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Chapter 12
Customize Your Network Settings
12. 1. Configure LAN Settings
12. 1. 1. Change the LAN IP Address
The router is preset with a default LAN IP 192.168.0.1, which you can use to log in to
its web management page. The LAN IP address together with the Subnet Mask also
defines the subnet that the connected devices are on. If the IP address conflicts with
another device in your local network or your network requires a specific IP subnet, you
can change it.
Follow the steps below to change your IP address.
1.
Visit
http://tplinkwifi.net
, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2.
Go to
Advanced
>
Network
>
LAN Settings
page and select
IPv4
.
3.
Enter a new
IP Address
appropriate to your needs.
4.
Select the
Subnet Mask
from the drop-down list. The subnet mask together with
the IP address identifies the local IP subnet.
5.
Keep
IGMP Snooping
enabled by default. IGMP snooping is the process of listening
to IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) network traffic. The function
prevents hosts on a local network from receiving traffic for a multicast group they
have not explicitly joined.
6.
You can configure the router’s
Second IP
and
Subnet Mask
for LAN interface
through which you can also access the web management page.
7.
Keep the rest settings as default.
8.
Click
Save
to make the settings effective.
12. 1. 2. Use the Router as a DHCP Server
You can configure the router to act as a DHCP server to assign IP addresses to its clients.
To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the
LAN to obtain an IP Address automatically.
