to proceed. 
 
Figure 4-54 
Step 2:  Save the file as the  appointed file (shown in  Figure 4-55).  
						

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Figure 4-55 
To restore the Router’s settings: 
Step 1:  Click the  Browse button to locate the update file for the device, or enter the 
exact path to the Setting file in the text box. 
Step 2:  Click the  Restore button to complete. 
4.10.5 Reboot 
Choose menu “ System Tools→Reboot ”, click the  Reboot button to reboot the router via 
the next screen. 
 
Figure 4-56 
)  Note: 
Some settings of the router will take  effect only after rebooting, which include:  
1)  Change LAN IP Address. (Sys tem will reboot automatically) 
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3)  DHCP service function. 
4)  Static address assignment of DHCP server. 
5)  Web Service Port of the router. 
6)  Upgrade the firmware of  the router (system will reboot automatically). 
7)  Restore the routers settings to factory default (system  will reboot automatically). 
4.10.6 Password 
Choose menu “ System Tools→Password ”, you can change the  factory default user 
name and password of the router in the next screen (shown in  Figure 4-57). After 
configuration

, click the  Save button. 
 
Figure 4-57 
)  Note: 
1)  It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and  password of the router. All users who try to access the rout ers web-based utility 
will be prompted for the router s user name and password. 
2)  The new user name and password must  not exceed 14 characters in length and 
must not include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it. 
3)  You can click the  Clear All button to clear all the configurations. 
4.10.7 Log 
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Figure 4-58 
The router can keep logs of all traffic. Y ou can query the logs to find what happened to 
the router. 
Click the  Refresh button to refresh the logs. 
Click the  Clear Log  button to clear all the logs. 
4.10.8 Statistics 
Choose menu “ System Tools→ Statistics”, you can view the stat istics of the Router. 
This screen (shown in  Figure 4-59) displays the network  traffic of each PC on LAN, 
including total traffic and current traffic of t he last “

Packets Statistic interval” seconds. 
 
Figure 4-59 
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status is disabled. Click the Enable  button to use the function. Click the  Disable 
button to disable the function. 
¾  Packets Statistics Interval -  The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 
60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets  Statistic interval value indicates the 
time section of the packets statistic. 
¾  Sorted Rules -  Select the rule for displayi ng the traffic information. 
¾  Statistics Table -  This table displays the statisti cs information about the traffic.  
IP Address 
The IP address whose statistics information are displayed 
Packets  The total amount of packets received and transmitted by the router Total Bytes  The total amount of bytes received and transmitted by the router 
Packets The total amount of packets received and transmitted in the last
 “Packets 
Statistic interval” seconds 
Bytes  The total amount of bytes received 
and transmitted in the last “Packets 
Statistic interval” seconds 
ICMP Tx  The total amount of the ICMP packets
 transmitted to WAN in the last 
“Packets Statistic interval” seconds 
UDP Tx  The total amount of the UDP packets transmitted to WAN in the last 
“Packets Statistic interval” seconds 
Current 
TCP 
SYN Tx  The total amount of the TCP SYN packe
ts transmitted to WAN in the last 
“Packets Statistic interval” seconds 
)  Note: 
1)  If the Current Statistics Status  function is disabled, the DoS protection in 
Advanced Security  will be ineffective. 
2) Select the  Auto-refresh, then the traffic information will be refreshed 
automatically during the Packets  Statistics Interval. Click the Refresh button to 
refresh the information in  the table immediately.