TP-Link TL-WR740N - 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Router IEEE 802.11n 802.11g 802.11b Built-in User Manual

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TL-WR740N TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router Rev: 2.0.0 1910010391 ...

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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. N...

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FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation 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...

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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless N Router Model No.: TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above prod...

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CONTENTS Package Contents..................................................................................................................................1 Chapter 1. Introduction....................................................................

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4.6.5 Wireless Statistics................................................................................................ 46 4.7 DHCP...................................................................................................................

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4.15 Dynamic DNS................................................................................................................... 78 4.15.1 Comexe.cn DDNS ...........................................................................................

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router 1 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router ¾ DC Power Adapter for TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router �...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router The TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router integrates 4...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 3 - 1.2 Conventions The Router or TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router without any explanation. ) Note: The two devices of TL...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 4 - 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Off Pow...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 5 - 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View right to left). ¾ Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 6 - Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessar...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 7 - electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 8 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 9 - Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Fa...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 10 - 2. Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? ) Note: If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.25...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 11 - Router. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect f...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 12 - Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 13 - Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the pull-down list. ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The sam...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 14 - ¾ Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum transmission rate of the Router through this field. ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled,...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 15 - Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - Finish ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 16 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the fifteen main m...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 17 - Figure 4-2 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 18 - 4.4 QSS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function. a). Choose menu “QSS”, you will see the next scr...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 19 - Step 2: Press and hold the QSS 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 QSS configuratio...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 20 - The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of W...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 21 - Figure 4-4 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect. Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 22 - The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following t...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 23 - The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Ro...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 24 - ) Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-3. c). You will see the following screen when the new device successfully ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 25 - Figure 4-6 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset i...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 26 - Figure 4-7 WAN – Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button t...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 27 - applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (It is rarely required.) Click the Save button to save your settings. 2. If your ISP provides a static o...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 28 - 3. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE/Russia PPPoE option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-9): Figure 4-9 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 29 - to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. ¾ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was down. ¾ Time-based Connecting - The conn...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 30 - Figure 4-10 PPPoE Advanced Settings ¾ MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless require...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 31 - Figure 4-11 ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 32 - ¾ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was down. ¾ Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect imm...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 33 - ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 34 - Figure 4-13 PPTP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 35 - automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet co...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 36 - Figure 4-14 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. ¾ WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MA...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 37 - wireless network on this page. Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wi...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 38 - ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to 6. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 39 - ¾ SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join. ¾ BSSID(to be bridged) - The BS...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 40 - Figure 4-17 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following mod...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 41 - • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 42 - • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • Radius Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius serv...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 43 - Figure 4-21 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that y...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 44 - 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 4. Click the Save button to save this entry. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entr...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 45 - 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-23 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Po...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 46 - specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval. ¾ Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the p...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 47 - ) Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-25 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-25), DHCP Sett...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 48 - ¾ End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.1.199 is the default end address. ¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Ti...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 49 - You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click the Refresh button. 4.7.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP → ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 50 - To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Sav...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 51 - ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (in XXX – YYY format, XXX is the start port number, YYY is the end port number). ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 52 - 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the nex...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 53 - ¾ Incoming Ports Range - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that trig...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 54 - 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entrie...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 55 - Figure 4-36 UPnP ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPn...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 56 - 4.9.1 Basic Security Choose menu “Security → Basic Security”, you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 4-38. Figure 4-38 Basic Security ¾ Firewall -...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 57 - pass through the Router, keep the default, Enabled. z IPSec Passthrough - Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a suite of protocols for ensuring private, secure communications over Interne...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 58 - ¾ Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time sec...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 59 - from accessing the Router. Figure 4-40 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility” is checked. If y...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 60 - Figure 4-41 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote management web port number is ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 61 - Figure 4-42 Parental Control Settings ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect, otherwise check Disable. ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC - In this fi...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 62 - 7. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to d...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 63 - 3. Click “Parental Control” menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control Entry page: z Click Add New... button. z Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 64 - Figure 4-46 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 65 - 5. Select a schedule from the Schedule drop-down list or choose “Click Here To Add New Schedule”. 6. In the Action field, select Deny or Allow. 7. In the Status field, select Enabled o...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 66 - 3. Click “Access Control → Schedule” in the left to enter the Schedule Settings page. Add a new entry with the Schedule Description is Schedule_1, Day is Sat and Sun, Start Time is 1800...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 67 - To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button. 2. In the Mode field, select IP Address or MAC Address. z If you select IP Address, the screen shown is Fi...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 68 - 3. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 69 - 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 2) In Domain Name field, enter the domain name in the blank. You can enter 4 domain names. 3. Cli...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 70 - 1. Click Add New… button in Figure 4-51 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select Domain Name from the drop-down list. 3. In Target Description f...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 71 - 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 72 - 4.12 Advance Routing Figure 4-56 Advanced Routing Menu There are two submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-56): Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of th...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 73 - 2. Enter the following data. ¾ Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask - The ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 74 - ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. ¾ Gateway - This is the IP address of the gatewa...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 75 - Control rules in the screen below. Figure 4-61 Bandwidth Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. ¾ Egress bandwidth - This fie...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 76 - 4.14 IP& MAC Bing Setting Figure 4-63 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-63): Binding Setting and ARP List. C...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 77 - Figure 4-65 IP & MAC Binding Settings To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-64. 2. Enter the MAC Address ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 78 - 4.14.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the item...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 79 - of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 80 - Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service. 4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-69. Figur...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 81 - Figure 4-70 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Type the...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 82 - Choose menu “System Tools”, you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System L...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 83 - ) Note: 1. This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you log in to the Router successfully, otherwise, these functions ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 84 - is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries. ¾ IP Address/Domain...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 85 - Figure 4-75 Firmware Upgrade ¾ Firmware Version - This displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - This displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of t...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 86 - Figure 4-76 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name: admin • The default Password: adm...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 87 - 4.16.6 Reboot Choose menu “System Tools → Reboot”, you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen. Figure 4-78 Reboot the Router Some settings of the Rout...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 88 - of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password. ) Note: The new ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 89 - Figure 4-81 Mail Account Settings z From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. z To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be ...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 90 - ¾ Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. ¾ Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Save Log - Click to save all the logs in...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 91 - Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table. Statistics Table: IP Addess/MAC Address The IP Address and MAC address are displayed with related statistics Packets The number of pac...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 92 - Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable...

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TL-WR740N/TL-WR741ND 150Mbps Wireless N Router - 93 - 2. How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Log in to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" subme...