How to Configure TP-LINK N router as a

wireless Access Point?

Suitable for: 300Mbps Wireless N Routers, 150Mbps Wireless N Routers, N750
Wireless Dual Band Routers, N600 Wireless Dual Band Routers
The article is based on the condition that you already have a router and only want TPLINK router to extend the wireless network range via a LAN cable. We dont need WAN
port on the TP-LINK router in this network.

Step 1
Connect your computer to anther LAN port through Ethernet cable, then login to TP-LINK web interface
through the IP address on the bottom label by the following tips:

How do I log into the web-based utility of TP-LINK router

Step 2
Go to Network ->LAN on the left side menu,change the LAN IP address of TP-LINK router to the same
segment of the main router.( For example, if your main router gets the IP address of 192.168.2.1,
192.168.2.X (1<X<254) is recommended for TP-LINK router.)

After that, it would require a Reboot. Please click OK to reboot and then relogin to TP-LINK page with the
new IP address

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Step 3
Configure the wireless
Go to Wireless->Wireless Settings page, configure the SSID (Network name) and Channel. (If it is a dual
band device, please dont forget to select the Band.) Click Save button.

Go to Wireless->Wireless Security page, configure the wireless security. Here WPA-PSK/AES is

recommended. PSK Password is the key of your wireless.

Step 4
Go to DHCP on the left side menu, disable the DHCP Server and click Save button.

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Step 5
Go to System Tools->Reboot page, click Reboot button to reboot the device.

Step 6
Connect the main router to the LAN port on TP-Link router through Ethernet cable.
After all of the tips above, your computer would have internet through any LAN ports of TP-LINK by an
Ethernet cable. At the same time your wireless client would have access to the TP-LINK wirelessly through
the SSID and Password pointed at FAQ 256.

Related articles:

How do I log into the web-based Utility (Management Page) of TP-LINK DSL
modem & router

How do I secure/protect my wireless network by using WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK on

TP-LINK Wireless 11N Router?

How do I log into the web-based Utility

(Management Page) of TP-LINK DSL
modem & router
Suitable for: VDSL/ADSL
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Step 1 Open the web browser and type the LAN IP address of the router in the address
bar, the default IP address of TP-LINK router is 192.168.1.1, and then press Enter.

Note: if you can not access 192.168.1.1, please check the IP address of your computer or
reconfigure the IP address of your computer.
Step 2 Type the username and password in the login page, the default username and
password both are admin.

Note:
1. If you got a server error -401, it means you entered a wrong username or password.
If you forget the user name or password that you set, you need to reset the router to
factory default settings.
2. If the login page can not display, please refer to Why I can not log into the Web-based
Utility/Management Page of TP-LINK DSL router to check the problem.

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