TP-Link TL-WA730RE manual

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender Rev: 2.0.0 1910010693[...]

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[...]

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[...]

This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below , and having a maximum gain of 4 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 4 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. T he required antenna impeda nce is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the ant enna type a[...]

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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbp s Wireless N 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 Directi[...]

CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview ...................................................................................[...]

4.9.3 Diagnostic ........................................................................................................ 40 4.9.4 Ping Watch Dog ............................................................................................... 42 4.9.5 Firmware Upgrade ..................................................................................[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender ¾ One Power Adapter for TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender ¾ Ethernet Cable ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Ran[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. It can relay si gnal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range easily and quickly. Increas ed mobility [...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 1.3 Main Features Features Benefits Make use of IEEE 802.11n wireless technology Allo ws your device to transmit wireless data at the rate of up to 150Mbps Provides multiple encryption security Ty p e s in c lu d i ng : 64/128/152-bit WEP WPA/WPA2 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Secures your data while the d[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no activity Flashing There is an active device lin ked to the corresponding port Off The Wireless function is disabled Flashing The Wireless function is enabled On The Range Extend[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide RESET: The Reset button is used to restore the AP’s factory default settings. There are two ways to reset the Access Point’s factory defaults: z Method one: With the AP powered on, use a pin to press and hold the Reset button (about 5 seconds) until the System LED becomes quick-flash from [...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N 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[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 2-1 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL-WA730RE 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 th[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N 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 N Range Extender easily with a Web-based utility. 3.1 Quick Setup With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and ma[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-2 Login Windows ) 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 s[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-4 Operation Mode ¾ In Repeater(Range Extender) mode, the product can ext end the coverage of another wireless Access Point or Router. The universal repeater mode is for the wireless Access Point or Router which does not support WDS function. ¾ In Access Point mode, the product will [...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-6 AP List 3) Find the SSID of the Access Point / Ro uter or WISP, and click C onnect in the corresponding ro w . You will then return to the previous page. 4) Select the region, the security mode and enter the password th at is the same as on your router or access point in Figure 3-5 [...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide B. When you choose Access Point mode, the Wireless Setting page will be shown in Figure 3-7 . Figure 3-7 Wireless Settings - Access Point mode 1) Create an easy-to-remember name for your wir eless network, write it into Wireless Network Name(SSID) . 2) Select Most Secure (WPA/WPA2-PSK) encrypt[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ¾ Because there is someth ing changed of the configuration, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-9 . Check your settings and click Save to save your settings for future reference. Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – Finish Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configur ation to ta[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – Finish 14[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N 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 N Range E xtende r is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, Netscape ® Navigator, Firefox, Safari, Opera or[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender 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 hard[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.1 Quick Setup for more details. 4.4 Operation Mode The Operation Mode option allows you to change the oper ation mode for your AP, shown in Figure 4-4 . Figure 4-4 Operation Mode ¾ In Repeater (Range Extender) mode, the product can ex tend the coverag[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender 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[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Fi nish to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: For the confi guration of the wirele ss adapte[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Step 2: Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-5 . Step 3: Choose “ Enter the new device's PIN ” an[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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 successf ully connected to the network. Figure 4-8 ) Note: 1. The WPS LE[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.6 Network The Netw ork option allows you to customize your loca l networ k manually by changing the default settings of the AP. Selecting Network will enable you to configure the I P parameters of Network on this page. Figure 4-9 Network ¾ Typ e - Select Dy namic IP to get IP address from D[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Throughput Monitor and Wireless Statistics . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the correspon ding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Figure 4-10 Wireless menu 4.7.1 Wireless Settings Selecting Wireless > Wireless Settings will enable [...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide z Universal Repeater - In Repeater mode, the AP with WDS enabled will relays data to an associated root AP. AP f unction is enabled meanwhile. The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range. z WDS Repeater - In Universal Repeater mode, the A[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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 this field. If your country or region is[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 1) Repeater (R ange Extender) Figure 4-13 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[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N 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[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2) Access Point Figure 4-14 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 securit[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender 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 Serv[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-15 Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station's MAC addres ses. ¾ Wireless MAC Filtering - Click the Enable button to enable the Wireless MAC Address Filterin[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 4. Click the Save button to save this entry. To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-4. T o modify or de[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender 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. 4.7.4 Wireless Advanced Selecting Wi[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.7.5 Antenna Alignment Selecting Wireless > Antenna Alignment will show how remote AP's signal strength changes while changing the antenna's directi on in the following screen shown in Figure 4-18 . Figure 4-18 Antenna Alignment ¾ Remote RSSI - Remote AP's signal strength v[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ¾ Receive - Wireless receive rate information. Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor. Click the Stop button to stop wireless throughput monitor. 4.7.7 Wireless Statistics Selecting Wireless > Wireless Statistics will allow you to see the wireless transmission informat[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-21 The DHCP menu 4.8.1 DHCP Settings Selecting D HCP > 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 [...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ¾ Primary DNS (optional) - Enter the D NS IP address provided by your ISP. Consult your ISP if you don’t know the DNS value. The factory default sett ing is 0.0.0.0. ¾ Secondary DNS (optional) - Enter the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. The factor y d[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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 [...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide There are eleven subme nus under the System Tools menu (shown as Figure 4-25 ): SNMP , Time Settings , Diagnostic , Ping Watch Dog , Firmware Upgrade , Factor y Defaults , Backup & Restore , Reboot , Password , System Log and Statistics . Clicking any of them will enable you to configure t[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender 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 i[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-27 Time settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ To set time manually: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. 3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click Save . ¾ For automatic time synchronizat[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-28 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 mandato[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender 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 - Sp[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-30 Ping Watch 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 [...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ) Note: 1. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unle ss the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by th e device itself, you can try to upgrade the firmware. 2. Before up grading the device’s firmware, y ou s hould write down some of y[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-33 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[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.9.9 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 4-35 . Figure 4-35 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default us er name and password of the device. All [...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-36 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-37 . Figure 4-37 Ma[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ) Note: Only when you select Authentication , do you ha ve to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields. • User Name - Your mail account name filled in t he From field. The part behind @ is excluded. • Password - Your mail account password. • Confirm The Password - Enter t[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide click the Enable button. If disabl ed, the function of DoS protecti on in Security settings will be disabled. ¾ Packets Statistics Interval - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. T he Packets Statistic interval valu e indicates the time secti[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix A: Application Example The TL-WA730RE allows you to connect a wireless device to the wired n etwork. 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[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender 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 [...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 5) Then the following page will display, wh ich indicates you have been successfully added to the network wirelessly. 52[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender 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 Disable Start IP Address 192.1[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix C: Troubleshooting T 1 . Ho w 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[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2) Click Change adapter settings 3) Right-click Local Area Connection , and Click Properties . 55[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4) Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) . 5) Select Use the following IP address , enter the 192.168.0.100 into the IP address field, 255.255.255.0 into the Subnet mask field. 56[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Now, try to log on to the Web-based confi guration page again after the above settings have 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 Q[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix D: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802. 3u, 802.11n, 802.11b and 802.11 g, 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[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N 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 n[...]

TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N 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 chang[...]