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4.5.4.2. IP Address

Choose “

Access Control

→

IP Address

” menu, and can view and configure the IP address

access control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-50. If enabled, only PCs with IP addresses

listed are allowed to access the Router.

Figure 4-50

To add a new entry, follow the steps below.

1.

Click the

Add

button in Figure 4-50 to go to the

Access Control

page in the screen as shown

in Figure 4-51.

2.

Enter the IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.23) you want to add in the IP Address filed.

3.

Click

Save/Apply

to save your configuration.

Figure 4-51

4.5.4.3. Password

Choose “

Access Control

→

Password

” menu, and you can change the factory default password

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of the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-52.

Figure 4-52

4.5.5 Update Firmware

Choose “

Management

→

Update Firmware

” menu, and you can update the latest version of

firmware for the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-53. Make sure the firmware or romfile

you want to use is on the local hard drive of the computer. Click

Browse…

to find the local hard

drive and locate the firmware or romfile to be used for upgrade.

Figure 4-53

To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below.

1

Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (

www.tp-link.com

).

2

Type the path and file name of the update file into the “Firmware File Name” field. Or click the

Browse…

button to locate the update file.

3

Click the

Update Firmware

button.

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4.5.6 Save/Reboot

Choose “

Management

→

Save/Reboot

” menu, and you can save your configurations and reboot

your Router to make the configurations take effect in the screen as shown in Figure 4-54.

Figure 4-54

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Chapter 5. Software Dial

If TD-8840 CPE is working in bridged (RFC 1483 Bridged) mode when connecting to the Internet,

you must install dial software on your PC. There are some software working on WINDOWS in

market, examples as EnterNet3000

、

RASPPPoE

、

WinPeET.

How do I set up the connection in the windows XP?

¾

The users of Windows XP can click the “

Start

Æ

All Programs

Æ

Accessories

Æ

Communications

Æ

New connection wizard

”, and then click

Next

to enter the configuration

page.

¾

Select the “

connect to the Internet

”, and then click the

Next

button to enter the next page.

Select the “

set up my connection manually

”, and click

Next

to enter the next page.

¾

Select the “

connect using a broadband connection that requires user name and

password

”. Click

Next

to type the name of your ISP in the current page, and then click

Next.

¾

Enter an

ISP account name

and

password

, and click

Next

. If you have forgotten an existing

account name or password, please connect with your ISP.

¾

To create the connection and close this wizard, click

Finish

to add a shortcut to this

connection to your desktop.

¾

When you want to access the Internet by ADSL, double-click this shortcut of dial connection

on your desktop. Enter the account name and password, and click

Connect

to connect the

Internet.

How do I set up the connection in the Windows Vista?

¾

Users of Windows Vista can do as follows: Right-press

Network

Æ

Choose

Properties

, then

you can see Figure 5-1.

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Figure 5-1

¾

Click “

Set up a connection or network

” in the left of this page. And choose “

Set up a

dial-up connection

” in the new page; click

Next

. After that, you will see Figure 5-2; click “

Set

up a connection anyway

” to enter next page.

Figure 5-2

¾

Type the

Dial-up phone number,

the

User name

and

password

supplied by your ISP in the

new page. If you have forgotten an existing user name or password, please connect with your

ISP. Click

Create

to create the dial-up connection.

¾

Click

Close

to finish the setup.

¾

To connect to the Internet next time, click the

Start

button; click

Connect to

, and then click

the connection you just created.