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TL-WR542G
54Mbps Wireless Router User Guide
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Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide
After connecting the TL-WR542G Router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter
describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR542G Wireless Router. These
procedures only take you a few minutes. You can access the Internet via the router immediately
after successfully configuring.
3.1 TCP/IP configuration
The default IP address of the TL-WR542G 54Mbps Wireless Router is 192.168.1.1. And the
default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be seen from the LAN. They can be
changed as you desire, as an example we use the default values for description in this guide.
Connect the local PC to the LAN ports of the router. There are then two ways to configure the IP
address for your PC.
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Configure the IP address manually
1)
Set up the TCP/IP Protocol for your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this,
please refer to
Appendix B: "Configuring the PC."
2)
Configure the network parameters. The IP address is 192.168.1.xxx ("xxx" is from 2 to
254), Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0, and Gateway is 192.168.1.1 (The router's default
IP address)
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Obtain an IP address automatically
1)
Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in "
Obtain an IP address automatically
" mode on your PC.
If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to
Appendix B: "Configuring the
PC."
2)
Power off the router and PC. Then turn on the router and restart the PC. The built-in
DHCP server will assign IP address for the PC.
)
Note:
For Windows 98 OS or earlier, the PC and router may need to be restarted.
Now, you can run the Ping command in the
command prompt
to verify the network connection
between your PC and the router. The following example is in Windows 2000 OS.
Open a command prompt, and type
, and then press
Enter
.
If the result displayed is similar to that shown in Figure 3-1, the connection between your PC and
the router has been established.
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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-WR542G 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.
Please click the
Quick Setup
link on the left of the main menu and the Quick Setup screen will
appear.
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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
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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.
If you Choose "
Static IP
", the Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 3-8:
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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.
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Subnet Mask -
The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0
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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.
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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
In this page, you can configure the following wireless parameters:
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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.

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