User manual TP-LINK SAFESTREAM TL-ER604W

[. . . ] 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference 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 interference by one or more of the following measures: • • • • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. [. . . ] Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4. 7. 1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Settings”, and then you can configure the DHCP Server on the page (shown in Figure 4-27). The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the router on the LAN. Figure 4-27 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. Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192. 168. 1. 100 is the default start address. -44- SAFESTREAM TL-ER604W 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the 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. Default Gateway - (Optional. ) Suggest to input the IP address of the Ethernet port of the router, default value is 192. 168. 1. 1 Default Domain - (Optional. ) Input the domain name of your network. Primary DNS - (Optional. ) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Secondary DNS - (Optional. ) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. Note: To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. 4. 7. 2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Clients List”, and then you can view the information about the clients attached to the router in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-28). Figure 4-28 DHCP Clients List ID - The index of the DHCP Client. Choose Enable to enable the Internet Access and choose Disable to disable it. Internet address - Displays the WAN IP address of this router, so that others can access FTP through this address. Users in a -49- SAFESTREAM TL-ER604W 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router private LAN can access FTP Server via Public Address while internet users can access FTP Server via Internet Address. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router, and then the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-36. Figure 4-36 FTP Server Configuration 2. 4. Click the Enable/Disable box to enable/disable internet access to FTP from Internet port. (The default is 21, do not change unless necessary. ) Click Add New Folder to add new folders for the FTP Server. The screen will show as Figure 4-37. Figure 4-37 Add or Modify Share Folder -50- SAFESTREAM TL-ER604W 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. Share entire partition - You can select this option and then the folders contained in this partition will all be shared. Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings and page will be redirected to the FTP server configuration page. Back - You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the FTP Server configuration page. To add a new share folder for your FTP Server, please follow the instructions below: 1) Select the Share entire partition or a specific folder option. [. . . ] Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the router's SSID. Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the router is encrypted. If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations. -108- SAFESTREAM TL-ER604W 300Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Appendix B: Configuring the PCs 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 needed. [. . . ]