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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender Rev: 1.0.0 1910010310[...]
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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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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbp s Wireless Range Extender Model No.: TL-W A730RE 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 Directiv[...]
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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Conventions ............................................................................................................. 1 Overview of This Guide ..........................................................................[...]
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4.7.3 Ping Watch Dog ............................................................................................... 44 Be sure to click the Save button to make your settings in operatio n. .......................... 45 4.7.4 Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................................... 45 4.7.5 Factor[...]
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Package Contents TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender Resource CD, including: z This User Guide z Other Helpful Information Power Adapter for TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender Ethernet Cables Quick Installation Guide ) Note: Make sure that the package cont ains the above it ems. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, plea[...]
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Overview of This Guide Package Contents: Tells what are contained in the box. Chapter 1 Introduction: Gives an introduction for the TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender. 1.1 Product Overview: Introduces advantages of using this AP. 1.2 Main Feature: Introduces main features and their benefits. 1.3 Appearance: Gives descriptions of LEDs , port[...]
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4.6 DHCP: Introduces how to set your AP to be a DHCP server so that the AP will automatica lly assign an IP address for your PC. 4.7 System Tools: Provides some useful tools. 3[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender . 1.1 Product Overview The TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Exte nder is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. It can relay si gnal between its stations and the root[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide 1.3 Appearance 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The front panel of the TL-WA730RE consists of several LED i ndicators, 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 Off No [...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide 1.3.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Viewed from left to right, the following parts ar e located on the rear panel of TL-WA730RE. POWER: The power port connects to the power adapter provided with the TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender. LAN: One LAN 10/100Mbps RJ45 port connec ts to a network [...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender 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-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 2-1 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL-W A730RE To establish a typical connection of th e AP, please take the following steps: 1. Conn ect 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 th[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender 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-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Ext ender easily with a Web-based utility. 3.1 Configure the PC The wireless adapter-equipped computers in your ne two[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-2 3. In the General tab of Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties . Figure 3-3 10[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide 4. Configure the IP address manually. 1) Select Use the follow ing IP address . 2) Enter 192.168.1.* (* is any in teger between 1 to 253) into the IP address filed, 255.255.255.0 into the Subnet mask filed. 3) Click OK to keep your settings. Figure 3-4 5. Verify the network connection bet ween y[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide If the result displayed is similar to that shown in 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 ar e right connected. The LED of LAN port which you link to on the device and the LED on y[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ) Note: If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings , in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. 2. After successfully logging in, cli[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-1 1 AP List 2 ） Find the SSID of the Access Point / R outer you want to access, and click Connect in the corresponding row. For example, the first item is select ed. The MAC address will be automatically filled into the corres ponding box which is shown as the Figure 3-12 . Figure 3-1[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ¾ Operation Mode - Two Operation Modes are support ed, including: Range Extender and Access Point. ¾ MAC of AP - The MAC address of the desired AP. The AP client will connect to the desire d AP according to MAC address. ) Note: 1. In Range Extender mode, the wireless repe at er relays signal b[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXX X indicates the last unique six numbers of eac h Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test . ¾ Region - Specifies the region where the wireless func tion of the [...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Access Point via the web-based management page. The TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender is easy to configur e and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, Netscape ® Navigator, Firefox, Safari, Opera or Chro[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware ver sion of the AP. ¾ Hardware Version - This field displays the curr ent hardware version of the AP ¾ Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the Network, including the MAC address , IP address and Subn[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-2 QSS ¾ Operation Mode - Displays the current operation mode of the device. ¾ QSS Status - To enable or disable the QSS function here. 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.[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “ Press the button of the new device in two minutes ” and click Connect . Step 3: For the configur ation of the wireless adapter, please choose “ Push the button on my access point ” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Ne[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: Keep the QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2 , then the following screen will appear. Figure 4-4 Step 2: Choose “ Enter the new device's PIN ” and enter the PIN [...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Three: Enter the PIN from my AP Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the AP in Figure 4-2 (e ach AP has its unique PIN code. Here takes the [...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ) Note: The default PIN code of the AP c an be found in its label or t he QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-2 . You will see the following screen w hen the new device has successf ully connected to the network. Figure 4-5 ) Note: 1. The QSS LED on the AP will light green for five minutes if t[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size o f the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ¾ Gateway - The gateway should be in the same subnet as your IP address. ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the AP . The value can't be changed. ) Note: 1 If you [...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-8 Wireless Settings in Range Extender mode ¾ Operation Mode - Two Operation Modes are supported, including: Access Point and Range Extender. ¾ MAC of AP - The MAC address of the desired AP. The AP client will connect to the desire d AP according to MAC address. ) Note: 1. In Range Ext[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ) Note: Restricted by local law regulations, version fo r North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel Width - Determines the channel width to be us ed. It is unnecessary to change the default value unless required. ¾ Max Tx Rate - Specifies the maximum transmit rate of the d[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ¾ Region - Specifies the region where the wireless func tion of the AP can be used. Select your region from the drop-down list. If your country or region is not listed, pl ease contact your local government agency for assistance. ) Note: The default region is United States . When you select you[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide shown as Figure 4-10 . The security options are differ ent for different operation mode. 1) Range Extender Figure 4-10 Wireless Security – Range Extender ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to dis able wireless security. If di[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless 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 th is 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 permitt ed) or 5 AS[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide 2) Access Point Figure 4-1 1 Wireless Security - Access Point ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. 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 st[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide • 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 stands for any combination of hex adecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A- F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of t[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender 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. 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 the Save[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-13 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. ¾ Status - Select a status for this entry, either Enabled or Disabled . To[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide For example: If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00- 0A-EB-00- 07-BE is able to access the device, w hile all other wirel ess stations cannot access the devic e, you should configure the Wireless MAC Address Filte ring list by followi ng these steps: 1. Click the Enable bu[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ¾ Tx Power - Specifies the transmit power of the device. You can select High , Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ Beacon Interval - Specifies a value between 20- 1000 milliseconds. The beacons are the packets sent by the device to synchronize [...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-15 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-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-16 S t atistics of the dev ice attached wireless st ations ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. ¾ MAC Address - Shows the connected wireless station's MAC address ¾ Current Status - The connected wireless station's r unning status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSO[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide 4.6.1 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-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ) Note: 1 When the device is working on Dynamic IP mode, the DHCP Serv er function will be disabled. 2 To use the DHCP server functi on of the device, you should conf igure all computers in the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatic ally" mode. This function will not take effect until [...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender 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-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-21 The System T ools menu 4.7.1 SNMP Selecting S ystem Tools > SNMP to enable this function will allow the network management station to retrieve statistics and status from the SNMP agent in this device. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a popular networ k monitoring and m[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ¾ SysName - An administratively-assigned name for this managed node. ¾ SysLocation - The physical location of this node. ) Note: Specifying one of these values via the Device's Web-Bas ed Utility makes the corresponding object read-only. If there isn't such a config se tting, then th[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-23 Diagnostic ¾ 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 manda[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide return Time Exceeded messages for packets with expired TTL values and are invisible to the traceroute tool. In this case, a row of asterisks (*) is displayed for that hop. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP Address (s uch as 202.108.22.5) of t he PC whose connection you wish to diagnose. ¾ Ping Count[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-25 Ping W atch Dog Utility 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 b[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ) Note: 1 There is no need to upgrade the firmware unle ss the new firmware h as a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the device itself, you can try to upgrade the firmware. 2 Before upg rading the device’s firmware, you sh ould write down some of your c[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-28 Save or Restore the Configuration Click Backup to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file. To restore the device's configuration, follow these instructions: • Click Browse… to find the configuration file which you want to restore. • Click Restore t[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide 4.7.8 Password Selecting System Tools > Password allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the device on the screen shown in Figure 4-30 . Figure 4-30 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default us er name and password of the device. All us[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-31 System Log The device can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to th e device. ¾ Log Type - By selecting the log type, only l ogs of this type will be shown. ¾ Log Level - By selecting the log level, only l ogs of this level will be shown. Click th[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Appendix A: Application Example The TL-WA730RE relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range. It allows you to connect the device with a Router around without any cable. Providing that you want to connect your comput er equipped with wireless adapter to a wired ne[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide 2) On the My Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network and choos e 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 Range Ex tende[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide 5) Then the following page will display, wh ich indicates you have been successfully added to the network wirelessly. 52[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Appendix B: Factory Defaults Item Default Value Common Default Settings Username admin Password admin IP Address 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Wireless SSID TP-LINK_XXXXXX Wireless Security Disable Wireless MAC Address Filtering Disable DHCP DHCP Server Disable Start IP Address 192.168[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Appendix C: Troubleshooting 1. No LEDs are lit on the access point. It takes a few seconds for the Power LED to li ght up. Wait a minute and check the status of Power LED. If there the LED is st ill off, check the following items. 1) Make sure the power cord is connected to the Access Point. 2) [...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender 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 Cabling Type 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100 Ω STP (m[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Appendix E: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wire less networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-s pectrum (DSSS) technology and o perating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encry ption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi net[...]
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TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide provides an authentication alter native to an expensive RADIUS server. WPA-PSK is a simplified but still powerful form of WPA most suitable for home Wi-Fi networking. To use WPA-PSK, a person sets a static key or "passphrase" as wi th WEP. But, using TKIP, WPA-PSK automatically changes[...]