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5°
Click the connect icon and then the SSID and MAC will be automatically filled in.
Configure the Security settings as the AP you choose to be bridged.
6°
Click
Save
to make the settings effective.
7°
Go to
Advanced
>
Network
>
LAN Settings
page to disable DHCP.
Now, the root’s wireless network is extended and you can use the modem router’s SSID
and password to enjoy the network.
Note:
The extended router (modem router) can have different SSID and password from the root router, you can
change your modem router’s SSID and password on
Basic
>
Wireless
page.
T8° What can I do if I cannot find my wireless network or I cannot connect
the wireless network?
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If you fail to find any wireless network, please follow the steps below:
1°
Make sure the wireless function is enabled if you’re using a laptop with built-in
wireless adapter. You can refer to the relevant document or contact the laptop
manufacturer.
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2°
Make sure the wireless adapter driver is installed successfully and the wireless
adapter is enabled.
On Windows 7
1 )
If you see the message
No connections are available
, it is usually because the
wireless function is disabled or blocked somehow
;
2 ) Clicking on
Troubleshoot
and windows might be able to fix the problem by
itself.
On Windows XP
1 )
If you see the message
Windows cannot configure this wireless connection
, this
is usually because windows configuration utility is disabled or you are running
another wireless configuration tool to connect the wireless.
2 )
Exit the wireless configuration tool( the TP-LINK Utility, for example);
3 ) Select and right click on
My Computer
on desktop, select
Manage
to open
Computer Management window;
4 ) Expand
Services and Applications
>
Services
, find and locate
Wireless Zero
Configuration
in the Services list on the right side;
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5 )
Select
Wireless Zero Configuration
, right click, and then select
Properties
;
6 ) Change
Startup type
to
Automatic
, click on Start button and make sure the
Service status is Started. And then click
OK
.
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7 )
Connect to wireless network.
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If you can find other wireless network except your own, please follow the steps
below:
1°
Check the WLAN LED indicator on your wireless router/modem;
2°
Make sure your computer/device is still in the range of your router/modem, move
closer if it is currently too far away;
3°
Go to
Advanced
>
Wireless
>
Wireless Settings
page, and check the wireless router
settings, double check your Wireless Name , make sure the Region/Country is
selected correctly and the SSID is not hidden;
4°
Connect to wireless network.
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If you can find your wireless network but fail to connect, please follow the steps
below:
1°
Authenticating problem, password mismatch.
1 ) Sometimes it will ask you to type in a PIN number when you connect to the
wireless network for the first time. This PIN number is different from the Wireless
Password/Network Security Key, usually you can only find it on the back of your
wireless router/modem;
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2 ) If you cannot find the PIN or PIN failed, you may choose “
Connecting using
a security key instead
”, and then type in the Network Security Key/Wireless
Password;
3 ) If it continues on saying network security key mismatch, it is suggested to
confirm the wireless password on your wireless router/modem;
Note:
Wireless password/Network Security Key is case sensitive.
4 )
Connect to wireless network.
2°
Windows was unable to connect to XXXX /Cannot join this network/Taking longer
than usual to connect to this network.