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4. Connect to wireless network.
If you can find your wireless network but fail to connect, please follow the steps
below:
• Authenticating problem, password mismatch:
1. Sometimes it will ask you to type in a PIN number when you connect to the wireless
network for the first time. This PIN number is different from the Wireless Password/
Network Security Key, usually you can only find it on the back of your wireless router;
2. If you cannot find the PIN or PIN failed, you may choose Connecting using a security
key instead, and then type in the Wireless Password/Network Security Key;
3. If it continues on saying Network Security Key Mismatch, it is suggested to confirm
the wireless password of your wireless router;
Note: Wireless Password/Network Security Key is case sensitive.
4. Connect to wireless network.
• Windows was unable to connect to XXXX /Can not join this network/Taking longer
than usual to connect to this network:
1 ) Check the wireless signal strength of your network, if it is weak (1~3 bars),
please move the router closer and try again;
2 ) Change the wireless Channel of the router to 1,6,or 11 to reduce interference
from other networks;
3 ) Re-install or update the driver for your wireless adapter of the computer;
4 ) Connect to wireless network.
Q6. How to use the WDS Bridging function to extend my wireless
network?
My house covers a large area. The wireless network coverage of the router I’m using
(the root router) is limited. I want to use an extended router to extend the wireless
network of the primary router. Follow the steps to configure the router.
1. Visit http://tplinkwifi.net, and log in with password you set for the router.