Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide; Tcp/Ip Configuration - TP-Link TL-WR1043ND User Manual

Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of yourTL-WR1043ND Router
using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes.
3.1

TCP/IP Configuration

The default domain name of theTL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router is
http://tplinkwifi.net, the default IP address is 192.168.0.1, and the default Subnet Mask is
255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we all use the default
values for description.
Connect the local PC to the Ethernet ports of the router, and then you can configure the IP
address for your PC by following the steps below:
1) Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in "Obtain an IP address automatically" mode on your PC. If
you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to
PCs.
2) Then the built-in DHCP server will assign IP address for the PC.
Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection
between your PC and the router. The following example is in Windows XP.
Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.0.1, and then press Enter.
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If the result displayed is similar to the figure
PC and the router has been established well.
TL-WR1043ND 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router
, it means the connection between your
below
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Appendix B: Configuring the