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TL -W A830RE 30 0Mbps Wireless N Range Extender Rev: 2.0.0 1910010 701.
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FCC ST A TEME NT This equip ment has been tested and found t o comply with t he limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant t o part 15 of the FC C Rules. T hese li mits ar e designed t o provi de reasona bl e protect ion against harm ful interferen ce in a resident ial insta l lation.
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domest i c enviro nment, this product may cause r adio inter feren ce, in which case the us er may be required t o take adeq uate me asures. This device has bee n desi gned to operate w ith the antenna s listed below, and having a maxi mum gain of 4 dBi .
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TP - LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD TP - LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5) , and 28 ( floors 1 - 4) Central Science and Technology Park , Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DE CL A R A TI ON OF CO NFORMITY For the follow ing equi pment: Product Des cript ion: 30 0M b ps Wireless N Range Exte n der Model No.
CONTENT S Package C onten ts .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 2 1.
4.7.7 Reboot ............................................................................................................. 46 4.7.8 Password ......................................................................................................... 47 4.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 1 Packag e Cont ents The following item s shou ld be found in your pack age : One TL - W A83 0RE 30 0 Mbps W ir eles s N Range Ext end.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 2 Chapt er 1 Introduc tion 1.1 Product Overview The TL - W A83 0RE 30 0Mbps Wireless N Range Extender is dedicated to Small O ffice/Ho me Office (SOHO) wir eless networ k solutions.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 3 LAN Off There is no d evice link ed to the corresp onding port On There is a dev ice linke d to the correspo nding port but no activ ity.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 4 Chapt er 2 Hardw are I nstallat ion 2.1 Before Y ou Begi n Please read this User Gu i de care fully be fore insta lling and using the equip ment.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 5 2.2 Basic Requirement s U se only the pow er adapt er provided with your Range Ext ender . T he electri cal outl et shall be inst alled near the devi ce and shall be easi ly acces sible .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 6 Not e: 1. Above is the typical wireless connec tion of TL - W A830RE in R ange Extender mode. W hile, if yo u want to conne ct your computer equ ipped with w ireless adapter to a w ired ne twork wire lessly .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 7 Chapt er 3 Quick Insta llat ion Guide This chapt er will guide y ou to configure your P C to commun icate wit h the Range Exte nder and to configure and m anage th e TL - W A830RE 30 0Mbps Wireless N Range E xtender eas i ly with a W eb - bas ed u til ity.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 8 Figure 3-3 Quick S et up Sta r t 3. And then Figur e 3-4 will appear f or you t o choose operat ion mode a nd region . There are tw o Operatio n Modes, including Range Extender and Ac cess Point.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 9 Figure 3-6 Q uick Setup – Av ai lable Wireless Networ ks Next, W ireles s Settings page will appear as shown in Figur e 3-7 , where you need to ent er the Wireless Pas sword of your selecte d target networ k .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 10 Figure 3-8 Q uick Setup – Rev iew Settings No te: It ’ s recommended t o click t he Export S ettings button to save these set tings as a txt file for your future refere nce. B. I f c ho osi ng Access Poi nt , please t ake the following s teps to finish y our quick setup.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 11 Figure 3- 10 Quic k Setup – Review Set tings No te: 1. It ’ s recommended t o c li ck the Expo rt Settings button t o save these set tings as a tx t file for your futur e referenc e.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 12 Chapt er 4 Config ure the D evice This Chapt er desc ribes h ow to con figure your Range Extender via the w eb - base d m anagem ent page.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 13 Firmware V ersio n - This field dis plays the current fir mware ver sion of the Ra nge Extend er . Hardware V ersio n - This field displ ays the curr ent hardwar e version o f the Ra nge Extend er .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 14 4.2 Quick Setup Please refer t o Chapter 3 Qu i ck Insta llation G uide . 4.3 WPS WPS ( Wi - Fi Protected S etup ) can help you to quickly and securely c onnect to a netw ork.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 15 Figure 4-3 W PS - Enabled Operatio n Mode - Displa ys the cur rent operatio n mode of the dev i ce. WPS Status - To en able or disable the W PS function her e. Current PIN - The current value of the device 's PIN is di splayed her e.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 16 Figure 4-4 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “ Press the button of the ne w devi ce in two mi nutes ” and c lick Co nnect . Step 3: For the configurati on of the wirele ss adapter , pleas e choose “ Push the b utton on my access poi nt or w ireless router.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 17 Figure 4-6 T he WPS Config uration Screen of W ire less Adapt er Me thod Tw o: Enter the PIN into my Range Ext ender Step 1: Configure the w ireless ad apter.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 18 Step 3: Choose Enter the ne w devi ce's PIN and e nter the PIN code of the wireless adapter i n the field beh ind PIN in the previous f igure.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 19 Figure 4-7 T he WPS Configurat ion Screen of W ire less Adapt er No te: The defaul t P IN code of the Rang e Ex tender ca n be foun d in its l abe l or the W PS configuratio n sc reen as Figur e 4- 3.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 20 4.4 Ne tw or k The Networ k option allows you to customiz e your local networ k manua lly by changing the de fault settings of the Range Extender . Selecting N e tw or k will enable y ou to configur e the IP para meters of Networ k on this page.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 21 Wireless Adv anced allows you to configure so me advanced par ameters for the Rang e Extender .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 22 SSID ( S et Service I dentifi er) - Identifies y our wireless network name. Create a nam e up to 32 characters and ma k e sure all wireless points in the w ireless net work w ith the sa m e SSI D.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 23 Figure 4- 12 W ireles s Settings in Range Exten der mode 2 Operatio n Mode - T hree Operation Modes are su pported, in cluding: Acc ess Point , R an ge Extender mod e 2 and Range Ext ender mode 1 .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 24 Mode - If all of the wireless devices co nnected with this dev ice can conne ct in the same transmiss ion mode (eg. 802. 11b), you can c hoose "Only " mode (eg. 11b on ly).
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 25 Region - Select your regi on fro m the drop - dow n list. This f ield spec ifies the r egion w here th e wire l ess func tion of t his device can be us ed.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 26 1) A ccess Point Figure 4- 14 W ir ele ss S ecuri ty - Access Point Operatio n Mode - Shows the current operat ion mode. Dis able Secu rity - C heck this box radio button to disa ble wireless secur ity.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 27 WPA /W P A2 -E nterprise - Sel ect W PA/W PA2 based on Ra dius Serv er. • V ersion - You can se lect one o f following v ersions. 1) Automatic - S el ect WP A or W P A2 automatically base d on the w irele ss stat ion's capability and request .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 28 2) Range Exte n der mo de 2 Figure 4- 15 W ir ele ss S ecuri ty – R ange Exte nder mo de 2 Operation Mode - Show s the c urrent operat ion mode. Dis able Secu rity - C heck this box rad i o butt on to disabl e wireless s ecurity .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 29 1) Automatic - Se lec t Shared Key or Open System authentication ty pe automatically based on the w ireless st ation's cap ability and request. 2) Shared Key - Select 802. 11 Shared Key authentication type.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 30 3 ) Range Ext ender m ode 1 Figure 4- 16 W ir ele ss S ecuri ty – Range Extender mode 1 Operation Mode - Show s the c urrent operat ion mode. Dis able Secu rity - C heck this box rad i o butt on to disable w ireless s ecurity .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 31 1) Automatic - Se lec t S hared Key or Open System authentication ty pe automatically based on the w ireless st ation's cap ability and request. 2) Shared Key - Select 802. 11 Shared Key authentication type.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 32 The Wireless M AC Addre ss Filtering feature allow s you t o control wireless sta tions accessing th e device , whic h depend o n the statio n's MAC a ddress es. Operation Mode - S how s t he c urrent operat i on mode.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 33 3. Click the Save button. Clic k the Enable All but ton to make all entri es enab led C li ck the Disable All button to make a ll entries disa bl ed.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 34 Figure 4- 19 W ir ele ss A dva nc ed Operation Mode - S how s t he c urrent O peration M ode. T ransmit P owe r - S pecif ies the transmit power of the dev ice . You can se lect Hi gh , M id d le or Low which y ou would like.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 35 Figure 4- 20 S ta ti st i cs of t he device at tac hed wir eless st ations Operatio n Mode - S how s the c ur rent operation mo de .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 36 Figure 4- 21 Throughput Monitor Rate - The Thr oughput un it. Run Time - H ow long t his function i s running. Transmit - Wireless trans mit rate in formation. Receive - W ireless rece ive rate in formation.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 37 4.6.1 DHCP Settings S electing DHCP > DHC P Settings will enable you to set up the R ange Extender as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server , which pro vides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connect ed to the syst em on the LAN.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 38 End IP A ddress - This field specifies the last addr ess in the I P Address poo l. 192.168. 0 .199 is the default end IP addre ss. Address Lea se Time - Enter the amount of ti me for the PC to connect to t he Range Exte nder with its curr ent assigned d ynamic I P address.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 39 4.6.3 Ad dress Reserv ation S electing DH CP > Address Reser vatio n will enable you t o sp ecify a reserv ed IP a ddres s f or a PC on the LAN, so th e P C will alway s obtain the sam e IP a ddress each t ime when it a cce sse s the Range Exten der .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 40 4.7 S y stem T ools Sy stem Tool s option helps y ou to opt imize the configurat ion of your dev ice. S NMP can help yo u to manage t he devic e locally or re m otely w ith specified sof twa re .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 41 Figure 4- 28 SNMP Settings SNMP A gent - S elect the radio button befor e E nab le w ill enable this function if you w ant to have remote co ntrol thro ugh SNMPv1/v 2 agent with MIB - II.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 42 4.7.2 Diagnostic Selecting S ystem Tools > Di agnos tic allow you to check the connect ions of your network component s on the s creen show n in Figure 4- 29 .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 43 with expired T T L values and are inv isible to the tr aceroute too l . In this ca se, a row of asterisks ( *) is display ed for that hop. IP A dd ress - Enter the IP Addr ess (such as 202.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 44 Figure 4- 31 Ping Watch Dog Ut ility E nabl e - Turn on/of f Ping Wat ch Dog. IP Address - The IP addr ess of the target host w here t he Ping W atch Dog Utility i s s endin g ping packet s.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 45 No te: 1. There is no need t o upgrade t he firmware un less the new firmwar e has a new feature y ou want to use. However , when experien cing proble m s caused by t he device itself, you can try to upgrade the f irmware.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 46 Figure 4- 34 Save or Restore t he Configur ation Clic k Backu p to sav e all config uratio n settings t o your loca l computer as a file.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 47 4.7.8 Pass word Selecting Sy stem Tool s > Password allows you to change the factor y default user name and password of the devi ce on the scr een sh own in Figur e 4- 36 .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 48 Figure 4- 37 Syste m Log The devi ce can keep lo gs of all traffic. You can quer y the logs to find what happene d to the dev ice . Log Type - By select ing the log t ype, only logs of this ty pe will be shown.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 49 A ppendix A : A p plicati on Ex amp le The TL -W A830RE relay s signal b etween its stat ions and the root AP for great er wireless r ange. It allows you t o connect the device with a R outer aro und eith er with or w ithout any Ethernet cab le.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 50 Step 3 : Configure you r PC to connec t to the netw ork wirelessly . (Operation in Window s XP i s taken as an exa mple here.) 1) Clic k Start , right - click My Net w ork C onne ction s and select Properties .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 51 5) Then the foll owing pag e will displ ay, w hich indicates y our successful conne ction to the wir ed networ k via wireless means .
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 52 A ppendix B: Factor y Defaul ts Item Default V alue Common Default Settings Userna me adm in Password adm in IP Ad dr ess 192.168. 0. 254 Subnet Mas k 255.255. 255.0 Dom ain http://tpl inke xtender.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 53 A ppendix C: Troub lesh ootin g 1. How do I re store my Range Extender’s configuration to its factory default se ttings? With the Ran.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 54 5. Why does the wireles s transmi ssion rat e speed d own, while the wir eless signal i s stronger after repea ted by TL - WA 830RE? In.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 55 A ppendix D: Specifi cation s General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 8 02.3u, 802.11n, 802.11b and 802. 11g, TCP/ IP, DH CP Saf ety & Em i ssio n FCC 、 CE Ports One 10/10 0M Auto - Negotiat ion LAN RJ45 por t Wireless Frequency Band 2.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 56 A ppendix E : Glossar y 802.11b - The 80 2.11b st andard speci fies a wirele ss networ king at 11 Mbps using direct - se quence s pread - spect rum (DSS S) techn ology and operating in the unlice nsed r adio spectru m at 2.
TL -W A 830RE 30 0Mbp s Wireless N Ra nge Extender User Guide 57 improves on t he authent i cation a nd encry ption features of WEP (Wired Eq uivalent Pr ivacy). In fact, WPA was d eveloped by the networ king indust ry in res ponse t o the shor tcomin gs of W EP.
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