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I can't access the modem via web

I can't access the modem via web
I can't access the modem via web
2024-07-17 15:09:26 - last edited 2024-07-18 06:08:44
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Good morning. This is my first participation in this community. I hope to soon be able to collaborate and not just consult. It is about the following (I hope I can explain myself well, since I am new to these things). The device model is TD-W8901G. I indicate it here because in the model option, the model in question does not appear.

 

I have a fiber optic internet connection. The team is on the second floor and I spend all day on the first floor. To wire my laptop, I use a network cable.  The wi-fi signal is good, but not throughout the ground floor, so I would like to have a repeater. I have had this equipment, the one I mentioned recently, for many years, and without use.

 

This was the first thing I did:

  1. Plugged in TP-Link
  2. I connected the network cable that gives you access to the internet.
  3. I disconnected from Wi-Fi on my laptop
  4. Connect with a common network cable, the laptop with the TP-Link using one of the 3 free ports, since the 4th. It is being used by the network cable that comes from the second floor.
  5. My laptop has internet access again.
  6. I check, with my cell phone, if there is a new Wi-Fi signal, and indeed there is, but at this point, I have no idea what the password was.
  7. I tried to connect to TP-Link via the web, but obviously I couldn't because 192.168.1.1 takes me to the equipment I have on the second floor.
  8. I disconnected the network cable that comes from the second floor and only my laptop was connected to the TP-Link, and of course, without internet access.
  9. I tried 192.168.1.1 and nothing happened.
  10. Reset the TP-Link, waiting for all the lights to come back on and all that.
  11. I tried 1l 192.168.1.1 again and now this appears.

 

However, if I connect the network cable from the second floor, I have internet access again.

 

I hope I have explained myself well. I hope you can give me the necessary guidance. I send you an affectionate greeting from Lima, Peru.

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Re:I can't access the modem via web-Solution
2024-07-17 15:45:29 - last edited 2024-07-18 06:08:44

  @MariaClaudia 

 

Clear the browser cach or use a private tab in your browser or use another browser for configuring TD-W8901G.

Don't connect the TP-Link router to your main router while configuring the device - connect only your PC.

The defualt IP address after reset should be 192.168.1.1 and the username/password should be admin/admin.

If you want to configure TD-W8901G as an access point connected to your main router use this guide (Case 2).

I would recommend to set a LAN IP address 192.168.1.254 for the TD-W8901G and then connect to your main router.

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2024-07-17 15:45:29 - last edited 2024-07-18 06:08:44

  @MariaClaudia 

 

Clear the browser cach or use a private tab in your browser or use another browser for configuring TD-W8901G.

Don't connect the TP-Link router to your main router while configuring the device - connect only your PC.

The defualt IP address after reset should be 192.168.1.1 and the username/password should be admin/admin.

If you want to configure TD-W8901G as an access point connected to your main router use this guide (Case 2).

I would recommend to set a LAN IP address 192.168.1.254 for the TD-W8901G and then connect to your main router.

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Re:I can't access the modem via web
2024-07-17 19:41:37 - last edited 2024-07-18 01:17:14

  @MariaClaudia 

Thank you very much for your prompt response. I tell you, this is what I did:

  1. I disconnected my laptop from my Wi-Fi connection
  2. I unplugged the network cable from my laptop
  3. I turned on the TP-Link and connected a normal network cable to my laptop and another to one of the 4 ports of the TP-Link
  4. I opened an incognito window in my browser (Brave)
  5. I entered the address 192.168.1.1, and at first it told me that the site could not load. 
  6. On the third attempt, a small window appears to log in, BUT I enter admin/admin and nothing happens. I tried admin/1234 admin/1111 and nothing.

 

At least there was progress, but I can't access TP-Link via the web. My interest is to convert it into a repeater. What can I do now?

Thanks for the support. A cordial greeting from Lima, Peru.

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Re:I can't access the modem via web
2024-07-17 20:22:59 - last edited 2024-07-18 01:17:14

  @MariaClaudia 

 

I already managed to enter TP-Link. I found some information that I share:

  1. Take the serial number of the equipment, which has 12 characters, between numbers and capital letters.
  2. Group them into 3 groups of 4 characters
  3. In each group, take the last two characters and place them at the beginning.
  4. Use the result, without spaces, as a password.

 

Without changing anything on the TP-Link panel, I connected the network cable that comes from the second floor, and I had access to the internet on my laptop (connected by network cable to the TP-Link), and when I checked my cell phone, I found the new signal. I entered using the password that the control panel showed, but it told me that it does not have access to the Internet. I guess it has to do with the fact that both computers have the same IP. Now we have to know how to configure the TP-Link to turn it into a repeater. I'm happy.

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Re:I can't access the modem via web
2024-07-17 21:20:10 - last edited 2024-07-18 01:17:14

  @MariaClaudia

 

Just follow the steps that I've outlined and you'll get what you want.

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Re:I can't access the modem via web
2024-07-17 22:40:44 - last edited 2024-07-18 01:17:15

  @MariaClaudia 

I already got it. Thank you very much for the support. One last question. I have configured the Wi-Fi with WPA2-PSK encryption and AES encryption, which is the same as what my router on the second floor has. Since this TP-Link is old, I have a final question: What should I configure, enable or disable to increase security as much as possible?

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Re:I can't access the modem via web
2024-07-18 06:16:36

  @MariaClaudia 

 

WPA2-PSK (AES) would be fine. Configure nothing more on this device - it's a simple AP now and that's enough.

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