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3.2

Quick Installation Guide

With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the AC750 Wireless Dual Band

Gigabit Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with

a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.

1.

To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default IP address

http://tplinklogin.net

in the address field.

Figure 3-3 Log in the router

After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to Figure 3-4. Enter

admin

for the User

Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the

Login

button or press the

Enter

key.

Figure 3-4 Login Windows



Note:

screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy.

2.

for you to quickly configure your

If the above

Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears,

cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.

After successful login, the

Quick Setup

page will appear

router.

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Figure 3-5 Quick Setup

3.

Click

Next

, and then

WAN Connection Type

page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6.

Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type

The router provides

Auto-Detect

function and supports five types of WAN connection:

Dynamic IP

,

Static IP

,

PPPoE/Russian PPPoE

,

L2TP/Russian L2TP

, and

PPTP/Russian PPTP

. It’s

recommended that you make use of the

Auto-Detect

function. If you are sure of what kind of

connection type your ISP provides, you can select the very type and click

Next

to go on configuring.

4.

If you select

Auto-Detect

, the router will automatically detect the connection type your ISP

provides. Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the Internet port before detection. The

appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is

successfully detected by the router.



Note:

If Auto-Detect fails, you can select the connection type your ISP provides in Figure 3-6, and

follow the configuring procedures below to continue.

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1)

If the connection type detected is

Dynamic IP

, there will appear the MAC Clone page (as

shown in Figure 3-7). In most cases, there is no need to clone the MAC address. You can

select “

No, I do NOT need to clone MAC address

” and then click

Next

. If it is necessary

in your case, please select “

Yes, I need to clone MAC address

” and then click

Next

.

Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – MAC Clone

2) If the connection type detected is

Static IP

, the next screen will appear as shown in

Figure 3-8. Configure the following parameters and then click

Next

to continue.

Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - Static IP



IP Address -

This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet

(including your ISP). Your ISP will provide you with the IP address you need to enter

here. Enter the IP address into the field.



Subnet Mask -

The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address. Your IPS will provide

you with the subnet mask which is usually 255.255.255.0.



Gateway -

Your ISP will provide you with the Gateway address which is the ISP server’s

address.

Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required.



DNS Server -

（

Optional

）

Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box if required.



Secondary DNS Server-

（

Optional

）

If your ISP provides another DNS server, enter it

into this field.

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3) If the connection type detected is

PPPoE/Russia PPPoE

, the next screen will appear as

shown in Figure 3-9. Configure the following parameters and then click

Next

to continue.

Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – PPPoE/Russia PPPoE



User Name

/

Password -

Enter the

User Name

and

Password

provided by your ISP.

These fields are case-sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact

your ISP.



Confirm Password -

Enter the password again to make sure that the password is

correct.

4) If your connection type is

L2TP/ Russia L2TP

, select L2TP/Russia L2TP in Figure 3-6

and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-10.Configure the following

parameters and then click

Next

to continue.

Figure 3-10 Quick Setup – L2TP/Russia L2TP



Username

/

Password -

Enter the

Username

and

Password

provided by your ISP.

These fields are case-sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact

your ISP.

Select

Static IP

if the IP Address/ Subnet Mask/ Gateway and DNS server address have

been provided by your ISP. Then please enter server IP address or domain name provided by

your ISP, and also enter the corresponding parameters.

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Select

Dynamic IP

if none of the above parameters are provided. Then you just need to enter

server IP address or domain name provided by your ISP.

5) If your connection type is

PPTP/Russia PPTP

, select PPTP/Russia PPTP in Figure 3-6

and the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-11. Configure the following

parameters and then click

Next

to continue.

Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – PPTP/Russia PPTP



Username

/

Password -

Enter the

Username

and

Password

provided by your ISP.

These fields are case-sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact

your ISP.

Select

Static IP

if the IP Address/ Subnet Mask/ Gateway and DNS server address have

been provided by your ISP. Then please enter server IP address or domain name provided by

your ISP, and also enter the corresponding parameters.