TP-Link TL-WDR3500 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Figure 3-3 Log in the Router

After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to Figure 3-4. Enter

admin

for the User

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

OK

button or press the

Enter

key.

Figure 3-4 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.

2.

After successful login, you can click the

Quick Setup

menu to quickly configure your Router.

Figure 3-5 Quick Setup

3.

Click

WAN Connection Type

page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. The

Router provides

Auto-Detect

function and supports three popular ways

Dynamic IP

,

Static

IP

and

PPPoE

to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the

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Auto-Detect

function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you

can select the very type and click

Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type

4.

If you select

Auto-Detect

, the Router will automatically detect the connection type your ISP

provides. Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the Internet port before detection. The

appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is

successfully detected by the Router.

1)

If the connection type detected is

PPPoE

, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure

3-7.

Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE



User Name

/

Password -

Enter the

User Name

and

Password

provided by your ISP.

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

your ISP.



Confirm Password -

Enter the password again to make sure that the password is

correct.

2) If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in

Figure 3-8. A MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for

identification. Some ISPs will register the MAC address of your computer when you

access the Internet for the first time via the cable/ADSL modem they offered. If you add a

router into your network to share the Internet, the ISP may not recognize the new MAC

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address of the router and will not offer the Internet connection any more. Therefore, it is

necessary to clone the MAC address of the computer to the router.

Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – MAC Clone



If you are visiting the Router from the main computer, please select

Yes

, and then click



If you are visiting the Router from another computer rather than the main computer,

please select

No

, and then click



Note:

1)

It’s strongly recommended that you visit and configure the Router from the main

computer.

2)

To find the main computer’s MAC, please go to

Start > Run

on your main computer, type

in

cmd

and press

Enter

. At the command prompt, enter

ipconfig/all

and press

Enter

.

The MAC will be displayed as

Physical Address

, shown in

Figure 3-9.

Figure 3-9 Find MAC Address

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3)

If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure

3-10. Configure the following parameters and then click

Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Static IP



IP Address -

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

(including your ISP). Your ISP will provide you with the IP address you need to enter

here. Enter the IP address into the field.



Subnet Mask -

The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address. Your IPS will provide

you with the subnet mask which is usually 255.255.255.0.



Default Gateway -

Your ISP will provide you with the Gateway address which is the ISP

server’s address.

Enter the gateway IP address into the box if required.



Primary

DNS -

Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box if required.



Secondary DNS -

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

5.

After finishing WAN Connection Type selection, the Dual Band Selection page will appear as

shown in Figure 3-11. Here we choose “Concurrently with 2.4GHz and 5GHz (802.11a/b/g/n)”

for introduction. Click

Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – Dual Band Selection



2.4GHz

- You can use the 2.4GHz band to connect to many classic wireless devices like

gaming consoles, laptops, DVRs, ect.

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

5GHz

- This band is less crowded and is used for time-sensitive music, video streaming

or gaming. Using this band can avoid interference with 2.4GHz networks or noisy

devices like cordless phones and microwave ovens.

6.

Configure the basic parameters for 2.4GHz wireless network in the following screen as

shown in Figure 3-12, and then click

Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Wireless



Wireless Radio -

Displays whether the wireless function is enabled or not.



Wireless Network Name -

Also called the

SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a

value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices

in your network. The default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_2.4GHz_XXXXXX. This value is

case-sensitive. For example,

TEST

is NOT the same as

test

.



Region

-

Select your region from the drop-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 field.

If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for

assistance.



Note:

Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region

selection option.



Band -

This field displayed the operating frequency being configured.



Mode -

This field determines the wireless mode which the Router works on.

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