Tp-Link TL-R488T [7/90] Overview of the router

TL-R488T Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide

Chapter 1 Introduction

Thank you for choosing the TL-R488T Load Balance Broadband Router!

1.1 Overview of the Router

The TL-R488T Load Balance Broadband Router possesses excellent throughput and driving load

capability, which consumedly meets the requirements from Internet cafe and small

/medium/sizable enterprise with volumes of users, making a more expedite communication. The

superior performance will bring you full-new experience of a non-bottle-neck network.

TL-R488T Load Balance Broadband Router makes plenty of applications become a reality. It can

be used for constructing intranet FTP, WEB, and Mail server, etc. Inaccessibly, it features network

game ports opened, MSN audio conversation and special application setting, providing much

more additional value to your network.

TL-R488T Load Balance Broadband Router provides four WAN ports, with plugging four wan

lines, the export bandwidth of it could be multi-time-increased, enjoying various services from

different ISPs. The router features fully automatically load balance policy, no need for any

manually work, it works with backup and load balancing functions. The connection will furbish

when one line is broken down, while the streaming will part automatically.

Featuring firewall and VPN Passthrough, the TL-R488T Load Balance Broadband Router resists

most common Internet attacks and ensures secure data connectivity and transmission over the

Internet.

TL-R488T Load Balance Broadband Router is easy-to-manage. Quick Setup is supported and

friendly help messages are provided for every step. So you can configure it quickly and share

Internet access, files and fun comfortably.

1.2 Features

¾ Intel IXP core, main frequency up to 533Hz

¾ Complies with IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u standards

¾ 1 LAN port, 4 WAN ports, backup connections automatically for each other

¾ Supports Port Bandwidth Control, Port Mirror, Port-based VLAN for LAN ports

¾ Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing

¾ Supports Virtual Server, Port Triggering, and DMZ host

¾ Built-in firewall supporting IP address filtering, Domain Name filtering, and MAC address

filtering

¾ Supports connecting/disconnecting Internet at a specified time of day

¾ Supports access control, allowing parents and network administrators to establish restricted

access policies based on the time of day for children or staff

¾ Supports TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP