TP-Link TL-WA801ND Bedienungsanleitung

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point Rev: 2.0.0 1910010673[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject 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 t heir respective holders. No part of the specificat ions may be reproduced in any form or b y any means or used to make any derivative[...]

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    FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protectio n against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment ge nerates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if[...]

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    National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and ot her countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) wit hout any limitation except for the countries m entioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria None General authorization require d for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use[...]

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    Korea Warning Statements: 당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음. NCC Notice: 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機,非經許可,公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、 加大功 率或變更原設計之特性及功能。 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法?[...]

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    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbp s Wireless N Access Point Model No.: TL-W A801ND T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own respon sibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product with in the scope of Council Directive[...]

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    CONTENTS Package Cont ents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introducti on ........................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview .................................................................................[...]

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    4.8.5 Factory Defaults............................................................................................... 59 4.8.6 Backup & Re store ............................................................................................ 59 4.8.7 Reboot ............................................................................................[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Package Contents ¾ The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point ¾ One Power Injector ¾ Ethernet Cable ¾ One Power Adapter for TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WA801ND 300[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. It allows for greater range and mobility within your wireless network while also allowing you to connect the wireless devices to [...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1.3 Main Features ¾ Wireless speed up to 300Mbps ¾ Supports Access Point, Mult i-SSID, Client, Repeater ( Universal Repeater ) and Bridge with AP modes ¾ Up to 4 SSIDs and VLAN support ¾ Up to 30 meters (100 feet) of flexible deploy ment with included Power over Ethernet Injector ¾ Easi[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Viewed from left to right, the following parts ar e located on the rear panel of TL-WA801ND. ON/OFF: The switch for the power. POWER: The power port connects to the power adapter provided w ith the TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point. Ethernet: One LAN 10/1[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Before Y ou Begin Please read this User Guide carefully before install ing and using the equipment. The operating distance range of your wirele ss connection can vary signific antly depending on the physical position of the wireless devices. Factors that can w[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 2-1 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL-WA801ND To establish a typical connection of th e AP, please take the following steps: 1. Connect the Cable or DSL modem to a Router. 2. Locate an optimum location for the AP. The best pl ace is usually near the center of the [...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This chapter will guide you to configure your PC to communicate wi th the AP and to configure and manage the TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point easily with a Web-based utility. 3.1 Quick Setup With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-3 Quick Setup ) Note: If you click Exit and choose to manually configure the AP on your own need, please note that the DHCP is enabled during the configuration, it is essential to disable DHCP when all the settings are finished. 3. The Operation Mode page will appear then, shown in Figu[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-5 Wireless Setting - Access Point mode 1) Create an easy-to-remember name for your wir eless network, write it into Wireless Network Name(SSID) . 2) Select Region and Channel for your device. 3) Select Most Secure (WPA/WPA2-PSK) encryption mode and enter a password below to prevent unau[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1) Select the Repeater Mode , for example Universal Repeater. 2) Click Survey , then the window displaying a list of available SSIDs will appear in Figure 3-7 . Figure 3-7 AP List 3) Find the SSID of the Access Point / Ro uter or WISP, and click Connect in the corre sponding ro w . You will then[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4) You can name the brid ge AP in Local Wireless Name , and configure the Local Wireless Setting for the bridge AP. 5) Click Next in Figure 3-8 , and you will come to Network Setting page for furthers configuration. D. When you choose Client mode, the Wireless Setting page will be shown in Figur[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-10 Wireless Setting – Multi-SSID mode You are suggested to implement Multi-SSID function with a switch that supports Tag VLAN feature. For advanced configuration of this step, please refer to ex planations of this mode in 4.6.1 Wireless Settings . 5. When you have configured Wireless [...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ) Note: 1. These settings are only for basic wireless parameters, for advanced settings, please refer to 4.5 Network and 4.7 DHCP . 2. By selecting YES for Change the login account , you can modify your login user name and password. In this case, it is suggested t hat you record them in some pla[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Access Point via the web-based management page. The TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point is easy to configure and mana ge with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, Netscape ® Navigator, Firefox, Safari, Opera or Chro[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4.2 S t atus Selecting Status will enable you to view the AP’s current st atus and configuration, all of which is read-only. Figure 4-3 Device Status ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware ver sion of the AP. ¾ Hardware Version - This field displays the curr ent hardwa[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ System Up Time - This filed displays the run time of the AP since it’s powered on or reset. ) Note: If you select Client mode in Figure 4-12 , the wireless status in Figure 4-3 will change, similar to the figure below: Figure 4-4 Device Status - Client 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Sectio[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the dev ice's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the device can be found in the label or User Guide. ¾ Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the device to its default. ¾ Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new r andom value for t[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS button on t he rear panel of the device. Step 2: For the confi guration of the wirele ss adapter, please choose “ Push the button on my access point ” in the configuration utility of t he WPS as below, and cli[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-5 , then the following screen will appear. Figure 4-6 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “ Press the button of the new device in two minutes ?[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-F i Protected Setup and the PIN me thod, you can add it t[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-7 Enter the PIN Step 2: Choose “ Enter the new device's PIN ” and enter the PIN code ( take 16952 898 for example ) of the wireless adapter in the field after PIN as shown in the figure above. Then click Connect. ) Note: The PIN code of the adapter is al ways displayed on t[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide the AP into the field after “ Access Point PIN ”. Then click Next . The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: The default PIN code of the AP c an be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 4-5 . You will see the following screen w hen the new device has su[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-8 Network ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the AP . The value can't be changed. ¾ Typ e - Select Dy namic IP(DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server or select Static IP to configure IP address manually from the drop-down list. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your [...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-9 Wireless menu 4.6.1 Wireless Settings Selecting Wireless > Wireless Settings will enable you to configure t he basic settings for your wireless network on the screen below ( Figure 4-10 ).This page allows you to configure the wireless mode for your device. Six operation modes are s[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please c ontact your local governm ent agency for assistance. ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for Nort h America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel - [...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 2) Multi-SSID: This mode allows the device to support up to four SSIDs. Figure 4-11 Wireless Settings in Multi-SSID mode ¾ Enable VLAN - Check this box and then you can change the VLAN ID of each SSID. If you want to configure the Guest and Internal networks on VLAN, th e switch you are using m[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for Nort h America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel - Determines the operating frequency to be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interferenc e problems with another nearby access point. ¾[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1. Configure the Access Point Configure the Access Point z Select Multi-SSID as the operation mode of TL-WA801ND. z Select the checkbox before Enable VLAN to enable VLAN function fo r this access point. z Configure the SSID and its corresponding VLAN ID. The detailed parameters are shown as the [...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 2. Configure the Switch. z Enable 802.1Q Tag VLAN function on the switch. z Make sure the Untag frames are forwar ded. The following table shows the detail ed configuration for the switch Port VLAN ID PVID Egress Rule Processing mode of Utag Frames 1 1 1 Untag Forwarding 2 2 2 Untag Forwarding 3[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ) Note: If the LAN port of TL-WA801ND is not connected to a switch but directly to a PC, 1. The PC can directly log on to the We b management page of TL-WA801 ND and manage the access point. 2. Only the wireless STA with its VLAN ID se t to 1 can communicate with the wired PC. 3) Client: This mo[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ Enable Wireless Radio - Select or deselect this check box to allow or deny wireless stations to access the device. Click the Survey button to detect the SSIDs in the local area. ) Note: To apply any settings you have alte red on th e page, please click the Save button, and then yo u will be r[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ Channel - Determines the operating frequency to be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interferenc e problems with another nearby access point. ¾ Mode - Select the desired wireless mode. The options are: • 11b only - Only 802.11b wireless stations can[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ Wireless Name of Root AP - If you select the radio button before Wireless Name of Root AP , the AP client will connect to the AP accord ing to SSID. Enter the SSID of AP that you want to access. ¾ MAC Address of Root AP - If you select the radio button before MAC Address of Root AP , the AP [...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 6) Bridge with AP: This mode can bridge the AP and up to 4 APs also in bridge mode to connect two or more wired LANs. Figure 4-15 Wireless Settings in Bridge with AP mode Wireless Bridge Settting ¾ Wireless Name of Remote AP - If you select the radio button before Wireless Name of Remote AP , t[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ Local Wireless Name - Name for the AP. ¾ Region - Select your region from the pull-down lis t. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the device in a region other than one of those specified in [...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1) Access Point Figure 4-16 Wireless Security - Access Point ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to dis able wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security [...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update in terval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. ¾ WPA/WPA2-Enterprise - Select WPA/WPA2 based on Radius Server. • Version - You can select one of following versions. 1) Automatic - Select[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 2) Multi-SSID Figure 4-17 Wireless Security – Multi-SSID You can choose which SSID to configure wireless security settings for in the blank behind Operation Mode . ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to dis able wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able t[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1) Automatic - Select WPA or WPA2 automatically based on the 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[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1) Automatic(Recommended) - Select WPA-Personal or WPA2-Personal automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) WPA-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA. 3) WPA2-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA2 . • Encryption - You can select either Automatic(Recommended) , TKIP or AES . •[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4) WDS Repeater Figure 4-19 Wireless Security – Repeater ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to dis able wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security ty[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 2) Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. 3) Open System - Select 802.11 Open Sy stem authentication. • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard cha racters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format s[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to dis able wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security. ¾ WPA/WPA2-Personal(Recommended) -[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 6) Bridge with AP Figure 4-21 Wireless Security – Bridge with AP ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to dis able wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the sec[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update in terval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. ¾ WPA/WPA2-Enterprise - Select WPA/WPA2 based on Radius Server. • Version - You can select one of following versions. 1) Automatic - Select[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering Selecting Wireless > Wireless MAC Filtering will allow you to set up some filtering rules to control wireless stations accessing th e device, which depend on the stat ion’s MAC address on the following screen as shown Figure 4-22 . This function is not ava ilabl[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ Status - Select a status for this entry, either Enabled or Disabled . To set up an entry, follow these instructions: First, you must decide whether th e unspecified wireless stations can access the device or not. If you desire that the unspec ified wireless stations can access t he device, pl[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ) Note: If you enable the function and select the “ Allow the stations specified by an y enabled entries in the list to access ” for Filtering Rules , and there are not any enabl ed en tries in the list, thus, no wireless stations can access the device. 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Selecting Wire[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ Enable AP Isolation - Isolates all connected wireless stat ions so that wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN. This f unction will be disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled. 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics Selecting Wireless > Wireless Statistics will allow you to see the wireless t[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-26 Throughput Monitor ¾ Rate - The Throughput unit. ¾ Run Time - How long this function is running. ¾ Transmit - Wireless transmit rate information. ¾ Receive - Wireless receive rate information. Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor. Click the Stop button to s[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Selecting DHCP > DHCP Settings will enable you to set up the AP as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, wh ich provides the TCP/IP configur ation for all the PCs that are connected to the system on the LA N. The DHCP Server can be c onfigured on the page (s[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ) Note: 1. When the device is working on Dynamic IP mode, the DHCP Se rver function will be disabled. 2. To use the D HCP server function of the device, you should con figure all computers in the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" m ode. This function will not take effect unti[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 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 entry. To Re[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu (shown as Figure 4-31 ): Time Settings , Diagnostic , Ping Watch Dog , Firmw are Upgrade , Factory Defaults , Backup & Restore , Reboot , Password , System Log and Statistics . Clicking any of them will enable you to configure the correspon[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ SNMP Agent - Select the radio button before Enable will enable this function if you want to have remote control through SNMPv1/v2 agent wi th MIB-II. Select the radio button before Disable will disable this function. The default setting is Disable . ¾ SysContact - The textual identificat ion[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-33 Diagnostic Diagnostic Tools - Click the radio button to select one diagnostic tool • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connec tivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway by using the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) protocol's mandatory[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide IP Address - Enter the IP Address (such as 202.108.22. 5) of the PC whos e connection you wish to diagnose. Ping Count - Specifies the number of Echo Request me ssages sent. The default is 4. Ping Packet Size - Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent. The default is 64. Ping Timeout - Spec[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ Enable - Turn on/off Ping Watch Dog. ¾ IP Address - The IP address of the target host wher e the Ping Watch Dog Utility is sen ding ping packets. ¾ Interval - Time internal between two ping packe ts which are sent out continuously. ¾ Delay - Time delay before first ping packet is sent o ut[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4.8.5 Factory Defaults Selecting System Tools > Factory Defaults allows you to restore the factory default settings for the device on the screen shown in Figure 4-37 . Figure 4-37 Restore Factory Defaults Click Restore to reset all configuration se ttings to their default values. • Default [...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4.8.7 Reboot Selecting System Tools > Reboot allows you to reboot the de vice on the screen shown in Figure 4-39 . Figure 4-39 Reboot the device Click the Reboot button to reboot the device. Some settings of the device will take e ffect only after rebooting, which include: • Change LAN IP A[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Click Save when finished. Click Clear All to clear all. 4.8.9 System Log Selecting S ystem Tools > System Log allows you to query the Logs of the device on th e screen shown in Figure 4-41 . Figure 4-41 System Log The device can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what ha[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Appendix A: Application Example The TL-WA801ND allows you to connect a wireless device to the wired network. Providing that you want to connect your computer equipped with wireless adapter to a wi red network wirelessly, you can take the following instructions. 1. Configure the AP via a wired co[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 2) On the My Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Netw ork and choose Enable to enable wireless network function. 3) Right-click the wireless connection icon “ ” on the screen of the PC and then select View Available Wireless Networks . 4) Highlight the SSID of the AP (Here is TP[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 5) Then the following page will display, wh ich indicates you have been successfully added to the network wirelessly. 64[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Appendix B: Factory Defaults Item Default Value Common Default Settings Username admin Password admin IP Address 192.168.0.254 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Wireless SSID TP-LINK_XXXXXX Wireless Security Disable Wireless MAC Address Filtering Disable DHCP DHCP Server Enable Start IP Address 192.168.[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Appendix C: Troubleshooting T 1 . How do I restore my Access Point’s configuration to its factory default settings? With the Access Point powered on, use a pin to press and hold t he RESET button on the rear panel for more than 8 seconds before releasing it. ) Note: Once the Access Point is re[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 2) Click Change adapter settings 3) Right-click Local Area Connection , and Click Properties . 67[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4) Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) . 68[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 5) Select Use the follow ing IP address , enter the 192.168.0.100 into the IP address field, 255.255.255.0 into the Subnet mask field. Now, try to log on to the Web-based confi guration page again after the above settings have 69[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide been configured. If you still cannot access the configuration page , please restore your Access Point’s factory default settings and reconfigure y our Access Point following the instructions of this UG. Please feel free to contact our Te chnical Support if t he problem persists. ) Note: While [...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Appendix D: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802. 3u, 802. 11n, 802.11b and 802.11g, TCP/IP, DHCP Safety & Emission FCC 、 CE Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port, supporting passive PoE Cabling Type 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) E[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Appendix E: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses mu ltiple transmitter and receiver an tennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased ra nge by expl oiting the spat ial di[...]

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    TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide key technologies behind WPA is the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP addresses the encryption weaknesses of WEP. Another key com ponent of WPA is built -in authentication that WEP does not offer. With this feature, WPA pr ovides roughly comparable security to VPN tunneling with WEP, w[...]