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National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor use and Bulgaria None public service...
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environnement non contrôlé. Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps. Korea Warning Statements: 당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음. NCC Notice: 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機,非經許可,公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功 率或變更原設計之特性及功能。 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信;經發現有干擾現象時,應立即停用,並 改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信,指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電...
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router Model No.: TD-W8151N Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:...
150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: One TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router One Power Adapter for TD-W8151N ADSL2+ Router Quick Installation Guide ...
ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet or IEEE 802.11n/ IEEE 802.11g/ IEEE 802.11b wireless network. The TD-W8151N connects to an Ethernet LAN or computers via standard Ethernet ports. The ADSL connection is made using ordinary telephone line with standard connectors. Multiple workstations can be networked and connected to the Internet using a single Wide Area Network (WAN) interface and single global IP address.
Provides 64/128-bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List). 1.3 Conventions The Router or device mentioned in this User guide stands for TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ...
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 The Front Panel Figure 2-1 The LEDs located on the front panel indicates the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation:...
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide please refer to Note 1. If your ADSL LED is GREEN ON, please check your Internet configuration. You may need to check this part of information with your ISP and make sure everything have been input correctly.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Antenna: Used for wireless operation and data transmit. 2.3 Installation Environment 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.
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Plug one end of the twisted-pair ADSL cable into the ADSL port on the rear panel of TD-W8151N. Connect the other end to the MODEM port of the external splitter. Step 2: Connect the Ethernet cable. Attach one end of a network cable to your computer’s Ethernet port or a regular hub/switch port, and the other end to the LAN port on the TD-W8151N.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 2-4...
Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configure PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-W8151N or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to configure it.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK. Figure 3-4 Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”...
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-6 You can check it follow the steps below: Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-7 Step 1: Select the Quick Start tab, then click RUN WIZARD, and you will see the next screen. Click the NEXT button. Figure 3-8 Step 2: Configure the time for the Router, and then click the NEXT button.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-10 Step 4: Configure the following options provided by your ISP: Username, Password, VPI, VCI and Connection Type. Then click Next. Figure 3-11 Step 5: Configure the rules for the WLAN, and click NEXT.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-12 Note: If the Access Point is activated, the wireless function will be available even without the external antenna because of an additional printed antenna. To adopt the wireless security protection measures, please refer to 4.3.3...
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4 Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make use of its functions adequately, maybe you will get help from this chapter to configure the advanced settings through the Web-based Utility.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-2 Note: Click the other submenus System Log or Statistics in Figure 4-2, and you will be able to view the system log and traffic statistics about the Router.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-3 The Router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the Router. Click the CLEAR LOG button to clear the logs.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-4 Interface: You can select Ethernet, ADSL and WLAN to view the corresponding network traffic over different ports. Select Ethernet, and you will see the statistics table as below.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Statistics Table: Transmit total PDUs The total PDUs transmitted over the ADSL port. Transmit Statistics The total errors occurred over the ADSL port when data Transmit total Error Counts is being transmitted.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-5 Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.3.1 Internet Choose “Interface Setup→Internet” menu, you can configure the parameters for WAN ports in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-6).
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide PVCs Summary: Click the button, and you can view the summary information about the PVCs. ATM QoS: Select the Quality of Service types for this Virtual Circuit, including CBR (Constant Bit Rate), UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate) and VBR (Variable Bit Rate).
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ADSL Router will only send but will not accept RIP packet. Multicast: Select IGMP version, or disable the function. IGMP (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) is a session-layer protocol used to establish membership in a multicast group. The ADSL ATU-R supports IGMP version 1 (IGMP v1), IGMP v2 and IGMP v3.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-9 Servicename: Enter a name to mark current connection, or you can leave it blank. Username: Enter your username for your PPPoA/PPPoE connection. Password: Enter your password for your PPPoA/PPPoE connection.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Bridge Mode If you select this type of connection, the modem can be configured to act as a bridging device between your LAN and your ISP. Bridges are devices that enable two or more networks to communicate as if they are two segments of the same physical LAN.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-11 Router Local IP: These are the IP settings of the LAN interface for the device. These settings may be referred to as Private settings. You may change the LAN IP address if needed. The LAN IP address is private to your internal network and cannot be seen on the Internet.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide DHCP Server: Select Enabled, then you will see the screen below (shown in Figure 4-12). The Router will work as a DHCP Server; it becomes the default gateway for DHCP client connected to it.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide addresses. Each of the device's interfaces can be configured as a DHCP relay. If it is enabled, the DHCP requests from local PCs will forward to the DHCP server runs on WAN side. To have this function working properly, please run on Router mode only, disable the DHCP server on the LAN port, and make sure the routing table has the correct routing entry.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Access Point Settings: These are the settings of the access point. You can configure the rules to allow wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wireless network. ...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Multiple SSIDs Settings: These are the settings of the SSID. SSID Index: The index of the SSID, and in this model, you can only leave it as a default value of 1.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-16 WEP-128Bits To configure WEP-128Bits settings, select the WEP-128Bits option from the drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. 128-bit is stronger than 64-bit. Figure 4-17 WPA-PSK To configure WPA-PSK settings, select the WPA-PSK option from the drop-down list.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) - a wireless encryption protocol that provides dynamic encryption keys for each packet transmitted. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) - A security method that uses symmetric 128-bit block data encryption.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Reset to OOB: Use this button to reset the WPS state to “unconfigured”, so that a new key will be created when using WPS function next time. If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the Push Button Configuration (PBC) method, you can add it to the network by PBC with the following two methods.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS button on the back panel of the Router or click Start WPS button in Figure 4-21. Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-22 Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar” in the configuration utility of the WPS, and get the PIN code on the screen as below, then click Next.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router from AP self PIN code in Figure 4-23 (each Router has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 55924054 of this Router for example).
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Wireless MAC Address Filter: Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s RADIUS. Active: If you wish to filter users by MAC Address, select “Activated”, and “Deactived” for don’t.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-26 Click ADD ROUTE button to add a new route in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-27). Figure 4-27 Destination IP Address: This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-28 Virtual Circuit: Enter Virtual Circuit Index that you plan to setup for the NAT function. NAT Status: This field shows the current status of the NAT function for the current VC. You can go to the previous screen (shown in Figure 4-6) to activate the function.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide inside network appear as a single machine to the outside world. Figure 4-30 Rule Index: The Virtual server rule index for this VC. You can specify 10 rules in maximum. ...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Other operations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-30: Enter the index of assigned entry, and click the DELETE button to delete the entry. Click the BACK button to return to the previous screen.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Step 4: Enter the local and public IP addresses in the corresponding fields. Step 5: After that, click SAVE to make the entry take effect. Other operations for the entries as shown in Figure 4-31: Select the index of assigned entry, and click the DELETE button to delete the entry.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-32 QoS: Select this option to Activate/Deactivate the IP QoS on different types (IP ToS and DiffServ). Summary: Click the QoS Settings Summary button to view the configurations of QoS.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Protocol ID: Select one among TCP/UDP, TCP, UDP or ICMP protocols for the application. Vlan ID Range: Enter the Vlan range, and the rule will be effective to the selected Vlans.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-33 Assign VLAN PVID for each Interface Click Assign VLAN PVID for each Interface in Figure 4-33, you can assign the PVID for each interface in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-34).
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-35 VLAN Index: Select the VLAN index for this VC. You can specify 8 groups in maximum. VLAN ID: This indicates the VLAN group. ATM VCs: Select the ATM VCs as members of VLAN, and if you leave the Tagged blank, the tag in frames will be deleted when transmitted from the VC.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-36 ADSL Mode: Select the ADSL operation mode which your ADSL connection uses. ADSL Type: Select the ADSL operation type which your ADSL connection uses. Bitswap Enable: Check this box to enable Bitswap.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-38 ACL: If Activated, the IP addresses which are contained in the Access Control List can access to the Router. If Deactivated, all IP addresses can access to the Router.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-39 Filter Type Selection: Select the filter type for the configuration below. IP/MAC Filter Set Index: Select the Set index for the IP Filter entry. This index can match with six IP / MAC Filter Rule Indexes.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: Incoming means that IP traffic which is coming into the Router, and the Outgoing means that IP traffic which is going out the Router. IP/MAC Filter Rule Index: Select the Rule index for the IP Filter entry.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Note: If you want to make the rule take effect, please select to active the rule. Step 3: Enter the “Source IP Address”, “Destination IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Port Number”...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.2.2 MAC Filter Select IP/MAC Filter as the Filter type, and select MAC as the Rule type (shown in Figure 4-40), and then you can configure the filter rules based on MAC address.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Then you can configure the specific rule for the example. Step 2: Select the IP/MAC Filter Set Index and IP/MAC Filter Rule Index for the rule, then select the Interface “PVC0”, and select the Direction “Outgoing” for the first rule.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-41 Filter Type Selection: Select the Application Filter for the next configuration. Application Filter: Activate or deactivate the function. ICQ & MSN & YMSG & Real Audio/Video: Select Allow or Deny for these applications. If you select Allow, the Router will accept the application;...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-42 Filter Type Selection: Select the URL Filter for the next configuration. Active: Select “Yes” to make the rule to take effect. URL Index: Select the index for the URL Filter entry.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.3 SNMP Choose “Access Management→SNMP”, you can see the SNMP screen. The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used for exchanging information between network devices. Figure 4-43 Get Community: Set the password for the incoming Get and Get next requests from the management station.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide static host name with a dynamic IP address. User should type the host name, user name and password assigned to your ADSL Router by your Dynamic DNS provider. User also can decide to turn on DYNDNS Wildcard or not.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-46 CWMP: Select activate the CWMP function. URL: Enter the website of ACS which is provided by your ISP. User Name/Password: Enter the User Name and password to login the ACS server.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-48 Note: There is only one account that can access Web-Management interface. The default account is "admin", and the password is "admin". Admin has read/write access privilege. When you change the password, you should enter the new password twice, and then click SAVE to make the new password take effect.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide PC’s Clock Select PC’s Clock as the Synchronize time, you don’t need to set any items. Figure 4-50 Manually Select Manually as the Synchronize time, you need to set the date and time corresponding to the current time.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-52 To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Step 1: Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (http://www.tp-link.com). Step 2: Type the path and file name of the update file into the “New Firmware Location” field. Or click the Browse…...
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-53 Step 2: Save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-54). Figure 4-54 To restore the Router’s settings: Step 1: Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the device, or enter the exact path in “New Romfile Location”...
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-55 4.6.5 Diagnostics Choose “Maintenance→Diagnostics”, you can view the test results for the connectivity of the physical layer and protocol layer for both LAN and WAN sides in the screen (shown in Figure 4-56).
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Domain name (such as http://www.tp-link.com). If the result is similar to Figure 4-57, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 4-57 If the result is similar to Figure 4-58, there is something wrong with the connectivity of the Internet.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-59 Note: Click the tab, and you will be able to get the corresponding information.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix B: Troubleshooting T1. How do I restore my Router’s configuration to its factory default settings? With the Router powered on, press and hold the RESET button on the rear panel for 8 to 10 seconds before releasing it.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click Network Connections Right-click Local Area Connection Click Properties...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click OK...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows Vista OS Go to Start > Settings >Control Panel, and then you will see the following page. Click View network status and tasks Click View status Click Properties...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide For Windows 7 OS Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel, and then you will see the following page. Click View network status and tasks Click Change adapter settings Right-click Local...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Select Obtain an IP address automatically Select Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK...
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 2) Configure your IE browser Open your IE browser, click Tools tab and you will see the following screen. Click Internet Options Select Never dial a connection Click OK Now, try to log on to the Web-based configuration page again after the above settings have been configured.
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TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4) Please feel free to contact our Technical Support if the problem still exists. Note: For more details about Troubleshooting and Technical Support contact information, please log on to our Technical Support Website: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support.
TD-W8151N 150Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Appendix C: Technical Support Technical Support For more troubleshooting help, go to: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/faq To download the latest Firmware, Driver, Utility and User Guide, go to: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download For all other technical support, please contact us by using the following details:...