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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

T6. How to use the modem router as a regular

wireless router to share my Internet ?

under

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.

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Select the checkbox to enable IPv6 feature.

Addressing Type:

Consult your ISP for the addressing type, DHCPv6 or SLAAC.

SLAAC is the most commonly used addressing type.

IPv6 Gateway:

Keep the default setting as Current Connection.

Note:

If your ISP has provided the IPv6 address, click

Advanced

to reveal more settings. Check to use

IPv6 specified by ISP and enter the parameters provided by your ISP.

4 )

Click

OK

to make the settings effective.

2°

Configure the IPv6 LAN settings. Go to

Advanced

>

Network

>

LAN Settings

page.

Select

IPv6

to configure IPv6 LAN parameters.

1 )

Select the

Prefix Delegated WAN Connection

, the IPv6 connection you just set

up from the drop-down list.

2 )

Leave the rest of the settings as default.

3 )

Click

Save

to make the settings effective.

3°

Done. IPv6 service is available for your network.

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4° 4°

Test Internet Connectivity

After manually setting up the Internet connection, you need to know the Internet

connectivity. The modem router provides a diagnostic tool to help you locate the

malfunction.

1°

Visit

http://tplinkmodem.net

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

router.

2°

Go to

Advanced

>

System Tools

>

Diagnostics

page.

3°

Click

Start

to test the Internet connectivity and you will see the test result in the

gray box.

Chapter

5

Bandwidth Control

The Bandwidth Control feature is used to fully utilize your limited bandwidth and

optimize the load respectively. With this feature enabled, you can assign a specific

minimum or maximum bandwidth for each computer, thus minimizing the impact

caused when the connection is under heavy load.