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If the result displayed is similar to Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and
the router failed.
Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command
Please check the connection following these steps:
1.
Is the connection between your PC and the router correct?
Note:
The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of Ethernet ports which you link to on the router and LEDs on your PC's adapter
should be lit.
2.
Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct?
Note:
If the router's IP address is 192.168.0.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of
192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254.
3.
Is the default LAN IP of the router correct?
Note:
If the LAN IP of the modem connected with your router is 192.168.0.x, the default LAN IP of the
router will automatically switch from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 to avoid IP conflict. Therefore, in
order to verify the network connection between your PC and the router, you can open a command
prompt, and type
ping 192.168.1.1
, and then press
Enter
.
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AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
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3.2
Quick Installation Guide
With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the AC1200 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://tplinkwifi.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:
If the above screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to 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.
2.
After successful login, the
Quick Setup
page will appear for you to quickly configure your
router.
Figure 3-5 Quick Setup
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AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
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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 popular ways
PPPoE, Dynamic IP
,
Static
IP
,
L2TP
and
PPTP
to connect to the Internet. 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.
1) If the connection type detected is
Dynamic IP
, the next screen will appear as shown in
Figure 3-7. Please select to clone the MAC address or not, according to your situation.
Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – MAC Clone
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AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
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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.
Default 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.
Primary
DNS -
Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box if required.
Secondary DNS -
（
Optional
）
If your ISP provides another DNS server, enter it into this
field.
3)
If the connection type detected is
PPPoE/Russian 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.
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AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
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Confirm Password -
Enter the password again to make sure that the password is
correct.
Check the radio button of
Dynamic
/
Static IP
to activate the secondary connection if your ISP
provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area
network.
4) If the connection type detected is
L2TP/ Russian L2TP
, 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 – PPTP/Russia PPTP
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.
Select
Static IP
if 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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