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TL-WA890EA N600 Unive rsal Dual Band Wi Fi Entertainm ent Adapter with 4 Ports REV.:1.0.0 1910010832.
COPYRIGHT & TRAD EMARKS Specific ations are subject t o change without notic e. is a registered t rademark of TP - LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other brands and pr oduct names are trademarks or registered tradem arks of their res pective holders.
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to c omply with the limits for a Cl ass B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These li mits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmf ul interference in a res idential ins tallation.
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domesti c environment, t his product may c ause radio interference, in which case the user m ay be required to t ake adequate measure s.
Industry Canada Statement Complies with t he Canadian ICES - 003 Class B specificat ions. Cet appareil numériq ue de la classe B es t conforme à la norme NMB - 003 du Canada. This device compli es with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. This Class B device meets al l the requirements of the Canadian interferenc e - causing equipme nt regulations.
Safety Informatio n When produc t has power button, the power button i s one of the way to shu t off the product; w hen there is no power b utton, the only way to c ompletely shu t off power is to di sconnect the product or the power ada pter from the power sourc e.
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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview .
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 1 Package Contents The following i tem s should be found in your p ackage : TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Dual Band W.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overvie w The N600 Universal Dual B and WiFi Entertainment Adapt er with 4 Ports TL -WA 890EA c an bring all of your home or off ice’s Internet - enabled devices into the world of wireless .
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 3 Figure 1-2 Detail Explanati on : Item Status I ndication WPS /RESET Button Press the button for 1 - 2 sec onds to enable WPS function . Press the button f or 5 - 8 seconds to reset TL - WA 890EA.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Inst allation 2.1 Before Y ou Begi n A good knowledge of the LEDs and its i ndication will facilit ate your quick installation of t he Entertainment A dapter.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 5 2) Connect you r entertainment devi ce(s) or other net work - enabl ed device with Ethernet port (such as Blu - ray™ player s, gaming consoles, DVRs , smart TVs, etc.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 6 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This chapter wil l guide you to conf igure your PC t o communicat e with the Ent e.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 7 Figure 3-3 Quick Setup S tart 3. Figure 3-4 will appear for you to choose t he region . Then cli ck Next to conti nue. Figure 3-4 Quick Setup – C hoose Region and Mod e 4.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 8 6. Wireless S ettings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-7 . Pleas e enter the Wireless Password of your sel ected target netw ork and then cli ck Next to continue .
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 9 Chapter 4 Configure t he Device This Chapter desc ribes how to configure your Entertainment A dapter via t he web - based management page.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 10 Main Router/AP Wi - Fi Netwo rk Name - It shows the name of the wireles s network your device has connect ed to, also call ed SSID.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 11 2) W ithin 2 minutes , p ush the WPS button on this devi ce. Method 2: 1) P ush the WPS button on the root de vice .
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 12 (E ach device has its unique PIN c ode, or you can generate a n ew one by click ing Gen New PIN button. Here we tak e the default P IN code 12345670 of thi s device for example ).
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 13 Figure 4-7 LAN – Sm art IP (DHCP) ’ Figu re 4-8 LAN – St a t i c I P MAC Address - T he physical addre ss of the LAN port, as s een from the LAN. The value can n ot be changed.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 14 4.4.2 Wireless Sett ings Selecting Advanced > W ireless Settings wil l enable you to configure the basi c settings for your wireless network on the screen below ( Fi gure 4-9 ).
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 15 Figure 4- 10 Wireless Advanced Main Router/AP Wi - Fi Network Name - The name of the wirles s network this device is going to connect to. MAC Address of Main Router/AP - The physical MA C address of the Mai n Router/AP this devi ce is going to c onnect to.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 16 Figure 4- 11 DHCP Settings – Disabled Figure 4- 12 DHCP Settings – Enabled DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the server.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 17 Primary DNS - (Optional ) Input the DNS IP addre ss provided by your ISP . Or consult your ISP. Secondary DNS - (Optional) You can input the IP Address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS s ervers.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 18 Figure 4- 14 Add or Modify the Profile Profile Name - The alias t hat you have given to y our wireless network s.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 19 Click Edit to further edit the profile(s), or Delete to delet e the profile(s ). Click Connect to connect the Entertainment Adapter to the wireless network that you have chosen in the profile lis t.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 20 Note: 1. There is no need t o upgrade the firm ware unless the new firmware h as a new feature yo u want to use. However, when experienc ing problems caused by the device itself, you can try t o upgrade the firm ware.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 21 Figure 4- 19 Save or Rest ore the Configurati on Click Backup to save all conf iguration sett ings to your local computer as a file.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 22 4.5.5 Password Selecting S ystem Tools > Passw ord allows yo u to change the f actory default user name and password of the devic e on the screen shown i n Figure 4- 21 .
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 23 The device can keep logs of all traff ic. You can query the lo gs to find what ha ppened to the devic e . Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 24 Appendix A: Factory Defaults Item Default Valu e Common Default Setting s Username admin Password admin IP Address 192.16 8. 0. 254 Subnet Mas k 255.255.255. 0 Domain http://tplink adapter.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 25 Appendix B: Trouble shooting T1. Can I power on TL - WA 890EA by connecting i t to a nearby device via the USB cable? Sorry, you cannot.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 26 Appendix C : Specifi cations General Standards and P rotocols IE EE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11n, 802.11b and 802.11g, TCP/I P, DHCP Saf ety & Emi ssion CE Ports Four 10/100 M Auto - Negoti ation LAN RJ45 port Wireless Frequency Band 2.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 27 Appendix D: Glossary 802.11a - S pecificati on for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using OFDM modulat ion and operating in radio ban d at 5GHz. 802.11b - The 802.
TL -WA 890EA N600 Universal Du al Band WiFi Entertain ment Adapter wi th 4 Ports 28 fact, WPA was develo ped by the network ing indust ry in response to t he shortcomings of WEP. One of the key technolog ies behind WPA is the Temporal K ey Integrity Protoc ol (TKIP).
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