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HOW TO SET UP A HOTSPOT NETWORK  
WITH A 

TP-LINK WR810N

The TP-Link WR810N is a versatile, compact travel router that can be used to set up a temporary 
wired LAN so that you can commission an N4-based Design Studio installation in a location where no 
internet access is available.

TP-Link WR810N

In addition to supporting Wi-Fi router and Access Point modes, the WR810N supports two additional modes — 
“Client” mode and “Hotspot Router” mode — that allow you to tap into a hotspot’s internet connection.

The difference between these two modes is as follows:

• 

The “Client” mode creates a network bridge between your hotspot and the TP-Link’s LAN port, so that any 
devices connected to the LAN port are on the same subnet as the Hotspot.

 In this mode, the hotspot acts 

as the DHCP server, and you can connect a laptop to the hotspot’s Wi-Fi network and communicate with the 
devices connected to the LAN port.

How

 

to

 

Set

 

Up

 

a

 

Hotspot

 

Network

 

with

 

TP-Link

 

WR810N 

 

General

 

Information 

 
The

 

TP-Link

 

WR810N

 

is

 

a

 

versatile,

 

compact

 

travel

 

router

 

that

 

can

 

be

 

used

 

to

 

set

 

up

 

temporary

 

wired

 

LAN

 

so

 

that

 

you

 

can

 

commission

 

an

 

N4-based

 

Design

 

Studio

 

installation

 

in

 

location

 

where

 

no

 

internet

 

access

 

is

 

available. 

 

TP-Link

 

WR810N 

 
In

 

addition

 

to

 

supporting

 

Wi-Fi

 

router

 

and

 

Access

 

Point

 

modes,

 

the

 

WR810N

 

supports

 

two 

additional

 

modes

 

--

 

“Client”

 

mode

 

and

 

“Hotspot

 

Router”

 

mode

 

--

 

that

 

allow

 

you

 

to

 

tap

 

into

 

hotspot’s

 

internet

 

connection. 

 
The

 

difference

 

between

 

these

 

two

 

modes

 

is

 

as

 

follows: 

The

 

“Client”

 

mode

 

creates

 

a

 

network

 

bridge

 

between

 

your

 

hotspot

 

and

 

the

 

TP-Link’s

 

LAN

 

port, 

so

 

that

 

any

 

devices

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

LAN

 

port

 

are

 

on

 

the

 

same

 

subnet

 

as

 

the

 

Hotspot.

 

​​

 

​​

 

​​

 

In

 

this 

mode,

 

the

 

hotspot

 

acts

 

as

 

the

 

DHCP

 

server,

 

and

 

you

 

can

 

connect

 

a

 

laptop

 

to

 

the

 

hotspot’s 

Wi-Fi

 

network

 

and

 

communicate

 

with

 

the

 

devices

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

LAN

 

port. 

 
 

 

Diagram

 

of

 

“Client”

 

Mode 

 
 
The

 

“Hotspot

 

Router”

 

mode

 

creates

 

an

 

entirely

 

new

 

subnet

 

and

 

Wi-Fi

 

network,

 

and

 

uses

 

your 

hotspot’s

 

Wi-Fi

 

network

 

as

 

the

 

“WAN”

 

connection.

 

​​

 

​​

 

In

 

this

 

mode,

 

the

 

TP-Link

 

is

 

the

 

DHCP 

server

 

and

 

you

 

can

 

connect

 

a

 

laptop

 

to

 

the

 

TP-Link’s

 

Wi-Fi

 

network

 

and

 

communicate

 

with

 

the 

devices

 

on

 

the

 

ethernet

 

LAN

 

port.

 

​​

 

​​

 

It

 

is

 

important

 

to

 

note

 

that

 

if

 

you

 

connect

 

the

 

laptop

 

to

 

the 

Wi-Fi

 

hotspot,

 

you

 

will

 

​​

not

 

​​

be

 

able

 

to

 

communicate

 

with

 

the

 

devices

 

on

 

the

 

TP-Link

 

subnet. 

 
 

Diagram of “Client” Mode

Internets

Hotspot Subnet

Содержание WR810N

Страница 1: ...a TP Link WR810N General Information The TP Link WR810N is a versatile compact travel router that can be used to set up a temporary wired LAN so that you can commission an N4 based Design Studio inst...

Страница 2: ...mally you can use either client mode or hotspot router mode interchangeably but the in the following circumstances you may want to choose one over the other If your hotspot s Wi Fi range is superior t...

Страница 3: ...o start the wizard On the first page of the wizard select Client as the working mode and press next On the next page enter the details of the hotspot to which you will be connecting You can press Surv...

Страница 4: ...ur hotspot is enabled Click next to proceed to the next page 6 On the next page keep the default settings Click next and then click reboot on the next page enabled Click next to proceed to the next pa...

Страница 5: ...se hotspot router mode because of some technical limitations in the iPhone s hotspot e g it does not support more than a handful of devices and will actually stop working if you connect too many devic...

Страница 6: ...ou know otherwise On the first page of the wizard select Hotspot Router as the working mode and press next For the WAN connection type usually you should leave this as dynamic unless you know otherwis...

Страница 7: ...y to choose from the available networks Make sure your hotspot is enabled By default the access point will be configured with the settings printed on the side of the unit 7 Press reboot on the last pa...

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