TP Link AD7200 User Manual

AD7200

User Guide

AD7200 Multi-Band Wi-Fi Router

REV1.0.0 1910011594

Contents

About This Guide ...............................................................................................

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Chapter 1. Get to Know About Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1. 1. Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. 2. Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. 3. Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1. 3. 1.Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1. 3. 2.The Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1. 4. Position Your router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 2. Connect the Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2. 1. Position Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2. 2. Connect Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 3. Log into Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 4. Set Up Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4. 1. Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4. 2. Manually Configure Your Internet Connection Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4. 3. Setting Up an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 5. Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5. 1. Create Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 5. 2. Customize Guest Network Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Chapter 6. USB Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

6. 1. Local Storage Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6. 1. 1.Access the USB Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6. 1. 2.Customize Your Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6. 2. Remote Access via FTP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 6. 2. 1.Access the USB Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 6. 2. 2.Customize Your Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

6. 3. Media Sharing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

6. 3. 1.Access the USB Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 6. 3. 2.Customize Your Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 6. 4. Printer Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

6. 5. Offline Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Chapter 7. Parental Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Chapter 8. QoS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

8. 1. Prioritize Internet Traffic with QoS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 8. 2. Update the Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Chapter 9. Network Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

9. 1. Protect the Network from Cyber Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 9. 2. Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 9. 3. IP & MAC Binding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Chapter 10.NAT Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

10. 1. Share Local Resources on the Internet by Virtual Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 10. 2. Open Ports Dynamically by Port Triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 10. 3. Make Applications Free from Port Restriction by DMZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 10. 4. Make Xbox Online Games Run Smoothly by UPnP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Chapter 11.VPN Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

11. 1. Use OpenVPN to Access Your Home Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 11. 2. Use PPTP VPN to Access Your Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Chapter 12.Customize Your Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

12. 1. Change the LAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 12. 2. Configure to Support IPTV Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 12. 3. Specify DHCP Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 12. 4. Set Up a Dynamic DNS Service Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 12. 5. Create Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 12. 6. Specify Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 12. 7. Use WPS for Wireless Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

12. 7. 1.Set the Router’s PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 12. 7. 2.Use the WPS Wizard for Wi-Fi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Chapter 13.Manage the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

13. 1. Set Up System Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

13. 2. Test the Network Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

13. 3. Upgrade the Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

13. 3. 1.Online Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

13. 3. 2.Local Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

13. 4. Backup and Restore Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

13. 5. Change the Administrator Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

13. 6. Password Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

13. 7. Local Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

13. 8. Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

13. 9. System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

13. 10. Monitor the Internet Traffic Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

13. 11. Control LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

FAQ ..................................................................................................................

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Specifications ................................................................................................

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About This Guide

This guide provides details of each function and shows how to configure the router appropriate to your needs. In addition to this guide, a Quick Installation Guide is also released with each TP-LINK router, you are suggested to configure your router for quick Internet setup by following the published Quick Installation Guide before you get started with a further configuration.

Conventions

In this guide the following conventions are used:

Convention

 

Description

 

 

router

Stands for AD7200 Multi-Band Wi-Fi Router without any explanation.

 

 

 

Parameters provided in the screenshots are just references for setting up the device,

parameters

which may differ from the actual situation. You can set the parameters according to

 

your demand.

 

 

 

The demonstrated screenshots may look a little different from the actual web page of

screenshots

your device due to the various firmware versions. Please just configure your product

 

based on the actual web page.

 

 

Blue Italic

Hyperlinks are in blue italic. You can click to redirect to a website or a specific section.

 

 

Blue

Contents to be emphasized and texts on the web page are in blue, including the

menus, items, buttons, etc.

 

 

 

 

The menu structures to show the path to load the corresponding page. For example,

>

Advanced > Wireless > MAC Filtering means the MAC Filtering function page is under

 

the Wireless menu that is located in the Advanced tab.

 

 

Note:

Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the device.

 

 

 

 

Tips:

Indicates important information that helps you make better use of your device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

click to edit the corresponding entry.

symbols on the web

 

 

page

click to delete the corresponding entry.

 

click to enable or disable the corresponding entry.

 

 

 

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Chapter 1

Get to Know About Your Router

This chapter introduces what the router can do and shows its main features and appearance.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Product Overview

Main Features

Panel Layout

Position Your router

Chapter 1

1. 1. Product Overview

What This Product Does

TP-LINK’s AD7200 Multi-Band Wi-Fi Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NATrouter and Wireless AP. With the Multi-Band technology, the AD7200 delivers Wi-Fi to multiple devices simultaneously for faster speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance. Your wireless connections are radio band selectable to avoid interference in your area, and the four built-in Gigabit ports supply high-speed connection to your wired devices.

802.11ad - The Latest Generation of Wi-Fi

TP-LINK’s AD7200 comes with the latest generationWi-Fi standard – 802.11ad, backward compatible with 802.11n and 802.11ac. With the fastest combined Wi-Fi speed of up to 7200Mbps, the AD7200 lets you simultaneously game online and stream video in 4K ultra HD across multiple devices without lag.

7153Mbps Concurrent Tri-Band - More Bandwidth, Less Interference

Combined 7153Mbps Wi-Fi speed over one 2.4GHz (800Mbps) , one 5GHz (1733Mbps) and one 60GHz (4620Mbps) band, AD7200 offers you the flexibility of three dedicated networks and ensures amazing wireless performance. Simple tasks such as sending e-mails or web browsing can be handled by the 2.4GHz band while bandwidth intensive tasks like online gaming or HD video streaming can be processed by the 60GHz or 5GHz band – all at the same time.

Multifunctional USB Port – Easy Storage and Sharing

Using the AD7200’s multi-functional USB 3.0 port, you can share a printer with multiple computers and devices on your network and can also share files & media at home or via the FTP server while away from home.

Guest Network

Guest Network Access provides secure Wi-Fi access for guests sharing your home or office network in a controlled manner without exposing private Wi-Fi access codes or other personal data.

IPv6 Supported

AD7200 supports IPv6, which is the foundation of the next generation of the Internet and enables a range of new services and improved user experience.

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Parental Control

Parental Controls allow parents or administrators to deploy restricted access for children or staff. With URL blocking, you can easily set up a black or white list to limit the level of web access.

Tether APP

TP-LINK Tether provides the easiest way to access and manage your router with your devices.

1. 2. Main Features

Wireless and Wired Performance

Supports 802.11ad - The latest generation of Wi-Fi, compatible with 802.11n and 802.11ac

Simultaneous 2.4GHz 800Mbps, 5GHz 1733Mbps and 60GHz 4620Mbps connections for 7153Mbps of total available bandwidth

8 external antennas and high power amplifiers provide stable signals and optimal wireless coverage

Beamforming technology delivers highly efficient wireless connection

Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security

Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/ PPTP/L2TP Internet access

Supports USB Storage Sharing, Print Server, FTP Server, Media Server. Shares a printer locally and files & media with networked devices or remotely via FTP server

Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing

Guest Network access provides secure Wi-Fi access for guests sharing your home or office network

Parental Controls allow parents or administrators to establish restricted access policies for children or staff

Quality of Service (QoS) makes it easier for you to manage the bandwidth of devices connected to the router

Supports IP/MAC filter and URL filter, Access Control list

SPI and NAT firewall protects end-user devices from potential attacks from the Internet

Easy one-touch WPA wireless security encryption with the WPS button

Wi-Fi On/Off Button allows users to turn their wireless radio on or off

Supports firmware upgrade and Web management

Supports Virtual Server, DMZ host and Port Triggering

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Supports Dynamic DNS, UPnP and Static Routing

Provides Automatic-connection and Scheduled Connection on certain time to the Internet

Supports system log and Traffic Statistics

Supports IPv6

1. 3. Panel Layout

1. 3. 1. Top View

The router’s LEDs (view from left to right) are located on the front. You can check the router’s working status by following the LED Explanation table.

LED Explanation

 

Name

Status

Indication

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

System initialization completes.

 

 

 

 

 

(Power)

Flashing

System initialization or firmware upgrade is in process. Do not

 

disconnect or power off the router.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Power is off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

The 2.4GHz wireless band is working properly.

(2.4GHz Wireless)

 

 

Off

The 2.4 GHz wireless band is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LED Explanation

Name

Status

Indication

 

 

 

 

On

The 5GHz wireless band is working properly.

( 5GHz Wireless)

 

 

Off

The 5GHz wireless band is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

On

The 60GHz wireless band is working properly.

( 60GHz Wireless)

 

 

Off

The 60GHz wireless band is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

On

At least one Ethernet port is connected.

(Ethernet)

 

 

Off

No Ethernet port is connected.

 

 

 

 

 

Blue On

Internet is available.

 

 

 

 

Orange On

The router’s Internet port is connected, but the Internet

(Internet)

is not available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The router’s Internet port is not connected.

 

 

 

 

On/Off

Turns On when a WPS synchronization is established and

 

automatically turns Off about 5 minutes later.

 

 

(WPS)

 

 

Flashing

A wireless device is trying to connect to the network via WPS. This

 

 

process may take up to 2 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

The USB device is identified and ready to use.

 

 

 

(USB)

Flashing

The USB device is being identified.

 

 

Off

No USB device is plugged into the USB port or the USB device is not

 

 

identified or USB device has been safely ejected.

 

 

 

 

 

The following buttons (view from left to right) are also located on the front panel.

Button Description

Buttons

 

Description

 

 

(Wi-Fi Button)

Press this Wi-Fi button for about 2 seconds to turn on or off the wireless function of

your router.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press this WPS button, and immediately press the WPS button on your client device.

(WPS Button)

The WPS LED

of the router should change from flashing to solid on, indicating

 

 

 

successful WPS connection.

 

 

(LED Button)

Press the LED button for about 1 second to turn on or off the LEDs of your router.

 

 

 

 

 

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1. 3. 2. The Back Panel

The following parts (view from left to right) are located on the rear panel.

Item

Description

Reset Button

When you need to reset the router, press and hold the Reset button for

about 10 seconds until all LEDs go on, then release the button.

 

 

 

Internet Port

This port is where you’ll connect to the DSL/Cable modem, or Ethernet.

 

 

Ethernet Ports (1/2/3/4)

Connect your Etherent devices, like PCs, to these ports.

 

 

USB 3.0 Port

Connect your USB storage device or USB printer to this port.

 

 

Power On/Off Button

Press this button to power on or off the router.

 

 

Power Port

This port is where you will connect the power socket via the provided

power adapter.

 

1. 4. Position Your router

Place your router in a well-ventilated place far from any heater or heating vent

Avoid direct irradiation of any strong light (such as sunlight)

Keep at least 2 inches (5 cm) of clear space around your router

Generally, your router is placed on a horizontal surface. It also can be mounted on the wall as shown below.

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Note:

The diameter of the screw, 3.5mm<D<6mm, and the distance of two screws is 149.6mm. The screw that project from the wall need around 4mm based, and the length of the screw need to be at least 30mm to withstand the weight of the product.

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Connect the Hardware

This chapter contains the following sections:

Position Your Router

Connect Your Router

Chapter 2

2. 1. Position Your Router

The Product should not be located where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat.

Place the router in a location where it can be connected to the various devices as well as to a power source.

Make sure the cables and power cord are safely placed out of the way so they do not create a tripping hazard.

The router can be placed on a shelf or desktop.

Keep away from the strong electromagnetic radiation and the device of electromagnetic sensitive.

2. 2. Connect Your Router

1. Follow the steps below to connect your router.

If your Internet connection is through an Ethernet cable from the wall instead of through a DSL / Cable / Satellite modem, connect the Ethernet cable directly to the router’s Internet port, then follow steps 5 and 6 to complete the hardware connection.

1 ) Place the router horizontally and extend the antennas to the maximum angle.

Note:

For best performance, horizontal installation is recommended. Antenna direction and position can affect performance in vertical installation situations.

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2 ) Turn off the modem, and remove the backup battery if it has one.

3 ) Connect the modem to the Internet port on your router with an Ethernet cable. 4 ) Turn on the modem, and then wait about 2 minutes for it to restart.

5 ) Turn on the router.

6 ) Verify that the following LEDs are on and stable before continuing with the configuration.

Tips:

1.If all the LEDs are off, press the LED On/Off button for about 1 second, then check the LEDs again.

2.If the 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 60GHz LEDs are off, press the Wi-Fi On/Off button for about 2 seconds, then check the LEDs again in a few seconds.

2.Connect your computer to the router.

Method 1: Wired

Turn off the Wi-Fi on your computer and connect the devices as shown below.

Method 2: Wirelessly

Connect wirelessly by using the SSID (Network Name) and Wireless Password/PIN printed on the product label at the bottom of the router.

Method 3: Use the WPS button

Wireless devices that support WPS, including Android phones, tablets, most USB network cards, can be connected to your router through this method. (WPS is not supported by IOS devices.)

Note:

The WPS function cannot be configured if the wireless function of the router is disabled. Also, the WPS function will be disabled if your wireless encryption is WEP. Please make sure the wireless function is enabled and is configured with the appropriate encryption before configuring the WPS.

1.Tab the WPS icon on the device’s screen.

2.Immediately press the WPS button on your router.

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Chapter 3

Log into Your Router

Chapter 3

With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the rouer. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.

Follow the steps below to log into your router.

1.Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your computer.

2.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you‘ve set for the router. The default one is admin for both username and password.

Note:

If the login window does not appear, please refer to FAQ.

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Chapter 4

Set Up Internet Connection

This chapter intr oduces how to connect your router to the Internet. The router is equipped with a w eb-based Quick Setup wizard. It has many ISP information built in, automates many of the steps and verifies that those steps have been successfully completed. Furthermore, you can also set up an IPv6 connection if your ISP provided IPv6 service.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Quick Setup

Manually Configure Your Internet Connection Settings

Setting Up an IPv6 Internet Connection

Chapter 4

4. 1. Quick Setup

The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you through the process to set up your router to access the Internet.

Tips:

If you need the IPv6 Internet connection, please refer to the section of “4. 3. Setting Up an IPv6 Internet Connection”.

Follow the steps below to set up your router to access the Internet.

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you‘ve set for the router.

2.Click Quick Setup on the top of the page.

3.Select your Time Zone from the drop-down list and click Next.

4. Click Auto Detect and the router will detect your connection type automatically.

Note:

You can also choose the connection type manually. Contact your ISP if you are not sure about the Internet connection information.

If you use DSL line and you are only provided an account name and a password by your ISP, choose PPPoE.

If you use cable TV or fiber cable, choose Dynamic IP.

If you are provided more information such as IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway, choose Static IP.

5.In this case, the router automatically detects Dynamic IP as the connection type. Click Next.

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6.Follow the instructions on the page to decide whether to clone MAC Address. Click Next.

7. Configure your wireless settings and click Next.

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Note:

1.You may customize your 2.4GHz/5GHz/60GHz SSID and password. Once done, the wireless connection will disconnect automatically, and you must then use the new SSID/password to regain access to the Internet.

2.Tick Hide SSID if you want to hide this wireless network name.

8. Confirm the information and click Save.

9.Click Test Internet Connection. If you successfully connect to the Internet, the screen will display as follows.

10.Now your computer and Wi-Fi devices can connect to the Internet!

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Tips:

You can connect your computer to the router’s Etherent port using an Ethernet cable to join the local area network. You can also find and select the wireless network name on your Wi-Fi device to join the Wi-Fi network.

4.2. Manually Configure Your Internet Connection Settings

In this part, you can check your current Internet connection settings. You can also modify the settings according to the service information provided by your ISP.

Follow the steps below to check or modify your Internet connection settings.

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with the username and password you’ve set for the router.

2.Go to Basic > Internet.

3.Select your Internet connection type from the drop-down list.

Note:

If you are unsure what your connection type is, click Auto Detect. Since different connection types need different cables and connection information, you can also refer to the demonstrations in Step 4 to judge your connection type.

4.Follow the instructions on the page to continue the configuration. Parameters on the figures are just used for demonstration.

1 ) If you choose Dynamic IP, you need to select whether to clone the MAC address or not. Dynamic IP users are usually equipped with cable TV or fiber cable.

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2 ) If you choose Static IP, enter the information provided by your ISP in the corresponding fields.

3 ) If you choose PPPoE, enter the username and password provided by your ISP. PPPoE users usually have DSL cable.

4) If you choose L2TP, enter the username and password and choose the Secondary Connection provided by your ISP. Different parameters are needed according to the Secondary Connection.

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5 ) If you choose PPTP, enter the username, password and choose the Secondary Connection provided by your ISP. Different parameters are needed according to the Secondary Connection.

5. Click Save to make the settings take effect. To check your Internet connection, click Network Map on the left of the page.

Note:

It may take 1-2 minutes to make the settings valid.

6.After the connection succeed, the screen will display as follows. Here we take PPPoE as an example.

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1.If you use Dynamic IP and PPPoE and you are provided any other parameters that are not required on the page, please go to Advanced > Network > Internet to complete the configuration.

2.If you still cannot connect to the Internet, refer to FAQ for further instructions.

4. 3. Setting Up an IPv6 Internet Connection

Your ISP provides information about one of the following Internet connection types: PPPoE, Dynamic IP(SLAAC/DHCPv6), Static IP, 6to4 tunnel, Pass-Through (Bridge).

1.Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, then log in with the username and password you set for the router.

2.Go to Advanced > IPv6.

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3. Select the Internet connection type provided by ISP.

Tips:

If you do not know what your Internet connection type is, contact your ISP or judge according to already known information provided by your ISP.

4.Fill in information as required by different connection type. (Red blanks must be filled.)

1 ) Static IP: Fill in blanks and click Save.

2 ) Dynamic IP(SLAAC/DHCPv6): Click Advanced to have more configuration if ISP requires. Click Save to save the settings and then click Renew to finish the configuration.

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3 ) PPPoE: Fill in the Username and Password. Click Advanced to have more configuration if ISP requires. Click Save to save the settings and then click Connect to finish the configuration.

4 ) 6to4 Tunnel: An IPv4 Internet connection type is a prerequisite for this connection type. (4. 2) Click Advanced to have more configuration if ISP requires. Click Save to save the settings and then click Connect to finish the configuration.

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5 ) Pass-Through (Bridge): Click Save and skip to step 6.

5. Configure LAN ports. Windows users are recommended to choose from the first two types. Fill in Address Prefix provided by ISP, and click Save to save the settings.

Tips:

Find Help on the management interface to know more about items.

6.Click Status to check whether you succeed or not. The following figure is an example of a successful PPPoE configuration.

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Tips:

Visit FAQ if there is no Internet connection.

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