Kindle static IP with TP-Link TL-WR340GD
After hours of trying all possible combinations of IPs on my Kindle I have finally connected it to the wi-fi router. Actually it did connect fine when dhcp was enabled, but in my case dhcp had to be disabled in the router (I had a reason for that) so it was necessary to set up static IPs.
I would like to share my experience in hope that it would help those of you guys who can't get you Kindle connect to your tp-link (or any other) wi-fi router. Those setting may seem obvious for geeks, but I am sure thousand of people around the world still cannot set up wi-fi connection with static IP in their kindles.
Well, let's assume that you already have a wireless network set up and DHCP disabled. You know the name of the network and the password, and the type of security is WPA2. Now you have to get those damned IPs.
Open you browser and type in 192.168.1.1 in the address bar. Then you will need to supply a username and a password in the authorization dialog window to access the router settings panel, The default username and password for tp-link routers are "admin".
When you log in to the router's control panel, the first thing you see is a status page. See the IP in the "Wireless" section. Don't confuse it with the next "WAN" section! On my screenshot the IP is 192.168.1.1. Please note that you may have a different IP address.
Now that you know the IP of your router, you can grab your kindle and go to wi-fi settings (press Menu button -> Settings -> Wi-Fi settings ). Choose your network in the list of available networks. Then go to network settings and...
Connection type: Static
IP Address: 192.168.1.105 (take you router's IP and change the last digit from 1 to something like 100 or 105. This will be the IP of your Kindle)
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.1.1 (this is the address we found in the router's control panel)
DNS: 192.168.1.1 (yes, this IP is the same)
Security type: choose the type that you have set up in your router settings.
Now try to connect. Hope it works! If not, check your router's security settings - MAC address filtering and IP address filtering.
I would like to share my experience in hope that it would help those of you guys who can't get you Kindle connect to your tp-link (or any other) wi-fi router. Those setting may seem obvious for geeks, but I am sure thousand of people around the world still cannot set up wi-fi connection with static IP in their kindles.
Well, let's assume that you already have a wireless network set up and DHCP disabled. You know the name of the network and the password, and the type of security is WPA2. Now you have to get those damned IPs.
Open you browser and type in 192.168.1.1 in the address bar. Then you will need to supply a username and a password in the authorization dialog window to access the router settings panel, The default username and password for tp-link routers are "admin".
When you log in to the router's control panel, the first thing you see is a status page. See the IP in the "Wireless" section. Don't confuse it with the next "WAN" section! On my screenshot the IP is 192.168.1.1. Please note that you may have a different IP address.
Now that you know the IP of your router, you can grab your kindle and go to wi-fi settings (press Menu button -> Settings -> Wi-Fi settings ). Choose your network in the list of available networks. Then go to network settings and...
Connection type: Static
IP Address: 192.168.1.105 (take you router's IP and change the last digit from 1 to something like 100 or 105. This will be the IP of your Kindle)
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.1.1 (this is the address we found in the router's control panel)
DNS: 192.168.1.1 (yes, this IP is the same)
Security type: choose the type that you have set up in your router settings.
Now try to connect. Hope it works! If not, check your router's security settings - MAC address filtering and IP address filtering.