Tips and Tricks: How To Connect Tp Link Router To Laptop?

How To Connect Tp Link Router To Laptop?

To access the Internet from your laptop, it must be connected to a router. Usually, all the laptops have Wi-Fi and thus, you can connect it to a wireless router without any Ethernet cable. But, if you wish, you can connect your laptop to the router using the Ethernet cable as well. Follow our guidelines to know how to connect Tp link router to laptop.

If you are not sure whether your laptop running on Windows OS could connect to Wi-Fi or not, then carry out the steps given below.

Open the Run command by pressing the Windows + R together.

Type devmgmt.msc in the search bar and press the Enter button.

The device manager window will open. Navigate to the network adapter drop-down list and click to expand it.

Check for the network adapters with either of the following names:

Wi-Fi

Wireless

WLAN

802.11

If you find a network adapter with any of the above names, it indicates that the laptop has a wireless adapter.

Use these steps on how to connect Tp link router to laptop.

Now, let’s see the simple steps to connect a TP-link router to your Windows laptop using the wireless method.

Initially, turn on your TP-Link router and modem.
Check the Ethernet cable connection between the router and modem.
Make a note of the router credentials such as SSID and network key.
Now, turn on your Windows laptop.
On the bottom right corner of the desktop, you will see the Wi-Fi icon in the taskbar.
Click the Wi-Fi icon and this will open the Wireless settings in the windows.
Here, you can see all the wireless networks available nearby.
Click the SSID of your TP-Link router.
When prompted, enter the network security key, enable the Connect automatically checkbox and then click the Connect button.

The laptop will be connected to the router and you can see the Connected status message under the router’s SSID.
Now, you can access the router’s web-interface from your web browser, using the route’s IP address, username, and password.
In case, you wish to connect your laptop to the router using the Ethernet cable, then simply plug the Ethernet cable between the LAN port of the TP-Link router and the Ethernet port of your laptop.
Now, the laptop will be connected to the router’s network.

If you having any further queries regarding how to connect Tp link router to laptop. Click the call button available on the screen.