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help. After that, please install the router according to the following steps. Don't forget to

pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry.

Step 1:

Locate an optimum location for the Router. The best place is usually near the

center of the area in which your PC will be wirelessly connected. The place had

better accord with the

Installation Environment Requirements.

Step 2:

Connect the PC(s) and Switch/Hub in your LAN to the LAN Ports on the router,

shown in Figure 2-3.

Step 3:

Connect the DSL/Cable modem to the WAN port on the router, shown in Figure

2-3.

Step 4:

Connect the AC power adapter to the AC power socket on the router, and the

other end into an electrical outlet. The router will start to work automatically.

Figure 2-3

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Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

After connecting the TL-R460 router to your network, you should configure it. This

chapter describes how to configure the PC and the Router to access the Internet

immediately after it has been successfully configured (take Windows XP for example).

3.1

Configure PC

Step 1:

Click the

Start

menu on your desktop, right click

My Network Places

, and then

select

Properties

(shown in Figure 3-1).

Figure 3-1

Step 2:

On the next screen, right click

Local Area Connection

(LAN), and then select

Properties

.

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Figure 3-2

Step 3:

On the next screen, select

General

tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP),

and then click the

Properties

button.

Figure 3-3

Step 4:

Configure the IP address as shown in Figure 3-4. After that, click

OK

.

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Figure 3-4

)

Note:

You can c

onfigure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address

automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” on the screen above.

Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network

connection. Please click the

Start

menu on your desktop, select

run

tab, type

cmd

in the

field, and then type

ping 192.168.0.1

on the next screen, and then press

Enter

.

If the result displayed is similar to the screen below, the connection between your PC

and the Router has been established.

Figure 3-5

If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has not

connected to the Router.

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Figure 3-6

You can check it follow the steps below:

)

Note:

Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct?

The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter

should be lit.

Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct?

If the Router's IP address is 192.168.0.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of

192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254, the gateway must be 192.168.0.1.

3.2

Login

Once your host PC is properly configured, please proceed as follows to use the

Web-based Utility: Start your web browser and type the private IP address of the Router

in the URL field:

After that, you will see the screen shown below, enter the default User Name

admin

and

the default Password

admin

, and then click

OK

to access to the

Quick Setup

screen.

You can follow the steps below to complete the Quick Setup.