TP-Link WR810N Quick Start Manual

How​ ​ t o​ ​ S et​ ​ U p​ ​ a ​ ​ H otspot​ ​ N etwork​ ​ w ith​ ​ a
TP-Link​ ​ W R810N

HOW TO SET UP A HOTSPOT NETWORK

General​ ​ I nformation
WITH A TP-LINK WR810N
The​ ​ T P-Link​ ​ W R810N​ ​ i s​ ​ a ​ ​ v ersatile,​ ​ c ompact​ ​ t ravel​ ​ r outer​ ​ t hat​ ​ c an​ ​ b e​ ​ u sed​ ​ t o​ ​ s et​ ​ u p​ ​ a
temporary​ ​ w ired​ ​ L AN​ ​ s o​ ​ t hat​ ​ y ou​ ​ c an​ ​ c ommission​ ​ a n​ ​ N 4-based​ ​ D esign​ ​ S tudio​ ​ i nstallation​ ​ i n​ ​ a
location​ ​ w here​ ​ n o​ ​ i nternet​ ​ a ccess​ ​ i s​ ​ a vailable.
The TP-Link WR810N is a versatile, compact travel router that can be used to set up a temporary
wired LAN so that you can commission an N4-based Design Studio installation in a location where no
internet access is available.
In addition to supporting Wi-Fi router and Access Point modes, the WR810N supports two additional modes —
"Client" mode and "Hotspot Router" mode — that allow you to tap into a hotspot's internet connection.
In​ ​ a ddition​ ​ t o​ ​ s upporting​ ​ W i-Fi​ ​ r outer​ ​ a nd​ ​ A ccess​ ​ P oint​ ​ m odes,​ ​ t he​ ​ W R810N​ ​ s upports​ ​ t wo
additional​ ​ m odes​ ​ - -​ ​ " Client"​ ​ m ode​ ​ a nd​ ​ " Hotspot​ ​ R outer"​ ​ m ode​ ​ - -​ ​ t hat​ ​ a llow​ ​ y ou​ ​ t o​ ​ t ap​ ​ i nto​ ​ a
The difference between these two modes is as follows:
hotspot's​ ​ i nternet​ ​ c onnection.
• The "Client" mode creates a network bridge between your hotspot and the TP-Link's LAN port, so that any
The​ ​ d ifference​ ​ b etween​ ​ t hese​ ​ t wo​ ​ m odes​ ​ i s​ ​ a s​ ​ f ollows:
devices connected to the LAN port are on the same subnet as the Hotspot. In this mode, the hotspot acts
mode,​ ​ t he​ ​ h otspot​ ​ a cts​ ​ a s​ ​ t he​ ​ D HCP​ ​ s erver,​ ​ a nd​ ​ y ou​ ​ c an​ ​ c onnect​ ​ a ​ ​ l aptop​ ​ t o​ ​ t he​ ​ h otspot's
The​ ​ " Client"​ ​ m ode​ ​ c reates​ ​ a ​ ​ n etwork​ ​ b ridge​ ​ b etween​ ​ y our​ ​ h otspot​ ​ a nd​ ​ t he​ ​ T P-Link's​ ​ L AN​ ​ p ort,
as the DHCP server, and you can connect a laptop to the hotspot's Wi-Fi network and communicate with the
Wi-Fi​ ​ n etwork​ ​ a nd​ ​ c ommunicate​ ​ w ith​ ​ t he​ ​ d evices​ ​ c onnected​ ​ t o​ ​ t he​ ​ L AN​ ​ p ort.
so​ ​ t hat​ ​ a ny​ ​ d evices​ ​ c onnected​ ​ t o​ ​ t he​ ​ L AN​ ​ p ort​ ​ a re​ ​ o n​ ​ t he​ ​ s ame​ ​ s ubnet​ ​ a s​ ​ t he​ ​ H otspot.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ I n​ ​ t his
devices connected to the LAN port.
The​ ​ " Hotspot​ ​ R outer"​ ​ m ode​ ​ c reates​ ​ a n​ ​ e ntirely​ ​ n ew​ ​ s ubnet​ ​ a nd​ ​ W i-Fi​ ​ n etwork,​ ​ a nd​ ​ u ses​ ​ y our
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hotspot's​ ​ W i-Fi​ ​ n etwork​ ​ a s​ ​ t he​ ​ " WAN"​ ​ c onnection.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ I n​ ​ t his​ ​ m ode,​ ​ t he​ ​ T P-Link​ ​ i s​ ​ t he​ ​ D HCP
server​ ​ a nd​ ​ y ou​ ​ c an​ ​ c onnect​ ​ a ​ ​ l aptop​ ​ t o​ ​ t he​ ​ T P-Link's​ ​ W i-Fi​ ​ n etwork​ ​ a nd​ ​ c ommunicate​ ​ w ith​ ​ t he
TP-Link WR810N
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Diagram of "Client" Mode
Diagram​ ​ o f​ ​ " Client"​ ​ M ode
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