TL-WR841N TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router - TP-Link

TL-WR841N/TL-WR841ND300Mbps Wireless N RouterChapter 3. Quick Installation GuideThis chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TL-WR841ND 300MbpsWireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes.3.1 TCP/IP ConfigurationThe default domain name of the TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router ishttp://tplinklogin.net, the default IP address is 192.168.0.1, and the default Subnet Mask is255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we use all the defaultvalues for description.Connect the local PC to the LAN ports of the Router. And then you can configure the IP addressfor your PC in the following two ways.‣ Configure the IP address manually1) 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 192.168.0.xxx ("xxx" is any numberfrom 2 to 254), Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0, and Gateway is 192.168.0.1 (TheRouter's default IP address)‣ Obtain an IP address automatically1) 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 thePC”.2) Then the built-in DHCP server will assign IP address for the PC.Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connectionbetween your PC and the Router. The following example is in Windows 2000 OS.Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.0.1, and then press Enter.‣ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-1, it means the connection between your PCand the Router has been established well.- 9 -