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Chapter 1
Get to Know About Your Router
Tether APP
TP-LINK Tether provides the easiest way to access and manage your router with your
devices.
Simple Installation
Since the router is compatible with virtually all the major operating systems, it is very
easy to manage. Quick Setup Wizard is supported and detailed instructions are provided
step by step in this user guide. Before installing the router, please look through this
guide to know all the router’s functions.
1. 2. Main Features
Wireless and Wired Performance
• Complies with IEEE 802.11ac
• One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Internet port, four 10/100/1000M Auto-
Negotiation RJ45 Ethernet ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX
• Provides a USB 3.0 port and a USB 2.0 port supporting file sharing and print server
• Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption
security
• Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/
PPTP/ L2TP Internet access
• Supports simultaneous 2.4GHz and 5GHz connections for 1900Mbps of total available
bandwidth
• Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host
• Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing
• Provides Automatic-connection and Scheduled Connection on certain time to the
Internet
• Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing
• Supports Parental Control and Access Control
• Connects Internet on demand and disconnects from the Internet when idle for PPPoE
• Provides WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List)
• Supports Flow Statistics
• Supports IPv6
• Supports firmware upgrade and Web management