3 panel layout, 1 the front panel, 2 the rear panel – TP-Link TL-WR542G User Manual

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TL-WR542G

54M Wireless Router User Guide

Supports Virtual Server, Port Triggering, and DMZ host

Built-in firewall supporting IP address filtering, Domain Name filtering, and MAC
address filtering

Supports connecting/disconnecting Internet at a specified time of day

Supports access control, allowing parents and network administrators to establish
restricted access policies based on the time of day for children or staff

Supports TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP

Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing, VPN pass-through

Supports Traffic Stat.

Supports ICMP-FLOOD, UDP-FLOOD, TCP-SYN-FLOOD filter

Ignores Ping packets from WAN or LAN ports

Supports firmware upgrade

Supports Remote and Web management

Detachable reverse SMA connector antenna

2.3 Panel Layout

2.3.1 The Front Panel

The front panel of the TL-WR542G consists of several LED indicators, which is designed
to indicate connections. Viewed from left to right. Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the
front panel of the router.

Figure 2-1: Front Panel sketch

Name Action

Description

Not lit

No Power

Power

Lit up

Power on

Lit up

The router is initialising

Flashing

The router is working properly

System

Not lit

The router has a hardware error

Not lit

There is no device linked to the corresponding port

Lit up

There is a device linked to the corresponding port but
no activity

Link/Act

Flashing

There is an active device linked to the corresponding
port

Not lit

The linked device is running at 10Mbps

Speed

Lit up

The linked device is running at 100Mbps

Not lit

The Wireless Radio function is disabled

WLAN

Flashing

The Wireless Radio function is enabled

The LEDs description

2.3.2 The Rear Panel

The rear panel contains the following features. (Viewed from left to right:)

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