TL-WR542G 54M Wireless Router User Guide
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• Provides WPA and WPA-PSK authentication and TKIP/AES encryption security
• Provides wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List) filtering
• Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing
• 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 on a specified time of day
• Supports access control, parents and network administrators can establish
restricted access policies based on time of day for children or staffs
• 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
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 Initializing
Flashing The Router works 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 when activity
Not lit
The linked device is 10Mbps
Speed
Lit up The linked device is 100Mbps
Not lit The Wireless Radio function is disabled
WLAN
Flashing The Wireless Radio function is enabled
Table 2-1 The LEDs description
