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Setting up HomeCare on your TP-Link Router

Configuration Guide
Updated 07-15-2025 11:37:32 AM Number of views for this article127854
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This guide will walk you through the process of setting up HomeCare on your TP-Link Router

Step 1: Launch a Web Browser (Example: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Safari) and click on the address bar and type either “tplinkwifi.net” or “192.168.0.1”.

Input 192.168.0.1 in address bar. Input tplinkwifi.net in address bar.

Step 2: Log into your router. The default password is “admin”

Input password.

Step 3: Check your firmware. Click Advanced – System Tools – Firmware Upgrade

Go to Firmware Upgrade page.

Step 4: Upgrade to the HomeCare is supported on ‘Build 20170504’ or later. If your router requires a firmware upgrade, click How to Upgrade the Firmware on the TP-Link Wi-Fi Routers (New Logo).

Firmware Upgrade page.

Step 5: Once you are on a compatible firmware, you will need to log back into your router. Use the log in password for your router. The default is “admin”.

Log back to router.

Step 6: Now to use the new enhanced features you will need to log into a TP-Link cloud account. Click on “TP-Link Cloud” under the “Basic” tab.

Go to TP-Link Cloud page.

Step 7: Log into you TP-Link cloud account or if you do not have one, click “Register Now”. For steps on how to create a TP-Link cloud account click How to register a TP-Link cloud account for my TP-Link wireless router to manage it remotely (New Logo).

Log in to TP-Link cloud account.

*Note: Future access to your router’s management page will require you to use your TP-Link Cloud email and password.

Step 8: Setup of Homecare services is now complete. From the “Basic” tab you can click on “Homecare” to check and configure your Homecare features.

HomeCare page.

Get to know more details of each function and configuration please go to Download Center to download the manual of your product.

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