TP-Link Router TL-WR542G User Manual

							 
TL-WR542G 
54M Wireless Router 
  
 
 
 
 
Rev: 1.0.2 
1910010065  
						

							  
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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 Rule s. These limits are designed to provide 
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This 
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency ener gy and, if not installed 
and used in accordance with the instructions , may cause harmful interference to radio 
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interf erence will not occur in a 
particular installation. If this equipment does  cause harmful interference to radio or 
television reception, which  can be determined by turning  the equipment off and on, the 
user is encouraged to try to correct the inte rference by one or more of the following 
measures: 
•   Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 
•   Increase the separation between  the equipment and receiver. 
•   Connect the equipment into an outlet on a ci rcuit different from that to which the 
receiver is connected.   
•   Consult the dealer or an experienc ed radio/ TV technician for help. 
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject to the following 
two conditions: 
1)  This device may not cause harmful interference.  1)  This device must accept any interferenc e received, including interference that may 
cause undesired operation. 
 
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement 
This equipment complies with FCC RF radi ation exposure limits set forth for an 
uncontrolled environment. This device and  its antenna must not be co-located or 
operating in conjunction with any  other antenna or transmitter. 
“To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance  requirements, this grant is applicable to 
only Mobile Configurations.  The antennas used for this trans mitter must be installed to 
provide a separation distance  of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be  
						

							  
co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” 
CE Mark Warning 
 
This is a class B product. In a domesti c environment, this product may cause radio 
interference, in which case the user  may be required to take adequate measures.  
						

							  
National Restrictions 
2400.0-2483.5 MHz 
 
 
Note：It’s not used outdoors in France.  
Country Restriction  Reason/remark 
Bulgaria 
 
General authorization required for outdoor 
use and public service 
France  Outdoor use limited to 
10 mW e.i.r.p. within 
the band 2454-2483.5 
MHz  Military Radiolocation 
use. Refarming of 
the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in 
recent years to allow current relaxed 
regulation. Full implementation planned 
2012 
Italy   
If used outside of own premises, general 
authorization is required 
Luxembourg  None  General authorization required for network 
and service supply(not for spectrum) 
Norway Implemented  This s ubsection does not apply for the 
geographical area within a radius of 20 km 
from the centre of Ny-Ålesund 
Russian 
Federation   
Only for indoor applications  
						

							  
Package Contents 
The following contents should be found in your box: 
¾ One TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router 
¾ One AC  power Adapter for TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router 
¾  Quick Installation Guide 
¾ One Resource CD for TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router, including: 
• This Guide 
• Other Helpful Information 
)  Note: 
Make sure that the package c ontains the above items. If any of the listed items are 
damaged or missing, please cont act with your distributor. 
 
 
Conventions 
The router or TL-WR542G mentioned in  this guide stands for TL-WR542G 54Mbps 
Wireless Router without any explanation.
  
						

							  
CONTENTS 
Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................\
...... 1 
1.1 Overview of  the Router
 ........................................................................\
............ 1 
1.2 Feat ures
 ........................................................................\
.................................. 1 
1.3 Panel  Layout
 ........................................................................\
........................... 2 
1.3.1 The Front P anel
 ........................................................................\
............... 2 
1.3.2 The R ear Panel
 ........................................................................\
................ 3 
Chapter 2. Connecting the Router ............................................................ 5 
2.1 System R equirements
 ........................................................................\
............. 5 
2.2 Installation Enviro nment Requirement
 s ...........................................................5 
2.3 Connecting  the Router
 ........................................................................\
............ 5 
Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide .......................................................... 7 
3.1 TCP/IP c onfi
 guration ........................................................................\
............... 7 
3.2 Quick Instal l
 ation Guide ........................................................................\
.......... 9 
Chapter 4. Configuring the Router.......................................................... 12 
4.1 Logi n
 ........................................................................\
..................................... 12 
4.2 St atus
 ........................................................................\
.................................... 13 
4.3 Quick Setup........................................................................\
........................... 14 
4.4 Netw ork
 ........................................................................\
................................. 15 
4.4.1  LAN
 ........................................................................\
................................ 15 
4.4.2  WAN
 ........................................................................\
............................... 15 
4.4.3 MA C Clone
 ........................................................................\
..................... 27 
4.5 Wire less
 ........................................................................\
................................ 28 
4.5.1 Wireless Set
 tings ........................................................................\
........... 28 
4.5.2 MAC F iltering
 ........................................................................\
................. 33 
4.5.3 Wireless  Sta
 tistics ........................................................................\
.......... 36 
4.6  DHCP........................................................................\
.................................... 37 
4.6.1 DHCP  Settings
 ........................................................................\
............... 37 
4.6.2 DHCP C lient
 s List ........................................................................\
.......... 38 
4.6.3 Address  Reserv
 ation ........................................................................\
...... 39 
4.7 Forw arding
 ........................................................................\
............................ 40 
4.7.1 Virtual  Serv
 ers.....................................................................\
................... 40 
4.7.2 Port  Triggeri
 ng ........................................................................\
............... 42 
4.7.3  DMZ
 ........................................................................\
............................... 44 
4.7.4  UPnP
 ........................................................................\
.............................. 45 
4.8 Secu rity
 ........................................................................\
................................. 46 
4.8.1 Fi rewall
 ........................................................................\
........................... 46 
4.8.2 IP Addre ss F
 iltering ........................................................................\
........ 47 
4.8.3 Domain  Filtering
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............. 50  
						

							  
4.8.4 MAC Filtering ........................................................................\
................. 51 
4.8.5 Remote  Management ........................................................................\
..... 53 
4.8.6 Advanc ed S
 ecurity ........................................................................\
......... 54 
4.9  IP & MAC  Bi
 nding Setting ........................................................................\
..... 56 
4.9.1 Bindi ng Setting
 ........................................................................\
............... 56 
4.9.2 ARP List ........................................................................\
......................... 58 
4.10 Static  Routing
 ........................................................................\
........................ 59 
4.11  DDNS........................................................................\
.................................... 60 
4.11.1 Dyndns .org DDNS
 ........................................................................\
.......... 60 
4.11.2 Oray. net DDNS
 ........................................................................\
.............. 61 
4.11.3 Come xe.cn DDNS
 ........................................................................\
.......... 61 
4.12 System Tools ........................................................................\
........................ 62 
4.12.1 Time ........................................................................\
............................... 63 
4.12.2 Fi rmware
 ........................................................................\
........................ 64 
4.12.3 Factor y
  Defaults ........................................................................\
............. 65 
4.12.4 Backup  and Restore
 ........................................................................\
....... 65 
4.12.5 R eboot
 ........................................................................\
........................... 66 
4.12.6 Password ........................................................................\
....................... 66 
4.12.7  Log
 ........................................................................\
................................. 67 
4.12.8 Statistics........................................................................\
......................... 68 
Appendix A: FAQ ........................................................................\
................. 70 
Appendix B: Configuring the PC ................................................................ 75 
Appendix C: Specifications ........................................................................\
 79 
Appendix D: Glossary ........................................................................\
......... 80  
						

							TL-WR542G54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide 
 1
 
Chapter 1. Introduction 
Thank you for choosing TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router. 
1.1 Overview of the Router 
The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-router and 
Wireless AP. Its design is dedicated to Small Office /Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. 
The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect your network wirelessly better 
than ever, sharing Internet Access,  files and fun, easily and securely. 
In the most attentive wireless security, t he TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router provides 
multiple protection measures. It can be set to tu rn off wireless network name (SSID) broadcast so 
that only stations t hat have the SSID can be  connected. The router provides wireless LAN 
64/128/152-bit WEP encryption security, and WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK 
authentication, as well as TKIP /AES encryption security. It also supports VPN pass-through for 
sensitive data secure transmission. 
The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router  complies with the IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b 
standards so that the data transmission rate is up to 54Mbps. It adopts  2x to 3x eXtended Range
™ 
WLAN transmission technology  so that the transmission distance is 2-3 times of traditional IEEE 
802.11g and IEEE 802.11b soluti ons, up to a distance of 855.36m  tested in China. The transmission 
range is extended to 4-9 times. It is compatible  with all IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b products. 
The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router provides flexible access control so that parents or network 
administrators can establish restricted access poli cies for children or staff. It has built-in NAT and 
DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing . It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host 
for Port Triggering needs, and remote management and log so that network administrators can 
manage and monitor the network in real time. This device s upports Bridge mode which can make 
two APs communicate with each other wirelessly. 
The TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router is easy-to-manage. Quick Setup is supported and 
friendly help messages are provided for every step. So you can configure it quickly and share 
Internet access, files and fun. 
1.2  Features 
¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802. 11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u standards. 
¾ 1 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port,  4 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, 
supporting Auto MDI/MDIX.