subject: Setting up a home network within 5 minutes [print this page] Setting up a home network within 5 minutes
TP-Link in one of the leading manufacturers of network devices for home and business applications. The devices are reliable, easy to configure and offer modern design. It is reflected by numerous prizes awarded by independent magazines round the world, which prove high quality of the devices and customer-driven policy of the manufacturer.
Create your home computer network quickly and efficiently. Have you got access to an ADSL service? If so, you can easily connect and configure Wireless ADSL2+ (Annex A) Router TP-Link TD-W8901G.
The router is integrated with 4-port switch (100 Mbps) allowing to connect (in total) four computers, printers, NAS etc., and with wireless AP (802.11b/g up to 54 Mb/s) providing wireless connectivity (Wi-Fi) to many WLAN devices (laptops etc). With TP-Link TD-W8901G you get four in one: ADSL modem, router, 4p switch, and wireless access point.
Annex A or B? At first, the home user should get information what kind of line is provided or available. In the case of common telephone lines (POTS/PSTN), there will be needed a router with Annex A. We recommend the following TP-Link devices: TD-8840, or TD-W8910G - the router integrated with Access Point. For digital lines (ISDN), the user has to employ a router with Annex B, such as TD-8840B.
When we want to use wireless Internet connection we need device supporting WISP mode (Wireless Internet Service Provider), enabling configuration of its wireless port as WAN port, i.e. as the standard port of the router. It will enable us to route internal packets and create our own network. The router may be directly connected to an outdoor antenna through 50 ohm coax.
