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... with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to...
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...the Device 4
Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 6
3.1 Configure the PC 6 3.2 Quick Setup ...9
Chapter 4 Configure the Device 17
4.1 Status...17 4.2 Quick Setup ...18 4.3 Range Extender 18 4.4 Network...23 4.5 Wireless ...23
4.5.1 Wireless Settings 24 4.5.2 Wireless Security 27 4.5.3 Wireless MAC Filtering 32 4.5.4 Wireless Advanced 34 4.5.5 Throughput Monitor 35 4.5.6 Wireless Statistics...
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... following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender ¾ Ethernet Cable ¾ One Power Adapter for TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender, including:
z This User Guide z Other helpful information
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Make sure that the package...
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... of up to 300Mbps. With multiple protection measures, including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption, WiFi protected Access (WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK), the TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender delivers complete data privacy. It supports an easy, web-based setup for installation and management. Even though you may not be familiar with the Access...
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... ¾ Supports Firmware Upgrade ¾ Supports Remote and Web management
1.3 Appearance
1.3.1 The Front Panel
Figure 1-1
The front panel of the TL-WA830RE consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. View from left to right, Table 1-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the device.
LED Explanation
Name
Status
Indication
Power
Off No Power On Power on...
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..., such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or
above z Operating temperature: 0℃~40℃ (32℉~104℉) z Operating Humidity: 10%~90%RH, Non-condensing
2.3 Connecting the Device
Figure 2-1 is an example of the typical application of TL-WA830RE in the infrastructure network. An Infrastructure network contains an access point or a wireless router.
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Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide
This chapter will guide you to configure your PC to communicate with the AP and to configure and manage the TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender easily with a Web-based utility.
3.1 Configure the PC
The wireless adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP Address range without ...
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TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4. Configure the IP address manually.
1) Select Use the following IP address. 2) Enter 192.168.0.* (* is any integer between 1 to 253) into the IP address filed,
255.255.255.0 into the Subnet mask filed and 192.168.0.254 into the Default gateway filed. 3) Click OK to keep your settings.
Figure 3-4 5. Verify the network connection...
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TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide If the result displayed is similar to that shown as Figure 3-6 below, it means that your PC has not connected to the AP.
Figure 3-6 Please check following these steps: a) Check to see if your PC and the AP are right connected. The LED of LAN port which
you link to on...
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... User Guide
Chapter 4 Configure the Device
This Chapter describes how to configure your Access Point via the web-based management page. The TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, Netscape® Navigator, Firefox, Safari, Opera or Chrome) management page, which can be launched on any windows...
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TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ¾ Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the Network, including the
MAC address, IP address and Subnet Mask. ¾ Wireless - This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, including
Wireless Mode, SSID, Channel, Mode, Channel Width, Max Tx Rate and MAC Address. ¾ Traffic ...
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TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide
• Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid.
1) For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII...
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... wireless station's capability and request. 2) WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access. 3) WPA2 - WPA version 2. • Encryption - You can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES. • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port used by radius service. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. • Group Key Update...
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TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value
can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page.
) Note:
You will be reminded to reboot the device after clicking...
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....
) Note:
This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds.
4.6 DHCP
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. The DHCP Server will automatically assign dynamic IP addresses to the computers on the network. This protocol simplifies network management and allows new wireless devices to receive IP addresses automatically without the
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Figure 4-24 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - Here displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an
IP address. ¾ Reserved IP Address - Here displays the IP address that the AP is reserved. ¾ Status - Here shows whether the entry is enabled or not ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing...
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TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide to the device's web-based management page. Besides, you can find out what happened to the system in System Log. There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu (shown as Figure 4-25): SNMP, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Ping Watch Dog, Reboot, Password, and System Log. Clicking any...
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...to make your settings in operation.
4.7.4 Firmware Upgrade
Selecting System Tools > Firmware Upgrade allows you to upgrade the latest version of firmware for the device on the screen shown in Figure 4-30.
Figure 4-30 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. ¾ Firmware Version - Here displays the current firmware version. ¾...
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... some of your customized settings to avoid losing important configuration settings of device.
To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1. Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website
(http://www.tp-link.com). 2. Enter the path name or click Browse... to select the downloaded file on the computer into the
File blank. 3. Click Upgrade.
) Note:
Do not turn...
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..., which include:
• Change LAN IP Address (System will reboot automatically). • Change the Wireless configurations. • Change the Web Management Port. • Upgrade the firmware of the device (system will reboot automatically). • Restore the device's settings to factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). • Update the configuration with a file (system...