How to Setup TP-Link N300 WiFi Range Extender

Setup TP-Link N300 WiFi Range Extender

TP-link extenders are the most popular wireless standards in the market these days; they are effective as well as cheap. To set up a TP link and 300 wifi range extender, you need to first login to the router page and access the wireless settings.

Now, to access the wireless settings, you need to know the IP address, the name of your network, and the password. Once you are done managing the wireless settings, you can review the settings of your network in the last window and hit the finish button to save everything. The TP-link router will now restart and give you access to the Internet. 

Some Important Steps to Perform:

Before you move forward and do anything with your TP-Link WiFi extender, the first thing that you need to do is to obtain the IP address. Along with that, you must also know the name of the network and the password for getting access to the network.

Step 1: First of all, you need to log into the router. That can be done by entering the IP address or URL of the login page in the address bar of your web browser. Generally, 192.168.1.1 is the address, but it can be some other address as well.

Step 2: Now to set tp-link n300 wifi extender, get access to your router’s wireless part and enter the details given above that is the IP address, the network name and the password for gaining access to the network.

Step 3: Log into your router. In case the router does not give any response to the given IP address, then there is a chance that it has a separate IP address. Some routers also make use of a 10.XXX range, if your case is also the same, then you must follow these steps.

• Select Task Manager by going to the Windows taskbar.
• Choose file and new task and then check the run
• Type CMD in the box to open up the command line.
• Enter ipconfig/all in the box of CMD and then press enter.
• Start searching for the default gateway. This is the IP address of your router.

How to Setup the TP-Link N300 Extender?

First of all, you must connect your TP-Link extender to the computer system by using an ethernet wire. This is important for programming the wireless settings into the system, so it can allow you to connect.

• Connect your TP-Link extender to the power source.
• Now, link it to your computer system by using an ethernet cable.
• Launch the internet browser on your computer system and then enter TPlinkrepeater.net in the location bar. In case that does not help you out, then you can enter the IP address 192.168.0.254. After that, the TP-Link web page will appear in front of you.
• Choose quick setup and then go to next.
• Choose your region and then again click on Next.
• Now, the TP-Link extender will start searching for the available wireless networks. It is going to take one or two minutes, depending on what networks are like in your area.
• Choose your Wi-Fi network from the list and then click on Next.
• Enter the Wi-Fi password whenever it asks you to enter the password.
• Now to set up the TP-Link n300 Wi-Fi range extender, click on copy from the main router. In case you want one larger wireless network. You can also customize if you wish to create a separate network.
• After that, you must click on next.
• Again, take a look at the settings of your network in the last window and click on finish if you find that everything is right.

The TP-Link router is now going to restart, and it is also going to enable you to have access to the internet. Try testing it using an ethernet wire and then without using one that is wireless.

Based on your TP-Link router’s model, there can be a light placed on its front, which will help you know whether it is connected to the network or not. Carefully, check the lights to know if you can maintain the connection.

Use the WPS Button to Configure the TP-Link N300 Router:

In case there is a WPS button on your router, then that can also be used for configuring your Wi-Fi range extender. WPS Wi-Fi protected setup enables you to safely and automatically configure the network. This is a physical button placed on the back of your router and is labelled as WPS.

• Connect the TP-Link extender to the power source, which is nearest to your wireless router.
• Press the button of WPS that is on your router’s back. After that, you will see the WPS LED light blinking. In case, you don’t see it blinking, then you must press the button once again.
• Now, to setup the TP-Link n300 Wi-Fi range extender, press the WPS button that is placed on the extender. Please make sure that the WPS light is blinking here as well. Press it once again in case it does not.

If you use the WPS button, then you will not have to configure your TP-Link extender manually. Press the WPS button. By doing so, you are saying to the router that you are connecting it to a device and that a wireless-protected setup has been enabled. A two-minute window is going to come up in front of you that will say that the router will accept a connection with security.