Change your router for a decent: TP-LINK TD-w8968 with 3 g, Adls2 and USB

This is an old router, text published in may 2014. If you want to read about a router TP-LINK most modern Click this link for the W9980 VDSL2 of TPLINK.

Always complain about my modem WiFi operator. Sometimes I complain so much that they change the modem, but turns and moves gives some defect and back those cheapie models without antenna. That's when I decided to give $ 100 and buy a good modem/router. To solve once the problems with WiFi and the connection with the ADSL2 .

The model chosen was this, the TP-LINK, It should work with any of the ADSL operators, IE, all who use telephone cable to carry internet. The WiFi it is very good and the settings are quite extensive.

There's the appliance. Inspires more confidence than the simpler than the operator even gives us.

On the front we have the traditional Leds: the four ethernet ports, one for the power, DSL, Internet, WiFi and other.

On the back we have the input for power supply, a physical on-off button, a reset button, a to turn off WiFi and WPS.

There are four Ethernet ports and one for the telephone line (ADSL2 ). There are two antennas, both removable, IE, is it possible to buy another larger antenna if you want even more range.

Attention to this USB port! Is it possible to put here a pendrive or external HD and leave as network drive, accessible to any computer, and even on the internet. This without leaving any PC server attached. You can also put a network printer or a backup 3 g internet connection. Very useful.

In the box there is also a manual, a warranty certificate and a CD. The router comes with a sticker telling you to put the CD before connecting any cable, but I connected everything and ignored the warning. Worked normally.

As soon as you turn the modem on a telephone line (RJ11) and on your computer (RJ45), in the same way that the modem from your operator, You can log on in the settings of the equipment by pointing the browser to 192.168.1.1. I changed this number to 10.1.1.1, but it's the same thing. The password and user are “Admin”. A Configuration Wizard as shown below.

One should choose for the ADSL modem connect to the internet through your carrier GVT, Velox, Speedy or TurboNet. You must then configure VPI and VCI that are different for each carrier. They're just two simple numbers, use This link If you don't know what numbers to use in your carrier.

 

Then go straight to the WiFi configuration. This is a router that supports standard 11. n and all the previous, until 300Mbits/s.

 

In this configuration below, DHCP, You can change the address of the router to other than default 192.1.1.1 (Optional).

Look at that cool. If you have one of those 3 g or 4 g modems, This router supports an additional connection to the internet if the main (cable tv) is unavailable. Not yet tested, but there are apparently supports all carriers.

Under an unusual configuration, usually not present in cheap routers. You can draw an IP to a MAC ADDRESS on the DHCP server.

There is support for DDNS server NO-IP free. In addition to the currently paid DYNDNS.

Here you can configure the internet bandwidth available to each computer. Something else unusual and extremely useful if you have many computers connected to your network.

There are several firmware updates to be downloaded on the site. I haven't done any update because I read on some forums that the new firmware is giving problem. Gotta watch!

There is an extensive system of “parental control”. You can turn off access from any machine on the internet after a certain time.

Port Forwarding works perfectly. Very common not to have this possibility in cheaper modems.

If you put a PenDrive or external HD in USB modem entry it becomes accessible via network on any PC. To access simply enter //192.168.1.1 in any Windows Explorer (Linux or MAC also work).

I really liked the modem. Worth it replace the crap that the operator gave me. The WiFi went on to get well anywhere in the House, and even a little bit there in my Play (I live on the fifth floor!).

The ADSL2 connection worked fine, falling very rarely and certainly by fault of the carrier. The internet connects and syncs faster with this modem also, Although it doesn't make much difference.

Great product, that has not been purchased in China. Bought in EBay, Although it is also possible to find this product on the website Buscapé, BoaDica or in the Google Shopping.

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