TP-Link TL-MR3020 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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TL-MR3020

Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router

2.

After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to the Figure 3-20. Enter

admin

for the

User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the

OK

button or press the

Enter

key.

Figure 3-20

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.

3.

Go to

Quick Setup

and click

Figure 3-21

Quick Setup

4.

Choose the

Wireless

Operation Mode Type

and click

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Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router

Figure 3-22

Quick Setup – Wireless Operation Mode



If you choose

Access Point (AP)

, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-23.

This operation mode allows wireless stations to access.

Figure 3-23

Quick Setup – AP



Wireless Network Name (SSID)

- Enter a string of up to 32 characters. The

same Name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The

default SSID is set to be

TP-LINK_POCKET_xxxxxx

(xxxxxx indicates the last

unique six characters of each Router's MAC address), which can ensure your

wireless network security. But it is recommended strongly that you change your

networks name (SSID) to a different value. This value is case-sensitive. For

example,

MYSSID

is NOT the same as

MySsid

.

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Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router



Region

- Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region

where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the

wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this

filed. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government

agency for assistance.



Channel

- This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not

necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference

problems with another nearby access point. If you select auto, then the AP will

select the best channel automatically.



If you choose

Repeater

, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-24. In

Repeater mode, the AP with WDS disabled will relays data to an associated root AP. AP

function is enabled meanwhile. The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations

and the root AP for greater wireless range. Please input the MAC address of root AP in

the field

"MAC Address"

.

Figure 3-24

Quick Setup – Repeater



Name of remote AP (SSID)

- Enter the name of a remote AP (also called the

SSID) that you want to access. Click the

Survey

button behind it, you can choose

one of searching results to fill in this field.



MAC Address

- Enter the MAC address of AP that you want to access. When you

use the survey function to fulfill the

Name of remote AP (SSID)

, this field will be

filled in automatically.

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Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router



Region

- This field determines which operating frequency will be used. To

achieve more information, you can read the same glossary in Access Point part.



If you choose

Bridge with AP

, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-25.

This operation mode bridges the AP and up to 4 APs also in bridge mode to connect two

or more wired LANs.

Figure 3-25

Quick Setup – Bridge with AP



Wireless Network Name (SSID)

- Enter a string of up to 32 characters. To

achieve more information, you can read the same glossary in Access Point part.



Region

- This field determines which operating frequency will be used. To

achieve more information, you can read the same glossary in Access Point part.



Channel

- This field determines which operating frequency will be used. To

achieve more information, you can read the same glossary in Access Point part.



Add a remote AP -

Click the Survey button to fill in the

MAC of remote AP (1-4)

field.



MAC of remote AP (1-4)

- Enter the MAC address of AP that you want to access.

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Portable 3G/4G Wireless N Router



If you choose

Client

, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-26. This

operation mode bridges the AP and up to 4 APs also in bridge mode to connect two or

more wired LANs.

Figure 3-26

Quick Setup – Client



None

- The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If you select

"None", the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption.

It is recommended strongly that you choose one of following options to enable

security.



WEP

Type

- You can select one of following types:

o

Automatic

- Select

Shared Key

or

Open System

authentication type

automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

o

Open System

- Select 802.11 Open System authentication.

o

Shared Key

- Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication.

WEP Key Format

- You can select

ASCII

or

Hexadecimal

format. ASCII Format

stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.

Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f,

A-F) in the specified length.

WEP Key settings

- Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the

matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button.

These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network.

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