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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
Next
, and then
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
Next
to go on configuring.
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
Next
.
If you are visiting the Router from another computer rather than the main computer,
please select
No
, and then click
Next
.
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
Next
to continue.
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
Next
to continue.
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
Next
.
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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