Chapter

3

Log into Your Modem

Router

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Log into Your Modem Router

With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the modem 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.

Follow the steps below to log into your modem router.

1°

If the TCP/IP Protocol on your computer is set to the static (fixed) IP address, you

need to change it to obtain an IP address automatically.

2°

Launch a web browser and type in

http://tplinkmodem.net

or

. Set

a strong password using 1-15 characters and click

Save

.

3°

Enter the password you set and click

Login

.

Note:

For subsequent logins, you only need to enter the password that you have set to log in.

Chapter

4

Set Up Internet

Connections

This chapter introduces how to connect your modem router to the Internet. The

modem router is equipped with a web-based Quick Setup wizard. It has many ISP

information built in, automates many of the steps and verifies that those steps have

been successfully completed. Furthermore, you can also set up an IPv6 connection if

your ISP provided IPv6 service.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

Use Quick Setup Wizard

•

Manually Set up an Internet Connection

•

Set up an IPv6 Connection

•

Test Internet Connectivity

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Set Up Internet Connections

4° 1°

Use Quick Setup Wizard

To set up your modem router with several easy steps quickly:

1°

Visit

http://tplinkmodem.net

, and log in with the password you set for the modem

router.

2°

Click

Quick Setup

, select your

ISP

from the dropdown list or select

Other

if you can’t

find your ISP, then click

Next

.

3°

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.

Note:

1.

During the quick setup process, you can change the preset wireless network name (SSID) and wireless password.

Once done, all your wireless devices must use the new SSID and password to connect to the modem router.

2. The modem router supports two operation modes, DSL Modem Router Mode and Wireless Router mode. If you

already have a modem or your Internet comes via an Ethernet cable from the wall, you can set up the modem

router as a regular wireless router to share the Internet. Refer to

Appendix B: Troubleshooting

for details.

4° 2°

Manually Set up an Internet Connection

To manually add an Internet connection without following the instructions of the Quick

Setup wizard:

1°

Visit

http://tplinkmodem.net

, and log in with the password you set for the modem

router.

2°

Go to

Basic

>

Internet

page. Select your

ISP

, and the

VPI

and

VCI

values will

be automatically filled in. Enter the information provided by your ISP for the

Connection Type

. If you can’t find your ISP in the

ISP List

, select

Other

and then

enter the information provided by your ISP.

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3°

Click

Save

to make the settings effective and you can refer to

Test Internet Connectivity

to test the Internet connection.

Tips:

You can view and edit all Internet connections on

Advanced

>

Network

>

Internet

page.

4° 3°

Set up an IPv6 Connection

If the DSL line your ISP provided also supports IPv6 connection and your ISP has

provided some detailed IPv6 parameters, you can configure the modem router to

permit IPv6 connection.

Follow the steps below to set up an IPv6 connection.

1°

Configure the WAN settings.

1 ) Visit

http://tplinkmodem.net

, and log in with the password you set for the

modem router.

2 )

Go to

Advanced

>

Network

>

Internet

page. Select your WAN Interface Name

and click the

(Edit) icon.

3 )

Scroll down to configure the IPv6 parameters.