TP-Link Cable/DSL Router TL-R860 - Manual (Page 11)

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Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide
After connecting the TL-R860 router into your network, you should configure it. This
chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your TL-R860 Cable/DSL
Router. These procedures may take you only a few minutes. You can access the Internet
via the router immediately after it has been successfully configured.
3.1 TCP/IP configuration
The default IP address of the TL-R860 Cable/DSL Router is 192.168.1.1, and the default
Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be seen from the LAN, and can be
changed as your desire. As an example, we use the default values for description in this
guide.
Connect the local PCs to the LAN ports on the router. There are then two means to
configure the IP address for your PCs.
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Configure the IP address manually
1) Set up the TCP/IP Protocol for your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do
this, please refer to Appendix B: "Configuring the PC."
2) Configure the network parameters. The IP address is 192.168.1.xxx ("xxx" is
any number from 2 to 254), Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0, and Gateway is
192.168.1.1 (The router's default IP address)
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Obtain an IP address automatically
1) Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in "Obtain an IP address automatically" mode on
your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to Appendix
B: "Configuring the PC."
2) Then the built-in DHCP server will assign IP address for the PC.
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Note:
For Windows 98 OS or earlier, the PC and router may need to be restarted.
Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network
connection between your PC(s) and the router. The following example is in Windows
2000.
Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.1.1, then press Enter.