Steps to configure TP- LINK Range Extender on MAC

Step 1: Collection the useful information of root router

1Before starting the procedure, be make sure that you must have the right information regarding your product like LAN IP, encryption type, SSID, passphrase

Step 2: Just assign the Static IP address to your MAC computer

Provide the static IP to your MAC computer

1.       Just connect your computer or laptop using an Ethernet cable with the range extender. And turn off airport from the root router. http // tplinkrep eater. net login

2.       Just assign the manual IP address to your computer which is 192.168.0.x and it must be matched with the range extender

3.       Just click on the Apple icon or menu and select system preferences

4.       After this, just search for the network and click on the option of Internet and wireless

5.       Select click on the option of Ethernet and select the option of manually and fill up IP address which may be 192.168.0.100 and enter the details of the subnet mask which may be 255.255.255.0 and then click on the apply button.

Step 3: Configure the range extender; we have taken TL-WA830RE as an example

1.       Just logon to your range extender account and move to the extender’s management page

2.       Now click on the option of network, please note down that IP of the range extender with match with the root router this help you in avoiding the problem of IP conflict.

3.       Just reconfigure your MAC computer address and logon to the range management page.

4.       Now, move to the section of Wireless-wireless settings and select the operation mode as range extender and then click on the search button and proceed.

5.       Before proceeding to the option of connect, just make selection of SSID and now click on the save button.

6.       Now move to the section of wireless à wireless security page. On this  page, just select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK and select encryption as AES and fillup the password. Click save

7.       Go to System Tool à reboot page. To test this follow System toolsà Diagnostic enter the router’s IP address and click on the start button

8.       After this go to the Network à Ethernet select IPv4 back using DHCP

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