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Figure 3-1

Success result of Ping command

If the result displayed is similar to that shown in Figure 3-2, it means that your PC has not

connected to the router.

Figure 3-2

Failure result of Ping command

Please check the connection following these steps:

1.

Is the connection between your PC and the router correct?

)

Note:

The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN port which you link to on the router and LEDs on your PC's adapter

should be lit.

2.

Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct?

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)

Note:

If the router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of

192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254, the gateway must be 192.168.1.1

3.2 Quick Installation Guide

With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape

®

Navigator) utility, it is easy to configure and

manage the TL-WR541G 54Mbps Wireless Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any

Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser.

Connect to the router by typing

in the address field of Web browser.

Figure 3-3

Login the router

After a moment, a login window will appear similar to that shown in 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.

If the User Name and Password are correct, you can configure the router using the Web browser.

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Please click the

Quick Setup

link on the left of the main menu and the Quick Setup screen will

appear.

Figure 3-5

Quick Setup

Click

Next

, and then

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 Next to enter the necessary network parameters.

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

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without needing to enter any parameters.

If you Choose "

Static IP

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

Figure 3-8

Quick Setup - Static IP

)

Note:

The IP parameters should have been provided by your ISP.

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 IP address 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.

After you complete the above, click

Next

, the Wireless settings page will appear, shown in Figure

3-9.

Figure 3-9

Quick Setup - Wireless settings

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In this page, you can configure the following wireless parameters:

¾

Wireless

Radio -

Indicates whether the Access Point feature of the router is enabled or

disabled. If disabled, the WLAN LED on the front panel will not be lit and the wireless

stations will not be able to access the router. If enabled, the WLAN LED will be lit up and

wireless stations will be able to access the router.

¾

SSID -

Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same SSID must be assigned to all

wireless devices on your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK_XXXXXX(XXXXXX

indicates the last unique six characters of each Router’s MAC address). This value is

case-sensitive. For example,

TP-LINK

is NOT the same as

tp-link

.

¾

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 field.

¾

Channel

-

The current channel in use. This field determines which operating frequency will

be used.

¾

Mode -

Indicates the current mode

54Mbps (802.11g)

,

11Mbps (802.11b)

. If you select

54Mbps (802.11g)

, it is compatible with

11Mbps (802.11b)

.

These settings are only for basic wireless parameters, for advanced settings, please refer to

Section 4.5: "Wireless."

)

Note:

The change of wireless settings won't take effect until the router reboots! You can reboot it

manually. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to

Section 4.12.5: "Reboot"

.

Click the

Next

button. You will then see the Finish page:

Figure 3-10

Quick Setup - Finish

After finishing all configurations of basic network parameters, please click

Finish

button to exit

this

Quick Setup

.

Chapter 4. Configuring the Router

This chapter describes each Web page's key functions.