TP-LINK USA 150Mbps Wireless N Nano Router

I have had this travel router for several years and purchased one for my mother in law who travels often. I love this little thing. The hardest part of it is changing the settings. I am a iMac users and all the instructions I found after hours searching the internet are for PC. I finally found one article about change your IP address on a Mac and that was just what I needed. I thought I would tell you how I use this and how to log in from a Mac. We do not travel as often as I would like but when we do, we have four people who have at least one wifi device with them. Some hotels only have one ethernet cable for the internet. This is the best case scenario for this router because the factory default is for an Access Point. This means you plug in the ethernet cable internet and viola! You now have wifi internet in your hotel room. All the tired campers are happy and quiet before lights out. I highly suggest reading other reviews for other uses. There is where I learned some of my most useful knowledge on which mode is the right one for any given circumstance. The instructions on the website and in the box are HORRIBLE. And too technical of many of us. How to log in the change the mode on a Mac: 1) Turn OFF all wifi access. 2) plug an ethernet cable (the little one it comes with is fine) into the router and to your Mac 3) plug the power cable into the router and the wall, A blue light will turn on. 4) Click on the Apple icon on the top left of your screen 5) go to system preferences 6) Click on Networks (its a gray globe) 7) You should see your wifi is turned off and there is a connection called Ethernet. It will most likely be yellow in color. (Mine was until I made the proper adjustments - then it turned green.) 8) Click on the Ethernet 9) There are four settings. change them to read this: a) Configure IPv4: manually b) IP Address: 192.168.0.100 c) subnet mask: 255.255.255.255 d) router: 192.168.0.254 Save Then open your browser (I used Safari) and in the address line enter: 192.168.0.254. Click return. The screen should open up to the TP-Link management page for the router. You can do the Quick Set up and change the name of wifi you see when you login (SSID) and change the password to something you can remember (the default printed on the bottom is so tiny even those with great vision need a magnifying glass if the light is not perfect and who knows if this is a standard log in that every TP-Link built uses, so for added security you should change this even if you do not change the name of the wifi.) Also from here you can make other changes based upon your needs and knowledge as well as update firmware. When you are done, unplug the ethernet from your Mac and turn back on your regular wifi. If you plug the router now into your internet you will see it as an option for logging in. New week we are traveling with friends and I am going to try a new mode for the first time. It is called the Bridge mode and it will create a second wifi in our hotel room that is more secure. I never trust the security on hotel wifi so I create one with our own password for your room using this I know our information is more secure. I will add to my review to let you know if I am successful.