TP-Link TL-WR543G User manual

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Connect the WAN port on
your Router to the Modem’s
LAN port with an Ethernet
cable.
Connect your computer to the
TL-WR543G with an Ethernet
cable.
Plug the provided Powe
r
Adapter into the Powe
r
jack on the back of the
Router and the other end
to a standard electrical wall
socket.
Note If connecting the TL-WR543G to the WISP (Wireless Internet Service
Provider), please skip to the next step.
Please use only wired network connections to configure the router.
Note

2
Turn on all of your network devices, including your computer, Modem and the
Router then check to see if the LEDs of the Router display normally as the
digram below describes.
Note If the LEDs display abnormally, please check to see if all the cable
connectors (power adapter and Ethernet cable) are well connected to you
r
device.
Login
PWR: Solid light
SYS/WLAN: Flashing
LAN: Flashing or solid light if the
corres
p
ondin
g
p
ort is connected
WAN: Flashing or solid light if the
WAN
p
ort is connected
Open your web browser,
type in http://192.168.1.1/ in
the address field and press
Enter.

3
A
dialog box will prompt you for the
User name and Password. Enter
the default values and click OK.
Note If the dialog box does not pop up, please refer to T3 in the Troubleshooting
guide on page 8. T2 will help you if you forget the password.
The web management page will
display after a successful login.
Click Quick Setu
p
User name: admin
Password: admin
Click OK

4
Internet Parameters Configuration
C
2
2
This page will then display.
Click Next
Click Next
Choose the operation mode for the
TL-WR543G.
AP Client Router mode is for connecting
to the WISP (Wireless Internet Service
Provider);
AP Router is for connecting to the
common ISP using cable connection.
Note 1. If you did not get the Connection Type information, please contact you
r
ISP for this information.
2. If your ISP provides other connection types such as PPTP, L2TP o
r
BigPond (or Heart Beat Signal), you should go to “Network > WAN” to
configure your connection type referring to the User Guide on the
Resource CD provided.
Click Next
Choose the Connection Type given by
your ISP.
If PPPoE is selected, please proceed to A;
If Dynamic IP is selected, please skip to B;
If Static IP is selectedLjplease skip to C.

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Click Next
A Configuration for PPPoE
B Configuration for Dynamic IP
If you select Dynamic IP, you will be prompted to configure the wireless settings as
seen in section 3 Wireless Settings Confituration.
C Configuration for Static IP
If you select Static IP, this page
will then display.
If you select PPPoE, this page
will then display.
Enter the Account Name
and Password provided
b
y
y
our ISP.
Enter the IP Address,
Subnet Mask, Gateway,
DNS provided by your ISP
manuall
y
.
Click Next

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Wireless Settings Configuration
Click Finish
This page will then display
Click Next
Keep the default setting Enable.
If you want to disable wireless,
p
lease select Disable.
Create a unique and easy to
remember name for your
wireless network. You can also
keep the default setting without
the device being affected.
Select your region from
the drop-down list.
Note 1. The wireless security has not yet been configured in the above steps.
You are suggested to finish this configuration first and then refer to
Appendix Wireless Security Setup on page 15 to configure the
wireless security.
2. In AP Client mode, only the SSID can be changed according to the
WISP.

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Note
Note
The basic settings for your Router are completed. Please open the web browser and
log on to the following websites:
http://www.tp-link.com
http://www.google.com
If the above websites can be accessed, it indicates that your Router has been
configured successfully and you can begin to enjoy the Internet. If the website
cannot be accessed, please refer to “T4. What can I do if I cannot access the
Internet?” in the Troubleshooting guide on page 13.
The above configurations only need to be set once. If you want othe
r
computers in your network to access the Internet, please connect the desired
computer to the Router directly. If the additional computer can not access the
Internet, please set that computer referring to “T3. What can I do if I cannot
access the web-based configuration page?” in the Troubleshooting
guide on page 8.
For advanced configurations, please refer to the User Guide on the Resource
CD provided.

8
Note
T1. How do I restore my Router’s configuration to its factory default settings?
T2. What can I do if I don’t know or forgot my password?
1) Restore the Router’s configuration to its factory default settings. If you don’t
know how to do that, please refer to section T1.
2) Use the default user name and password: admin, admin.
3) Try to configure your Router once again by following the instructions in the
previous steps of the QIG.
T3. What can I do if I cannot access the web-based configuration page?
1) Configure your computer’s IP Address.
For Windows XP OS
Once the Router is reset, the current configuration settings will be lost and
you will need to re-configure the Router.
With the Router powered on, press
and hold the Reset button on the
rear panel for 8 to 10 seconds
before releasing it.
Press it for 8 to 10 seconds
Go to Start > Control Panel,
you will then see the
following page.
Click Network and Internet
Connections

9
Click Network
Connections
Click Properties
Right-click Local
Area Connection
Double-click Internet
Protocol
(
TCP/IP
)

10
Select Obtain an IP
address automaticall
y
Select Obtain DNS
server address
automaticall
y
Click OK
Click OK

11
For Windows Vista OS
Click View status
Go to Start > Settings > Control
Panel, and then you will see the
following page.
Click View network
status and tasks
Click Properties

12
Double-click Internet
Protocol Version 4
(
TCP/IPv4
)
.
Select Obtain DNS server
address automaticall
y
Select Obtain an IP
address automatically
Click OK

13
2) Configure your IE browser
Now, try to log on to the Web-based configuration page again after the above
settings have been configured. If you still cannot access the configuration page,
please restore your Router’s factory default settings and reconfigure your Router
following the instructions of this QIG. Please feel free to contact our Technical
Support if the problem persists.
T4. What can I do if I cannot access the Internet?
1) Check to see if all the connectors are connected well, including the telephone
line (for your modem), Ethernet cables and power adapter.
Open your IE browser, click
Tools tab and you will see
the following screen.
Click Internet Options…
Select Never dial
a connection
Click OK

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2) Check to see if you can access the Router’s web management page. If you
can, please follow the following steps to solve the problem. If you can’t, please
set your computer referring to section T3 then try to access the Internet again.
If the problem persists, please go to the next step.
3) Make sure that you are connected to the TP-LINK Router with the computer
that was originally connected to your modem, then log on to the web-based
management page and browse to “Network > MAC Clone”, click “Clone
MAC address” and then click “Save”. The Router will then reboot and you
may try to access the Internet from your computer. If the problem persists,
please go to the next step.
4) Some modems use the same LAN IP range (192.168.1.x) as TP-LINK Router,
it will cause IP address conflict between the two devices. To avoid the problem,
please log on to the web-based management page and browse to “Network >
LAN”, change the default LAN IP address from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.x.1 (x
can be any number from 2 to 254) to avoid an IP conflict with your Modem.
Click the “Save” button. The Router will then reboot and you may try to access
the Internet from your computer. Please note that the Router can only be
accessed using the new LAN IP address (192.168.x.1).
5) Please feel free to contact our Technical Support if the problem persists.

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Log on to the WEB Management
page. Click Wireless Settings on the
leftmost side.
Click Wireless Settings
Check Enable Wireless
Securit
y
box.
Enter a security key using
more than 8 characters
(
usin
g
numbers or letters
)
.
Select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
Click Save

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