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TL-WP A4220 300Mbp s A V500 WiFi Powerline Extender TL-WP A2220 300Mbp s A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender REV1.0.0 1910010839.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications ar e subjec t to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
FCC ST A TEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digit al device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion.
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L T D. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and T echnology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbp s A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender Model No.
Import ant Safety Instructions 1. Do not open this product or attempt to servic e it; it may expose you to dan gerous high voltage or other risks. 2. Do not operate this product near water . 3. Do not place or operate this produc t near a radiator or a heat register .
CONTENTS Chapter 1 In troducti on .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 System Require ment ....................................................................
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outst anding 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2 1.3 Conventions The extender , or TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220, or devic e mentioned in this User Guide stands for TL-WP A 4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Po werline Extender without any explanations.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3 Chapter 2 Hardware Connection 2.1 Before You Begin Please read this User Guide carefully before inst alling and using the equipmen t. The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies si gnificantly based on the phy sical placement of the powerline extender .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 4 2.2 LED Indicator The LED indicator displays inform ation about the de vice’s status. LEDs Name Statu s Indication Solid The device is on. Off The device is off. Power LED Blinking The device is in the pairing procedure.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 5 2.3 Physical Interface There are four physical items on this device. Item Description Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Clone Button Press the button for 2 seconds to start Wi-Fi Clone. Press the button for 5 seconds to enable or disable the wireless function.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 6 2 ． Connect the other end of the Ethernet (RJ45) cable to an available Ethernet port of your wireless router . 3 ． Plug the powerline extender or pow erline adapter into a wall socket.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 7 The hardware connection mec hanism is shown bel ow: As soon as the powerline devices are connected following the step s above, a powerl ine network is available.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 8 2.5 Wi-Fi Clone Button for Super Range Extension Wi-Fi Clone button is used for c opying the wireless settings (including SSID and wireless password) from the front wireless router .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 9 ) Note: If you want to establish a secure and sep arate wirele ss network from the wireless router , please refer to 3.4.2 Wireless Security to set a dif ferent SSID and passphrase for your powerline extender .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 10 Chapter 3 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Ac cess Point via the web-based management page.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 11 2. Find the model to be configured and click Connect to log in the W eb-based management utility .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 12 ) Note: If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to a proxy . Go to T ools >Internet Options>Connecti ons>LAN Settings , in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 13 3.2 Status The Statu s page displays the powerline extender’s current st atus and configuration. All information is read-only . Figure 3-6 S tatus ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmwa re ver sion of the powerline extender.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 14 ¾ Wireless - This field displays the current settings or information for wireless. They can be configured on the Wireless → Wireless Settings p age. z Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the wireless radio f eature of the powerline extender is enabled or disabled.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 15 the powerline extender an ideal solution for your wire less network. Here you can create a wireless local area network just through a few settings. Wireless Setti ngs is used for the confi guration of some basic parameters of the powerline extender .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 16 function of the powerline extender in a region other than one of those s pecified in this filed. If your country or region is not list ed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 17 WP A/WP A2 and WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK. The default passw ord can be found on the label at the bottom of the device. Wireless security can be configured on the following screen shown as Figure 3-10.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 18 • WEP Key Format - Y ou can select AS CII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characte rs in the specified length. He xadecimal format st ands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9 , a-f, A-F) in the specifie d length.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 19 Figure 3-13 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK • Ve r s i o n - Y ou can select one of following versions. 9 Automatic - Select WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK autom atically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 20 Figure 3-15 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry ¾ MAC Address - Enter the wireless station's MAC addr ess that you want to control. ¾ Description - Give a simple description of the wireless station.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 21 For example: If you desire that the wirel ess station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00- 07-BE is able to access the device, while all other wi reless stations cannot access the de vice, you should confi gure the Wire less MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps: 1.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 22 ¾ RTS Threshold - Specifies the RTS (Request to Send) Thre shold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, t he device will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data fram e.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 23 ) Note: This page will be refreshed aut omatically every 5 seconds. 3.5 Powerline There are two submenus under the Powerline menu (shown in Figure 3-8): Netw ork Settings and St ation Settings .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 24 Figure 3-20 S tation Settings ¾ MAC Address - The rem ote station's MAC addres s. The value can not be changed. ¾ Device Pass word - The security ID of remote station. ¾ Device Name - The name used for i dentifying a station.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 25 Figure 3-22 Add a new station Click the Refresh button to update the curr ent connected stations. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous butto n to return to the previous page.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 26 Figure 3-24 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versi ons are posted at http://www .tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. ¾ Firmware V ersion - Here displays the current firmware version.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 27 3.6.2 Factory Defaults Selecting S ystem T ools > Factory Defaults allows you to restore the factory default settings for the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-25.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 28 3.6.4 Reboot Selecting S ystem T ools > Reboot allows you to reboot the de vice on the screen shown in Figure 3-27. Figure 3-27 Reboot the device Click the Reboot button to reboot the device.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 29 3.6.6 System Log Selecting S ystem T ools > System Log allows you to query the Logs of the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-29. Figure 3-29 System Log The device can keep logs of all tr affic.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 30 Chapter 4 Connecting to Wireless Network The default SSID is TP-LINK_××××××. (×××××× stand fo r the last six unique numbers of the WLAN MAC which can be found on the label at the bottom of the device.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 31 2. Input the network key and then click OK . Figure 4-2 ) Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be prompted to input the network key . 3. Y ou have joined the hom e network and can surf the Internet now .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 32 4.2 In Windows Vista Windows Vista users may use the built-in wireless utility . Follow the steps below . 1. Right-click the icon at the bottom of your screen, then click Connect to a network .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 33 3. Input the netwo rk key and then click OK . Figure 4-6 ) Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be prompted to input the network key . 4. Y ou have jo ined the home network and can surf the Internet now .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 34 4.3 In Windows XP Windows XP users may use the built-in wi reless utility . Follow the steps below . 1. Click the icon at the bottom of your desktop, select the SSID of TL-WP A4220 and then click Connect .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 35 1. Click the icon at the bottom of your desktop, select the SSID of TL-WP A4220 and then click Connect . 2. Input the network security key and then click Next . ) Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be prompted to input the network key .
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 36 4. Y ou have joined the hom e network and can surf the Internet now ..
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 37 Chapter 5 Pair Buttons 5.1 Pair (Secure with 128 bits-AES) The Homeplug A V standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanc ed Encryption S tandard) to safely transmit data between powerline dvices.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 38 Ste p 2 . Within two minutes, press and hold the Pair button on Powerline device A/B for one second. Ste p 3 . W ait for about 60 seconds while your powerlin e devices are connecting.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 39 Appendix A: T roubleshooting Guide The Troubleshooting Guide pr ovides answers to common problems regardi ng the powerline Ethernet adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans.
TL-WP A4220/TL-WP A2220 300Mbps A V500/A V200 WiFi Powerline Extender 40 Appendix B: S pecifications HARDWARE FEATURES Standards and Protocols HomePlug AV, IEEE802.
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