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TD-W9980 
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit VDSL2 Modem Router User Guide
 
Chapter 1. Product Overview 
Thank you for choosing the TD-W9980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit VDSL2 Modem 
Router
1.1  Overview of the Modem Router 
The TD-W9980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit VDSL2 Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, 
Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. The Modem Router delivers exceptional range and speed, 
which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and the users 
demanding higher networking performance. 
The TD-W9980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit VDSL2 Modem Router utilizes integrated 
VDSL2 transceiver and high speed MIPS CPU. The modem router supports full-rate VDSL2 
connectivity conforming to the ITU and ANSI specifications. 
In addition to the basic DMT physical layer functions, the VDSL2 PHY supports dual latency 
VDSL2 framing (fast and interleaved) and the I.432 ATM Physical Layer.   
The modem router provides up to 300Mbps (2.4GHz) + 300Mbps (5GHz) wireless connection with 
other 802.11n wireless clients. The incredible speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams 
at the same time, which ensures your network stable and smooth. The performance of this 802.11n 
wireless Router will give you the unexpected networking experience at speed much faster than 
802.11g. It is also compatible with all IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b products.   
With multiple protection measures, including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64/128 
WEP encryption, Wi-Fi protected Access (WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK), as well as advanced Firewall 
protections, the TD-W9980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit VDSL2 Modem Router provides 
complete data privacy.   
The modem router provides flexible access control, so that parents or network administrators can 
establish restricted access policies for children or staff. It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ 
host for Port Triggering, and then the network administrators can manage and monitor the network 
in real time with the remote management function.   
Since the modem router is compatible with virtually all the major operating systems, it is very easy 
to manage. Quick Setup Wizard is supported and detailed instructions are provided step by step in 
this user guide. Before installing the modem router, please look through this guide to know all the 
modem router’s functions.