TP-Link TL-R402M Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Figure 3-5 Quick Setup

Click

Choose WAN Connection Type

page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6.

Figure 3-6 Choose WAN Connection Type

The router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet. Please select one compatible with

your ISP, click

If you choose "

PPPoE

", you will see this page shown in Figure 3-7:

Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE

¾

Account Name

and

Password -

Enter the

Account Name

and

Password

provided by your

ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact

your ISP

If you choose "

Dynamic IP

", the router will automatically receive the IP parameters from your ISP

without needing to enter any parameters.

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If you Choose "

Static IP

", the Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 3-8:

Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - Static IP

¾

IP Address -

This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including

your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field

¾

Subnet Mask -

The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0

¾

Default Gateway -

Enter the gateway into the box if required

¾

Primary

DNS -

Enter the DNS Server IP address into the boxes if required

¾

Secondary DNS -

If your ISP provides another DNS server, enter it into this field

)

Note:

The IP parameters should have been provided by your ISP.

Click the

Finish

page:

Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - Finish

After finishing all configurations of basic network parameters, please click

Finish

button to exit

this

Quick Setup

.

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Chapter 4. Configuring the Router

This chapter describes each web page's key functions.

4.1 Login

After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are eight main

menus on the left of the web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the

main menus. The eight main menus are:

Status

,

Quick Setup

,

Network

,

DHCP

,

Forwarding

,

Security

,

Static Routing and System Tools

.

On the right of the web-based utility, there are the

detailed explanations and instructions for the corresponding page. To apply any settings you have

altered on the page, please click the

Save

button.

There are the detailed explanations for each web page's key functions below.

4.2 Status

The Status page displays the router's current status and configuration. All information is

read-only.

LAN

This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, including the

MAC address

,

IP

address and Subnet Mask

.

WAN

These parameters apply to the WAN port of the router, including

MAC address

,

IP address

,

Subnet Mask

,

Default Gateway

,

DNS server

and

WAN connection type

. If PPPoE is chosen

as the WAN connection type, the

Disconnect

button will be shown here while you are accessing

the Internet. You can also cut the connection by clicking the button. If you have not connected to

the Internet, a

Connect

button will be shown, you can then establish the connection by clicking

the button.

Traffic Statistics

This field displays the router's traffic statistics.

System Up Time

The time of the router running from the time it is powered on or is reset

.

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Figure 4-1 Router Status

4.3 Quick Setup

Please refer to

Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide."

4.4 Network

Figure 4-2 The Network menu

There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-2):

LAN

,

WAN

and

MAC

Clone.

Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The

detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

4.4.1 LAN

You can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on this page.

- Network

y

LAN

WAN

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Figure 4-3 LAN

¾

MAC Address -

The physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't

be changed

¾

IP Address -

Enter the IP address of your router in dotted-decimal notation (factory default:

192.168.1.1)

¾

Subnet Mask -

An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use

255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask

)

Note:

1.

If you change the IP address of the LAN, you must use the new IP address to login to the

router.

2.

If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool in the

DHCP sever will not take effect, until they are re-configured.

3.

If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the Virtual Server and DMZ

Host may change accordingly at the same time, you’d better re-configure it as well.

4.4.2 WAN

You can configure the WAN port parameters on this page.

First, please choose the WAN Connection Type (Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/L2TP) to the

Internet. The default type is

PPPoE

. If you aren’t given any login parameters (fixed IP address,

logging ID, etc), please select

Dynamic IP

. If you are given a fixed IP (static IP), please select

Static IP

. If you are given a user name and a password, please select

PPPoE

. If your ISP

provides L2TP connection, please select

L2TP

option. If you are not sure which connection type

you use currently, please contact your ISP with the correct information.

1.

If you choose

Dynamic IP,

the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You

can see the page as follows (Figure 4-4):

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