TP-Link TL-R480T+ Installation Manual

This Installation Guide describes the hardware characteristics, installation methods and the points that should be attended to during installation. This Installation Guide is structured as follows: Chapter 1 Introduction.This chapter describes the External Components of the router. Chapter 2 Installation. This chapter illustrates how to install the router. Chapter 3 Lightning Protection. This chapter illustrates how to prevent ...

1.1 Product Overview............................................................01 1.2 Appearance........................................................................01 Chapter 2 Installation— ——————————— 03 2.1 Package Contents...........................................................03 2.2 Safety Precautions................................................ ...

Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview TL-R480T+ is a product designed for small business. It features three free changeable ports that can be set to either LAN or WAN, allowing the router to support up to four WAN ports to satisfy various Internet access requirements through one device. At the same time, network traffic is managed to ensure that data is properly distributed to each port. TP-Link TL-R480T ...

Introduction Reset With the router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the Reset button (about 5 seconds) until the SYS LED flashes quickly. Then release the button and wait for the router rebooting to its factory default settings. ■ ■ Rear Panel The rear panel of TL-R480T+ is shown as the following figure. Figure 1-2 Rear Panel 100-240V~ 50/60Hz 0.1A Power Socket Connect the female connector of the power cord here, ...

Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Package Contents Make sure that the package contains the following items. If any of the listed items is damaged or missing, please contact your distributor. One Router One Power Cord and One Ethernet Cable This Installation Guide Two mounting brackets, eight screws and four rubber feet. Business Networking Solution Installation Guide Load Balance Broadband Router TL-R480T+ 2.2 Safety ...

Installation Temperature/Humidity ȭ ȭ Please keep a proper temperature and humidity in the equipment room. Too high/low humidity may lead to bad insulation, electricity leakage, mechanical property changes and corrosions. Too high temperature may accelerate aging of the insulation materials and can thus significantly shorten the service life of the device. For normal temperature and humidity of the device, please check ...

Installation Lightening Protection Extremely high voltage currents can be produced instantly when lightning occurs and the air in the electric discharge path can be instantly heated up to 20,000℃. As this instant current is strong enough to damage electronic devices, more effective lightning protection measures should be taken. ■ ■ Ensure the rack and device are well earthed. ■ ■ Make sure the power socket has a g ...

Installation 2.4 Product Installation ■ ■ Desktop Installation To install the device on the desktop, please follow the steps below: 1. Set the device on a flat surface strong enough to support the entire weight of the device with all fittings. 2. Remove the adhesive backing papers from the rubber feet. 3. Turnover the device and attach the supplied rubber feet to the recessed areas on the bottom at each corner of the ...

Installation Figure 2-5 Rack Installation Rack Caution: ■ ■Please set 5~10cm gaps around the device for air circulation. ■ ■Please avoid any heavy thing placed on the device. ■ ■Please mount devices in sequence from the bottom to top of the rack and ensure a certain clearance between devices for the purpose of heat dissipation. ...

Lightning Protection Chapter 3 Lightning Protection 3.1 Cabling Reasonably In the actual network environment, you may need cable outdoors and indoors, and the requirements for cabling outdoors and indoors are different. A reasonable cabling system can decrease the damage of induced lightning to devices. Note: It’s not recommended using Ethernet cables outdoors. When cabling outdoors, please use a signal lightning arreste ...

Lightning Protection ■ ■ Requirements for Cabling Indoors When cabling indoors, keep a certain distance away from the devices that may cause high-frequency interferences, such as down-conductor cable, powerline, power transformer and electromotor. ■ ■ The main cable should be paved in the metal raceway of the access shaft. When cabling, keep the loop area formed by the cable itself as small as possible. ■ ■ Requ ...

Lightning Protection >5kVA powerline Parallel cabling 600 One is in the grounded metal raceway or metal pipe 300 The both are in the grounded metal raceway or metal pipe 150 Device Min Distance (m) Switch case 1.00 Transformer room 2.00 Elevator tower 2.00 Air-conditioner room 2.00 3.2 Connect to Ground Connecting the device to ground is to quickly release the lightning over-voltage and over-current of the device, which is ...

Lightning Protection ■ ■ Connecting to the Grounding Bar Use the grounding bar If the device is installed in the Equipment Room, where a grounding bar is available, you are recommended to connect the device to the grounding bar as shown in the following figure. Figure 3-2 Connecting to the Grounding Bar 100-240V~ 50/60Hz 0.1A Device (Rear Panel) Ground Cable Grounding Terminal Grounding Bar Note: The grounding bar and g ...

Lightning Protection Figure 3-3 Equipotential Bonding Grounding Terminal Equipotential Bonding Cable Grounding Bar Ground Cable When equipotential bonding, please note that the cable should be copper wrapped Kelly with its area being 6mm2 at least. The shorter cable the better, and use a grounding bar to establish an equipotential bonding point. Note: The equipotential bonding cable is not provided with our product. If need ...

Lightning Protection ■ ■ The port rate of the signal lightning arrester should match the rate of the desired port on the device. If it is not matched, this signal lighting arrester will not work. Purchase a standard lightning arrester. ■ ■ Install signal lightning arrester near the protected device and connect it to the ground via a shorter ground cable. Figure 3-4 Lightning Arrester Connection Equipotential Bonding ...

Connection Chapter 4 Connection 4.1 WAN Port Please connect the WAN port of the router to the interface provided by ISP via an Ethernet cable. 4.2 LAN Port Connect a LAN port of the router to the computer by a RJ45 cable as the following figure shows. Figure 4-1 Connecting the LAN Port LAN Port RJ45 Cable RJ45 Port 4.3 Verify Installation After completing the installation, please verify the following items: ■ ■ There a ...

Connection Figure 4-2 Connecting to Power Supply 1 2 Note: The figure is to illustrate the application and principle. The power plug you get from the package and the socket in your situation will comply with the regulation in your country, so they may differ from the figure above. 4.5 Initialization After the device is powered on, it begins the Power-On Self-Test. A series of tests run automatically to ensure the device fun ...

Configuration Chapter 5 Configuration 5.1 Preparations 1. Connect a PC to a LAN port of the router with a RJ45 cable properly. 2. If your computer is configured with a fixed IP, change it to "Obtain an IP address automatically". 5.2 Login 1. Open a web browser and type the default management address http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of the browser, then press the Enter key. Figure 5-1 Enter the IP address 2. Crea ...