Chapter 3 Software Configuration; Login - TP-Link TL-WA501G User Manual

Chapter 3 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, you need to read this chapter and configure advanced settings through the
Web-based Utility.

3.1 Login

With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape
Wireless Access Point is easy to configure and manage. The Web-based utility can be used on
any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser.
Connect to the AP by typing http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of web browser.
After a moment, a login window will appear similar to that shown in Figure 3-2. Enter admin for
the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the
Enter key.
Note:
If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go
to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel
the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.
After your successful login, you can configure and manage the AP. There are six main menus on
the left of the web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus.
The six main menus are: Status, Network, Wireless, DHCP, Wireless Advanced Settings and
System Tools. On the right of the web-based utility, there are the detailed explanations and
instructions for the corresponding page. To apply any settings you have altered on the page,
please click the Save button.
There are the detailed explanations for each web page's key functions below.
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Figure 3-1 Login to the AP
Figure 3-2 Login Windows
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