TP-Link TL-WA854RE manual

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender REV.:1.1.0 1910011043[...]

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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[...]

CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment , this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measure s. Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Indus try Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This de[...]

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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbp s Universal WiFi Range Extender Model No.: TL-W A854RE 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 Di[...]

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

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Ext ender ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Un iversal WiFi Range Extender, including: z This User Guide ) Note: Make sure that the package cont [...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. It wi ll enlarge your existing wireless network and mobility within your wireless network while also allowing you to [...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide z LED Explanation: Name Status Indication On A secure connection has been established. Flashing TL-WA854RE is establishing a secure connection. RE Off No connection is active. Flashing The wireless function of TL-WA854RE is enabled. Wireless Off The wireless function of TL-WA854RE is disab[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Before Y ou Be gin 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 tha[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide 2.2 Basic Requirement s z Place your Range Extender in a well-ventilated pl ace far from direct sunlight, any heater or heating vent. z Leave at least 2 inches (5 cm) space around the device for heat dissipation. z Turn off your Range Extender and unplug the po wer adapter in a lighting st[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This chapter will guide you to c onfigure your PC to communicate with the Range Extender and to configure and manage the TL-WA85 4RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range E xtender easily with a Web-based utility. With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure [...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide 2. After successful login, there will pop up the Quick Setup Start page. Click Next to get the quick setup started. Figure 3-3 Quick Setup Start ) Note: If you are not to go through the Quick Setup right away, you can click Exit and enter the main menu of the device. 3. Figure 3-4 will app[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide 5. A list of available wirel ess network will appear. Check the box before the SSID of your desired network, and then click Next . Figure 3-6 Quick Setup – Available Wireless Networks ) Note: If you could not find your wireless network name ( SSID) in the list, you can click Rescan to re[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide 7. Double-check your wireless setting and network setting, when Figure 3-8 appears. If verified, click Finish to complete the Quick Setup. If there is anything wrong, click Back to return the previous pages and reconfigure it. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – Review Settings ) Note: It’s recom[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure y our Range Exten der via the web-based manageme nt page. The TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based (I nternet Explorer, Netscape ® Navigator, Firef ox, Saf[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide z Wireless Connection – It shows whether the Range Ex tender is connected to the Main Router/AP by Wireless. z IP Address –The IP address of the Range Extender. z Typ e – The Range Extender's IP address Type. z Signal Received From Main Router/AP - This is the sig nal strength t[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide ¾ Security Type - the security type of your root device. ¾ Modify - You can Edit or Delete the profiles. Click Connect to connect the range extender to the wirele ss network that you ha ve chosen in the profile list. Click Add to add a new profile to the list. Click Delete All to delete [...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Click Edit to further edit the profile(s), or Delete to delete the profile(s). Click Connect to connect the range extender to the wire less network that you have chosen in the profile list. Click Add to add a new profile to the list. Click Delete All to delete all the informat ion in the p[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN por t, as seen from the LAN. The value cannot be changed. ¾ Ty pe - Several IP types are supported, including: (1) Dynamic IP; (2) Static IP, and they are explained below. z Dyn am ic I P - In this type, if your range extende r have connect[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-8 DHCP Settings – Auto Figure 4-9 DHCP Settings – On Figure 4-10 DHCP Settings – Off ¾ DHCP Server - Selecting the radio button before Auto/On/Off will disable/enable the DHCP server on your Range Extender. The default setting is Auto . If you disable the Server, you must h[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide ¾ Address Lease Time - Enter the amount of time for the PC to connect to the Range Extender with its current assigned dynamic IP address. T he time is measured in minutes. After the time is up, the PC will be automatically assigned a ne w dynamic IP address. T he range of the time is 1 ~ [...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide wireless local area network just through a fe w settings. Wireless Se ttings is used for the configuration of some basic parameters of the Range Extender. Wireless Security provi des three different security types to secure your data and thus provid e greater security for your wireless net[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide z WDS Mode - Please choose this mode if your main router or access point works in WDS mode (uses a 4-address frame format to interact with stations). z Proxy Mode - This mode has the best compatibility with routers and access points of all brands. If your range extende r has problem workin[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-14 Wireless Security 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 strongly recommended that yo[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi 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 whic[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide ¾ Wireless MAC Filtering - Click the Enable bu tton to trigger the Wireless MAC Address Filtering function. The def ault setting is disabled. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add Ne w … button. The “Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page [...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. 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 [...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide ¾ Beacon Interval - Specifies a value between 40- 1000 milliseconds. The beacons are the packets sent by the device to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of t he beacons. The default value is 100. ¾ RTS Threshold - Specifies the RTS (Reques[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide You cannot change any of the val ues on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless st ations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous butto[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide secure one because it controls access to the device’s web-based manag ement page. Besides, you can find out what happened to the system in System Log. There are six submenus under the System Tools menu (shown as Figure 4-20 ): Firmware Upgrade , Factory Defaults , Backup & Restore , [...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide 2. Enter the path name or click Brow se… to select the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank. 3. Click Upgrade . ) Note: Do not turn off the device or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. The device will reboot after the Upgrading has been finished. [...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide • Click Restore to update the configurati on with the file whose path is the one you have inp ut or selected in the blank. ) Note: The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file. Wrong process will lead this device unmanaged. The restoring pr ocess lasts [...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide 4.6.5 Passw ord Selecting System Tools > Password allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the device on the screen shown in Figure 4-25 . Figure 4-25 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default us er name and password of the device.[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide 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 the Refresh button to show the latest log list. Click the Save Log button to save all the logs in a txt file. Click the C[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Appendix A: Factory Defaults Item Default Value Common Default Settings Username admin Password admin IP Address 192.168.0.254 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Domain http://tplinkextender.net Wireless SSID TP-LINK_Extender_XXXXXX Wireless Security Disabled Wireless MAC Address Filtering Disabled[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Appendix B: Troubleshooting T 1 . How do I restore my Range Extender’s c onfiguration to its factory default settings? There are TWO methods available to restore the factory defaults. Method 1: With the Range Extender TL-WA854RE powere d on, use a pin to press and hold the RESET button o[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide T4. How can I know that my wireless signal has been repeated and boosted b y TL-WA854RE? An easy way is to compare the signal strength of your target wireless network (symbolized by its SSID), with TL-WA854RE in operation vs. out of operation. Befo re comparison, you’d better make sure y[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802. 3u, 802.11n, 802.11b and 802.11g, TCP/IP, DHCP Safety & Emission CE Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port Wireless Frequency Band 2.4~2.4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11n ： up to 300Mbps （ Automatic ）[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wire less networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-s pectrum (DSSS) technology and oper ating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as W[...]

TL-WA854RE 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender User Guide ¾ WPA (Wi-Fi P rotected A ccess ) - WPA is a security technology for wireless networks that improves on the authenticat ion and encryption features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). In fact, WPA was developed by the networking industr y in response to the shortcomings of WEP. One of the [...]