TP Link Network Router TL ER6020 User Manual

TL-ER6020  
Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router  
REV1.0.1  
1910010852  
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Package Contents  
The following items should be found in your package:  
One TL-ER6020 Router  
One Power Cord  
One Console Cable  
Two mounting brackets and other fittings  
Installation Guide  
Resource CD  
Note:  
Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items is damaged or missing,  
please contact with your distributor.  
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Chapter 1 About this Guide  
This User Guide contains information for setup and management of TL-ER6020 Router. Please read  
this guide carefully before operation.  
1.1 Intended Readers  
This Guide is intended for Network Engineer and Network Administrator.  
1.2 Conventions  
In this Guide the following conventions are used:  
The Router or TL-ER6020 mentioned in this Guide stands for TL-ER6020 SafeStream Gigabit  
Dual-WAN VPN Router without any explanation.  
Menu NameSubmenu NameTab page indicates the menu structure. AdvancedNAT  
Basic NAT means the Basic NAT page under the NAT menu option that is located under the  
Advanced menu.  
Bold font indicates a toolbar icon, menu or menu item.  
<Font> indicate a button.  
Symbols in this Guide:  
Symbol  
Description  
Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the  
device.  
Note:  
Tips:  
This format indicates important information that helps you make better use of  
your device.  
1.3 Overview of this Guide  
Chapter 1 About This Guide  
Chapter 2 Introduction  
Chapter 3 Configurations  
Chapter 4 Application  
Introduces the guide structure and conventions.  
Introduces the features and appearance of TL-ER6020 router.  
Introduces how to configure the Router via Web management page.  
Introduces the practical application of the Router on the enterprise  
network.  
Chapter5 CLI  
Introduces how to log in and set up the Router using CLI commands by  
console port.  
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Appendix A Hardware  
Specifications  
Lists the hardware specifications of this Router.  
Appendix B FAQ  
Provides the possible solutions to the problems that may occur during  
the installation and operation of the router.  
Appendix C Glossary  
Lists the glossary used in this guide.  
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Chapter 2 Introduction  
Thanks for choosing the SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router TL-ER6020.  
2.1 Overview of the Router  
The SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router TL-ER6020 from TP-LINK possesses excellent data  
processing capability and multiple powerful functions including IPsec/PPTP/L2TP VPN, Load Balance,  
Access Control, Bandwidth Control, Session Limit, IM/P2P Blocking, PPPoE Server and so on, which  
consumedly meet the needs of small and medium enterprise, hotels and communities with volumes of  
users demanding a efficient and easy-to-manage network with high security.  
Powerful Data Processing Capability  
+ Built-in ARM 32 network processor and 128MB DDRII high-speed RAM allows the stability and  
reliability for operation.  
Virtual Private Network (VPN)  
+ Providing comprehensive IPsec VPN with DES/3DES/AES encryptions, MD5/SHA1  
identifications and automatically/manually IKE Pre-Share Key exchanges.  
+ Supporting PPTP/L2TP VPN Server mode to allow the staff on business or remote branch office  
to access the headquarter network.  
Online Behavior Management  
+ Complete Functions of Access Rules can allow managers to select the network service levels to  
block or allow applications of FTP downloading, Email, Web browsing and so on.  
+ Deploying One-Click restricting of IM/P2P applications to save time & energy while reserving  
exceptional groups for certain users.  
+ Supporting URL Filtering to prevent potential hazards from visiting the malicious Web sites.  
Powerful Firewall  
+ Supporting One-Click IP-MAC Binding to avoid ARP spoofing and guarantee a network without  
stagnation.  
+ Featured Attack Defense to protect the network from a variety of flood attack and packet  
anomaly attack.  
+ Possessing MAC Filtering function to block the access of illegal hosts.  
Flexible Traffic Control  
+ Featured Bandwidth Control with flexible bandwidth management to automatically control the  
bandwidth of the host in bi-direction to avoid bandwidth over occupation, as well as optimize  
bandwidth usage.  
+ Supporting Session Limit to avoid the complaint of a few people to force whole sessions.  
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Dual-WAN Ports  
+ Providing two 10/100/1000M WAN ports for users to connect two Internet lines for bandwidth  
expansion.  
+ Supporting multiple Load Balance modes, including Bandwidth Based Balance Routing,  
Application Optimized Routing, and Policy Routing to optimize bandwidth usage.  
+ Featured Link Backup to switch all the new sessions from dropped line automatically to another  
for keeping an always on-line network.  
Easy-to-use  
+ Providing easy-to-use GUI with clear configuration steps and detailed help information for the  
users to configure the Router simply.  
+ Helping administrators to monitor the whole network status and take actions to malfunctions  
according to the recorded log information.  
+ Supporting remote management to manage the Router from remote places.  
2.2 Features  
Hardware  
2 gigabit WAN ports, 2 gigabit LAN ports, 1 gigabit LAN/DMZ port and 1 Console port  
Built-in high-quality power supply with non-fan system design for quietness  
Possesses standard-sized, 19-inch outfit for standard rack  
Supports Professional 4kV common mode lightning protection  
Complies with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab standards  
Supports AH, ESP, IKE, PPP protocols  
Supports TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, NAPT protocols  
Supports PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DDNS, UPnP, NTP protocols  
Basic Functions  
Supports Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE/Russian PPPoE, L2TP/Russian L2TP, PPTP/Russian  
PPTP, Dual Access, BigPond Internet connections  
Supports Virtual Server, Port Triggering, ALG, Static Route and RIP v1/v2  
Built-in Switch supporting Port Mirror, Port VLAN, Rate Control and so on  
Supports to change the MAC address of LAN, WAN, DMZ port  
Supports Logs, Statistics, Time setting  
Supports Remote and Web management  
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Supports Diagnostic (Ping/Tracert) and Online Detection  
VPN  
Supports IPsec VPN and provides up to 50 IPsec VPN tunnels  
Supports IPSec VPN in LAN-to-LAN or Client-to-LAN  
Provides DES, 3DES, AES128, AES152, AES256 encryption, MD5, SHA1 authentication  
Supports IKE Pre-Share Key and DH1/DH2/DH5 Key Exchanges  
Supports PPTP/L2TP Server/Client  
Traffic Control  
Supports Bandwidth Control  
Supports Session Limit  
Security  
Built-in firewall supporting URL/MAC Filtering  
Supports Access Control  
Supports Attack Defense  
Supports IP-MAC Binding  
Supports GARP (Gratuitous ARP)  
Deploys One-Click restricting of IM/P2P applications  
2.3 Appearance  
2.3.1 Front Panel  
The front panel of TL-ER6020 is shown as the following figure.  
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LEDs  
LED  
Status  
On  
Indication  
The Router is powered on  
PWR  
SYS  
Off  
The Router is powered off or power supply is abnormal  
The Router works properly  
Flashing  
On/Off  
On  
The Router works improperly  
There is a device linked to the corresponding port  
There is no device linked to the corresponding port  
The corresponding port is transmitting or receiving data  
Link/Act  
Off  
Flashing  
On (Green) The linked device is running at 1000Mbps  
On (Yellow) The linked device is running at 100Mbps  
Speed  
DMZ  
There is no device linked to the corresponding port or the  
Off  
linked device is running at 10Mbps  
On  
Off  
The port is working in DMZ mode  
The port is working in LAN mode  
Interface Description  
Interface  
Port  
Description  
The WAN port is for connecting the Router to a DSL/Cable  
modem or Ethernet by the RJ45 cable  
WAN  
1~2  
The LAN port is for connecting the Router to the local PCs or  
switches by the RJ45 cable  
LAN  
1~3  
3
DMZ  
The DMZ port is for connecting the Router to the servers  
The Console port is for connecting with the serial port of a  
computer or terminal to monitor and configure the Router  
Console  
N/A  
Reset button  
Use the button to restore the Router to the factory defaults. With the Router powered on, use a pin to  
press and hold the Reset button (about 4~5 seconds). After the SYS LED goes out, release the Reset  
button. If the SYS LED is flashing with a high frequency about two or three seconds, it means the Router  
is restored successfully.  
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2.3.2 Rear Panel  
The rear panel of TL-ER6020 is shown as the following figure.  
Power Socket  
Connect the female connector of the power cord to this power socket, and the male connector to the AC  
power outlet. Please make sure the voltage of the power supply meets the requirement of the input  
voltage (100-240V~ 50/60Hz).  
Grounding Terminal  
The Router already comes with lightning protection mechanism. You can also ground the Router through  
the PE (Protecting Earth) cable of AC cord or with Ground Cable.  
Kensington Security Slot  
The Router provides one security slot.  
Note:  
Please use only the power cord provided with this Router.  
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Chapter 3 Configuration  
3.1 Network  
3.1.1 Status  
The Status page shows the system information, the port connection status and other information  
related to this Router.  
Choose the menu NetworkStatus to load the following page.  
Figure 3-1 Status  
3.1.2 System Mode  
The TL-ER6020 Router can work in three modes: NAT, Non-NAT and Classic.  
If your Router is hosting your local network’s connection to the Internet with a network topology as the  
Figure 3-2 shown, you can set it to NAT mode.  
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Figure 3-2 Network Topology - NAT Mode  
If your Router is connecting the two networks of different areas in a large network environment with a  
network topology as the Figure 3-3 shown, and forwards the packets between these two networks by  
the Routing rules, you can set it to Non-NAT mode.  
Figure 3-3 Network Topology – Non-NAT Mode  
If your Router is connected in a combined network topology as the Figure 3-4 shown, you can set it to  
Classic Mode.  
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Figure 3-4 Network Topology – Classic Mode  
Choose the menu NetworkSystem Mode to load the following page.  
Figure 3-5 System Mode  
You can select a System Mode for your Router according to your network need.  
NAT Mode  
NAT (Network Address Translation) mode allows the Router to translate private IP addresses within  
internal networks to public IP addresses for traffic transport over external networks, such as the  
Internet. Incoming traffic is translated back for delivery within the internal network. However, the  
Router will drop all the packets whose source IP addresses are in different subnet of LAN port. For  
example: If the LAN port of the Router is set to 192.168.0.1 for IP address and 255.255.255.0 for the  
Subnet Mask, then the subnet of LAN port is 192.168.0.0/24. The packet with 192.168.0.123 as its  
source IP address can be transported by NAT, whereas the packet with 20.31.76.80 as its source IP  
address will be dropped.  
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Non-NAT Mode  
In this mode, the Router functions as the traditional Gateway and forwards the packets via routing  
protocol. The Hosts in different subnets can communicate with one another via the routing rules  
whereas no NAT is employed. For example: If the DMZ port of the Router is in WAN mode, the Hosts  
in the subnet of DMZ port can access the servers in Internet only when the Static Router rules permit.  
Note:  
In Non-NAT mode, all the NAT forwarding rules will be disabled.  
Classic Mode  
It's the combined mode of NAT mode and Non-NAT mode. In Classic mode, the Router will first  
transport the packets which are compliant with NAT forwarding rules and then match the other packets  
to the static routing rules. The matched packets will be transmitted based on the static routing rules  
and the unmatched ones will be dropped. In this way, the Router can implement NAT for the packets  
without blocking the packets in the different subnet of the ports.  
3.1.3 WAN  
TL-ER6020 provides the following six Internet connection types: Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE/Russian  
PPPoE, L2TP/Russian L2TP, PPTP/Russian PPTP and BigPond. To configure the WAN, please first  
select the type of Internet connection provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).  
Tips:  
It’s allowed to set the IP addresses of both the WAN ports within the same subnet. However, to  
guarantee a normal communication, make sure that the WAN ports can access the same network,  
such as Internet or a local area network.  
Choose the menu NetworkWAN to load the configuration page.  
1) Static IP  
If a static IP address has been provided by your ISP, please choose the Static IP connection type to  
configure the parameters for WAN port manually.  
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Figure 3-6 WAN – Static IP  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Static IP  
Select Static IP if your ISP has assigned a static IP address for your  
computer.  
Connection Type:  
Enter the IP address assigned by your ISP. If you are not clear,  
please consult your ISP.  
IP Address:  
Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP.  
Subnet Mask:  
Default Gateway:  
MTU:  
Optional. Enter the Gateway assigned by your ISP.  
MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the maximum data unit  
transmitted by the physical network. It can be set in the range of  
576-1500. The default MTU is 1500. It is recommended to keep the  
default value if no other MTU value is provided by your ISP.  
Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS (Domain Name  
Server). If you are not clear, please consult your ISP. It’s not allowed  
to access the Internet via domain name if the Primary DNS field is  
blank.  
Primary DNS:  
Optional. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it.  
Secondary DNS:  
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Specify the bandwidth for transmitting packets on the port.  
Specify the bandwidth for receiving packets on the port.  
Upstream Bandwidth:  
Downstream  
Bandwidth:  
2) Dynamic IP  
If your ISP (Internet Service Provider) assigns the IP address automatically, please choose the  
Dynamic IP connection type to obtain the parameters for WAN port automatically.  
Figure 3-7 WAN – Dynamic IP  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
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Dynamic IP  
Select Dynamic IP if your ISP assigns the IP address  
automatically. Click <Obtain> to get the IP address from your  
ISP’s server. Click <Release> to release the current IP address of  
WAN port.  
Connection Type:  
Optional. This field allows you to give a name for the Router. It's  
blank by default.  
Host Name:  
MTU:  
MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the maximum data unit  
transmitted by the physical network. It can be set in the range of  
576-1500. The default MTU is 1500. It is recommended to keep  
the default value if no other MTU value is provided by your ISP.  
The broadcast requirement may not be supported by a few ISPs.  
Select this option if you can not get the IP address from your ISP  
even if with a normal network connection. This option is not  
required generally.  
Get IP Address by  
Unicast:  
Select this option to enter the DNS (Domain Name Server)  
address manually.  
Use the following DNS  
Server:  
Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS (Domain Name  
Server). If you are not clear, please consult your ISP.  
Primary DNS:  
Optional. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter  
it.  
Secondary DNS:  
Upstream Bandwidth:  
Specify the bandwidth for transmitting packets on the port.  
Specify the bandwidth for receiving packets on the port.  
Downstream  
Bandwidth:  
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Dynamic IP Status  
Status:  
Displays the status of obtaining an IP address from your ISP.  
“Disabled” indicates that the Dynamic IP connection type is not  
applied.  
“Connecting” indicates that the Router is obtaining the IP  
parameters from your ISP.  
“Connected” indicates that the Router has successfully  
obtained the IP parameters from your ISP.  
“Disconnected” indicates that the IP address has been  
manually released or the request of the Router gets no  
response from your ISP. Please check your network  
connection and consult your ISP if this problem remains.  
Displays the IP address assigned by your ISP.  
IP Address:  
Displays the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP.  
Displays the Gateway Address assigned by your ISP.  
Displays the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS.  
Displays the IP address of your ISP’s Secondary DNS.  
Subnet Mask:  
Gateway Address:  
Primary DNS:  
Secondary DNS:  
3) PPPoE  
If your ISP (Internet Service Provider) has provided the account information for the PPPoE connection,  
please choose the PPPoE connection type (Used mainly for DSL Internet service).  
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Figure 3-8 WAN - PPPoE  
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The following items are displayed on this screen:  
PPPoE Settings  
Select PPPoE if your ISP provides xDSL Virtual Dial-up connection.  
Click <Connect> to dial-up to the Internet and obtain the IP address.  
Click <Disconnect> to disconnect the Internet connection and  
release the current IP address.  
Connection Type:  
Enter the Account Name provided by your ISP. If you are not clear,  
please consult your ISP.  
Account Name:  
Enter the Password provided by your ISP.  
Password:  
You can select the proper Active mode according to your need.  
Active Mode:  
Manual: Select this option to manually activate or terminate the  
Internet connection by the <Connect> or <Disconnect> button.  
It is optimum for the dial-up connection charged on time.  
Always-on: Select this option to keep the connection always  
on. The connection can be re-established automatically when it  
is down.  
Time-based: Select this option to keep the connection on  
during the Active time you set.  
Check here to enable PPPoE advanced settings.  
PPPoE Advanced  
Settings:  
Once PPPoE is connected, the Router will send keep-alive packets  
every "Keep Alive Interval" sec and "Keep Alive Retry Times" to  
make sure the connection is still alive. If the Router does not get the  
response from ISP after sending keep-alive packets, then the  
Router will terminate the connection.  
Keep Alive:  
MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the maximum data unit  
transmitted by the physical network. It can be set in the range of  
576-1492. The default MTU is 1480. It is recommended to keep the  
default value if no other MTU value is provided by your ISP.  
MTU:  
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Optional. Enter the ISP address provided by your ISP. It's null by  
default.  
ISP Address:  
Optional. Enter the Service Name provided by your ISP. It's null by  
default.  
Service Name:  
Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS.  
Primary DNS:  
Optional. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Secondary DNS.  
Secondary DNS:  
Secondary Connection:  
Here allows you to configure the secondary connection. Dynamic IP  
and Static IP connection types are provided.  
Select the secondary connection type. Options include Disable,  
Dynamic IP and Static IP.  
Connection Type:  
IP Address:  
If Static IP is selected, configure the IP address of WAN port. If  
Dynamic IP is selected, the obtained IP address of WAN port is  
displayed.  
If Static IP is selected, configure the subnet address of WAN port. If  
Dynamic IP is selected, the obtained subnet address of WAN port is  
displayed.  
Subnet Address:  
Displays the status of secondary connection.  
Status:  
Specify the bandwidth for transmitting packets on the port.  
Specify the bandwidth for receiving packets on the port.  
Upstream Bandwidth:  
Downstream Bandwidth:  
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PPPoE Status  
Status:  
Displays the status of PPPoE connection.  
“Disabled” indicates that the PPPoE connection type is not  
applied.  
“Connecting” indicates that the Router is obtaining the IP  
parameters from your ISP.  
“Connected” indicates that the Router has successfully  
obtained the IP parameters from your ISP.  
“Disconnected” indicates that the connection has been  
manually terminated or the request of the Router has no  
response from your ISP. Please ensure that your settings are  
correct and your network is connected well. Consult your ISP if  
this problem remains.  
Displays the IP address assigned by your ISP.  
IP Address:  
Displays the Gateway Address assigned by your ISP.  
Displays the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS.  
Displays the IP address of your ISP’s Secondary DNS.  
Gateway Address:  
Primary DNS:  
Secondary DNS:  
4) L2TP  
If your ISP (Internet Service Provider) has provided the account information for the L2TP connection,  
please choose the L2TP connection type.  
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Figure 3-9 WAN - L2TP  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
L2TP Settings  
Select L2TP if your ISP provides a L2TP connection. Click <Connect>  
to dial-up to the Internet and obtain the IP address. Click  
<Disconnect> to disconnect the Internet connection and release the  
current IP address.  
Connection Type:  
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Enter the Account Name provided by your ISP. If you are not clear,  
please consult your ISP.  
Account Name:  
Enter the Password provided by your ISP.  
Enter the Server IP provided by your ISP.  
Password:  
Server IP:  
MTU:  
MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the maximum data unit  
transmitted by the physical network. It can be set in the range of  
576-1460. The default MTU is 1460. It is recommended to keep the  
default value if no other MTU value is provided by your ISP.  
You can select the proper Active Mode according to your need.  
Active Mode:  
Manual: Select this option to manually activate or terminate the  
Internet connection by the <Connect> or <Disconnect> button. It  
is optimum for the dial-up connection charged on time.  
Always-on: Select this option to keep the connection always on.  
The connection can be re-established automatically when it is  
down.  
Here allows you to configure the secondary connection. Dynamic IP  
and Static IP connection types are provided.  
Secondary  
Connection:  
Select the secondary connection type. Options include Disable,  
Dynamic IP and Static IP.  
Connection Type:  
IP Address:  
If Static IP is selected, configure the IP address of WAN port. If  
Dynamic IP is selected, the IP address of WAN port obtained is  
displayed.  
If Static IP is selected, configure the subnet mask of WAN port. If  
Dynamic IP is select, the subnet mask of WAN port obtained is  
displayed.  
Subnet Mask:  
If Static IP is selected, configure the default gateway. If Dynamic IP is  
selected, the obtained default gateway is displayed.  
Default Gateway:  
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If Static IP is selected, configure the DNS. If Dynamic IP is selected,  
the obtained DNS is displayed.  
Primary DNS/  
Secondary DNS:  
Specify the bandwidth for transmitting packets on the port.  
Specify the bandwidth for receiving packets on the port.  
Upstream Bandwidth:  
Downstream  
Bandwidth:  
L2TP Status  
Status:  
Displays the status of PPPoE connection.  
“Disabled” indicates that the L2TP connection type is not applied.  
“Connecting” indicates that the Router is obtaining the IP  
parameters from your ISP.  
“Connected” indicates that the Router has successfully obtained  
the IP parameters from your ISP.  
“Disconnected” indicates that the connection has been manually  
terminated or the request of the Router has no response from  
your ISP. Please ensure that your settings are correct and your  
network is connected well. Consult your ISP if this problem  
remains.  
Displays the IP address assigned by your ISP.  
IP Address:  
Displays the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS.  
Displays the IP address of your ISP’s Secondary DNS.  
Primary DNS:  
Secondary DNS:  
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5) PPTP  
If your ISP (Internet Service Provider) has provided the account information for the PPTP connection,  
please choose the PPTP connection type.  
Figure 3-10 WAN - PPTP  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
PPTP Settings  
Select PPTP if your ISP provides a PPTP connection. Click  
<Connect> to dial-up to the Internet and obtain the IP address. Click  
Connection Type:  
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<Disconnect> to disconnect the Internet connection and release the  
current IP address.  
Enter the Account Name provided by your ISP. If you are not clear,  
please consult your ISP.  
Account Name:  
Enter the Password provided by your ISP.  
Enter the Server IP provided by your ISP.  
Password:  
Server IP:  
MTU:  
MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the maximum data unit  
transmitted by the physical network. It can be set in the range of  
576-1460. The default MTU is 1460. It is recommended to keep the  
default value if no other MTU value is provided by your ISP.  
You can select the proper Active mode according to your need.  
Active Mode:  
Manual: Select this option to manually activate or terminate the  
Internet connection by the <Connect> or <Disconnect> button.  
It’s optimum for the dial-up connection charged on time.  
Always-on: Select this option to keep the connection always on.  
The connection can be re-established automatically when it is  
down.  
Here allows you to configure the secondary connection. Dynamic IP  
and Static IP connection types are provided.  
Secondary  
Connection:  
Select the secondary connection type. Options include Disable,  
Dynamic IP and Static IP.  
Connection Type:  
IP Address:  
If Static IP is selected, configure the IP address of WAN port. If  
Dynamic IP is selected, the IP address of WAN port obtained is  
displayed.  
If Static IP is selected, configure the subnet mask of WAN port. If  
Dynamic IP is select, the subnet mask of WAN port obtained is  
displayed.  
Subnet Mask:  
If Static IP is selected, configure the default gateway. If Dynamic IP is  
selected, the obtained default gateway is displayed.  
Default Gateway:  
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If Static IP is selected, configure the DNS. If Dynamic IP is selected,  
the obtained DNS is displayed.  
Primary DNS/  
Secondary DNS:  
Specify the bandwidth for transmitting packets on the port.  
Specify the bandwidth for receiving packets on the port.  
Upstream Bandwidth:  
Downstream  
Bandwidth:  
PPTP Status  
Status:  
Displays the status of PPTP connection.  
“Disabled” indicates that the PPTP connection type is not  
applied.  
“Connecting” indicates that the Router is obtaining the IP  
parameters from your ISP.  
“Connected” indicates that the Router has successfully obtained  
the IP parameters from your ISP.  
“Disconnected” indicates that the connection has been manually  
terminated or the request of the Router has no response from  
your ISP. Please ensure that your settings are correct and your  
network is connected well. Consult your ISP if this problem  
remains.  
Displays the IP address assigned by your ISP.  
IP Address:  
Displays the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS.  
Displays the IP address of your ISP’s Secondary DNS.  
Primary DNS:  
Secondary DNS:  
6) BigPond  
If your ISP (Internet Service Provider) has provided the account information for the BigPond  
connection, please choose the BigPond connection type.  
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Figure 3-11 WAN – Bigpond  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
BigPond Settings  
Connection Type:  
Select BigPond if your ISP provides a BigPond connection. Click  
<Connect> to dial-up to the Internet and obtain the IP address. Click  
<Disconnect> to disconnect the Internet connection and release the  
current IP address.  
Enter the Account Name provided by your ISP. If you are not clear,  
please consult your ISP.  
Account Name:  
Password:  
Enter the Password provided by your ISP. If you are not clear, please  
consult your ISP.  
Enter the address of authentication server. It can be IP address or  
server name.  
Auth Server:  
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Enter the domain name of authentication server. It's only required  
when the address of Auth Server is a server name.  
Auth Domain:  
Auth Mode:  
You can select the proper Active mode according to your need.  
Manual: Select this option to manually activate or terminate the  
Internet connection by the <Connect> or <Disconnect> button.  
It’s optimum for the dial-up connection charged on time.  
Always-on: Select this option to keep the connection always on.  
The connection can be re-established automatically when it is  
down.  
MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the maximum data unit  
transmitted by the physical network. It can be set in the range of  
576-1500. The default MTU is 1500.  
MTU:  
Specify the Upstream/Downstream Bandwidth for the port. To make  
"Load Balance" and "Bandwidth Control" take effect, please set  
these parameters correctly.  
Upstream/Downstream  
Bandwidth:  
BigPond Status  
Status:  
Displays the status of BigPond connection.  
“Disabled” indicates that the BigPond connection type is not  
applied.  
“Connecting” indicates that the Router is obtaining the IP  
parameters from your ISP.  
“Connected” indicates that the Router has successfully  
obtained the IP parameters from your ISP.  
“Disconnected” indicates that the connection has been  
manually terminated or the request of the Router has no  
response from your ISP. Please ensure that your settings are  
correct and your network is connected well. Consult your ISP if  
this problem remains.  
Displays the IP address assigned by your ISP.  
IP Address:  
Displays the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP.  
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Displays the IP address of the default gateway assigned by your  
ISP.  
Default Gateway:  
Note:  
To ensure the BigPond connection re-established normally, please restart the connection at least 5  
seconds after the connection is off.  
3.1.4 LAN  
3.1.4.1  
LAN  
On this page, you can configure the parameters for LAN port of this router.  
Choose the menu NetworkLANLAN to load the following page.  
Figure 3-12 LAN  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
LAN  
Enter the LAN IP address of the Router. 192.168.0.1 is the  
default IP address. The Hosts in LAN can access the Router  
via this IP address. It can be changed according to your  
network.  
IP Address:  
Enter the Subnet Mask. The default subnet mask is  
255.255.255.0.  
Subnet Mask:  
Note:  
If the LAN IP address is changed, you must use the new IP address to log into the Router. To  
guarantee a normal communication, be sure to set the Gateway address and the Subnet Mask of the  
Hosts on the LAN to the new LAN IP address and the Subnet Mask of the Router.  
3.1.4.2  
DHCP  
The Router with its DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server enabled can automatically  
assign an IP address to the computers in the local area network.  
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Choose the menu NetworkLANDHCP to load the following page.  
Figure 3-13 DHCP Settings  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
DHCP Settings  
DHCP Server:  
Enable or disable the DHCP server on your Router. To enable the  
Router to assign the TCP/IP parameters to the computers in the LAN  
automatically, please select Enable.  
Enter the Start IP address to define a range for the DHCP server to  
assign dynamic IP addresses. This address should be in the same IP  
address subnet with the Router’s LAN IP address. The default  
address is 192.168.0.2.  
Start IP Address:  
End IP Address:  
Lease Time:  
Enter the End IP address to define a range for the DHCP server to  
assign dynamic IP addresses. This address should be in the same IP  
address subnet with the Router’s LAN IP address. The default  
address is 192.168.0.254.  
Specify the length of time the DHCP server will reserve the IP address  
for each computer. After the IP address expired, the client will be  
automatically assigned a new one.  
Optional. Enter the Gateway address to be assigned. It is  
recommended to enter the IP address of the LAN port of the Router.  
Default Gateway:  
Default Domain:  
Optional. Enter the domain name of your network.  
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Optional. Enter the Primary DNS server address provided by your  
ISP. It is recommended to enter the IP address of the LAN port of the  
Router.  
Primary DNS:  
Optional. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it.  
Secondary DNS:  
3.1.4.3  
DHCP Client  
On this page, you can view the information about all the DHCP clients connected to the Router.  
Choose the menu NetworkLANDHCP Client to load the following page.  
Figure 3-14 DHCP Client  
You can view the information of the DHCP clients in this table. Click the Refresh button for the updated  
information.  
3.1.4.4  
DHCP Reservation  
DHCP Reservation feature allows you to reserve an IP address for the specified MAC address. The  
client with this MAC address will always get the same IP address every time when it accesses the  
DHCP server.  
Choose the menu NetworkLANDHCP Reservation to load the following page.  
Figure 3-15 DHCP Reservation  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
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DHCP Reservation  
MAC Address:  
Enter the MAC address of the computer for which you want to reserve  
the IP address.  
Enter the reserved IP address.  
IP Address:  
Description:  
Optional. Enter a description for the entry. Up to 28 characters can be  
entered.  
Activate or Inactivate the corresponding entry.  
Status:  
List of Reserved Address  
In this table, you can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-15 indicates: The IP address 192.168.0.101 is reserved for the  
computer with the MAC address 00-19-66-83-53-CF, and this entry is activated.  
Note:  
It's recommended that users bind the IP address and the MAC address in 3.4.1.1 IP-MAC Binding ,  
then import the entries from the IP-MAC binding table to the List of Reserved Address in buck by  
clicking <Import> button in Figure 3-15 DHCP Reservation.  
3.1.5 DMZ  
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) is a network which has fewer default firewall restrictions than the LAN does.  
TL-ER6020 provides a DMZ port to allow all the local hosts connected to this port to be exposed to the  
Internet for some special-purpose services, such as such as Internet gaming and video-conferencing.  
The DMZ physical port can work in Public mode and Private mode.  
In Public mode, the DMZ port allows the Hosts in DMZ to directly communicate with Internet via routing  
mode using public IP address. However, the Hosts in DMZ cannot access LAN.  
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Figure 3-16 DMZ – Public Mode  
In Private mode, the DMZ port allows the Hosts in DMZ to access Internet via NAT mode which  
translates private IP addresses within DMZ to public IP addresses for transport over Internet. The  
Hosts in DMZ can directly communicate with LAN using the private IP addresses within the different  
subnet of LAN.  
Figure 3-17 DMZ – Private Mode  
3.1.5.1  
DMZ  
This page allows you to configure the DMZ port of TL-ER6020.  
Choose the menu NetworkDMZDMZ to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-18 DMZ  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
DMZ  
Activate or inactivate this entry. The DMZ port functions as a normal  
LAN port when it’s disabled.  
Status:  
Select the mode for DMZ port to control the connection way among  
DMZ, LAN and Internet. Options include: Public and Private.  
Mode:  
Enter the IP address of DMZ port.  
Enter the Subnet Mask of DMZ port.  
IP Address:  
Subnet Mask:  
Tips:  
The DHCP service, DHCP Client and DHCP Reservation functions are available when the DMZ port is  
enabled. For the configuration instructions, please refer to section 3.1.4.1 to 3.1.4.4.  
Note:  
When the DMZ port is enabled in Public Mode, please do not enable the DHCP service of DMZ port if  
your ISP provides a single public IP address. Otherwise, the Hosts in DMZ will be unable to access  
Internet normally. If an IP address range is provided by your ISP, please configure the DHCP pool  
based on the IP address range.  
3.1.6 MAC Address  
The MAC (Media Access Control) address, as the unique identifier of the router in network, does not  
need to be changed commonly.  
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Set the MAC Address for LAN port:  
In a complex network topology with all the ARP bound devices, if you want to use TL-ER6020 instead  
of the current router in a network node, you can just set the MAC address of TL-ER6020‘s LAN port  
the same to the MAC address of the previous router, which can avoid all the devices under this  
network node to update their ARP binding tables.  
Set the MAC Address for WAN port:  
In the condition that your ISP has bound the account and the MAC address of the dial-up device, if you  
want to change the dial-up device to be TL-ER6020, you can just set the MAC address of  
TL-ER6020’s WAN port the same to the MAC address of the previous dial-up device for a normal  
Internet connection.  
Set the MAC Address for DMZ port:  
The application of MAC address for DMZ port is similar to that for LAN port.  
Choose the menu NetworkMAC AddressMAC Address to load the following page.  
Figure 3-19 MAC Address  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
MAC Address  
Port:  
Displays the port type of the Router.  
Displays the current MAC address of the port.  
Current MAC Address:  
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It’s only available for WAN port. Click the <Restore Factory MAC>  
button to restore the MAC address to the factory default value or  
click the <Clone Current PC’s MAC> button to clone the MAC  
address of the PC you are currently using to configure the Router.  
Then click <Save> to apply.  
MAC Clone:  
Note:  
To avoid a conflict of MAC address on the local area network, it’s not allowed to set the MAC address  
of the Router’s LAN port to the MAC address of the current management PC.  
3.1.7 Switch  
Some basic switch port management functions are provided by TL-ER6020, which facilitates you to  
monitor the traffic and manage the network effectively.  
3.1.7.1  
Statistics  
Statistics screen displays the detailed traffic information of each port, which allows you to monitor the  
traffic and locate faults promptly.  
Choose the menu NetworkSwitchStatistics to load the following page.  
Figure 3-20 Statistics  
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The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Statistics  
Unicast:  
Displays the number of normal unicast packets received or transmitted  
on the port.  
Displays the number of normal broadcast packets received or  
transmitted on the port.  
Broadcast:  
Pause:  
Displays the number of flow control frames received or transmitted on  
the port.  
Displays the number of normal multicast packets received or transmitted  
on the port.  
Multicast:  
Undersize:  
Normal:  
Displays the number of the received frames (including error frames) that  
are less than 64 bytes long.  
Displays the number of the received packets (including error frames) that  
are between 64 bytes and the maximum frame length. The maximum  
untagged frame this Router can support is 1518 bytes long and the  
maximum tagged frame is 1522 bytes long.  
Displays the number of the received packets (including error frames) that  
are longer than the maximum frame.  
Oversize:  
Displays the total number of the received or transmitted packets  
(including error frames).  
Total (Bytes):  
Click the <Clear All> button to clear all the traffic statistics.  
Tips:  
The Port 1/2/3/4/5 mentioned in this User Guide refers to the WAN1/2 port and LAN1/2/3 port on the  
Router.  
3.1.7.2  
Port Mirror  
Port Mirror, the packets obtaining technology, functions to forward copies of packets from one/multiple  
ports (mirrored port) to a specific port (mirroring port). Usually, the mirroring port is connected to a data  
diagnose device, which is used to analyze the mirrored packets for monitoring and troubleshooting the  
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Choose the menu NetworkSwitchPort Mirror to load the following page.  
Figure 3-21 Port Mirror  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Check the box to enable the Port Mirror function. If unchecked, it will  
be disabled.  
Enable Port Mirror:  
Select the mode for the port mirror function. Options include:  
Mode:  
Ingress: When this mode is selected, only the incoming packets  
received by the mirrored port will be copied to the mirroring port.  
Egress: When this mode is selected, only the outgoing packets  
sent by the mirrored port will be copied to the mirroring port.  
Ingress&Egress: When this mode is selected, both the incoming  
and outgoing packets through the mirrored port will be copied to  
the mirroring port.  
Port Mirror  
Select the Mirroring Port to which the traffic is copied. Only one port  
can be selected as the mirroring port.  
Mirroring Port:  
Select the Mirrored Port from which the traffic is mirrored. One or  
multiple ports can be selected as the mirrored ports.  
Mirrored Port:  
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The entry in Figure 3-21 indicates: The outgoing packets sent by port 1, port 2, port 3 and port 5  
(mirrored ports) will be copied to port 4 (mirroring port).  
Application Example:  
To monitor all the traffic and analyze the network abnormity for an enterprise’s network, please set the  
Port Mirror function as below:  
1)  
Check the box before Enable Port Mirror to enable the Port Mirror function and select the  
Ingress & Egress mode.  
2)  
3)  
4)  
Select Port 3 to be the Mirroring Port to monitor all the packets of the other ports.  
Select all the other ports to be the Mirrored Ports.  
Click the <Save> button to apply.  
3.1.7.3  
Rate Control  
On this page, you can control the traffic rate for the specific packets on each port so as to manage your  
network flow.  
Choose the menu NetworkSwitchRate Control to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-22 Rate Control  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Rate Control  
Port:  
Displays the port number.  
Specify whether to enable the Ingress Limit feature.  
Specify the limit rate for the ingress packets.  
Specify whether to enable Egress Limit feature.  
Specify the limit rate for the egress packets.  
Ingress Limit:  
Ingress Rate:  
Egress Limit:  
Egress Rate:  
The first entry in Figure 3-22 indicates: The Ingress and Egress Limits are enabled for port 1. The  
Ingress and Egress Rates are 1Mbps. That is, the receiving rate for the ingress packets will not exceed  
1Mbps, and the transmitting rate for all the egress packets will not exceed 1Mbps.  
3.1.7.4  
Port Config  
On this page, you can configure the basic parameters for the ports.  
Choose the menu NetworkSwitchPort Config to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-23 Port Config  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Port Config  
Status:  
Specify whether to enable the port. The packets can be  
transported via this port after being enabled.  
Allows you to enable/disable the Flow Control function.  
Select the Negotiation Mode for the port.  
Flow Control:  
Negotiation Mode:  
All Ports:  
Allows you to configure the parameters for all the ports at  
one time.  
3.1.7.5  
Port Status  
On this page, you can view the current status of each port.  
Choose the menu NetworkSwitchPort Status to load the following page.  
Figure 3-24 Port Status  
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3.1.7.6  
Port VLAN  
A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a network topology configured according to a logical scheme  
rather than the physical layout, which allows you to divide the physical LAN into multiple logical LANs  
so as to control the communication among the ports.  
The VLAN function can prevent the broadcast storm in LANs and enhance the network security. By  
creating VLANs in a physical LAN, you can divide the LAN into multiple logical LANs, each of which  
has a broadcast domain of its own. Hosts in the same VLAN communicate with one another as if they  
are in a LAN. However, hosts in different VLANs cannot communicate with one another directly.  
Therefore, broadcast packets are limited in a VLAN.  
TL-ER6020 provides the Port VLAN function, which allows you to create multiple logical VLANs for the  
LAN ports based on their port numbers.  
Choose the menu NetworkSwitchPort VLAN to load the following page.  
Figure 3-25 Port VLAN  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Port VLAN  
Network:  
VLAN:  
Displays the current logical network of the physical port.  
Select the desired VLAN for the port.  
Tips:  
The Port VLAN can only be created among the LAN ports.  
The change of DMZ status will affect the configurations of Port VLAN. You're recommended to  
check or reconfigure the Port VLAN if the status of DMZ is changed.  
3.2 User Group  
The User Group function is used to group different users for unified management, so that you can  
perform other applications such as Bandwidth Control, Session Limit, and Access Control etc. on per  
group.  
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3.2.1 Group  
On this page you can define the group for management.  
Choose the menu User GroupGroup to load the following page.  
Figure 3-26 Group Configuration  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Group Config  
Group Name:  
Description:  
List of Group  
Specify a unique name for the group.  
Give a description for the group. It's optional.  
In this table, you can view the information of the Groups and edit them by the Action buttons.  
3.2.2 User  
On this page, you can configure the User for the group.  
Choose the menu User GroupUser to load the following page.  
Figure 3-27 User Configuration  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
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User Config  
User Name:  
Specify a unique name for the user.  
Enter the IP Address of the user. It cannot be the network address or  
broadcast address of the port.  
IP Address:  
Give a description to the user for identification. It's optional.  
Description:  
List of User  
In this table, you can view the information of the Users and edit them by the Action buttons.  
3.2.3 View  
On this page, you can configure the User View or Group View.  
Choose the menu User GroupView to load the following page.  
Figure 3-28 View Configuration  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
View Config  
Select the desired view for configuration.  
View:  
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Select the name of the desired User.  
User Name:  
Displays the Groups that the User can join.  
Displays the Groups to which this User belongs.  
Select the name of the desired Group.  
Available Group:  
Selected Group:  
Group Name:  
Click this button to view the tree structure of this group. All the members of  
this group will be displayed, including Users and sub-Groups. The Group  
Names are displayed in bold.  
Group Structure:  
Displays the Users and the Groups which can be added into this group.  
Displays the members of this group, including Users and Groups.  
Available Member:  
Selected Member:  
3.3 Advanced  
3.3.1 NAT  
NAT (Network Address Translation) is the translation between private IP and public IP, which allows  
private network users to visit the public network using private IP addresses.  
With the explosion of the Internet, the number of available IP addresses is not enough. NAT provides a  
way to allow multiple private hosts to access the public network with one public IP at the same time,  
which alleviates the shortage of IP addresses. Furthermore, NAT strengthens the LAN (Local Area  
Network) security of the network since the address of LAN host never appears on the Internet.  
3.3.1.1  
NAT Setup  
On this page, you can set up the NAT function.  
Choose the menu AdvancedNATNAT Setup to load the following page.  
Figure 3-29 NAT Setup  
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The following items are displayed on this screen:  
NAPT  
Enter the source port range between 2049 and 65000, the span of which  
must be not less than 100.  
Source Port Range:  
NAT-DMZ  
NAT-DMZ:  
Enable or disable NAT-DMZ. NAT DMZ is a special service of NAT  
application, which can be considered as a default forwarding rule. When  
NAT DMZ (Pseudo DMZ) is enabled, all the data initiated by external  
network falling short of the current connections or forwarding rules will be  
forwarded to the preset NAT DMZ host.  
Enter the IP address of the host specified as NAT DMZ server.  
Host IP Address:  
3.3.1.2  
One-to-One NAT  
On this page, you can configure the One-to-One NAT.  
Choose the menu AdvancedNATOne-to-One NAT to load the following page.  
Figure 3-30 One to One NAT  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
One-to-One NAT  
Enter the Original IP Address in the first checkbox and Translated  
Mapping IP Address:  
IP Address in the second checkbox. TL-ER6020 allows mapping from LAN  
port to WAN port and DMZ in LAN Mode.  
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Select an interface for forwarding data packets.  
Interface:  
Enable or disable DMZ Forwarding. The packets transmitted to the  
Translated IP Address will be forwarded to the host of Original IP if DMZ  
Forwarding is enabled.  
DMZ Forwarding:  
Give a description for the entry.  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
Description:  
Status:  
List of Rules  
In this table, you can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-30 indicates: The IP address of host1 in local network is 192.168.0.128 and  
the WAN IP address after NAT mapping is specified to be 222.135.48.128. The data packets are  
transmitted from WAN1 port. DMZ Forwarding and this entry are both activated.  
Note:  
One-to-One NAT entries take effect only when the Connection Type of WAN is Static IP. Changing the  
Connection type from Static IP to other ones will make the entries attached to the interface disabled.  
3.3.1.3  
Multi-Nets NAT  
Multi-Nets NAT function allows the IP under LAN or DMZ port within multiple subnets to access the  
Internet via NAT.  
Choose the menu AdvancedNATMulti-Nets NAT to load the following page.  
Figure 3-31 Multi-Nets NAT  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Multi-Nets NAT  
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Enter the subnet/mask to make the address range for the entry.  
Select the interface for the entry. You can select LAN or DMZ port.  
Give a description for the entry.  
Subnet/Mask:  
Interface:  
Description:  
Status:  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
list of Rules  
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-31 indicates that: This is a Multi-Nets NAT entry named tplink1. The subnet  
under the LAN port of the Router is 192.168.2.0/24 and this entry is activated. After the corresponding  
Static Route entry is set, the hosts within this subnet can access the Internet through the Router via  
NAT.  
Note:  
Multi-Nets NAT entry takes effect only when cooperating with the corresponding Static Route  
entries.  
The DMZ port will display in the drop-down list only when the DMZ port is enabled.  
For detailed setting of subnet mask, please refer to the Appendix B  
Application Example:  
Network Requirements  
The LAN subnet of TL-ER6020 is 192.168.0.0 /24, the subnet of VLAN2 under a three layer switch is  
192.168.2.0 /24, while the subnet of VLAN3 is 192.168.3.0 /24. The IP of VLAN for cascading the  
switch to the Router is 192.168.0.2. Now the hosts within VLAN2 and VLAN3 desire to access the  
Internet.  
The network topology is shown as the following:  
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Configuration procedure  
1. Establish the Multi-Nets NAT entries with Subnet/Mask of VLAN2 and VLAN3.  
The configured entries are as follows:  
2. Then set the corresponding Static Route entry, enter the IP address of the interface connecting  
the Router and the three layer switch into the Next Hop field.  
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Choose the menu AdvancedRoutingStatic Route to load the following page.  
The Static Route entry is as follows:  
3.3.1.4  
Virtual Server  
Virtual server sets up public services in your private network, such as DNS, Email and FTP, and  
defines a service port. All the service requests to this port will be transmitted to the LAN server  
appointed by the Router via IP address.  
Choose the menu AdvancedNATVirtual Server to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-32 Virtual Server  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Virtual Server  
Enter a name for Virtual Server entries. Up to 28 characters can be  
entered.  
Name:  
Select an interface for forwarding data packets.  
Interface:  
Enter the service port or port range the Router provided for accessing  
external network. All the requests from Internet to this service port or  
port range will be redirected to the specified server in local network.  
External Port:  
Specify the service port of the LAN host as virtual server.  
Specify the protocol used for the entry.  
Internal Port:  
Protocol:  
Enter the IP address of the specified internal server for the entry. All  
the requests from the Internet to the specified LAN port will be  
redirected to this host.  
Internal Server IP:  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
Status:  
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Note:  
The External port and Internal Port should be set in the range of 1-65535.  
The external ports of different entries should be different, whereas the internal ports can be the  
same.  
List of Rules  
In this table, you can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-32 indicates: This is a Virtual Server entry named host, all the TCP data  
packets from WAN1 to port 65534-65535 of the Router will be redirected to the port 65534-65535 of  
the LAN host with IP address of 192.168.0.103, and this entry is activated.  
3.3.1.5  
Port Triggering  
Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet  
calling, P2P download and so on. Port Triggering is used for those applications requiring multiple  
connections.  
When an application initiates a connection to the trigger port, all the ports corresponding to the  
incoming port will open for follow-up connections.  
Choose the menu AdvancedNATPort Triggering to load the following page.  
Figure 3-33 Port Triggering  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Port Triggering  
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Enter a name for Port Triggering entries. Up to 28 characters can be  
entered.  
Name:  
Select an interface for forwarding data packets.  
Interface:  
Enter the trigger port number or the range of port. Only when the  
trigger port initiates connection will all the corresponding incoming  
ports open and provide service for the applications, otherwise the  
incoming ports will not open.  
Trigger Port:  
Select the protocol used for trigger port.  
Trigger Protocol:  
Incoming Port:  
Enter the incoming port number or range of port numbers. The  
incoming port will open for follow-up connection after the trigger port  
initiates connection.  
Select the protocol used for incoming port.  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
Incoming Protocol:  
Status:  
Note:  
The Trigger Port and Incoming Port should be set in the range of 1-65535. The Incoming Port can  
be set in a continuous range such as 8690-8696.  
The Router supports up to 16 Port Triggering entries. Each entry supports at most 5 groups of  
trigger ports and overlapping between the ports is not allowed.  
Each entry supports at most 5 groups of incoming ports and the sum of incoming ports you set for  
each entry should not be more than 100.  
List of Rules  
In this table, you can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-33 indicates that: This is a Port Triggering entry named host1, When the LAN  
host initiates a TCP request via port of 5354, the incoming port 5355 of WAN1 will open for TCP and  
UDP protocol. This entry is activated.  
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3.3.1.6  
ALG  
Some special protocols such as FTP, H.323, SIP, IPsec and PPTP will work properly only when ALG  
(Application Layer Gateway) service is enabled.  
Choose the menu AdvancedNATALG to load the following page.  
Figure 3-34 ALG  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
ALG  
Enable or disable FTP ALG. The default setting is enabled. It is  
recommended to keep the default setting if no special  
requirement.  
FTP ALG:  
Enable or disable H.323 ALG. The default setting is enabled.  
H.323 is used for various applications such as NetMeeting and  
VoIP.  
H.323 ALG:  
SIP ALG:  
Enable or disable SIP ALG. The default setting is enabled. It is  
recommended to keep the default setting if no special  
requirement.  
Enable or disable IPsec ALG. The default setting is enabled. It is  
recommended to keep default if no special requirement.  
IPsec ALG:  
PPTP ALG:  
Enable or disable PPTP ALG. The default setting is enabled. It is  
recommended to keep default if no special requirement.  
3.3.2 Traffic Control  
Traffic Control functions to control the bandwidth by configuring rules for limiting various data flows. In  
this way, the network bandwidth can be reasonably distributed and utilized.  
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3.3.2.1  
Setup  
Choose the menu AdvancedTraffic ControlSetup to load the following page.  
Figure 3-35 Configuration  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Select this option to disable Bandwidth Control.  
Disable Bandwidth  
Control:  
Select this option to enable Bandwidth Control all the time.  
Enable Bandwidth  
Control all the time:  
With this option selected, the Bandwidth Control will take effect when the  
bandwidth usage reaches the specified value.  
Enable Bandwidth  
Control When:  
Default Limit  
Default Limit applies only for users that are not constrained by Bandwidth  
Control Rules. These users share certain bandwidth with upper limit  
configured here. Value 0 means all the remained bandwidth is available to  
use.  
Limited  
Bandwidth:  
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Interface Bandwidth  
Interface:  
Displays the current enabled WAN port(s). The Total bandwidth is equal to  
the sum of bandwidth of the enabled WAN ports.  
Displays the bandwidth of each WAN port for transmitting data. The  
Upstream  
Bandwidth:  
Upstream Bandwidth of WAN port can be configured on WAN page.  
Displays the bandwidth of each WAN port for receiving data. The  
Downstream  
Bandwidth:  
Downstream Bandwidth of WAN port can be configured on WAN page.  
Note:  
The Upstream/Downstream Bandwidth of WAN port you set must not be more than the bandwidth  
provided by ISP. Otherwise the Traffic Control will be invalid.  
If there are data flowing into the Router from interface A and out from interface B while the  
downstream bandwidth of A is different from the upstream bandwidth of B, then the smaller one  
should be considered as the effective bandwidth, and vice versa.  
Click the <View IP Traffic Statistics> button to jump to IP Traffic Statistics page.  
3.3.2.2  
Bandwidth Control  
On this page, you can configure the Bandwidth Control function.  
Choose the menu AdvancedTraffic ControlBandwidth Control to load the following page.  
Figure 3-36 Bandwidth Control  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
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Bandwidth Control Rule  
Direction:  
Select the data stream direction for the entry. The direction of  
arrowhead indicates the data stream direction The DMZ port  
displays in the drop-down list only when the DMZ port is  
enabled. WAN-ALL means all WAN ports through which the  
data flow might pass. Individual WAN port cannot be selected if  
WAN-ALL rules are added.  
Select the group to define the controlled users.  
Group:  
Mode:  
Individual: The bandwidth of each user equals to the current  
bandwidth of this entry.  
Shared: The total bandwidth of all controlled IP addresses  
equals to the current bandwidth of this entry.  
Specify the Guaranteed Upstream Bandwidth for this entry.  
Guaranteed Bandwidth  
(Up):  
Specify the Limited Upstream Bandwidth for this entry.  
Limited Bandwidth (Up):  
Specify the Guaranteed Downstream Bandwidth for this entry.  
Guaranteed Bandwidth  
(Down):  
Specify the Limited Downstream Bandwidth for this entry.  
Limited Bandwidth  
(Down):  
Specify the time for the entry to take effect.  
Give a description for the entry.  
Effective Time:  
Description:  
Status:  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
List of Rules  
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-36 indicates: The users within group “sales” share the bandwidth and the  
Downstream/Upstream Guaranteed Bandwidth is 5000kbps, while the Downstream/Upstream Limited  
bandwidth is 10000kbps. This entry takes effect at 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Monday to Friday.  
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The premise for single rule taking effect is that the bandwidth of the interface for this rule is  
sufficient and not used up.  
It is impossible to satisfy all the guaranteed bandwidth if the total guaranteed bandwidth specified  
by all Bandwidth Control rules for certain interface exceeds the physical bandwidth of this  
interface.  
When DMZ port is disabled, it is only allowed deleting operation to the related rules.  
3.3.3 Session Limit  
The amount of TCP and UDP sessions supported by the Router is finite. If some local hosts transmit  
too many TCP and UDP sessions to the public network, the communication quality of the other local  
hosts will be affected, thus it is necessary to limit the sessions of those hosts.  
3.3.3.1  
Session Limit  
On this page, you can configure the session limit to specified PCs.  
Choose the menu AdvancedSession LimitSession Limit to load the following page.  
Figure 3-37 Session Limit  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Check here to enable Session Limit, otherwise all the Session Limit  
entries will be disabled.  
Enable Session  
Limit:  
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Group:  
Select a group to define the controlled users.  
Enter the max. Sessions for the users.  
Give a description for the entry.  
Max. Sessions:  
Description:  
Status:  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
List of Session Limit  
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-37 indicates: The amount of maximum sessions for the hosts within group1  
is 100 and this entry is enabled.  
3.3.3.2  
Session List  
On this page, you can view the Session Limit information of hosts configured with Session Limit.  
Choose the menu AdvancedSession LimitSession List to load the following page.  
Figure 3-38 Session List  
In this table, you can view the session limit information of users configured with Session Limit. Click  
the <Refresh> button to get the latest information.  
3.3.4 Load Balance  
In this part, you can configure the traffic sharing mode of the WAN ports to optimize the resource  
utilization.  
3.3.4.1  
Configuration  
Choose the menu AdvancedLoad BalanceConfiguration to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-39 Configuration  
With the box before Enable Application Optimized Routing checked, the Router will consider the  
source IP address and destination IP address of the packets as a whole and record the WAN port they  
pass through. And then the packets with the same source IP address and destination IP address or  
destination port will be forwarded to the recorded WAN port. This feature is to ensure the  
multi-connected applications to work properly.  
Check the box before Enable Bandwidth Based Balance Routing and select the WAN port below,  
Load Balance of the specified WAN port will be enabled automatically if no routing rules are set.  
Then click the <Save> button to apply.  
Note:  
The WAN ports not connecting to the Internet don’t support Intelligent Balance, please do not select  
them.  
3.3.4.2  
Policy Routing  
Policy Routing provides an accurate way to control the routing based on the policy defined by the  
network administrator.  
Choose the menu AdvancedLoad BalancePolicy Routing to load the following page.  
Figure 3-40 Policy Routing  
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The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Select the protocol for the entry in the drop-down list. If the protocol you  
want to set is not in the list, you can add it to the list on 3.3.4.4 Protocol  
page.  
Protocol:  
Enter the source IP range for the entry. 0.0.0.0 - 0.0.0.0 means any IP is  
acceptable.  
Source IP:  
Enter the destination IP range for the entry. 0.0.0.0 - 0.0.0.0 means any  
IP is acceptable.  
Destination IP:  
Source Port:  
Enter the source Port range for the entry, which is effective only when the  
protocol is TCP, UDP or TCP/UDP. The default value is 1 – 65535, which  
means any port is acceptable.  
Enter the destination port range for the entry, which is effective only when  
the protocol is TCP, UDP or TCP/UDP. The default value is 1 – 65535,  
which means any port is acceptable.  
Destination Port:  
Select the WAN port for transmitting packets.  
Specify the time for the entry to take effect.  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
WAN:  
Effective Time:  
Status:  
List of Rules  
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-40 indicates: All the packets with Source IP between 192.168.0.100 and  
192.168.0.199 and Destination IP between 116.10.20.28 and 116.10.20.29 will be forwarded from  
WAN1 port, regardless of the port and protocol. This entry is activated d and will take effect at 8 am to  
10 pm from Monday to Friday.  
3.3.4.3  
Link Backup  
With Link Backup function, the Router will switch all the new sessions from dropped line automatically  
to another to keep an always on-line network.  
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On this page, you can configure the Link Backup function based on actual need to reduce the traffic  
burden of WAN port and improve the network efficiency.  
Choose the menu AdvancedLoad BalanceLink Backup to load the following page.  
Figure 3-41 Link Backup  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Displays all the WAN ports in use. You can drag the light-blue WAN  
button to primary and backup WAN list. The color of WAN button  
changing to gray indicates that the WAN port is already in the primary  
and backup WAN list.  
WAN Ports:  
The WAN port in the secondary WAN list will share the traffic for the  
WAN in the primary WAN list under the specified condition.  
WAN Config:  
Mode:  
You can select Timing or Failover Mode.  
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Link Backup will be enabled if the specified effective time is reached.  
All the traffic on the primary WAN will switch to the backup WAN at the  
beginning of the effective time; the traffic on the backup WAN will  
switch to the primary WAN at the ending of the effective time.  
Timing:  
Specify the premise for Failover Mode. The backup WAN port will be  
enabled only when the premise is met.  
Failover:  
Specify the backup effective time if Timing Mode has been selected.  
Then the backup WAN port will be enabled, while the primary WAN  
port is disabled in the specified time period. When the start time you  
enter is not earlier than the end time, the default effective time is from  
the start time of the day to the end time of the next day.  
Backup Effective Time:  
Status:  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
List of Rules  
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-41 indicates: WAN1 is the primary port and WAN2 is the backup port. WAN2  
will be enabled while WAN1 is failed. This entry is enabled.  
Note:  
The same WAN port cannot be added to the primary and secondary WAN lists at the same time, and  
one WAN port should be added to only one list.  
3.3.4.4  
Protocol  
On this page, you can specify the protocol for routing rules conveniently. A protocol constitutes of the  
name and number. The Router predefines three commonly used protocols such as TCP, UDP and  
TCP/UDP. Moreover, you can also add new protocols as your wish.  
Choose the menu AdvancedLoad BalanceProtocol to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-42 Protocol  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Protocol  
Name:  
Enter a name to indicate a protocol. The name will display in the  
drop-down list of Protocol on Access Rule page.  
Enter the Number of the protocol in the range of 0-255.  
Number:  
List of Protocol  
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
Note:  
The system predefined protocols cannot be configured.  
3.3.5 Routing  
3.3.5.1  
Static Route  
Routing is the process of selecting optimized paths in a network along which to send network traffic.  
Static Route is a kind of special routing configured by the administrator, which is simple, efficient, and  
reliable.  
Commonly used in small-sized network with fixed topology, Static Route does not change along with  
the network topology automatically. The administrator should modify the static route information  
manually as long as the network topology or link status is changed.  
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Choose the menu AdvancedRoutingStatic Route to load the following page.  
Figure 3-43 Static Route  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Static Route  
Destination:  
Subnet Mask:  
Next Hop:  
Enter the destination host the route leads to.  
Enter the Subnet Mask of the destination network.  
Enter the gateway IP address to which the packet should be sent next.  
Select the physical network interface, through which this route is  
accessible.  
Interface:  
Defines the priority of the route. The smaller the value is, the higher the  
priority is. The default value is 0. It is recommended to keep the default  
value.  
Metric:  
Give a description for the entry.  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
Description:  
Status:  
List of Rules  
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
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The first entry in Figure 3-43 indicates: If there are packets being sent to a device with IP address of  
211.162.1.0 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, the Router will forward the packets from WAN1 port to  
the next hop of 211.200.1.1.  
Application Example  
There is a network topology as the following figure shown:  
If the LAN port of TL-ER6020with Non-NAT or Classic system modeis connected to LAN1 with  
subnet of 192.168.0.0/24, while the LAN port of another Router R1 is connected to LAN2 with network  
of 192.168.2.0/24. Meanwhile, the WAN ports of the two routers are interconnected and within the  
same network. Now a host under TL-ER6020 and within network of LAN1 desires to communicate with  
the host within network of LAN2.  
You can set a Static Route entry: Enter the WAN IP address of R1 (116.31.88.16) in the Next Hop field  
on the Static Route page of TL-ER6020 as the following figure shown, then click the <Add> button to  
save the entry.  
3.3.5.2  
RIP  
RIP (Routing Information Protocol) is a dynamic route protocol using distance vector algorithm to select  
the optimal path. With features of easy configuration, management and implementation, it is widely used  
in small and medium-sized networks such as the campus network.  
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The distance of RIP refers to the hop counts that a data packet passes through before reaching its  
destination, the value range of which is 1–15. It means the destination cannot be reached if the value is  
more than 15. Optimal path indicates the path with the fewest hop counts. RIP exchanges the route  
information every 30 seconds by broadcasting UDP packets. If one Router has not sent route information  
in 180 seconds, the RIP of the other routers would set the distance to this Router into infinity and delete  
the corresponding information from route table.  
RIP develops from initial RIPv1 to RIPv2 gradually. Compared with RIPv1, RIPv2 supports VLSM  
(Variable Length Subnet Mask), simple plain text authentication, MD5 cryptograph authentication, CIDR  
(Classless Inter-Domain Routing) and multicast.  
TL-ER6020 supports both RIPv1 version and RIPv2 version, thus you can configure the RIP version  
based on the actual need to improve the network performance.  
Choose the menu AdvancedRoutingRIP to load the following page.  
Figure 3-44 RIP  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Displays the interfaces which has been physically connected or assigned  
static IP.  
Interface:  
Enable or disable RIP protocol.  
Status:  
Select RIPv1 or RIPv2. RIPv2 supports multicast and broadcast.  
If RIPv2 is enabled, set the Password Authentication according to the actual  
RIP Version:  
Password  
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network situation, and the password should not be more than 15 characters.  
Authentication:  
All Interfaces:  
Here you can operate all the interfaces in bulk. All the interfaces will not apply  
RIP if “Enable” option for All Interfaces is selected.  
List of RIP  
After RIP is enabled, the information of RIP forwarding the packets received by the Router will be  
displayed in the list.  
The first entry in Figure 3-44 indicates: when receiving packets with destination IP is 116.10.20.28, the  
Router will select WAN1 which is in the same network with the destination IP as next hop and forward  
data via this port. The IP address of next hop is 116.10.1.254 and the hop count is 1. The effective  
time of this entry is 1 second.  
Note:  
RIP function cannot be set if the Router is in NAT Mode. To set RIP function, please change the  
System Mode to Routing or Full Mode.  
The RIP function of WAN port takes effects only when the Connection Type of this WAN port is  
Static IP.  
3.3.5.3  
Route Table  
This page displays the information of the system route table.  
Choose the menu AdvancedRoutingRoute Table to load the following page.  
Figure 3-45 RIP  
The Destination of route entry.  
The Gateway of route entry.  
Destination:  
Gateway:  
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The Flags of route entry. The Flags describe certain characteristics of the  
route.  
Flags:  
The logical interface of route entry.  
The physical interface of route entry.  
Logical Interface:  
Physical  
Interface:  
The Metric of route entry.  
Metric  
3.4 Firewall  
3.4.1 Anti ARP Spoofing  
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is used for analyzing and mapping IP addresses to the  
corresponding MAC addresses so that packets can be delivered to their destinations correctly.  
ARP functions to translate the IP address into the corresponding MAC address and maintain an ARP  
Table in which the latest used IP address-to-MAC address mapping entries are stored. ARP protocol  
can facilitate the Hosts in the same network segment to communicate with one another or access to  
external network via Gateway. However, since ARP protocol is implemented with the premise that all  
the Hosts and Gateways are trusted, there are high security risks during ARP Implementation  
Procedure in the actual complex network.  
The attacker may send the ARP spoofing packets with false IP address-to-MAC address mapping  
entries, and then the device will automatically update the ARP table after receiving wrong ARP  
packets, which results in a breakdown of the normal communication. Thus, ARP defense technology is  
generated to prevent the network from this kind of attack.  
3.4.1.1  
IP-MAC Binding  
IP-MAC Binding functions to bind the IP address, MAC address of the host together and only allows the  
Hosts matching the bound entries to access the network.  
Choose the menu FirewallAnti ARP SpoofingIP-MAC Binding to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-46 IP-MAC Binding  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
It is recommended to check all the options. You should import the IP and MAC address of the host to  
IP-MAC Binding List and enable the corresponding entry before enabling “Permit the packets  
matching the IP-MAC Binding entries only”.  
When suffered ARP attack, the correct ARP information will be sent to the device suffering attack  
initiatively by GARP (Gratuitous ARP) packets, thus the error ARP information of the device will be  
replaced. You can set the packets sending rate in the Interval field.  
With the box before Enable ARP Logs checked, the Router will send ARP logs to the specified  
server. The IP address of server is the Server IP set on 3.7.7 Logs.  
IP-MAC Binding  
Enter the IP Address to be bound.  
IP Address:  
MAC Address:  
Description:  
Status:  
Enter the MAC Address corresponding to the IP Address.  
Give a description for the entry.  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
List of Rules  
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You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-46 indicates: The IP address of 192.168.1.101 and MAC address of  
00-19-66-83-53-CF have been bound and this entry is activated.  
Note:  
If all the entries in the binding list are disabled and “Permit the packets of IP-MAC Binding entries only”  
option is selected and saved, the WEB management page of the Router cannot be login. At the  
moment, you should restore the Router to factory default and login again.  
3.4.1.2  
ARP Scanning  
ARP Scanning feature enables the Router to scan the IP address and corresponding MAC address  
and display them on the List of Scanning Result.  
Choose the menu FirewallAnti ARP SpoofingARP Scanning to load the following page.  
Figure 3-47 ARP Scanning  
Enter the start and the end IP addresses into the Scanning IP Range field. Then click the <Scan>  
button, the Router will scan all the active hosts within the scanning range and display the result in the  
list.  
The entries displayed on the List of Scanning Result do not mean the IP and MAC addresses are  
already bound. The current status for the entry will display in the “Status” field.  
---  
Indicates that the IP and MAC address of this entry are not bound and may be  
replaced by error ARP information.  
Indicates that this entry is imported to the list on IP-MAC Binding page, but not  
effective yet.  
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Indicates that the IP and MAC address of this entry are already bound.  
To bind the entries in the list, check these entries and click the <Import> button, then the settings will  
take effect if the entries do not conflict with the existed entries.  
Note:  
If the local hosts suffered from ARP attack, you cannot add IP-MAC Binding entries on this page.  
Please add entries manually on 3.4.1.1 IP-MAC Binding.  
3.4.1.3  
ARP List  
On this page, the IP-MAC information of the hosts which communicated with the Router recently will  
be saved in the ARP list.  
Choose the menu FirewallAnti ARP SpoofingARP List to load the following page.  
Figure 3-48 ARP List  
The configurations for the entries is the same as the configuration of List of Scanning Result on 3.4.1.2  
The unbound IP-MAC information will be replaced by new IP-MAC information or be automatically  
removed from the list if it has not been communicated with others for a long time. This period is  
regarded as the aging time of the ARP information.  
3.4.2 Attack Defense  
With Attack Defense function enabled, the Router can distinguish the malicious packets and prevent  
the port scanning from external network, so as to guarantee the network security.  
Choose the menu FirewallAttack DefenseAttack Defense to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-49 Attack Defense  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Flood attack is a commonly used DoS (Denial of Service) attack,  
including TCP SYN, UDP, ICMP and so on. It is recommended to  
select all the Flood Defense options and specify the  
corresponding thresholds. Keep the default settings if you are not  
sure.  
Flood Defense:  
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Packet Anomaly refers to the abnormal packets. It is  
recommended to select all the Packet Anomaly Defense options.  
Packet Anomaly  
Defense:  
With this box checked, the Router will record the defense logs.  
Enable Attack  
Defense Logs:  
3.4.3 MAC Filtering  
On this page, you can control the Internet access of local hosts by specifying their MAC addresses.  
Choose the menu FirewallMAC FilteringMAC Filtering to load the following page.  
Figure 3-50 MAC Filtering  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
To control the access to Internet for hosts in you private network, it is recommended to check the  
box before Enable MAC Filtering and select a filtering mode according to actual situation.  
MAC Filtering  
Enter the MAC Address to be filtered.  
Give a description for the entry.  
MAC Address:  
Description:  
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List of Rules  
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
3.4.4 Access Control  
3.4.4.1  
URL Filtering  
URL (Uniform Resource Locator) specifies where an identified resource is available and the  
mechanism for retrieving it. URL Filter functions to filter the Internet URL address, so as to provide a  
convenient way for controlling the access to Internet from LAN hosts.  
Choose the menu FirewallAccess ControlURL Filtering to load the following page.  
Figure 3-51 URL Filtering  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
To control the access to Internet for hosts in your private network, you are recommended to  
check the box before Enable URL Filtering and select a filtering rule based on the actual  
situation.  
URL Filtering Rule  
Select the range in which the URL Filtering takes effect:  
Object:  
ANY: URL Filtering will take effect to all the users.  
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Group: URL Filtering will take effect to all the users in group.  
Select the mode for URL Filtering. “Keyword’’ indicates that all the  
URL addresses including the specified keywords will be filtered.  
“URL Path” indicates that the URL address will be filtered only  
when it exactly matches the specified URL.  
Mode:  
Give a description for the entry.  
Description:  
List of Rules  
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
Application Example:  
Network Requirements:  
Prevent the local hosts from accessing Internet website www.aabbcc.com and downloading the files  
with suffix of “exe”.  
Configuration Procedure:  
Select Keywords mode and type ”exe“ in the field, select URL mode and type “www.aabbcc.com” as  
the following figure shows, and then click the <Add> button to make the setting take effect.  
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3.4.4.2  
Web Filtering  
On this page, you can filter the desired web components.  
Choose the menu FirewallAccess ControlWeb Filtering to load the following page.  
Figure 3-52 Web Filtering  
Check the box before Enable Web Filtering and select the web components to be filtered.  
3.4.4.3  
Access Rules  
Choose the menu FirewallAccess ControlAccess Rules to load the following page.  
Figure 3-53 Access Rule  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Access Rules  
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Select a policy for the entry:  
Policy:  
Block: When this option is selected, the packets obeyed the  
rule will not be permitted to pass through the Router.  
Allow: When this option is selected, the packets obeyed the  
rule will be allowed to pass through the Router.  
Select the service for the entry. Only the service belonging to the  
specified service type is limited by the entry. For example, if you  
select “Block” for Policy and only FTP for Service, the packets of  
other service types can still pass through the Router. You can add  
new service types on 3.4.4.4 Service.  
Service:  
Select interface for the entry. The entry will take effect when the  
interface to which the data is flowing is selected. WAN, LAN or  
DMZ refers to all the WAN, LAN or DMZ interfaces.  
Interface:  
Source:  
Select the Source IP Range for the entries, including the following  
three ways:  
IP/MASK: Enter an IP address or subnet mask. ("0.0.0.0/32"  
means any IP).  
Group: Select a predefined group of users. You can set the  
group on3.2.1 Group.  
ANY: means for any users.  
Select the Destination IP Range for the entries, including the  
following two ways:  
Destination:  
IP/MASK: Enter an IP address or subnet mask. ("0.0.0.0/32"  
means any IP is acceptable).  
ANY: means for any users.  
Specify the time for the entry to take effect.  
Give a description for the entry.  
Effective Time:  
Description:  
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Select this option to specify the priority for the added entries. The  
latest enabled entry will be displayed at the end of the list by  
default.  
Priority:  
List of Rules  
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons. The smaller the value  
is, the higher the priority is.  
The first entry in Figure 3-53 indicates: The TELNET packets transmitted from the hosts within the  
network of 192.168.0.0/24 will be not allowed to pass through the Router at 8:00-20:00 from Tuesday  
to Saturday.  
Note:  
For the users in the private network and not being set access rule, the default Policy is Allow.  
To specify all IP addresses, type “0.0.0.0 / 32” in the Policy field.  
For detailed setting of subnet mask, please refer to Appendix B  
FAQ.  
3.4.4.4  
Service  
The Service function allows you to specify the protocol and port number to be filtered for Firewall  
function conveniently. Protocol name and port range constitute a service type. The Router predefines  
three commonly used services such as HTTP, FTP and TELNET and you can also add customized  
services if needed.  
Choose the menu FirewallAccess ControlService to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-54 Service  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Service  
Name:  
Enter a name for the service. The name should not be more than 28  
characters. The name will display in the drop-down list of Protocol on  
Access Rule page.  
Select the protocol for the service. The system predefined protocols  
include TCP, UDP and TCP/UDP.  
Protocol:  
Enter the start and end ports to make a destination port range for the  
service. The start port number cannot be greater than the end port  
number.  
Dest. Port:  
List of Service  
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
Note:  
The service types predefined by the system cannot be modified.  
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3.4.5 App Control  
3.4.5.1  
Control Rules  
On this page, you can enable the Application Rules function.  
Choose the menu FirewallApp ControlControl Rules to load the following page.  
Figure 3-55 Application Rules  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Check the box before Enable Application Control to make the Application Control function  
take effect. The specified application used by the specified local users will be not allowed to  
access the Internet if the Application Control entry is enabled.  
Control Rules  
Specify the object for the entry. You can select “Group” to limit the  
predefined group, or select “ANY” to limit all the users.  
Object:  
Group:  
If select “Group” as object, you can select the group in the drop-down list.  
To establish new group, please refer to 3.2.1 Group.  
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Click the <Application List> button to select applications from the popup  
checkbox. The applications include IM, Web IM, SNS, P2P, Media, Basic  
and Proxy. The default setting is to limit all the applications in the  
application list except for Basic and Proxy.  
Application:  
Specify the time for the entry to take effect.  
Give a description for the entry.  
Effective Time:  
Description:  
Status:  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
List of Rules  
You can view the information of the entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-55 indicates: The group1 is applied with Application Rules. You can click  
<View> to view the limited applications in the popup checkbox. The effective time of this entry is  
7:00-9:00 on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This entry is enabled.  
Note:  
To set the group and group members, please refer to 3.2.1 Group.  
3.4.5.2  
Database  
On this page, you can upgrade the application database.  
Choose the menu FirewallApp ControlDatabase to load the following page.  
Figure 3-56 Database  
The database refers to all the applications in the application list on the Application Rules page, you can  
download the latest database from http://www.tp-link.com, Click the <Browse> button and select the  
file, and then click the <Upgrade> button to upgrade the database.  
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3.5 VPN  
VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a private network established via the public network, generally via the  
Internet. However, the private network is a logical network without any physical network lines, so it is  
called Virtual Private Network.  
With the wide application of the Internet, more and more data are needed to be shared through the  
Internet. Connecting the local network to the Internet directly, though can allow the data exchange, will  
cause the private data to be exposed to all the users on the Internet. The VPN (Virtual Private Network)  
technology is developed and used to establish the private network through the public network, which  
can guarantee a secured data exchange.  
VPN adopts the tunneling technology to establish a private connection between two endpoints. It is a  
connection secured by encrypting the data and using point-to-point authentication. The following  
diagram is a typical VPN topology.  
Figure 3-57 VPN – Network Topology  
As the packets are encapsulated and de-encapsulated in the Router, the tunneling topology  
implemented by encapsulating packets is transparent to users. The tunneling protocols supported by  
TL-ER6020 contain Layer 3 IPsec and Layer 2 L2TP/PPTP.  
3.5.1 IKE  
In the IPsec VPN, to ensure a secure communication, the two peers should encapsulate and  
de-encapsulate the packets using the information both known. Therefore the two peers need to  
negotiate a security key for communication with IKE (Internet Key Exchange) protocols.  
Actually IKE is a hybrid protocol based on three underlying security protocols, ISAKMP (Internet  
Security Association and Key Management Protocol), Oakley Key Determination Protocol, and  
SKEME Security Key Exchange Protocol. ISAKMP provides a framework for Key Exchange and SA  
(Security Association) negotiation. Oakley describes a series of key exchange modes. SKEME  
describes another key exchange mode different from those described by Oakley.  
IKE consists of two phases. Phase 1 is used to negotiate the parameters, key exchange algorithm and  
encryption to establish an ISAKMP SA for securely exchanging more information in Phase 2. During  
phase 2, the IKE peers use the ISAKMP SA established in Phase 1 to negotiate the parameters for  
security protocols in IPsec and create IPsec SA to secure the transmission data.  
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3.5.1.1  
IKE Policy  
On this page you can configure the related parameters for IKE negotiation.  
Choose the menu VPNIKEIKE Policy to load the following page.  
Figure 3-58 IKE Policy  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
IKE Policy  
Specify a unique name to the IKE policy for identification and  
management purposes. The IKE policy can be applied to IPsec  
policy.  
Policy Name:  
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Select the IKE Exchange Mode in phase 1, and ensure the  
remote VPN peer uses the same mode.  
Exchange Mode:  
Main: Main mode provides identity protection and exchanges  
more information, which applies to the scenarios with higher  
requirement for identity protection.  
Aggressive: Aggressive Mode establishes  
a
faster  
connection but with lower security, which applies to scenarios  
with lower requirement for identity protection.  
Select the local ID type for IKE negotiation. IP Address: uses an  
IP address as the ID in IKE negotiation. FQDN: uses a name as  
the ID.  
Local ID Type:  
Local ID:  
The local WAN IP will be inputted automatically if IP Address type  
is selected. If Name type is selected, enter a name for the local  
device as the ID in IKE negotiation  
Select the remote ID type for IKE negotiation. IP Address: uses an  
IP address as the ID in IKE negotiation. FQDN: uses a name as  
the ID.  
Remote ID Type:  
Remote ID:  
The remote gateway IP will be inputted automatically if IP Address  
type is selected. If Name type is selected, enter the name of the  
remote peer as the ID in IKE negotiation.  
Select the Proposal for IKE negotiation phase 1. Up to four  
proposals can be selected.  
IKE Proposal:  
Enter the Pre-shared Key for IKE authentication, and ensure both  
the two peers use the same key. The key should consist of visible  
characters without blank space.  
Pre-shared Key:  
Specify ISAKMP SA Lifetime in IKE negotiation.  
SA Lifetime:  
DPD:  
Enable or disable DPD (Dead Peer Detect) function. If enabled,  
the IKE endpoint can send a DPD request to the peer to inspect  
whether the IKE peer is alive.  
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Enter the interval after which the DPD is triggered.  
DPD Interval:  
List of IKE Policy  
In this table, you can view the information of IKE Policies and edit them by the action buttons.  
3.5.1.2  
IKE Proposal  
On this page, you can define and edit the IKE Proposal.  
Choose the menu VPNIKEIKE Proposal to load the following page.  
Figure 3-59 IKE Proposal  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
IKE Proposal  
Specify a unique name to the IKE proposal for identification and  
management purposes. The IKE proposal can be applied to IPsec  
proposal.  
Proposal Name:  
Select the authentication algorithm for IKE negotiation. Options  
include:  
Authentication:  
MD5: MD5 (Message Digest Algorithm) takes a message of  
arbitrary length and generates a 128-bit message digest.  
SHA1: SHA1 (Secure Hash Algorithm) takes a message less  
than 2^64 (the 64th power of 2) in bits and generates a  
160-bit message digest.  
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Specify the encryption algorithm for IKE negotiation. Options  
include:  
Encryption:  
DES: DES (Data Encryption Standard) encrypts a 64-bit  
block of plain text with a 56-bit key.  
3DES: Triple DES, encrypts a plain text with 168-bit key.  
AES128: Uses the AES algorithm and 128-bit key for  
encryption.  
AES192: Uses the AES algorithm and 192-bit key for  
encryption.  
AES256: Uses the AES algorithm and 256-bit key for  
encryption.  
Select the DH (Diffie-Hellman) group to be used in key negotiation  
phase 1. The DH Group sets the strength of the algorithm in bits.  
Options include DH1, DH2 and DH5.  
DH Group:  
DH1: 768 bits  
DH2: 1024 bits  
DH3: 1536 bits  
List of IKE Proposal  
In this table, you can view the information of IKE Proposals and edit them by the action buttons.  
3.5.2 IPsec  
IPsec (IP Security) is a set of services and protocols defined by IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)  
to provide high security for IP packets and prevent attacks.  
To ensure a secured communication, the two IPsec peers use IPsec protocol to negotiate the data  
encryption algorithm and the security protocols for checking the integrity of the transmission data, and  
exchange the key to data de-encryption.  
IPsec has two important security protocols, AH (Authentication Header) and ESP (Encapsulating  
Security Payload). AH is used to guarantee the data integrity. If the packet has been tampered during  
transmission, the receiver will drop this packet when validating the data integrity. ESP is used to check  
the data integrity and encrypt the packets. Even if the encrypted packet is intercepted, the third party  
still cannot get the actual information.  
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3.5.2.1  
IPsec Policy  
On this page, you can define and edit the IPsec policy.  
Choose the menu VPNIPsecIPsec Policy to load the following page.  
Figure 3-60 IPsec Policy  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
You can enable/disable IPsec function for the Router here.  
IPsec Policy  
Specify a unique name to the IPsec policy. Up to 28 characters  
Policy Name:  
can be entered.  
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Select the network mode for IPsec policy. Options include:  
Mode:  
LAN-to-LAN: Select this option when the client is a  
network.  
Client-to-LAN: Select this option when the client is a host.  
Specify IP address range on your local LAN to identify which  
PCs on your LAN are covered by this policy. It's formed by IP  
address and subnet mask.  
Local Subnet:  
Remote Subnet:  
WAN:  
Specify IP address range on your remote network to identify  
which PCs on the remote network are covered by this policy. It's  
formed by IP address and subnet mask.  
Specify the local WAN port for this Policy. The "Remote  
Gateway" of the remote peer should be set to the IP address of  
this WAN port.  
Enter the Remote Gateway. It can be IP address or Domain  
name.  
Remote Gateway:  
Policy Mode:  
Select the negotiation mode for the policy.  
IKE: The parameters for the VPN tunnel are generated  
automatically via IKE negotiations.  
Manual: All settings (including the keys) for the VPN tunnel  
are manually inputted and no key negotiation is needed.  
IKE Mode  
It is available when IKE is selected as the negotiation mode.  
Specify the IKE policy. If there is no policy selection, add new  
policy on VPNIKEIKE Policy page.  
IKE Policy:  
Select IPsec Proposal on IKE mode. Up to four IPsec Proposals  
can be selected on IKE mode.  
IPsec Proposal:  
PFS:  
Select the PFS (Perfect Forward Security) for IKE mode to  
enhance security. This setting should match the remote peer.  
With PFS feature, IKE negotiates to create a new key in  
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Phase2. As it is independent of the key created in Phase1, this  
key can be secure even when the key in Phase1 is  
de-encrypted. Without PFS, the key in Phase2 is created based  
on the key in Phase1 and thus once the key in Phase1 is  
de-encrypted, the key in Phase2 is easy to be de-encrypted, in  
this case, the communication secrecy is threatened.  
Specify IPsec SA Lifetime for IKE mode.  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
SA Lifetime:  
Status:  
Manual Mode  
Select the IPsec Proposal. Only one proposal can be selected  
on Manual mode. You need to first create the IPsec Proposal.  
IPsec Proposal:  
Specify the Incoming SPI (Security Parameter Index) manually.  
The Incoming SPI here must match the Outgoing SPI value at  
the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa.  
Incoming SPI:  
Specify the inbound AH Authentication Key manually if AH  
protocol is used in the corresponding IPsec Proposal. The  
inbound key here must match the outbound AH authentication  
key at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa.  
AH Authentication Key-In:  
Specify the inbound ESP Authentication Key manually if ESP  
protocol is used in the corresponding IPsec Proposal. The  
inbound key here must match the outbound ESP authentication  
key at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa.  
ESP Authentication Key-In:  
ESP Encryption: Key-In:  
Outgoing SPI:  
Specify the inbound ESP Encryption Key manually if ESP  
protocol is used in the corresponding IPsec Proposal. The  
inbound key here must match the outbound ESP encryption key  
at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa.  
Specify the Outgoing SPI (Security Parameter Index) manually.  
The Outgoing SPI here must match the Incoming SPI value at  
the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa.  
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Specify the outbound AH Authentication Key manually if AH  
protocol is used in the corresponding IPsec Proposal. The  
outbound key here must match the inbound AH authentication  
key at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa.  
AH Authentication Key-Out:  
ESP Authentication Key-Out:  
ESP Encryption Key-Out:  
Specify the outbound ESP Authentication Key manually if ESP  
protocol is used in the corresponding IPsec Proposal. The  
outbound key here must match the inbound ESP authentication  
key at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa.  
Specify the outbound ESP Encryption Key manually if ESP  
protocol is used in the corresponding IPsec Proposal. The  
outbound key here must match the inbound ESP encryption key  
at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa.  
List of IPsec Policy IPsec  
In this table, you can view the information of IPsec policies and edit them by the action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-60 indicates: this is an IPsec tunnel, the local subnet is 192.168.0.0/24,  
the remote subnet is 192.168.3.0/24 and this tunnel is using IKE automatic negotiation. It is  
enabled.  
Tips:  
0.0.0.0.0/32 indicates all IP addresses.  
Refer to Appendix Troubleshooting 5 for the configuration of subnet.  
3.5.2.2  
IPsec Proposal  
On this page, you can define and edit the IPsec proposal.  
Choose the menu VPNIPsecIPsec Proposal to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-61 IPsec Proposal  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
IPsec Proposal  
Proposal Name:  
Specify a unique name to the IPsec Proposal for identification and  
management purposes. The IPsec proposal can be applied to IPsec  
policy.  
Select the security protocol to be used. Options include:  
Security Protocol:  
AH: AH (Authentication Header) provides data origin  
authentication, data integrity and anti-replay services.  
ESP: ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload) provides data  
encryption in addition to origin authentication, data integrity, and  
anti-replay services.  
Select the algorithm used to verify the integrity of the data for AH  
authentication. Options include:  
AH Authentication:  
MD5: MD5 (Message Digest Algorithm) takes a message of  
arbitrary length and generates a 128-bit message digest.  
SHA: SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) takes a message less than the  
64th power of 2 in bits and generates a 160-bit message digest.  
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Select the algorithm used to verify the integrity of the data for ESP  
authentication. Options include:  
ESP Authentication:  
MD5: MD5 (Message Digest Algorithm) takes a message of  
arbitrary length and generates a 128-bit message digest.  
SHA: SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) takes a message less than the  
64th power of 2 in bits and generates a 160-bit message digest.  
Select the algorithm used to encrypt the data for ESP encryption.  
Options include:  
ESP Encryption:  
NONE: Performs no encryption.  
DES: DES (Data Encryption Standard) encrypts a 64-bit block of plain  
text with a 56-bit key. The key should be 8 characters.  
3DES: Triple DES, encrypts a plain text with 168-bit key. The key should  
be 24 characters.  
AES128: Uses the AES algorithm and 128-bit key for encryption. The  
key should be 16 characters.  
List of IPsec Proposal  
In this table, you can view the information of IPsec Proposals and edit them by the action buttons.  
3.5.2.3  
IPsec SA  
This page displays the information of the IPsec SA (Security Association).  
Choose the menu VPNIPsecIPsec SA to load the following page.  
Figure 3-62 IPsec SA  
Figure 3-62 displays the connection status of the NO.1 entry in the List of IPsec policy in Figure 3-60.  
As shown in the figure, the Router is using WAN2 for tunnel connection, and the IP address of WAN2  
and the default gateway of remote peer are 172.30.70.151 and 172.30.70.161 respectively. Security  
protocol and other parameters for IPsec tunnel and the remote router should be configured the same.  
As Security Association is unidirectional, an ingoing SA and an outgoing SA are created to protect data  
flows for each tunnel after IPsec tunnel is successfully established. The ingoing SPI value and  
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outgoing SPI value are different. However, the Incoming SPI value must match the Outgoing SPI value  
at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa. The connection status on the remote endpoint of this  
tunnel is as the following figure shows. The SPI value is obtained via auto-negotiation.  
3.5.3 L2TP/PPTP  
Layer 2 VPN tunneling protocol consists of L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) and PPTP (Point to  
Point Tunneling Protocol).  
Both L2TP and PPTP encapsulate packet and add extra header to the packet by using PPP (Point to  
Point Protocol). Table depicts the difference between L2TP and PPTP.  
Protocol Media  
Tunnel  
Length of Header Authentication  
PPTP  
L2TP  
IP network  
Single tunnel  
6 bytes at least  
Not supported  
Supported  
IP network of  
UDP, frame relay  
virtual circuit,  
X.25 virtual  
circuit  
Multiple tunnels 4 bytes at least  
3.5.3.1  
L2TP/PPTP Tunnel  
On this page, you can configure the L2TP/PPTP VPN.  
Choose the menu VPNL2TP/PPTPL2TP/PPTP Tunnel to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-63 L2TP/PPTP Tunnel  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Specify whether to enable VPN-to-Internet function. If enabled, the  
VPN client is permitted to access the LAN of the server and Internet.  
Enable VPN-to-Internet:  
Specify the interval to send hello packets.  
Hello Interval:  
L2TP/PPTP Tunnel  
Protocol:  
Select the protocol for VPN tunnel. Options include L2TP and PPTP.  
Specify the working mode for this Router. Options include:  
Mode:  
Client: In this mode, the device sends a request to the remote  
L2TP/PPTP server initiatively for establishing a tunnel.  
Server: In this mode, the Router responds the request from the  
remote client for establishing a tunnel.  
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Enter the account name of L2TP/PPTP tunnel. It should be configured  
identically on server and client.  
Account Name:  
Password:  
Tunnel:  
Enter the password of L2TP/PPTP tunnel. It should be configured  
identically on server and client.  
Select the network mode for the tunnel. Options include:  
LAN-to-LAN: Select this option when the L2TP/PPTP client is a  
LAN. The tunneling request is always initiated by a router.  
Client-to-LAN: Select this option when the L2TP/PPTP client is a  
single PC.  
Specify the maximum connections that the tunnel can support. This  
item is available for Client-to-LAN tunnel type on Server mode.  
Max Connections:  
WAN:  
Specify the WAN port to transmit the packets. This item is available  
for Client mode.  
Enter the IP address of L2TP/PPTP server. (It’s always the WAN IP  
address of the remote peer of L2TP/PPTP tunnel.) This item is  
available for Client mode.  
L2TP/PPTP Server:  
Specify whether to enable the encryption for the tunnel. If enabled,  
the L2TP tunnel will be encrypted by IPsec, and the PPTP tunnel will  
be encrypted by MPPE.  
Encryption:  
Enter the Pre-shared Key for IKE authentication. This item is available  
for L2TP tunnel.  
Pre-shard Key:  
Client:  
Enter the IP address of the client which is allowed to connect to this  
L2TP/PPTP server. The default IP "0.0.0.0" means any IP address is  
acceptable.  
Select the IP Pool Name to specify the address range for the server's  
IP assignment. This item is available for Server mode.  
IP Pool:  
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Enter the IP address range of your remote network. (It's always the IP  
address range of LAN on the remote peer of VPN tunnel.) It’s the  
combination of IP address and subnet mask.  
Remote Subnet:  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
Status  
List of Configurations  
In this table, you can view your configurations of the tunnels and edit them by the action buttons.  
The No.1 entry in Figure 3-63 indicates: this tunnel is encapsulated by using L2TP. Its user name is  
test, the password can be configured, and the Router is configured in Client mode. The remote  
server is 172.30.70.161 and the remote subnet is 192.168.2.0/24. This entry is enabled.  
3.5.3.2  
IP Address Pool  
On this page, you can configure the IP Address Pool.  
Choose the menu VPNL2TP/PPTPIP Address Pool to load the following page.  
Figure 3-64 IP Address Pool  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
IP Address Pool  
Pool Name:  
Specify a unique name to the IP Address Pool for identification and  
management purposes.  
Specify the start and the end IP address for IP Pool. The start IP address  
should not exceed the end address and the IP ranges must not overlap.  
IP Address Range:  
List of IP Pool  
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In this table, you can view the information of IP Pools and edit them by the action buttons.  
3.5.3.3  
List of L2TP/PPTP Tunnel  
This page displays the information and status of the tunnels.  
Choose the menu VPNL2TP/PPTPList of L2TP/PPTP Tunnel to load the following page.  
Figure 3-65 List of L2TP/PPTP Tunnel  
Figure 3-65 displays the connection status of the NO.1 entry in the list of tunnel in Figure 3-64. This  
tunnel has been successfully established. Each tunnel has a Tunnel ID and a Session ID. The ID value  
in client corresponds to that in server. The connection information of this tunnel in the server is shown  
as the figure below.  
Every time a tunnel connection is established, a tunnel ID and a session ID are created. In a Router,  
the ID values of different tunnels are different. A tunnel can create different ID values when it is  
reconnected.  
3.6 Services  
3.6.1 PPPoE Server  
The Router can be configured as a PPPoE server to specify account and IP address to users in LAN and  
thus you can control the dial-up of users for a high efficiency in network management.  
The PPPoE configuration can be implemented on General, IP Address Pool, Account, Exceptional  
IP and List of Account pages.  
3.6.1.1  
General  
On this page, you can configure PPPoE function globally.  
Choose the menu ServicesPPPoE ServerGeneral to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-66 General  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
PPPoE Server:  
Specify whether to enable the PPPoE Server function.  
Specify whether to enable the Dial-up Access Only function. If enabled,  
only the Dial-in Users and the user with Exceptional IP can access the  
Internet.  
Dial-up Access Only:  
PPPoE User Isolation:  
Specify whether to allow the Dial-in Users to communicate with one  
another.  
Enter the Primary/Secondary DNS server address. The default is  
0.0.0.0.  
Primary/Secondary  
DNS:  
Specify the maximum number of the sessions for PPPoE server. The  
default is 256.  
Max Sessions:  
Specify the maximum number of Echo-Requests sent by the server to  
wait for response. The default is 10. The link will be dropped when the  
number of the unacknowledged LCP echo requests reaches your  
specified Max Echo-Requests.  
Max Echo-Requests:  
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Enter the maximum idle time. The session will be terminated after it  
has been inactive for this specified period. It can be 0-10080 minutes.  
If you want your Internet connection to remain on at all times, enter 0  
in the Idle Timeout field. The default value is 30.  
Idle Timeout:  
Select the Authentication type. It can be Local authentication and  
Remote authentication. Select Local authentication for authentication  
in PPPoE server and select Remote authentication for authentication  
in the remote server.  
Authentication:  
Auth Protocol:  
Select at least one authentication protocol for Local Authentication.  
PAP, transferring username and password in plain text in the  
network, is used in a less secured network.  
CHAP is more secured for it adopts three handshakes and does  
not transfer password in plain text.  
MS-CHAP, put forward by Microsoft, adopts a different encryption  
algorithm of CHAP.  
MS-CHAP v2 with a higher security is an improved version of  
MS-CHAP.  
It is available when Remote Authentication is selected. RADIUS  
(Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) provides an  
authentication for dial-up users. Enter the Radius Server address for  
Remote authentication.  
Radius Server:  
Shared Key:  
Enter the Shared Key for Remote authentication. It should be the  
same to the shared key of the Radius Server.  
3.6.1.2  
IP Address Pool  
On this page, you can define or edit the IP Address Pool.  
Choose the menu ServicesPPPoE ServerIP Address Pool to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-67 IP Address Pool  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
IP Address Pool  
Specify a unique name to the IP Address Pool for identification and  
management purposes.  
Pool Name:  
Specify the start and the end IP address for IP Pool. The start IP address  
should not exceed the end address and the IP address ranges must not  
overlap.  
IP Address Range:  
List of IP Pool  
In this table, you can view the information of IP Address Pools and edit them by the Action buttons.  
3.6.1.3  
Account  
On this page, you can configure the PPPoE account.  
Choose the menu ServicesPPPoE ServerAccount to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-68 Account  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Account  
Enter the account name. This name should not be the same with the  
one in L2TP/PPTP connection settings.  
Account Name:  
Enter the password.  
Password:  
Select the IP Address Assigned Mode for IP assignment.  
IP Address Assigned  
Mode:  
Static: Select this option to assign a static IP address to the client.  
Dynamic: Select this option to assign available IP addresses to the  
client automatically.  
It's available on Static mode. Enter a static IP address for the client.  
Static IP Address:  
IP Address Pool:  
It's available on Dynamic mode. Select an IP Address Pool to make a  
range to assign dynamic IPs.  
Specify the maximum number of sessions for the client. The default  
value is 1.  
Max Sessions:  
Specify the Expiration Date of the account. The default is 2099-1-1.  
Expiration Date:  
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Enter the description for management and search purposes. Up to 28  
characters can be entered.  
Description:  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
Status:  
Select a MAC Binding type from the pull-down list. Options include:  
MAC Binding:  
Disable: Select this option to disable the MAC Binding function.  
Manual: Select this option to bind the account to a MAC address  
manually. Only from the Host with this MAC address can the  
account log on to the server.  
Automatical: Select this option to bind the account to the MAC  
address of its first login automatically. Only from the Host with this  
MAC address can the account log on to the server.  
It is available when Manually is selected. Enter the MAC address of the  
Host to bind with the account.  
MAC Address:  
Enter a time after which the connection will be dropped. To keep the  
connection always on, enter 0 in the Session Timeout field. The default  
is 48. If Enable Advanced Account Features is not selected, the  
Session Timeout value is 0 by default.  
Session Timeout:  
List of Account  
In this table, you can view the information of accounts and edit them by the Action buttons.  
3.6.1.4  
Exceptional IP  
When the Dial-up Access Only function is enabled, only the Dial-in Users and the user with  
Exceptional IP can access the Internet. On this page, you can specify the Exceptional IP.  
Choose the menu ServicesPPPoE ServerExceptional IP to load the following page.  
Figure 3-69 Exceptional IP  
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The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Exceptional IP  
Specify the start and the end IP address to make an exceptional IP address  
range. This range should be in the same IP range with LAN port or DMZ  
port of the Router. The start IP address should not exceed the end address  
and the IP address ranges must not overlap.  
IP Address Range:  
Give a description to the exceptional IP address range for identification.  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
Description:  
Status:  
List of Account  
In this table, you can view the information of Exceptional IPs and edit them by the Action buttons.  
3.6.1.5  
List of Account  
On this page, you can view the detailed information of all accounts you have established.  
Choose the menu ServicesPPPoE ServerList of Account to load the following page.  
Figure 3-70 List of Account  
Figure 3-70 displays the connection information of PPPoE users. Click  
Click the <Disconnect All> button to disconnect all accounts.  
to disconnect the account.  
3.6.2 E-Bulletin  
With E-Bulletin function, bulletin information can be released to the specified users. On this page you  
can edit the bulletin content and specify the receiving user group.  
Choose the menu ServicesE-Bulletin to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-71 E-Bulletin  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Specify whether to enable electronic bulletin function.  
Specify the interval to release the bulletin.  
Specify whether to log the E-Bulletin.  
Enable E-Bulletin:  
Interval:  
Enable Logs:  
E-Bulletin  
Enter a title for the bulletin.  
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Enter the content of the bulletin.  
Content:  
Object:  
Select the object of this bulletin. Options include:  
ANY: The bulletin will be released to all the users and the PCs on the  
LAN.  
Group: The bulletin will be released to the users in the selected group.  
You can click <  
and click <  
> button to add a group to the selected group  
> to remove a group from the selected group.  
Group is created on User GroupGroup page.  
Specify the effective time for the bulletin. Only one bulletin can be set for  
the object at the same time.  
Effective Time:  
Enter the name of the bulletin's publisher.  
Enter the description for the bulletin.  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
Publisher:  
Description:  
Status:  
List of E-Bulletin  
In this table, you can view the existing bulletins and edit them by the Action button.  
The No.1 entry in Figure 3-71 indicates: this bulletin is released by the administrator, and it is  
released to the Group1 from 8am to 20pm on Thursday and Friday every a bulletin interval. (the  
interval in the figure is 30 min). This entry is enabled.  
Tips:  
For the configuration for groups and users, please refer to the User Group section.  
3.6.3 Dynamic DNS  
DDNS (Dynamic DNS) service allows you to assign a fixed domain name to a dynamic WAN IP  
address, which enables the Internet hosts to access the Router or the hosts in LAN using the domain  
names.  
As many ISPs use DHCP to assign public IP addresses in WAN, the public IP address assigned to the  
client is unfixed. In this way, it’s very difficult for other clients to get the latest IP address of this client  
for access.  
DDNS (Dynamic DNS) server provides a fixed domain name for DDNS client and maps its latest IP  
address to this domain name. When DDNS server works, DDNS client informs the DDNS server of the  
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latest IP address, the server will update the mappings between the domain name and IP address in  
DNS database. Therefore, the users can use the same domain name to access the DDNS client even  
if the IP address of the DDNS client has changed. DDNS is usually used for the Internet users to  
access the private website and FTP server, both of which are established based on Web server.  
The Router, as a DDNS client, cannot provide DDNS service. Prior to using this function, be sure you  
have registered on the official websites of DDNS service providers for username, password and  
domain name. TL-ER6020 Router offers PeanutHull DDNS client, Dyndns DDNS client, NO-IP DDNS  
client and Comexe DDNS client.  
The Dynamic DNS can be implemented on DynDNS DDNS, No-IP DDNS, Peanuthull DDNS and  
Comexe DDNS pages.  
3.6.3.1  
DynDNS  
On this page, you can configure DynDNS client.  
Choose the menu ServicesDynamic DNSDynDNS to load the following page.  
Figure 3-72 DynDNS DDNS  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Dyndns DDNS  
Enter the Account Name of your DDNS account. If you have not  
registered, click <Go to register> to go to the website of Dyndns for  
register.  
Account Name:  
Enter the password of your DDNS account.  
Password:  
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Enter the Domain Name that you registered with your DDNS service  
provider.  
Domain Name:  
Activate or inactivate DDNS service here.  
DDNS Service:  
WAN Port:  
Displays the WAN port for which Dyndns DDNS is selected.  
Displays the current status of DDNS service  
DDNS Status:  
Offline: DDNS service is disabled.  
Connecting: client is connecting to the server.  
Online: DDNS works normally.  
Authorization fails: The Account Name or Password is incorrect.  
Please check and enter it again.  
List of DynDNS Account  
In this table, you can view the existing DDNS entries or edit them by the Action button.  
3.6.3.2  
No-IP  
On this page you can configure NO-IP DDNS client.  
Choose the menu ServicesDynamic DNSNo-IP to load the following page.  
Figure 3-73 NO-IP DDNS  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
No-IP DDNS  
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Enter the Account Name of your DDNS account. If you have not  
registered, click <Go to register> to go to the website of No-IP for register.  
Account Name:  
Enter the password of your DDNS account.  
Password:  
Enter the Domain Name that you registered with your DDNS service  
provider.  
Domain Name:  
Activate or inactivate DDNS service here.  
DDNS Service:  
WAN Port:  
Displays the WAN port for which No-IP DDNS is selected.  
Displays the current status of DDNS service  
DDNS Status:  
Offline: DDNS service is disabled.  
Connecting: client is connecting to the server.  
Online: DDNS works normally.  
Authorization fails: The Account Name or Password is incorrect.  
Please check and enter it again.  
List of No-IP Account  
In this table, you can view the existing DDNS entries or edit them by the Action button.  
3.6.3.3  
PeanutHull  
On this page you can configure PeanutHull DDNS client.  
Choose the menu ServicesDynamic DNSPeanutHull to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-74 PeanutHull DDNS  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
PeanutHull DDNS  
Enter the Account Name of your DDNS account. If you have not  
registered, click <Go to register> to go to the website of PeanutHull for  
register.  
Account Name:  
Enter the password of your DDNS account.  
Password:  
Activate or inactivate DDNS service here.  
DDNS Service:  
WAN Port:  
Displays the WAN port for which PeanutHull DDNS is selected.  
Displays the DDNS service type, including Professional service and  
Standard service.  
Service Type:  
Displays the current status of DDNS service  
DDNS Status:  
Offline: DDNS service is disabled.  
Connecting: client is connecting to the server.  
Online: DDNS works normally.  
Authorization fails: The Account Name or Password is incorrect.  
Please check and enter it again.  
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Displays the domain names obtained from the DDNS server. Up to 16  
domain names can be displayed here.  
Domain Name:  
List of PeanutHull Account  
In this table, you can view the existing DDNS entries or edit them by the Action button.  
3.6.3.4  
Comexe  
On this page you can configure Comexe DDNS client.  
Choose the menu ServicesDynamic DNSComexe to load the following page.  
Figure 3-75 Comexe DDNS  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Comexe DDNS  
Enter the Account Name of your DDNS account. If you have not  
registered, click <Go to register> to go to the website of Comexe for  
register.  
Account Name:  
Enter the password of your DDNS account.  
Password:  
Activate or inactivate DDNS service here.  
DDNS Service:  
WAN Port:  
Displays the WAN port for which Comexe DDNS is selected.  
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Displays the current status of DDNS service  
DDNS Status:  
Offline: DDNS service is disabled.  
Connecting: client is connecting to the server.  
Online: DDNS works normally.  
Authorization fails: The Account Name or Password is incorrect.  
Please check and enter it again.  
Displays the domain names obtained from the DDNS server. Up to 5  
domain names can be displayed here.  
Domain Name:  
List of Comexe Account  
In this table, you can view the existing DDNS entries or edit them by the Action button.  
3.6.4 UPnP  
Devices based on UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol from different manufacturer can  
automatically discover and communicate with one another.  
If UPnP groupware are installed in the host in LAN and UPnP function is enabled for the Router, the  
host in LAN can automatically open the corresponding port to allow the UPnP application in WAN to  
access the resource of the host in LAN via this port, so that the functions limited to NAT can work  
normally. For example, MSN Messenger installed in Windows XP and Windows ME system is using  
UPnP protocol when audio and video communications are processing.  
On this page you can configure UPnP service.  
Choose the menu ServicesUPnP to load the following page.  
Figure 3-76 UPnP  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
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General  
UPnP Function:  
Enable or disable the UPnP function globally.  
List of UPnP Mapping  
After UPnP is enabled, all UPnP connection rules will be displayed in the list of UPnP Mapping.  
Up to 64 UPnP service connections are supported in TL-ER6020.  
The NO.1 entry in Figure 3-76 indicates: TCP data received on port 12856 of the WAN port in  
the Router will be forwarded to port 12856 in 192.168.0.101 server in LAN.  
Note:  
When using UPnP function, make sure the UPnP is enabled for the Router, and the operating  
system and applications in the host support UPnP service.  
As some Trojan and viruses can open the specific port using UPnP service resulting in hacker  
attack on the host, be careful of using UPnP service.  
3.7 Maintenance  
3.7.1 Admin Setup  
3.7.1.1  
Administrator  
On this page, you can modify the factory default user name and password of the Router.  
Choose the menu MaintenanceAdmin SetupAdministrator to load the following page.  
Figure 3-77 Administrator  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Administrator  
Enter the current user name of the Router.  
Enter the current password of the Router.  
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Enter a new user name for the Router.  
Enter a new password for the Router.  
Re-enter the new password for confirmation.  
New User Name:  
New Password:  
Confirm New  
Password:  
Note:  
The factory default password and user name are both admin.  
You should enter the new user name and password when next login if the current username and  
password has been changed.  
The new user name and password must not exceed 31 characters in length and must consist of  
numbers or letters. All the fields are case-sensitive.  
3.7.1.2  
Login Parameter  
On this page, you can configure and modify the Web and Telnet port.  
Choose the menu MaintenanceAdmin SetupLogin Parameter to load the following page.  
Figure 3-78 Login Parameter  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Enter the Web Management Port for the Router.  
Enter the Telnet Management Port for the Router.  
Web Management Port:  
Telnet Management Port:  
Web Idle Timeout:  
Enter a timeout period that the Router will log you out of the  
Web-based Utility after a specified period (Web Idle  
Timeout) of inactivity.  
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Enter a timeout period that the Router will log the remote  
PCs out of the Web-based Utility after a specified period  
(Telnet Idle Timeout) of inactivity.  
Telnet Idle Timeout:  
Note:  
The default Web Management Port is 80. If the port is changed, you should type in the new  
address, such as http://192.168.0.1:XX (“XX” is the new management port number). E.g: If the  
Web Management Port is changed to 88, type http://192.168.0.1:88 in the address filed to login  
the Router.  
The new timeout period will take effect when next login.  
3.7.1.3  
Remote Management  
On this page you can configure the Remote Management function. This feature allows managing your  
Router from a remote location via the Internet.  
Choose the menu MaintenanceSetupRemote Management to load the following page.  
Figure 3-79 Remote Management  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Remote Management  
Subnet/Mask:  
Specify a single IP address or network address for the hosts desired to  
access the Router from external network.  
Status:  
Activate or inactivate the entry.  
List of Subnet  
In this list, you can view the Remote Management entries and edit them by the Action buttons.  
The first entry in Figure 3-79 indicates that: The hosts with IP address in subnet of 192.168.2.0/24 are  
allowed to access the Router and this entry is activated.  
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Application Example  
Network Requirements  
Allow the IP address within 210.10.10.0/24 segment to manage the Router with IP address of  
210.10.10.50 remotely.  
Configuration Procedure  
Type 210.10.10.0/24 in the Subnet/Mask field on Remote Management page and enable the entry as the  
following figure shows.  
Then type the corresponding port number in Web Management Port and Telnet Management Port fields  
as the following figure shows.  
Finally, start the web browser and type 210.10.10.50 in the URL field to log in the Web management  
page of the Router.  
3.7.2 Management  
3.7.2.1  
Factory Defaults  
Choose the menu MaintenanceManagementFactory Defaults to load the following page.  
Figure 3-80 Factory Defaults  
Click the <Restore to Factory Defaults> button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.  
The default IP address is 192.168.0.1; the default login user name and password are both admin.  
3.7.2.2  
Export and Import  
Choose the menu MaintenanceManagementExport and Import to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-81 Export and Import  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Configuration Version  
Displays the current Configuration version of the Router.  
Export  
Click the <Export> button to save the current configuration as a file to your computer. You are  
suggested to take this measure before upgrading or modifying the configuration.  
Import  
Click the <Browse> button to locate the update file for the device, or enter the exact path to the  
saved file in the text box. Then click the <Import> button to restore the saved setting. You should  
login the device again after importing the new configuration file.  
Note:  
To avoid any damage, please don’t power down the Router while being restored.  
Configurations may be lost if the configuration file you imported varies greatly from current  
configurations.  
3.7.2.3  
Reboot  
Choose the menu MaintenanceManagementReboot to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-82 Reboot  
Click the <Reboot> button to reboot the Router.  
The configuration will not be lost after rebooting. The Internet connection will be temporarily interrupted  
while rebooting.  
Note:  
To avoid damage, please don't turn off the device while rebooting.  
3.7.2.4  
Firmware Upgrade  
Choose the menu MaintenanceManagement Firmware Upgrade to load the following page.  
Figure 3-83 Firmware Upgrade  
To upgrade the Router is to get more functions and better performance. Go to http://www.tp-link.com to  
download the updated firmware.  
Type the path and file name of the update file into the “File” field. Or click the <Browse> button to locate  
the update file. Then click the <Upgrade> button to complete.  
Note:  
After upgrading, the device will reboot automatically.  
To avoid damage, please don't turn off the device while upgrading.  
You are suggested to backup the configuration before upgrading.  
3.7.3 License  
Choose the menu MaintenanceLicense to load the following page.  
On this page, you can view the licensed features for the device.  
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Figure 3-84 License  
3.7.4 Statistics  
3.7.4.1  
Interface Traffic Statistics  
Interface Traffic Statistics screen displays the detailed traffic information of each port and extra  
information of WAN ports.  
Choose the menu MaintenanceStatisticsInterface Traffic Statistics to load the following page.  
Figure 3-85 Interface Traffic Statistics  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Interface Traffic Statistics  
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Displays the interface.  
Interface:  
Rate Rx:  
Rate Tx:  
Displays the rate for receiving data frames.  
Displays the rate for transmitting data frames.  
Displays the number of packets received on the interface.  
Displays the number of packets transmitted on the interface.  
Displays the bytes of packets received on the interface.  
Displays the bytes of packets transmitted on the interface.  
Packets Rx:  
Packets Tx:  
Bytes Rx:  
Bytes Tx:  
Advanced WAN Information  
Displays the interface.  
Interface:  
Displays the amount of IP Fragments received by WAN port.  
Displays the rate for transmitting data frames.  
IP Fragment Rx:  
Abnormal IP Packets Rx:  
3.7.4.2  
IP Traffic Statistics  
IP Traffic Statistics screen displays the detailed traffic information of each PC on LAN or DMZ.  
Choose the menu MaintenanceStatisticsIP Traffic Statistics to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-86 IP Traffic Statistics  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Allows you to enable or disable IP Traffic Statistics.  
Enable IP Traffic  
Statistics:  
Allows you to enable/disable refreshing the IP Traffic Statistics  
automatically. The default refresh interval is 10 seconds.  
Enable Auto-refresh:  
Traffic Statistics  
Direction:  
Select the direction in the drop-down list to get the Flow Statistics of the  
specified direction.  
IP Traffic Statistics  
This table displays the detailed traffic information of corresponding PCs.  
Select the rule for displaying the traffic information.  
Sorted by:  
3.7.5 Diagnostics  
3.7.5.1  
Diagnostics  
This Router provides Ping test and Tracert test functions for network diagnose.  
Choose the menu MaintenanceDiagnosticsDiagnostics to load the following page.  
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Figure 3-87 Diagnostics  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Ping  
Destination IP/Domain:  
Enter destination IP address or Domain name here. Then select a  
port for testing, if you select “Auto”, the Router will select the  
interface of destination automatically. After clicking <Start> button,  
the Router will send Ping packets to test the network connectivity  
and reachability of the host and the results will be displayed in the  
box below.  
Tracert  
Destination IP/Domain:  
Enter destination IP address or Domain name here. Then select a  
port for testing, if Auto is selected, the Router will select the interface  
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of destination automatically. After clicking the <Start> button, the  
Router will send Tracert packets to test the connectivity of the  
gateways during the journey from the source to destination of the  
test data and the results will be displayed in the box below.  
3.7.5.2  
Online Detection  
On this page, you can detect the WAN port is online or not.  
Choose the menu MaintenanceDiagnosticsOnline Detection to load the following page.  
Figure 3-88 Online Detection  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
General  
Port:  
Select the port to be detected.  
Detecting:  
Activate or inactivate Online Detection function. When Online Detection is  
active, WAN status will depend on the result of both PING and DNS  
Lookup. When Online Detection is inactive, WAN status will be detected  
according to physical connection status and dial-up status.  
Mode:  
Detect automatically or Manually. In Auto mode, gateway will be selected  
as destination for PING detection, DNS server of WAN port will be  
selected as destination for DNS Lookup. In Manual Mode, you can  
configure the destination for PING and DNS Lookup manually.  
Ping:  
Enter the destination IP for Ping in Manual mode. 0.0.0.0 means PING  
detection is disabled.  
DNS Lookup:  
Enter the IP address of DNS server in Manual mode. 0.0.0.0 means DNS  
Lookup is disabled.  
List of WAN status  
Port:  
Displays the detected WAN port.  
Detection:  
Displays whether the Online Detection is enabled.  
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WAN Status:  
Display the detecting results.  
3.7.6 Time  
System Time is the time displayed while the Router is running. On this page you can configure the  
system time and the settings here will be used for other time-based functions like Access Rule, PPPoE  
and Logs.  
Choose the menu MaintenanceTimeTime to load the following page.  
Figure 3-89 Time  
The following items are displayed on this screen:  
Current Time  
System Time:  
Time Zone:  
Status:  
Displays the current date and time of the Router.  
Displays the current time zone of the Router.  
Displays the status of time capturing  
Config  
Get GMT:  
When this option is selected, you can configure the time zone and the  
IP Address for the NTP Server. The Router will get GMT automatically  
if it has connected to a NTP Server.  
Time Zone: Select your local time.  
Primary/Secondary NTP Server: Enter the IP Address for the NTP  
Server.  
Manual:  
With this option selected, you can set the date and time manually.  
With this option selected, the administrator PC’s clock is utilized.  
Synchronize with  
PC’S Clock:  
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Note:  
If Get GMT function cannot be used properly, please add an entry with UDP port of 123 to the  
firewall software of the PC.  
The time will be lost when the Router is restarted. The Router will obtain GMT time automatically  
from Internet.  
3.7.7 Logs  
The Log system of Router can record, classify and manage the system information effectively.  
Choose the menu MaintenanceLogsLogs to load the following page.  
Figure 3-90 Logs  
List of Logs  
List of Logs displays the system log information in log buffer. An entry of log contains the following four  
parts:  
Config  
Enable Auto-refresh:  
With this option selected, the page will refresh automatically every 5  
seconds.  
Severity:  
Displays the severity level of the log information. You can select a  
severity level to display the log information with the same level.  
Send System Logs:  
Select Send System Logs and specify the server IP, then the new  
added logs will be sent to the specified server.  
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The Logs of switch are classified into the following eight levels.  
Severity  
Level Description  
The system is unusable.  
Emergency  
0
1
Action must be taken immediately.  
Critical conditions  
Alert  
Critical  
Error  
2
3
4
5
6
7
Error conditions  
Warnings conditions  
Warning  
Notice  
Normal but significant conditions  
Informational messages  
Debug-level messages  
Informational  
Debug  
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Chapter 4 Application  
4.1 Network Requirements  
The company has established the server farms in the headquarters to provide the Web, Mail and FTP  
services for all the staff in the headquarters and the branch offices, and to transmit the commercial  
confidential data to its partners. The dedicated line access service was used by this company, which  
costs greatly in network maintain and cable layout. With the business development of the company, it’s  
required to establish an effective, safe and stable network with low cost for this company. The detailed  
requirements are as follows:  
Internet Access  
This company has terminated the dedicated line access service but maintained one dedicated  
line as the backup line, and has applied a high-bandwidth Fiber Access as the main line.  
Remote Access  
It’s required to build an effective and safe communication among the headquarters and the  
branch offices, allow the staff on business to access the Mail Server and FTP Server in LAN,  
and provide the remote access services for the cooperated partners.  
Network Management  
To avoid some of the staff using IM/P2P application at the working time to occupy a lot of  
network bandwidth, it’s required to implement the online behavior management and to specify  
the network bandwidth limit for each staff member.  
Network Security  
This enterprise network should be able to defend the common attacks from the internal or the  
external network, such as ARP Attack and DoS Attack. Moreover, the real-time monitoring on  
the network traffic is required.  
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4.2 Network Topology  
4.3 Configurations  
You can configure the Router via the PC connected to the LAN port of this Router. To log in to the  
Router, the IP address of your PC should be in the same subnet of the LAN port of this Router. (The  
default subnet of LAN port is 192.168.0.0/24.). The IP address of your PC can be obtained  
automatically or configured manually.  
To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default address  
http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of the browser, then press the Enter key. In the login window,  
enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the <Login>  
button to log into the Router.  
Tips:  
If the LAN IP address is changed, you must use the new IP address to log into the Router.  
4.3.1 Internet Setting  
You can connect the Fiber Optic Modem and the dedicated line to the WAN1 port and the WAN2 port  
separately. Suppose both the two connections are the Static IP connections. The Line Backup function  
enables you to set the connection of WAN1 as the main line and the connection of WAN2 as the  
backup line, which allows the Router to switch to the connection of WAN2 once the connection of  
WAN1 is broken down. The detailed configurations are as follows.  
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4.3.1.1  
System Mode  
Set the system mode of the Router to the NAT mode.  
Choose the menu NetworkSystem Mode to load the following page. Select the NAT mode and the  
<Save> button to apply.  
Figure 4-1 System Mode  
4.3.1.2  
Internet Connection  
Configure the Static IP connection type for the WAN1 and WAN2 ports of the Router.  
Choose the menu NetworkWANWAN1 to load the following page. Select the Static IP connection  
type and enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway provided by your ISP. Set both  
the Upstream Bandwidth and the Downstream Bandwidth to 100000Kbps.The  
Upstream/Downstream Bandwidth of WAN port you set must not be more than the bandwidth provided  
by ISP. Otherwise the Traffic Control will be invalid. Then click the <Save> button to apply. The  
configuration method for the WAN2 port is the same as the WAN1.  
Figure 4-2 WAN – Static IP  
4.3.1.3  
Link Backup  
Set the connection of WAN1 as the primary link, the connection of WAN 2 as the secondary link.  
Choose the menu AdvancedLoad BalanceLink Backup to load the configuration page. Select  
WAN1 as Primary WAN, WAN2 as Backup WAN, select the Failover mode as Figure 4-3 shown, and  
then click the <Add> button to apply.  
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Figure 4-3 Link Backup  
4.3.2 VPN Setting  
To enable the hosts in the remote branch office (WAN: 116.31.85.133, LAN: 172.31.10.1) to access the  
servers in the headquarters, you can create the VPN tunnel via the TP-LINK VPN routers between the  
headquarters and the remote branch office to guarantee a secured communication. The following  
takes IPsec settings of the Router in the headquarters for example.  
Moreover, you can configure the PPTP VPN Server to establish a remote mobile office, which enables  
the staff on business to access the FTP server and Mail server in the headquarters via PPTP dial-up  
connection.  
4.3.2.1  
IPsec VPN  
1)  
To configure the IKE function, you should create an IKE Proposal firstly.  
IKE Proposal  
IKE Setting  
Choose the menu VPNIKEIKE Proposal to load the configuration page.  
Settings:  
Proposal Name:  
proposal_IKE_1  
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Authentication:  
Encryption:  
DH Group:  
MD5  
3DES  
DH2  
Click the <Add> button to apply.  
Figure 4-4 IKE Proposal  
IKE Policy  
Choose the menu VPNIKEIKE Policy to load the configuration page.  
Settings:  
Policy Name:  
Exchange Mode:  
IKE Proposal:  
Pre-shared Key:  
SA Lifetime:  
DPD:  
IKE_1  
Main  
proposal_IKE_1 (you just created)  
aabbccddee  
3600  
Enable  
10  
DPD Interval:  
Click the <Add> button to apply.  
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Figure 4-5 IKE Policy  
Tips:  
For the VPN Router in the remote branch office, the IKE settings should be the same as the Router in  
the headquarters.  
2)  
To configure the IPsec function, you should create an IPsec Proposal firstly.  
IPsec Proposal  
IPsec Setting  
Choose the menu VPNIPsecIPsec Proposal to load the following page.  
Settings:  
Proposal Name:  
proposal_IPsec_1  
Security Protocol:  
ESP Authentication:  
ESP  
MD5  
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3DES  
Click the <Save> button to apply.  
Figure 4-6 IPsec Proposal  
IPsec Policy  
Choose the menu VPNIPsecIPsec Policy to load the configuration page.  
Settings:  
IPsec:  
Enable  
Policy Name:  
Status:  
IPsec_1  
Activate  
Mode  
LAN-to-LAN  
Local Subnet:  
Remote Subnet:  
WAN:  
192.168.0.0/24  
172.31.10.0/24  
WAN1  
Remote Gateway:  
Exchange Mode  
IKE Policy:  
IPsec Proposal:  
PFS:  
116.31.85.133  
IKE  
IKE_1  
proposal_IPsec_1 (you just created)  
DH1  
SA Lifetime:  
3600  
Click the <Add> button to add the new entry to the list and click the <Save> button to apply.  
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Figure 4-7 IPsec Policy  
Tips:  
For the VPN Router in the remote branch office, the IPsec settings should be consistent with the  
Router in the headquarters. The Remote Gateway of the remote Router should be set to the IP  
address of the Router in the headquarters.  
After the IPsec VPN tunnel of the two peers is established successfully, you can view the connection  
information on the VPNIPsecIPsec SA page.  
Figure 4-8 List of IPsec SA  
4.3.2.2  
PPTP VPN Setting  
IP Address Pool  
Choose the menu VPNL2TP/PPTPIP Address Pool to load the following page. Enter the Pool  
Name and the IP Address Range as the following figure shown. Click the <Add> button to apply.  
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L2TP/PPTP Tunnel  
Choose the menu VPNL2TP/PPTPL2TP/PPTP Tunnel to load the following page. Check the box  
of Enable VPN-to-Internet to allow the PPTP clients to access the local enterprise network and the  
Internet. Then continue with the following settings for the PPTP Tunnel.  
Settings:  
L2TP/PPTP:  
Protocol:  
Mode:  
Enable  
PPTP  
Server  
Username:  
Password:  
Tunnel:  
PPTP  
abcdefg  
Client-to-LAN  
IP Pool:  
PPTP_Dialup_User (you just created)  
Click the <Save> button to apply.  
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4.3.3 Network Management  
To manage the enterprise network effectively and forbid the Hosts within the IP range of  
192.168.0.30-192.168.0.50 to use IM/P2P application, you can set up a User Group and specify the  
network bandwidth limit and session limit for this group. The detailed configurations are as follows.  
4.3.3.1  
User Group  
Create a User Group with all the Hosts in the IP range of 192.168.0.30-192.168.0.50 as its group  
members.  
Group  
Choose the menu User GroupGroup to load the following page. Enter the Group Name and the  
Description to create a Group as the following figure shows.  
Figure 4-9 Group Config  
User  
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Choose the menu User GroupUser to load the configuration page. Click the <Batch> button to  
enter the batch processing screen. Then continue with the following settings:  
Settings:  
Action:  
Add  
Start IP Address:  
End IP Address:  
Prefix Username:  
Start No.:  
192.168.0.30  
192.168.0.50  
User  
1
1
Step:  
Click the OK button to add the Users in bulk.  
Figure 4-10 User Config - Batch  
View  
Choose the menu User GroupView to load the configuration page. Add all the Users you just  
created into the Group 1 and click the <Save> button to apply.  
4.3.3.2  
App Control  
Choose the menu FirewallApp ControlControl Rules to load the configuration page. Check the  
box before Enable Application Control and click <Save> to apply. Then continue with the following  
settings:  
Settings:  
Object:  
Group:  
Group  
group1  
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Application: Click the <Application List> button and select the  
applications desired to be blocked on the popup window.  
Status:  
Activate  
Figure 4-11 App Rules  
4.3.3.3  
Bandwidth Control  
To enable Bandwidth Control, you should configure the total bandwidth of interfaces and the detailed  
bandwidth control rule first.  
1)  
Enable Bandwidth Control  
Choose the menu AdvancedTraffic ControlSetup to load the configuration page. Check the box  
before Enable Bandwidth Control and click the <Save> button to apply.  
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Figure 4-12 Bandwidth Setup  
2)  
Interface Bandwidth  
Choose the menu NetworkWANWAN1 to load the configuration page. Configure the Upstream  
Bandwidth and Downstream Bandwidth of the interface as Figure 4-13 shows. The entered  
bandwidth value should be consistent with the actual bandwidth value.  
3)  
Bandwidth Control Rule  
Choose the menu AdvancedTraffic ControlBandwidth Control to load the configuration page.  
Then continue with the following settings:  
Settings:  
Direction:  
LAN -> WAN1  
group1  
Group:  
Mode:  
Individual  
100  
Guaranteed Bandwidth (Up/Down):  
Limited Bandwidth (Up/Down):  
Effective Time:  
800  
Keep the default value  
Activate  
Status:  
Click the <Add> button to apply.  
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Figure 4-14 Bandwidth Control Rule  
4.3.3.4  
Session Limit  
Choose the menu AdvancedSession LimitSession Limit to load the configuration page. Check  
the box before Enable Session Limit and click the <Save> button to apply. Then continue with the  
following settings:  
Settings:  
Group:  
group1  
250  
Max. Sessions:  
Status:  
Activate  
Click the <Add> button to apply.  
Figure 4-15 Session Limit  
4.3.4 Network Security  
You can enable the IP-MAC Binding function to defend the ARP attack from local or public network and  
enable Sending GARP packets function to defend ARP attack. Moreover, you can enable DoS  
Defense function to implement flood defense and Packet Anomaly Defense. Moreover, you can enable  
Port Mirror function and Statistics function to monitor the real-time traffic of the local network.  
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4.3.4.1  
LAN ARP Defense  
You can configure IP-MAC Binding manually or by ARP Scanning. For the first time configuration,  
please bind most of the ARP information by ARP Scanning. For some special items not bound, you  
can bind them manually.  
1)  
Scan and import the entries to ARP List  
Specify ARP Scanning range.  
Choose the menu FirewallAnti ARP SpoofingARP Scanning to load the configuration page. No  
ARP attack in the local network is the premise of ARP Scanning.  
Figure 4-16 ARP Scanning  
Turn on all the hosts that need to be bound. Then click the <Scan> button, the scanning result will  
display as below.  
Figure 4-17 Scanning Result  
Choose the menu FirewallAnti ARP SpoofingIP-MAC Binding to load the configuration page.  
Select the ARP entries needed to be bound or click the <Select All> button, and then click the  
<Import>button. The ARP List will display as the following figure shows.  
Figure 4-18 ARP List  
2)  
Set IP-MAC Binding Entry Manually  
Configure the IP-MAC Binding entry manually and add it to ARP List.  
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Choose the menu FirewallAnti ARP SpoofingIP-MAC Binding to load the configuration page.  
To add the host with IP address of 192.168.1.20 and MAC address of 00-11-22-33-44-aa to the list,  
you can follow the settings below:  
Settings:  
IP Address:  
MAC Address:  
Status:  
192.168.0.20  
00-11-22-33-44-aa  
Activate  
Click the <Add> button to apply. The other entries can be added in the same way.  
3) Set Attack Defense  
Choose the menu FirewallAnti ARP SpoofingIP-MAC Binding to load the configuration page.  
Select all the items for General and set the GARP packets sending interval to be 1ms as the following  
figure shows. Then click the <Save> button to apply.  
Figure 4-19 IP-MAC Binding  
4.3.4.2  
WAN ARP Defense  
To prevent the WAN ARP attack, you can bind the default gateway and IP address of WAN port.  
Obtain the MAC address of WAN port by ARP Scanning first.  
Choose the menu FirewallAnti ARP SpoofingARP Scanning to load the configuration page.  
Enter the default gateway of the WAN port such as 58.51.128.254 in the Scanning Range field and  
click the <Scan> button, the MAC address of the WAN port will display in the Scanning Result table.  
After obtaining the MAC address of WAN port from Scanning Result table, select this entry, then click  
the <Import> button to finish the binding operation.  
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Attack Defense  
Choose the menu FirewallAttack DefenseAttack Defense to load the configuration page. Select  
the options desired to be enabled as Figure 4-20 shows, and then click the <Save> button.  
Figure 4-20 Attack Defense  
4.3.4.4  
Traffic Monitoring  
1)  
Port Mirror  
Choose the menu NetworkSwitchPort Mirror to load the configuration page. Check the box  
before Enable Port Mirror and select the Ingress&Egress mode. Select the Port 5 for the Mirroring  
Port and the Port 3 and the Port 4 for the Mirrored ports. Click the <Save> button to apply.  
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Figure 4-21 Port Mirror  
2)  
Statistics  
Choose the menu MaintenanceStatistics to load the page.  
Load the Interface Traffic Statistics page to view the traffic statistics of each physical interface of the  
Router as Figure 4-22 shows.  
Figure 4-22 Interface Traffic Statistics  
Load the IP Traffic Statistics page, and Check the box before Enable IP Traffic Statistics and  
Enable Auto-refresh, then click the <Save> button to apply. Select the data direction, the  
corresponding IP traffic statistics will display in the Statistics table as Figure 4-23 shows.  
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Figure 4-23 IP Traffic Statistics  
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Chapter 5 CLI  
TL-ER6020 provides a Console port for CLI (Command Line Interface) configuration, which enables  
you to configure the Router by accessing the CLI from console (such as Hyper Terminal) or Telnet.  
The following part will introduce the steps to access CLI via Hyper Terminal and some common CLI  
commands.  
5.1 Configuration  
To log on to the Router by the console port on the Router, please take the following steps:  
1. Connect the PCs or Terminals to the console port on the Router by the provided cable.  
2. Click Start All Programs AccessoriesCommunications Hyper Terminal to open the  
Hyper Terminal as the Figure 5-1 shown.  
Figure 5-1 Open Hyper Terminal  
3. The Connection Description Window will prompt as Figure 5-2 shows. Enter a name into the  
Name field and click OK.  
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Figure 5-2 Connection Description  
4. Select the port (The default port is COM1) to connect in Figure 5-3, and click OK.  
Figure 5-3 Select the port to connect  
5. Configure the port selected in the step above as the following Figure 5-4 shows. Configure Bits  
per second as 115200, Data bits as 8, Parity as None, Stop bits as 1, Flow control as None,  
and then click OK.  
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Figure 5-4 Port Settings  
6. Choose File Properties Settings on the Hyper Terminal window as Figure 5-5 shows, then  
choose VT100 or Auto detect for Emulation and click OK.  
Figure 5-5 Connection Properties Settings  
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7. The DOS prompting “TP-LINK>” will appear after pressing the Enter button in the Hyper Terminal  
window as Figure 5-6 shows.  
Figure 5-6 Log in the Router  
5.2 Interface Mode  
The CLI of TL-ER6020 offers two command modes: User EXEC Mode and Privileged EXEC Mode.  
User EXEC Mode only allows users to do some simple operations such as view the system  
information, while Privileged EXEC Mode allows you to manage and configure the Router. Thus  
different users have different privileges management.  
User EXEC Mode: users should type the user name and password of the Router (the factory default  
value for both of them is admin) when logging in the Router by Telnet. No password is needed when  
connecting the console port with the Router. Then the users get the privilege to the User level and can  
do some simple operations but cannot modify the Router’s configurations.  
Privileged EXEC Mode: Users can enter Privileged EXEC mode from User EXEC mode by password  
authentication. Then the users get the privilege to the User level and can do any configurations to the  
Router.  
The CLI users are in User EXEC Mode by default and free to switch between User EXEC Mode and  
Privileged EXEC Mode. The following table gives detailed information about the Accessing Path,  
Prompt of each mode and how to exit the current mode and access the next mode.  
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Mode  
Accessing Path  
Prompt  
Logout or Access the next mode  
User EXEC Primary mode once it is TP-LINK >  
Use the exit command to disconnect  
the Router (except that the Router is  
connected through the Console  
port).  
Mode  
connected with the Router.  
Use the enable command to access  
Privileged EXEC mode.  
Privileged  
EXEC  
TP-LINK #  
Use the enable command to  
enter this mode from User EXEC  
mode, the original password is  
admin.  
Use the exit command to disconnect  
the switch (except that the switch is  
connected through the Console  
port).  
Mode  
Enter the disable command to return  
to User EXEC mode.  
As Figure 5-7 shown:  
Figure 5-7 Interface Mode  
5.3 Online Help  
TL-ER6020 possesses CLI Online Help:  
1) Type a question mark to get all commands of this view and their brief description in either mode.  
TP-LINK > Type ?  
disable  
- Exit the privileged mode  
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enable  
exit  
- Enter the privileged mode  
- Exit the CLI (only for telnet)  
- Show command history  
history  
ip  
- Display or Set the IP configuration  
- Display or Set the IP mac bind configuration  
- System manager  
ip-mac  
sys  
user  
- User configuration  
2) Type a command and a question mark separated by space. If there are keywords in this command,  
all the keywords and their brief descriptions will display. For example:  
TP-LINK > ip Press Space and ? button  
get  
- Get the ip configuration  
3) Type a character string and a question mark with no space, all the commands with prefix of this  
character string will be listed. For example:  
TP-LINK > disPress ? button  
disable  
4) Type the first few letters of certain keywords for a command and press the Tab button, and the  
entire keyword will display if the keyword with the typed letters as beginning is unique. For  
example:  
TP-LINK > disPress Tab button  
disable  
5) Type a command and a question mark separated by space, then a carriage return will display,  
indicating that this command can be executed.  
TP-LINK # enable Press Space and ? button  
<cr>  
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5.4 Command Introduction  
TL-ER6020 provides a number of CLI commands for users to manage the Router and user information.  
For better understanding, each command is followed by note which is the meaning of the command.  
5.4.1 ip  
The ip command is used to view or configure the IP address and subnet mask of the interfaces. View  
command can be used in both User EXEC Mode and Privileged EXEC Mode while configuration  
function can be only used in Privileged EXEC Mode.  
TP-LINK > ip get lan  
Lan Ip: 192.168.0.1  
Lan Mask: 255.255.255.0  
Get the configuration  
information of LAN port.  
TP-LINK # ip set lan address 192.168.0.20  
Set the LAN IP address of the  
Router as 192.168.0.20.  
Displaying Operation  
succeeded! indicates the  
operation is successful. It will  
be prompted if an error  
occurs.  
TP-LINK # ip set lan mask 255.255.0.0  
Set the LAN subnet mask of  
the Router as 255.255.0.0.  
5.4.2 ip-mac  
The ip-mac command is used to view or configure the current IP-MAC Binding mode. View command  
can be used in both User EXEC Mode and Privileged EXEC Mode while configuration function can be  
only used in Privileged EXEC Mode. The IP-MAC Binding mode includes two types: normal mode and  
restrict mode.  
TP-LINK > ip-mac get mode  
Get the current IP-MAC  
binding mode.  
Ip-mac Bind Mode: normal  
TP-LINK # ip-mac set mode restrict  
Set the current IP-MAC  
binding mode to restrict  
mode.  
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5.4.3 sys  
The sys command is used for system management, including Backup and Restore, Factory Default,  
Reboot, Firmware Upgrade and so on.  
TP-LINK # sys reboot  
Reboot the system. Y means  
YES, N means NO.  
This command will reboot system, Continue?[Y/N]  
TP-LINK # sys restore  
Restore to factory default. Y  
means YES, N means NO.  
Thiscommandwillrestoresystem, Continue?[Y/N]  
TP-LINK # sys export config  
Server address: [192.168.1.101]192.168.1.100  
Username: [admin]ftp  
Export the configuration file.  
Example: There is a FTP  
server with IP address of  
192.168.1.100 and both the  
user name and password of  
which is ftp. To save the  
current configuration file with  
Password: [admin]ftp  
File name: [config.bin]  
the  
default  
name  
as  
config.bin to this FTP server,  
follow the configuration on  
the left.  
Try to save the configuration file < config.bin > ...  
Save configuration file < config bin > succeed, file size is 7104 bytes.  
Note:  
FTP service is required for importing or exporting configuration files and system upgrade. The  
parameter Server address is the IP address of the host to provide FTP service,  
Username/Password is the Username/Password to login the FTP service and File name is the  
name of the configuration file (change the file name if the configuration file with the same name is  
existed).  
The parameters in the brackets are default setting and you can enter the actual parameters  
behind them. Press Enter key directly if there are no changes.  
TL-ER6020 connects to the FTP server using port 21 by default.  
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Pay special attention that the specified account must be with appropriate permissions since the  
functions such as export, import and firmware upgrade require read-write operation on FTP  
server.  
TP-LINK # sys import config  
Server address: [192.168.1.101]  
Username: [admin]  
Import the configuration file.  
The steps are as the above  
item shown.  
Password: [admin]  
File name: [config.bin]  
Try to get the configuration file < config.bin > ...  
Get configuration file < config bin > succeed, file size is 7104 bytes.  
TP-LINK > sys show  
View the system information.  
The current CPU usage of  
the system will display.  
CPU Used Rate:  
1%  
TP-LINK # sys update  
Server address: [192.168.1.101]  
Username: [admin]  
Upgrade the firmware.  
Password: [admin]  
File name: [update.bin]  
Try to get the update file < update.bin > ...  
Get update file < update bin > succeed, file size is 2298608 bytes.  
5.4.4 user  
The user command is used to query or modify the user name and password of CLI. In User EXEC  
Mode, you can only modify the password of the User level users while the username cannot be  
modified since the User Level user and Admin Level user share the same username. In Privileged  
EXEC Mode, you can modify both the user name and password of Admin-Level user.  
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TP-LINK > user get  
Username: admin  
Password: admin  
Query the user name and  
password of the current  
Guest.  
TP-LINK > user set password  
Enter old password:  
Modify the password of the  
Guest.  
Enter new password:  
Confirm new password:  
TP-LINK # user get  
Username: admin  
Password: admin  
Query the user name and  
password  
of  
the  
Administrator.  
TP-LINK # user set password  
Enter old password:  
Modify the password of the  
Administrator.  
Enter new password:  
Confirm new password:  
TP-LINK # user set username  
Modify the user name of the  
Administrator.  
Enter new username: tplink  
Note:  
The new user name and password must not exceed 31 characters in length and must consist of  
numbers or letters. All the fields are case-sensitive.  
5.4.5 history  
The history command is used for you to view or clear the historical commands.  
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TP-LINK > history  
1. history  
View the history command.  
2. sys show  
3. history  
TP-LINK > history clear  
1. history  
Clear the history command.  
2. sys show  
3. history  
4. history clear  
5.4.6 exit  
The exit command is used to exit the system when logging in by Telnet.  
TP-LINK > exit  
Exit CLI.  
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Appendix A Hardware Specifications  
IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3x, TCP/ IP, DHCP,  
Standards  
ICMP, NATPPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, L2TP, PPTP, IPsec  
Two 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port (Auto MDI/MDIX)  
Two 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports (Auto MDI/MDIX)  
One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation LAN/DMZ RJ45 port (Auto MDI/MDIX)  
One Console Port  
Ports  
10Base-T: UTP/STP of Cat. 3 or above  
Transmission Medium 100Base-TX: UTP/STP of Cat. 5 or above  
1000Base-T: UTP/STP of Cat.5, Cat.5e, Cat.6  
PWR, SYS, Link/Act, Speed, DMZ  
100-240V~ 50/60Hz 0.6A  
LEDs  
Power  
Operating Temperature: 0ºC ~ 40ºC  
Storage Temperature: -40ºC ~ 70ºC  
Operating Environment  
Operating Humidity: 10% ~ 90%RH Non-condensing  
Storage Humidity: 5% ~ 90%RH Non-condensing  
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Appendix B FAQ  
Q1. What can I do if I cannot access the web-based configuration page?  
1. For the first login, please try the following steps:  
1) Make sure the cable is well connected to the LAN port of the Router. The corresponding LED  
should flash or be solid light.  
2) Make sure the IP address of your PC is set in the same subnet addresses of the Router. It’s  
recommended to set your PC to get the IP address automatically. Then the Router with DHCP  
enabled can automatically assign the IP address to your PC. If you want to configure your PC  
manually, please set 192.168.0.x ("x" is any number between 2 to 254) for the IP address and  
255.255.255.0 for the Subnet Mask.  
3) Test the connection between your PC and TL-ER6020 via Ping command.  
4) If you still cannot access the configuration page, please restore your Router to its factory  
default settings and try to log in again.  
2. If your management port has been changed, please log into the Router with the new address,  
such as http://192.168.0.1:XX (“XX” is the new management port number).  
3. If you had successfully logged into the Router before, but now you cannot access the Router. It’s  
quite possible that the configuration of your Router has been changed by others, especially when  
the Remote Web Management function is enabled. You’re recommended to restore your Router  
and reconfigure the management port number and the username as well as the password for your  
network security.  
4. If you cannot access the Router even after restoring the Router to its defaults, or your login is  
dropped down just after a while, it’s quite possible that your Router is attacked by ARP cheating.  
It’s recommended to locate and quarantine the source of ARP cheating so as to prevent your  
network from the attacks.  
5. Check to see if you have configured the proxy server for IE browser. If so, please disable the IE  
proxy server first.  
Q2: What can I do if I forgot the username and the password of the Router? How to restore the  
Router to its factory default settings?  
You can restore the Router to its factory default settings by the Reset button. It must be noted that  
once the Router is reset, all the current configuration settings will be lost.  
With the Router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the Reset button for about 5~10 seconds.  
After the M1 LED is solid light for 2~5 seconds, release the Reset button. When the M1 and M2 LEDs  
flash simultaneously for about one second, the Router is restored successfully. The default  
management address of the Router is http://192.168.0.1, and the default username and the password  
are both admin.  
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Q3: What can I do if the Router with the remote management function enabled cannot be  
accessed by the remote computer?  
1. Make sure that the IP address of the remote computer is in the subnet allowed to remotely access  
the router.  
2. If the router’s management port has been modified, please log into the Router with the new  
address, such as http://192.168.0.1:XX (“XX” is the new management port number).  
3. Check to see if the management port has been mapped to the service port of the LAN host in the  
Virtual Server function. If so, you should change the router’s management port or virtual server’s  
service port.  
4. Make sure that the NAT DMZ service is disabled.  
Q4: Some functions of the Router need to define the IP address subnet with Subnet Mask. What  
are the common values of the Subnet Mask?  
Subnet Mask is a 32-bit binary address used for distinguishing the network address and the host  
address. When dividing the network, the different Subnet Mask defines different subnet, and the  
amount of hosts in each subnet is different.  
After conversed from 32-bit binary address to decimal address, the common Subnet Mask values can  
be 8 (which represents the default Subnet Mask value of class A: 255.0.0.0), 16 (which represents the  
default Subnet Mask value of class B: 255.255.0.0), 24 (which represents the default Subnet Mask  
value of class C: 255.255.255.0) or 32 (which represents the default Subnet Mask value of class D:  
255.255.255.255).  
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Glossary  
Description  
A technology that allows data to be sent or received over  
existing traditional phone lines.  
DSL (Digital Subscriber  
Line)  
Application Level Gateway (ALG) is application specific  
translation agent that allows an application on a host in one  
address realm to connect to its counterpart running on a host in  
different realm transparently.  
ALG Application Layer  
Gateway)  
A
ARPAddress Resolution  
Internet protocol used to map an IP address to a MAC address.  
A security protocol that provides data authentication and  
Protocol)  
AHAuthentication Headeroptional anti-replay services. AH is embedded in the data to be  
protected (a full IP datagram).  
The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a  
dynamic Internet IP address.  
DDNS Dynamic Domain  
Name Server)  
A protocol that automatically configure the TCP/IP parameters  
for the all the PCs that are connected to a DHCP server.  
DHCP Dynamic Host  
Configuration Protocol)  
D
A Demilitarized Zone allows one local host to be exposed to the  
DMZDemilitarized ZoneInternet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming  
or videoconferencing.  
An Internet Server that translates the names of websites into IP  
addresses.  
DNSDomain Name  
Server)  
Security protocol that provides data privacy services, optional  
data authentication, and anti-replay services. ESP encapsulates  
the data to be protected.  
ESPEncapsulating  
E
Security Payload)  
FTPFile Transfer  
Application protocol, part of the TCP/IP protocol stack, used for  
transferring files between network nodes.  
F
Protocol)  
GMT Greenwich Mean It is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal  
G
Time)  
Observatory in Greenwich, London.  
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Glossary  
Description  
H.323 allows dissimilar communication devices to communicate  
with each other by using a standardized communication  
protocol. H.323 defines a common set of CODECs, call setup  
and negotiating procedures, and basic data transport methods.  
H.323  
H
The protocol used by Web browsers and Web servers to  
transfer files, such as text and graphic files.  
HTTPHypertext Transfer  
Protocol)  
Network layer Internet protocol that reports errors and provides  
other information relevant to IP packet processing.  
ICMPInternet Control  
Messages Protocol)  
Largest global Internetwork, connecting tens of thousands of  
networks worldwide and having a “culture” that focuses on  
research and standardization based on real-life use.  
Internet  
Network layer protocol in the TCP/IP stack offering a  
connectionless Internetwork service. IP provides features for  
addressing, type-of-service specification, fragmentation and  
reassembly, and security.  
IPInternet Protocol)  
I
ISPInternet Service  
Company that provides Internet access to other companies and  
individuals.  
Provider)  
IKE establishes a shared security policy and authenticates keys  
for services (such as IPSec) that require keys. Before any IPSec  
traffic can be passed, each Router/firewall/host must verify the  
identity of its peer.  
IKE Internet Key  
Exchange)  
A
framework of open standards that provides data  
IPsecIP Security)  
confidentiality, data integrity, and data authentication between  
participating peers.  
High-speed, low-error data network covering a relatively small  
geographic area (up to a few thousand meters). LANs connect  
workstations, peripherals, terminals, and other devices in a  
single building or other geographically limited area.  
L
LANLocal Area Network)  
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Description  
Standardized data link layer address that is required for every  
port or device that connects to a LAN. Other devices in the  
network use these addresses to locate specific ports in the  
MAC addressMedia  
Access Control addressnetwork and to create and update routing tables and data  
structures. MAC addresses are 6 bytes long and are controlled  
by the IEEE.  
M
MTUMaximum  
The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted.  
Transmission Unit)  
Mechanism for reducing the need for globally unique IP  
NATNetwork Address  
addresses. NAT allows an organization with addresses that are  
not globally unique to connect to the Internet by translating  
those addresses into globally routable address space.  
Translator)  
N
NTP Server is used for synchronising the time across computer  
networks.  
NTP Server  
POP3Post Office Protocol POP3 is intended to permit a workstation to dynamically access  
3)  
a maildrop on a server host in a useful fashion.  
P
PPPoEPoint-to-Point  
PPPoE is a network protocol for encapsulating Point-to-Point  
Protocol over Ethernet)  
Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames.  
SMTPSimple Mail  
SMTP is an Internet standard for electronic mail (e-mail)  
transmission  
Transfer Protocol)  
SSHSecure Shell  
SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged  
Protocol)  
using a secure channel between two networked devices.  
S
SA is the establishment of shared security attributes between  
two network entities to support secure communication.  
SA Security Association)  
TCPTransfer Control  
Connection-oriented transport layer protocol that provides  
reliable full-duplex data transmission.  
Protocol)  
TCP/IPTransmission  
Control Protocol/ Internet  
Protocol)  
Common name for the suite of protocols to support the  
construction of worldwide Internet works. TCP and IP are the  
two best-known protocols in the suite.  
T
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Description  
Telnet is used for remote terminal connection, enabling users to  
log in to remote systems and use resources as if they were  
connected to a local system.  
TelnetTelecommunication  
Network protocol)  
UDP is a simple protocol that exchanges datagram without  
acknowledgments or guaranteed delivery, requiring that error  
processing and retransmission be handled by other protocols.  
UDPUser Datagram  
Protocol)  
UPnP is a set of networking protocols for primarily residential  
networks without enterprise class devices that permits  
networked devices.  
UPnPUniversal Plug and  
U
Play)  
URLUniform Resource  
URL describes the access method and the location of an  
information resource object on the Internet  
Locator)  
Group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured  
(using management software) so that they can communicate as  
VLANVirtual Local Area if they were attached to the same wire, when in fact they are  
Network)  
located on a number of different LAN segments. Because  
VLANs are based on logical instead of physical connections,  
they are extremely flexible.  
V
Enables IP traffic to travel securely over a public TCP/IP  
network by encrypting all traffic from one network to another.  
VPN Virtual Private  
Network)  
Data communications network that serves users across a broad  
geographic area and often uses transmission devices provided  
by common carriers.  
W
WANWide Area Network)  
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