Starting with the process, you need to have an idea of how to perform TP-Link CPE extender setup. Well, this is where we come to your rescue.
Follow the steps:
- Connect your router to the computer system using a CAT5 Ethernet cable. Also, connect your router with the electrical power outlet of your home. Now connect the extender to the router and the computer system at the same time.
- Turn on your computer and open the web browser. You can use any web browser like Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Mozilla as per your requirement. As soon as your web browser opens, enter the default IP address 192.168.0.1 or you can also use 192.168.1.1. Both the inks will work well when you are trying to log in and set up the network.
- Once you have entered this address, you will be directed to the login page where you will be asked to enter the default username and the password credentials. If you do not remember the default credentials, you can use the following combinations.
Username: admin; Password: admin
Username: admin; Password: *leave the field empty*
- If you don’t remember the default credentials of your TP-Link Router, you can simply RESET the same by performing hard RESET or simply soft RESET.
- Once you are logged in the router login page, you would need to change the default credentials as per your convenience. This is to ensure that the security of your devices is not compromised. Change these credentials to something more personal and secure.
Tips on choosing your Tp-Link router & extender password.
Choose a complex and hard-to-discover password that you can remember. Make it a little personal, easy to remember, and keep maybe your never told secret.
Changing the Tp-Link router password and network SSID.
We won’t accept it but we tend to forget things. Therefore, it is prudent that we keep them simple yet complex. Another trick while setting up a network is changing the network SSID, which will further make it ear for people as to which network they are connecting to.
- On the router login wizard, locate Wireless, then look for Basic and click on it. In the Network Name field enter a network name, the one you like. Remember to use something unique like FBI Surveillance Van#594 or anything that you like.
- After you enter the network credentials, make sure you enable WPA2-PSK encryption for your router. This will be a point when you will be selecting the network security key for your network.
- Enter a new WPA shared key/ Wi-Fi password that will be used by you to connect to your home Wi-Fi. Make sure to build a strong password different than what you used for the login page.
- Now proceed to the extender setup page and configure the settings as per your choice. Make sure to use an SSID that is different from that of your router so the extender network can be identified easily.
This step marks the end of the TP-Link outdoor CPE extender setup and login process.