HOW TO SETUP A

ROUTER

(DHCP SERVER,
WIRELESS, & MAC)
STEP 1

CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A SECOND

LAN PORT ON YOUR TP-LINK ROUTER
USING AN ETHERNET CABLE.* LOGIN TO
THE TP-LINK WEB INTERFACE THROUGH
THE IP ADDRESS LISTED ON THE LABEL ON
THE BOTTOM OF YOUR TP-LINK ROUTER.
STEP 2
GO TO NETWORK>LAN ON THE SIDE MENU AND LOOK
AT THE LAN IP ADDRESS OF YOUR TP-LINK ROUTER TO
AN IP ADDRESS ON THE SAME SEGMENT OF THE
ROUTER. THIS IP ADDRESS SHOULD BE OUTSIDE THE
ROUTER’S DHCP RANGE.

EXAMPLE: IF THE DHCP OF YOUR ROUTER IS

192.168.0.100 – 192.168.0.199 THEN YOU CAN SET THE IP
OF THE TP-LINK ROUTER TO 192.168.2.X (X SHOULD BE
OUTSIDE ROUTER'S DHCP RANGE), LIKE 192.168.2.11.
STEP 3

GO TO WIRELESS>WIRELESS SETTINGS AND CONFIGURE

THE SSID (NETWORK NAME)WHICH CAN BE THE SAME
OR DIFFERENT FROM THE MAIN ROUTER’S. SELECT SAVE.
STEP 4

GO TO WIRELESS>WIRELESS SECURITY AND CONFIGURE

THE WIRELESS SECURITY. WPA/WPA2-PERSONAL IS
RECOMMENDED AS THE MOST SECURE OPTION. ONCE
CONFIGURED, CLICK SAVE.
STEP 5

GO TO DHCP>DHCP SETTINGS AND SELECT ENABLE THE

DHCP SERVER. SELECT SAVE.
STEP 6

GO TO SYSTEM TOOLS>REBOOT AND SELECT REBOOT

TO REBOOT THE DEVICE.
STEP 7

LOOK AT YOUR COMPUTER IP

CONFIGURATION BY USING
IPCONFIG COMMAND OR JUST GO
TO NETWORK PROPERTIES. IT SHOULD
BE ALIGNED WITH YOUR ROUTER
CONFIGURATION.
 ACTIVITY 4
SETUP YOUR ROUTER WITH THE
FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
1. ROUTER IP ADDRESS: 192.168.3.1
2. DHCP RANGE : 192.168.3. 10 –
192.168.3.20
3. CLIENT SHOULD ALIGN WITH ROUTER’S
CONFIGURATION
4. YOUR SSID MUST BE YOUR COMP NAME