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Select
from Bigpond Cable and Optusnet Cable services.
Bigpond Cable setup:
Bigpond
Cable currently have two types of authentication
methods running, and the one you’re using will determine how you set up your
router. If you have the Bigpond Cable Login software running on your PC, then follow the steps below. If your PC (or any other on your
network) does not require the Bigpond Cable Login software when online, then
you may follow the steps for Optusnet
Cable as the steps are the same.
Step 1.
Using the PC
that is connected to the modem, right-click on the Bigpond Cable Login icon in
the bottom-right corner of the screen and click ‘Disconnect’. Now right-click
it again and select ‘Options’. Uncheck the settings for ‘Auto Connect’,
‘Automatically start when user logs on’ and ‘Automatically Reconnect’. Click
‘OK’, and repeat these steps on any other PC on your network running the
software.
Step 2.
Unplug the
power to the Motorola modem, and disconnect the USB from the modem if it is in
use (the USB port can not be used when it is connected to a router). Connect a
network cable (also know as an ‘Ethernet cable’) between the modem and the WAN
port on the router.
Step 3.
Now connect
any PCs you intend to network with an Ethernet cable into the LAN ports (port
number 1, 2, 3 & 4) on the router.
Step 4.
Open a web
browser and enter the following into the address field: 192.168.1.1 (or click here).
Step 5.
A login
window will appear. Enter ‘admin’ for both the User Name and Password (in lower
case), then click OK.
Note: If the login screen does not appear, it may mean that your
web-browser has been set to use a proxy. Go to the Internet Explorer Tools
menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings button, then uncheck
the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish.
Step 6.
Once you see
the TP-Link configuration menu, click on the ‘Network’ menu, and then the ‘WAN’
sub-menu from the left hand side.
Step 7.
Select the
‘Bigpond Cable’ option from the drop-down menu.
Enter in your Bigpond Username (just the username, not the @bigpond.net.au
part)
Enter your Bigpond Password (case sensitive).
Enter in the Auth Server as ‘sm-server’
Enter the Auth Domain address based on your location. Choose from one of
the following:
·
NSW / ACT:
nsw.bigpond.net.au
·
VIC / TAS: vic.bigpond.net.au
·
WA : wa.bigpond.net.au
·
SA / NT: sa.bigpond.net.au
·
QLD: qld.bigpond.net.au
Now select ‘Connect Automatically’ from the next
field.
Double check all of the settings you have entered, and then click on ‘Save’.
Step 8.
Now plug in
the power to the modem now and wait about 30 seconds for it to connect. Then
test your connection by trying to access a website; it should find the site
within a few seconds.
Step 9.
Congratulations,
you have now set up your router and should be able to use your broadband
service over the network. For help with configuring the wireless settings (if
applicable), see the Wireless Settings section.
If you have no internet access at this point, check all the settings have been
made as above, and leave the power unplugged for your modem, router and PCs for
15 minutes. Then power them on and try again.
If you have
followed the above guide and continue to experience difficulty in your set up,
please call 1300-TPLINK.
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Step 1.
Unplug the
power to the Motorola modem, and disconnect the USB from the modem if it is in
use (the USB port can not be used when it is connected to a router). Connect a
network cable (also know as an ‘Ethernet cable’) between the modem and the WAN
port on the router.
Step 2.
Now connect
any PCs you intend to network with an Ethernet cable into the LAN ports (port
number 1, 2, 3 & 4) on the router.
Step 3.
Open a web
browser and enter the following into the address field: 192.168.1.1 (or click here).
Step 4.
A login
window will appear. Enter ‘admin’ for both the User Name and Password (in lower
case), then click OK.
Note: If the login screen does not appear, it may mean that your web-browser
has been set to use a proxy. Go to the Internet Explorer Tools menu>Internet
Options>Connections>LAN Settings button, then uncheck the Using Proxy
checkbox, and click OK to finish.
Step 5.
Once you see
the TP-Link configuration menu, click on the ‘Network’ menu, and then the ‘WAN’
sub-menu from the left hand side.
Step 6.
The default
setting for WAN Connection Type should be ‘Dynamic IP’. If it is something
else, change it to this setting now.
Do not change any of the other settings on this page – the modem will
automatically assign these details for the router.
Step 7.
Now plug in
the power to the modem and wait about 30 seconds for it to connect. Then test
your connection by trying to access a website; it should find the site within a
few seconds.
Step 8.
Congratulations,
you have now set up your router and should be able to use your broadband
service over the network. For help with configuring the wireless settings (if
applicable), see the Wireless Settings section.
If you have no internet access at this point, check all the settings have been
made as above, and leave the power unplugged for your modem, router and PCs for
15 minutes. Then power them on and try again.
If you have
followed the above guide and continue to experience difficulty in your set up,
please call 1300-TPLINK.
Click here to return to the main page
of this guide.