Totolink N100RE Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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blinks blue.

2.3.2 Rear Panel

The figure below shows the rear panel of the router N100RE.

Power

ON/OFF

The switch allows you to power on or off the router.

DC IN

The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter.

RST/WPS

RST:

With the router powered on, press

and hold the button until the CPU

LED becomes

quick-flash from slow-flash. And then release the button and

wait the router to reboot to its factory default settings.

WPS:

If you have client devices you can press this button to quickly establish

a router and client devices and automatically configure wireless security for

your wireless network.

WAN

This port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet.

1/2/3/4 LAN

This port connects the router to local PC.

Note:

Press and hold RST/WPS button for about less than 5 seconds and the CPU LED indicator

changes its lighting, it is WPS working. If more than 5 seconds and the CPU LED not response, the

router will reboot to default factory settings.

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3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION

3.1 Hardware Installation

For those computers you wish to connect with Internet by this router, each of the computers

must be properly connected with the router through provided UTP LAN Cables.

1. Co

nnect the provided UTP LAN cable to one of the router’s LAN port.

2.

Connect the other end of the UTP LAN cable to your computer’s LAN port.

3.

Connect the second UTP LAN cable to router’s WAN port.

4. Connect the other end of the UTP LAN cable to ADSL or Modem port.

5. Plug the Power Adapter into the Router and then into an outlet.

6. Turn on your computer.

7. Check and confirm that the Power LED and LAN LED on the router are ON.

3.2 Check the Installation

The control LEDs of the WLAN Router are clearly visible and the status of the network link

can be seen instantly:

1. With the power source on, once the device is connected to the broadband modem, the

Power, CPU, LAN, WLAN and WAN port LEDs of the WLAN Router will blinks for one

second indicating a normal status.

2. When the WAN Port is connected to the ADSL/Cable modem, the WAN LED will light up.

3. When the LAN Port is connected to the computer system, the LAN LED will light up.

3.3 Set up the Computer

The default IP address of the Router is 192.168.1.1, the default Subnet Mask is

255.255.255.0. Both of these parameters can be changed as you want. In this guide, we

will use the default values for description.

Connect the local PC to the LAN port on the Router. There are then two ways to configure

the IP address for your PC.



Configure the IP address manually

Configure the network parameters. The IP address is 192.168.1.xxx (“xxx” range from 2 to

254). The Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 and Gateway is 192.168.1.1 (Router’s default IP

address).



Obtain an IP address automatically

Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in

Obtain an IP address automatically

mode on your PC.

Now, you can run the Ping command in the

command prompt

to verify the network

connection between your PC and the Router. Open a command prompt, and type in

ping

192.168.1.1

, then press

Enter.

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If the result displayed is similar to that shown in above figure, it means that the connection

between your PC and the Router has been established.

If the result displayed is similar to that shown in the above figure, it means that your PC has

not connected to the Router successfully. Please check it following below steps:

1.

Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct?

If correct, the LAN port on the Router and LED on your PC’s adapter should be lit.

2.

Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct?

Since the Router’s IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC’s IP address must be within the

range of 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254, the Gateway must be 192.168.1.1.

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4. CONNECTING TO INTERNET

This chapter introduces how to configure the basic functions of N100RE to access Internet.

Both wire and wireless connection are available for you to connect to the router.

4.1 Accessing Web page

Log in to the router's web utility by typing 192.168.1.1 in the address field of Web Browser.

Then press

Enter

key.

It will show up the following page that requires you to enter valid User Name and Password:

Enter

admin

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

OK

button or press

Enter

key.

Now you will get into the web interface of the device. The Main screen will appear.

Now you have logged into the web interface of the router.

Note:

If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to using a

proxy. 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.

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4.2 Changing Password

First, we recommend that you change the password to protect the security of your router.

Please go to

Management

—

Password

change the password required to log into your

Router.

New Password:

new password is used for administrator authentication.

Confirm Password:

new password should be re-entered to verify its accuracy.

The

Remote Management

part we will discuss later. Now just keep the setting not change

and click

Apply

.

Note:

password length is 8 characters maximum, characters after the 8

th

position will be truncated.

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