TP Link Router Guide

The following is intended as a basic guide to help users set up their TP Link router in simple scenarios. For more detailed information, please review the Resources section.

Contents:

Before you install the router, you should first confirm your Internet connection is working. Connect your PC to the Internet through your broadband modem directly to ensure you have an active service. If there is any problem, please contact your ISP, otherwise please continue reading.

Please select which type of Internet service you are using to go to the relevant section:

• ADSL (i.e. the modem connects into your phone socket usually via a filter/splitter device)
• Cable (i.e. Telstra Bigpond Cable or Optusnet Cable, usually using a Motorola modem connected into a wall socket)

If you are not sure what type of connection you have, please contact your service provider.

To configure your Wireless options, please see the Wireless Settings section.

Contact your local branch for further assistance:

If you are experiencing difficulty with your TP Link equipment and following the steps in this guide have not helped, please call your local Anyware Computer Accessories (Official Australian Distributors of TP-Link) branch on 1300 26 99 27.

Please note that whilst we will endeavour to assist you as best we can with your TP Link product(s), we can not provide assistance with sophisticated network configurations, nor are we able to configure devices from other manufacturers.

Resources:

• For detailed, step-by-step instructions on your TP Link router and its features and capabilities, please read through the TP Link User Guide provided on the CD or download it from here: http://www.tplink.com/Download.htm

• For an in-depth guide on router technology in general, see: http://ozcableguy.com/routerfaq.html

• Telstra Bigpond Cable (not ADSL) customers can view this guide for understanding of the cable ‘heartbeat’: http://ozcableguy.com/heartbeat.html

• How to configure file sharing in Windows: See our File Sharing Guide below.

Sharing files over the network:

As long as File & Printer Sharing (known as NetBIOS over TCP/IP in older Windows systems) is active and you do not have software firewalls installed, all you need to do is ensure that all of your PCs have the same Workgroup name specified and then you'll be able to see them all and browse their files using the ‘My Network Places’ icon. To access files on another PC, each PC first has to ‘share’ the folder/s (or printer/s) to allow others to access it, and you do that by Right-Clicking on the folder or Printer and selecting the ‘Sharing’ option. If you get asked for a Password (XP & 2000 mainly) when you try to access a file on another PC, you may need to also set up ‘User Accounts’.

How to configure file sharing in Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304040/

Or download this guide from Microsoft for detailed steps to configure your file sharing settings: MS Networking Guide.

See this About.com guide for more tips and information on doing this.

Configuring your network adapter to automatically obtain IP settings:

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.

2. Right-click the local area connection that you want to configure, and then click Properties.

3. On the General tab (for a local area connection), click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.

4. Click Obtain an IP address automatically.

5. Click Obtain DNS server address automatically.

6. Click OK. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, click OK.

7. Close the Network and Dial-up Connections window.

Resetting the router to factory defaults:

If you need to reset the router to defaults, follow this procedure. NB. All settings will be erased in the router and you will need to re-enter them.

1. First, unplug the power to the router.

2. Using a pen or paperclip, hold down the reset button on the back of the router.

3. Keep the reset button depressed, and then plug in the power cable.

4. Continue holding down the reset in for 10 seconds once it is powered on.

5. Release the reset button, and now the router should be reset to factory defaults.