TP-Link TL-WA501G manual

User Guide TL-W A501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point TM 2x to 3x eXtended Range 2.4GHz 802.1 1g/b[...]

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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rule s. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inte rference in a residential installation. This equipme nt generates, uses and ca n radiate radio frequen c y energy and, [...]

¾ EN 60950-1: 2001 ¾ EN 55022: 1998 + A1: 2000 + A2: 2003 ¾ EN61000-3-2:2001 ¾ EN61000-3-3:2001 ¾ EN 55024: 1998 +A1: 2001 + A2: 2003 European standards dictate maximum radiated transmit power of 100mW EIRP and frequency range 2.400-2. 4835GHz; In France, the equipment must be restricted to the 2.4465-2.4835GHz frequency range a nd must be res[...]

Package contents .............................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1: About this Guide .............................................................................................. 2 1.1 Purposes ..................................................................................[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Package content s The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-W A501G 54Mbp s Wireless Access Point ¾ One AC power Adapter for TL-WA501G 54Mbp s Wireless Access Point ¾ One Resource CD for TL-W A501G 54Mb ps Wireless Access Point, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Informa[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 1: About this Guide Thank you for choosing the TL-W A501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point. This AP provides connectivity between Ether net wired networks and radio-equipped wirel ess devices. It adopts 2x to 3x eXtended Range TM WLAN transmission technology so that transmission distance is 2-3 ti[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 2: Introduction 2.1 Overview of the AP The TL-WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point is the basic bu ilding block of a wireless LAN infrastructure. It provides connectivity between Ethernet wired networks and radio-equipped wireless notebook sy stems, desktop system s, pr int servers, and other d[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide 2.3 Panel Layout 2.3.1 The Front Panel Viewed from left to right, as shown in fi gure 2-1, the front panel of the TL-W A501G consists of four LEDs, whic h is designed to indicate connec tions. T able 2-1 de scribes the LEDs on the front panel of the AP . Figure 2-1: Front Panel sketch Name Action Desc[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 2-2: Rear Panel sketch - 5 -[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 3: Connecting the AP 3.1 System Requirement s ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Et hernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem t hat has an RJ45 connector ¾ A Ethernet broadband ro uter ¾ TCP/IP protocol must be inst alled on each PC ¾ Web browser , such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 [...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 3-1 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL-W A501G - 7 -[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 4: TCP/IP Configuration After connecting the TL-W A501G AP into your network, you should configure it. The default IP address of th e TL-WA501G 54Mbp s Wireless Access Point is 192.168.1.1, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be seen from the LAN. They can be changed[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 4-2: Failed result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure 4-2, it means that your PC has not connected to the AP . Please c heck it following these steps: 1. Is the connection between y our PC and the AP correct? Note : The LED of LAN port on the AP and LE D [...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 5: Configuring the AP This chapter describes eac h web page's key functions. 5.1 login With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape ® Navigator) utility , the TL-W A501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point is easy to configure and manage. The W eb-based utility can be used on any Windows, Ma[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide read-only . 1. Network This field displays the current settings or information for the Network, including the MAC address, IP address and Subnet Mask. 2. Wireless This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, including Operating Mode, SSID, Channel, Mode, MAC Address and IP Ad[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ MAC Address - the physical address of the AP , as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your AP in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines t he size of the network. Normally use 25[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-6: Wireless Settings ¾ Channel - This field determines which operati ng frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. ¾ Mode - Select the desired wireless mode. The options are: • 54Mbp [...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. ¾ Disable Wireless - The wireless of this AP can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. If disabled, wire less stations will not be able to acce ss the AP. AP provides five operatio[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-7: wireless repeating 2. Verify the wireless security parameters for all access points, if any. 3. Verify connectivity acro ss the LANs. A computer on any LAN seg ment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the t[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide • Both use the same Channel, and security settings if security is in use. • Verify connectivity across the LAN 1 and LAN 2. A computer on either LAN segment should be able to connec t to the Internet or share files and printers of any other PCs or servers connected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN Segment [...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide share files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three LAN segments. • Wireless stations will not be able to connec t to the TL-WA501G Access Points in the illustration above. If you require wire less stations to a ccess any lan segment, you can add TL-WA501G Access Poi[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII For mat stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combi nation of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. • WEP Key settings - Select which of[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide the Reboot checkbox. 5.4.3 MAC Filtering The Wireless MAC Filtering for wireless net works are set on this page, figure 5-1 1: Figure 5-1 1: Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature al lows you to control wireless stations accessing the AP, which depend on the station&[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide To add or modify a MAC Address Filter ing entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. 2. Enter a simple description of the wireless st[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide the Privilege pull-down list and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Click the Save and the Return button. 6. Click the Add New ... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A in the MAC Address field, enter wireless station C in the Description field, select 128-bit in the Privilege p[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide If the numbers of connected wireless stat ions go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. Note : This page will be refreshed autom atically every 5 seconds. 5.5 DHCP Figure 5-15: the DHCP menu There are three submenus und[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 min utes. The default value is 120 minutes. ¾ Default Gatewa y - (Optional.) Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the AP, default va lue is 192.168.1.1 ¾ Default Domain - (Optional.) Input the domai n name of your network. ¾ Primary DNS - (Op[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-18: Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC of which you want to reserve IP address. ¾ Assigned IP Address - The IP address of the AP reserved. To Reserve IP addresses: 1. Enter the MAC address (The format fo r the MAC Address is XX- XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.) and IP address in [...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure5-19: AP Wireless Advanced Settings ¾ Disable short preamble - Disable short preamble and use long preamble only. 802.11b mode supports only long preamble and this parameter will be ignored. ¾ RTS threshold - RTS/CTS Threshold, the packet size that is used to determine if RTS/CTS should be sen[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide the AP is not experiencing difficulties, t here is n o need to download a more recen t firmware version, unless that version has a new feature that you want to use. Note: When you upgrade the AP's firmware, you may lose it s configuration settings, so make sure you write down the AP settings befo[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-23: Reboot the AP Click the Reboot button to reboot the AP. Some settings of the AP will take effe ct only after rebooting, which include: • Change LAN IP Address. (Sys tem will reboot automatically) • MAC Clone (system will reboot automatically) • DHCP service function. • Static addr[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-25: System Log The AP can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the AP. Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs. Click the Clear Log button to clear all the logs. - 28 -[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix A: F AQ 1. No lights are lit on the access point. It takes a few seconds for the power indicato r to light up. Wait a minute and check the power light status on the access point. If the access point has no power. 1) Make sure the power cord is connected to the access point. 2) Make sure the p[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to inst all and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 95/98. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter ’s manual if needed. 1. Inst all TCP/IP component 1) On the Wind ows taskbar , click the Star[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure B-3: Configuration tab 3) Click on Properties . The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. 4) Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: • Assigned by DHCP Sever a. Select Obt ain an IP address automatically[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure B-5: Gateway tab c. Choose Disable DNS on the DNS c onfiguration tab, as shown in the following figure: Figure B-6: DNS Configuration tab • Setting IP address manually a. Select S pecify an IP address on IP Ad dress tab, as shown in the followin g figure. If the AP's LAN IP address is 19[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure B-7: IP Address tab b. T ype the AP’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the Ne w gateway fiel d on the Gateway tab, and click on the Add button, as shown in the figure: Figure B-8: Gateway tab c. On the DNS Configuration tab, click Enable DNS radio, and type your computer na[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide click Add button . Shown below: Figure B-9: DNS Configuration tab Now , all the configurations are finished , it will take effect af ter reboot. - 34 -[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General S tandards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g Protocols TCP/IP , DHCP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiati on LAN RJ45 port supporting Auto MDI/MDIX Cabling T ype 10BASE-T : UTP categor y 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100 Ω STP (maximum 100m) 100BASE-[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 2x to 3x eXtended Range TM WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x to 3x eXtended Range TM WLAN transmission technol ogy make its sensitivity up to 105 dBm, which gives users the ability to ha ve robust, longer-range wireless connections. With this range-enhancin[...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ WEP ( W ired E quivalent P rivacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. ¾ Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wirele ss networking standar d, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, [...]

TL-W A501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix E: Cont act Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP-LINK TL-W A501G 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point, please contact us. E-mail: support@tp-link.com Website: http://www.tp-link.com Add: 3/F., Building R1-B, Hi-tech Industrial Park, Shennan Rd., Shenzhen, P. R. China - 3[...]