What is the Tether app?

Tether app allows you to access your TP-Link device on your smartphone and brings an easier way to accomplish the most common settings such as:

Internet connection.

Wireless network.

Access control etc.

What should I do if the Tether app failed to log in my TP-Link device?

Make sure that the device is updated with the latest firmware.

Make sure that you have entered the correct password and username.

Make sure that the range extender is in the same subnet as the router.

Does Tether work if my smartphone is connected to a guest network?

Tether does not work if you are connecting to the device through the guest network.

Make sure that you are connected to the main network before using Tether.

Does Tether work if my TP-Link device works as AP?

No, Tether does not work if my TP-Link device is working as an access point.

What is the username and password for my Tether app?

The default username and password is admin. Enter the updated password if you have changed it.

How I can set up a guest network on the TP-Link router?

A guest network allows you to create a guest network and provide Wi-Fi access to visitors without disclosing your main network. When you have a guest in your home or workplace you can create a guest network for them and can even decide what bandwidth of your main network they can access.

You can follow the below mentioned instructions to create a guest network for TP-Link ARCHER-C4500:

Open the web browser of your choice and type http://tplinkwifi.net or 192.168.1.1 in the web browser.

Type the default login credentials in the login authentication screen.

Once you have successfully logged in into the router, go to Guest network.

Enable the guest network function.

Create a network name that you want for your guest network.

Select the security type from the given option.

Create the password for the guest network access.

Select schedule from the access time drop-down list.

Customize it for the guest network.

Click on the save button to make your settings effective.

How I can update my TP-Link router?

TP-Link router firmware update:

Go to the TP-Link official website.

In the search bar, type your TP-Link router model.

It will open up a list of software related to your router’s model number.

Click on the firmware.

It will display a list of available firmware.

Go to download.

Once the firmware is successfully downloaded, go to the bottom-left corner of your window and go to download.

Select the recently downloaded file and unzip it.

Now, login into the router web management page.

Go to System Tools-firmware upgrade.

Tap on browser/choose file to find the extracted firmware file

Tap open.

Tap on the upgrade button.

The router will reboot automatically once it is upgraded.

Now, tap on the status.

The status section will display that router’s firmware has been upgraded or not.

Sometimes, the upgrade will restore your router to default settings.

You can run Quick Set up wizard to set up your TP-Link router in that case.

How I can change the administrative password of my TP-Link router?

TP-Link router’s admin comes with default username and password but you can change the password and other settings to make sure that no one else can log in into your router and can get access to your router personal information.

You can follow the below-mentioned instructions to update or change the password of your router’s admin.

First of all, open a web browser from a device that is connected to the router’s network.

Type 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 or http://tplinkwifi.net in the web address.

Hit enter.

Type the credentials for username and password.

The default login values for username and password is admin.

Hit enter.

If you have successfully logged in, you will be directed to the Home Page Screen.

On the Home Page, select System Tools.

Under System Tools, select password.

It will open up a new screen.

This window will display different text fields: Old username, New username, Old password, New password.

Confirm the password.

Enter the information and press save.

When you will press on the save button, a login window will pop up again.

Enter the credentials that you have created and press login.

How I can update or change the password of my wireless network?

It is a very easy process to change the wireless password of your TP-Link ARCHER-C4500 router. The wireless password is always different from the router’s admin password as the wireless network password is used to connect your entire device to the main network.

Let’ see how we can change the password of Wi-Fi:

Open a web browser of your choice from a computer or device that is connected to your router’s network.

Type 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 or http://tplinkwifi.net in the address bar.

Press enter.

It will open up a new screen that is for login authentication.

Enter the default credentials if you have not changed or personalized the password.

Once you have successfully logged in, you will be directed to the BASIC home page.

On the Home page, select wireless.

Under wireless, select wireless settings.

It will open a new screen.

You can enter the name of your network according to your choice in front of the wireless network name.

Click on the save button to make the settings effective.

Click wireless security under wireless.

It will open up a new screen.

This page contains different options for e.g.

Disable security

WPA/WPA-2 – Personal(Recommended)

WEP

WPA/WAP-2- Enterprise

Choose WPA/WPA-2 – Personal(Recommended )

In front of password label, type the new password you want to choose for the Wi-Fi settings.

Press the save button.

Reboot your device after saving the password.

How I can set up a TP-Link router to work with DSL modem?

Turn off your modem, router, and computer.

Connect your modem to the WAN port of TP-Link router via Ethernet.

Now, connect the computer to TP-Link router’s via LAN port via an Ethernet cable.

Turn on your router and computer first and then modem.

Step 1:

Log in into your router.

Step 2:

Set up your WAN connection type.

Go to the router’s management page.

Select N etwork > WAN on the left of the web page.

Update the WAN connection type and set it to PPPoE.

Step 3:

Type the PPPoE username and password which are provided by your ISP.

Enter save.

Step 4:

Check the WAN part on the status page.

If the IP address is displaying, it means that your modem and router is connected.

Step 5:

If there is no IP address is not showing up then power cycle your entire physical device.

How I can enable the password recovery for my TP-Link router?

Password recovery option is helpful in case you have forgotten your password. If you have update your TP-Link device password and you want to enable password recovery, you can follow the below-mentioned instructions:

Log in into the web-based interface of your router. To log in, open a web browser from your computer or device that is connected to your router.

Enter http://tplinkwifi.net or 192.1681.0.1 in the address bar.

It will open up a login authentication screen.

Enter the required values in the respective field.

Hit enter.

It will direct you to the Home screen.

On Home Page, go to Advanced > System Tools > Administration.

Focus on Password Recovery section.

Make sure to tick the Enable Password Recovery check box.

Specify an email ID for sending the recovery letter and enter its SMTP Server address.

Tap on the save button.