Hello! Very often they ask how to connect a router? They bought a router, brought it home, and how to connect it, and what to do with it further, so that it would distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi and cable. In this article, we will talk specifically about TP-Link routers. I'll tell you in detail, and even take a photo on connecting TP-Link. Where and what cable to connect, how to connect the router to the provider, computer, modem, etc.
In fact, there is nothing complicated about it. You just need a little time and patience :) After purchasing any router, in our case this is a TP-Link device, it will have to be connected and configured correctly. If you connect it incorrectly, you will not be able to configure it. The setup process itself is already a topic for another article, or for instructions for a specific model. Well, in this article we will analyze in detail the process of connecting a TP-Link router.
The article is suitable for all models: TL-WR940N, TL-WR740N, TL-WR841N, TL-WR842ND, TL-WA701ND, TL-WR743ND, etc. I will show it using the TL-MR3220 as an example. I would like to show you how to connect the TL-WR841N (it is more popular), but now there is only TL-MR3220 at hand. Well, okay, they are practically no different.
Connecting your computer to TP-Link using a network cable
First of all, we need to connect the power adapter to the router. Just plug it into the POWER jack. You will definitely not miss there 🙂 Well, plug it into the mains. If the indicators on the router do not light up, then check if it has a power on button and it is turned off.
Next, if you will configure (and / or use the Internet via cable) a router from a computer? or laptop, then take the network cable that comes with the router and connect one end of the cable to the network card of your computer, and second to the LAN connector of the router... On TP-Link, LAN connectors are usually yellow and there are usually 4 of them.
Can be connected to any LAN connector. In them, you can also connect TVs via a network cable, game consoles, etc. Well, of course, you can connect via Wi-Fi (both for using the Internet and for setting up a router). See instructions for connecting your laptop to a Wi-Fi network.
We connect a TP-Link router to an Internet provider or modem
Everything is clear here. In order for the router to be able to distribute the Internet (and this is its main task), you need to connect the Internet to it. Most likely, you have a regular network cable laid into your apartment, or you have the Internet from an ADSL modem.
We need to connect cable from ISP to WAN connector TP-Link router. The WAN connector is usually blue. Or, connect the cable from the modem to the WAN connector (you can use the cable that comes with the router to connect).
This looks something like this:
That's all, the Internet is connected, and you can start configuring the router. Go to the settings of your TP-Link (see this manual) and configure the router. You can configure according to the instructions for the example of setting up TP-LINK TL-WR940N. The setup will most likely be the same.
It may be such that immediately after connecting the router, the Internet will work on your computer and other devices that you connect. This is possible if your ISP uses the Dynamic IP connection type, or you have a modem connection. In any case, you will need to set up a Wi-Fi network and set a password.
And yet, just in case, I give a link to an article on solving the most popular problem, which very often appears when setting up a router: "Without access to the Internet", or "Limited".
It seems that I have not forgotten anything. As you can see, the instructions are simple and straightforward, everyone can connect. If something doesn't work out - write in the comments, we'll figure it out.
