Summary of performance characteristics of multi-functional broadband Routers

Many people may not have a special understanding of the multi-functional Broadband Router. This article mainly introduces the performance and characteristics of the multi-functional Broadband Router. Internet broadband access has already entered our lives, and many users reserve multiple network interfaces during home decoration. "How to share the broadband connection at home (office) so that multiple machines can access the Internet at the same time ?" This has long been a common problem. About two years ago, the common answer to this question was "to configure a dual-nic machine as a gateway. If necessary, buy another Hub".

A small Broadband Router integrates multiple functions, such as routers, IP packet filtering firewalls, NAT, DHCP servers, and PPPoE clients, to solve the "big problem" for small enterprises and broadband users to share the internet ". The large number of broadband user groups in China have contributed to the booming multi-functional Broadband Router market. Shenzhen pilian company's TP-LINK R400 series products is one of the representative products on the market. Recently, I have the opportunity to TP-LINK launched the latest multi-functional Broadband Router for a trial. Now I will share my trial experience with you !!

Product Overview

TL-R460 has a user-friendly name called "smart Butler"-This is to highlight its convenient configuration, no need for professional assistance. 1) TL-R460 multi-functional Broadband Router appearance is very simple, all indicators are on the left side of the front panel of the fuselage. Four 10/100 m lan interfaces, a 10/100 m wan interface, and a RESET button RESET with the default RESET to factory) are located on the front panel.

All connection ports, including the WAN, are in Auto MDI/MDI-X mode, so you can connect to any Ethernet device using a line of sequential crossover, the lanport automatically configures and adjusts the transmission mode and transmission rate. You do not have to worry about the correct connection. All network interfaces have their respective Link/Act indicators in normal connection/data transmission, and the 10/100 M indicator can show that the working mode indicator is always on, indicating that the corresponding port is in M working mode; if the indicator light is not on, the corresponding port is in 10 m working mode ). The multi-functional Broadband Router has two status indicators M1 and M2. Different Combinations indicate different working statuses of the multi-functional Broadband Router. The external power supply interface is on the rear panel, and the power supply output is 9V-50Hz0.8A. On the front panel, there are corresponding status indicators M1 and M2.

The TP-LINK does not include any wire in the package, just a power supply, product introduction, a TP-LINK license card and a user manual. The user manual provides detailed explanations. Generally, it is not a big problem to set up a multi-functional Broadband Router according to the user manual, but you need to check the user manual with patience. One thing I did not mention in this manual is that this multi-functional Broadband Router supports the UpnP Plug-and-Play, Universal Plug and Play functions. During the test, we often unplug and insert the network interface without restarting the router.

Basic functions

TP-LINK this multi-functional Broadband Router user interface, and most home-level router interface almost, but it is rare to see all Chinese display, visible manufacturers of the main sales market is domestic. The TL-R460 provides two Setup Wizard. First, it is used for basic Internet access configuration. According to different Internet access modes, ADSL or PPPoE virtual dialing Ethernet, static IP Ethernet, and dynamic IP Ethernet ), up to two steps are required to complete the most basic configuration and connect to the Internet. After this step is complete, the user can access the Internet. The second wizard is used for firewall settings. There are three steps to set the time period for prohibiting Internet access, the websites and IP addresses or CIDR blocks, and to disable the ports of specific applications, 1. When setting the IP address that is not allowed to access, we find that only the IP range with a 24-bit mask or more can be used. That is to say, a rule can shield up to 254 IP addresses. TL-R460 management functions are through the web browser to operate; TL-R460 also supports online upgrade management software, as long as you can connect to the TP-LINK site, and download the corresponding file can be. The default address used to connect to the multi-function Broadband Router is 192.168.1.1. After you enter the default user name and password, the default password is displayed in the user manual. The main menu options shown in the following figure are displayed.

On this screen, you can operate the main management functions of the vrodsl, or run the Configuration Wizard to guide you step by step to complete the configuration of the connection between the vro and xDSL Modem or Ethernet. After the configuration is complete, you need to restart the vro to make the configuration take effect. TL-R460 multi-functional Broadband Router supports three common Internet access, PPPoE is ADSL virtual dialing), dynamic IP that you can automatically get the IP address from the network service provider) and static IP you have a fixed IP address provided by the network service provider ). After you set the Network Parameter options and all the sub-items of the DHCP server, you can view the LAN port status, WAN port status, and WAN port traffic statistics in the running status, and the running time of the router. The running status interface is automatically refreshed every dozens of seconds. For example, 5. If all the data is correctly set, you can connect to the Internet.