TP-Link TL-WR842ND User manual

Hardware Connection
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Quick Installation Guide
300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router
MODEL NO. TL-WR842ND
Conguration by Setup Wizard
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Package Contents
Resource CD
Ethernet Cable
Power Adapter
The Easy Setup Assistant is not supported in Linux or Mac OS. If you are runing without CD-ROM, please refer to Appendix 2.
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Click START and the Easy Setup Assistant will guide
you step by step to set up the USB Printer.
TL-WR842ND
QIG
MODELNO. TL-WR842ND
300MbpsMulti-Function Wireless N Router
1Insert the TP-LINK Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Select TL-WR842ND and click USB Printer Setup.
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Select your language from the drop-down list.
Click START and
the Easy Setup Assistant will
guide you step by step to set up the Router.
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Follow the instructions until you see the screen
below. Click FINISH to complete the setup.
1Insert the TP-LINK Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2Select TL-WR842ND and click Easy Setup Assistant.
Appendix 1: Conguring the USB Printer
The USB Printer Setup Wizard is currently supported in Windows 7 32bit, Windows Vista 32bit, Windows XP 32/64bit, Windows 2003 and
Windows 2000 . Please follow the steps below to finish the printer configuration.
Printer
USB ash disk
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Computer
Wall Socket
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Cable/DSL Modem
Internet
Click Install to install USB Printer software and click
FINISH to complete the setup when you see the Finish
page.
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After nishing the USB Printer Setup Wizard, you may be
prompted "Found New Hardware" on your desktop.
Please follow the instructions to install suitable driver
for your own printer. After that, users in the LAN can
share the printer via the Router.
USB hard drive
* Some USB hard drives that work at a high
power without using any external power
adapter might not be supported.
Connect the WAN port on your Router to the Modem’s
LAN port with an Ethernet cable.
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To use the Router to share les or printer, plug an external USB hard
drive/USB ash disk into the USB port, or connect a USB printer to the
USB port. For specic conguration procedures of the USB Printer,
please refer to Appendix 1.
Connect your computer to one of the ports labeled 1~4 on
the Router with an Ethernet cable.
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Plug the provided Power Adapter into the POWER jack and
the other end to a standard electrical wall socket.
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Troubleshooting
With the Router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the
WPS/RESET button on the rear panel for approximately 8
seconds before releasing it.
1) Check to see if all the connectors are connected well,
including the telephone line (for your modem), Ethernet
cables and power adapter.
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 refer to Appendix 2.
3) Make sure that your PC has connected to one of the
ports labeled 1~4 on the Router and the modem has
connected to the Internet port on the Router, then log
on to the web-based management page and browse to
‘Network > MAC Clone‘, click ‘Clone MAC Address‘
and then click ‘Save‘. Reboot the Router and try to
access the Internet from your computer, if the problem
persists, please go to the next step.
4) Please feel free to contact our Technical Support if the
problem persists.
How do I restore my Router’s conguration to
its factory default settings?
What can I do if I cannot access the Internet?
Appendix 2: Conguration by WEB Management Interface
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Click Quick Setup in the main menu and click Next.
For Windows 7/Vista
Go to ‘Start > Settings > Control Panel’. Click ‘View
network status and tasks > View status > Properties’
and double-click ‘Internet Protocol Version 4
(TCP/IPv4)’. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automati-
cally’, choose ‘Obtain DNS server address automati-
cally’ and click ‘OK’.
For Windows XP/2000
Go to ‘Start > Control Panel’. Click ‘Network and
Internet Connections > Network Connections’.
Right-click ‘Local Area Connection’, select ‘Properties’
and then double-click ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’.
Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’, choose
‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’and click
‘OK’.
1Set the IP address of your computer as
‘ Automatically ‘ .2
Open your browser and type http://tplinklogin.net
in the address eld. Then use the user name admin
and password admin to log in.
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Here we take connection type PPPoE for example. Enter
the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. After
conrming the password, click Next.
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Select Auto-Detect to detect the Internet connection
type and click Next.
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Congure your network name (SSID) and set a password
for your router to prevent outside intrusion. Click Next to
continue.
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Click Reboot or Finish to make your settings take eect.
(You can refer to our User Guide on the CD to set up more functions of the Router. )
What can I do if I forgot my password?
1) Restore the Router’s conguration to its factory default
settings. If you don’t konw how to do that, please refer to
How do I restore my Router’s conguration to its factory
default settings?
2) Use the default user name and password: admin, admin.
3) Try to congure your router once again by following the
instructions in the previous steps of the QIG.
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