TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender Rev: 1.0.
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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria None General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender Model No.: TL-WA730RE Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives: Directives 1999/5/EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1: 2006 ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Conventions ............................................................................................................. 1 Overview of This Guide ........................................................................................... 2 Chapter 1 Introduction........................................................................................... 4 1.1 Product Overview.....
4.7.3 Ping Watch Dog...............................................................................................44 Be sure to click the Save button to make your settings in operation. ..........................45 4.7.4 Firmware Upgrade ...........................................................................................45 4.7.5 Factory Defaults...............................................................................................46 4.7.6 Backup & Restore..............................
Package Contents TL-WA730RE Extender 150Mbps Wireless Range 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 contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.
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, ports and buttons on the front and rear panel. Chapter 2 Hardware Installation: Tells how to connect the AP and the requirements. 2.
4.6 DHCP: Introduces how to set your AP to be a DHCP server so that the AP will automatically assign an IP address for your PC. 4.7 System Tools: Provides some useful tools.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender. 1.1 Product Overview The TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. It can relay signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range easily and quickly. Increased mobility and the absence of cabling will be beneficial for your network. With using IEEE 802.
TL-WA730RE 1.3 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Appearance 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The front panel of the TL-WA730RE consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. View from left to right, Table 1-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the device.
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 are 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 connects to a network device, such as a switch or a router. RESET: The Reset button is used to restore the AP’s factory default settings.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Before You Begin Please read this User Guide carefully before installing and using the equipment. The operating distance range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending on the physical position of the wireless devices. Factors that can weaken signals by getting in the way of your network’s radio waves are metal appliances or obstructions, and walls.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 2-1 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL-WA730RE To establish a typical connection of the 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 place is usually near the center of the area in which your PC(s) will wirelessly connect. 3. Adjust the direction of the antenna. Normally, upright is a good direction. 4.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This chapter will guide you to configure your PC to communicate with the AP and to configure and manage the TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender easily with a Web-based utility. 3.1 Configure the PC The wireless adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP Address range without overlap with each other. Manually configure the IP address as 192.168.1.
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.
TL-WA730RE 4. 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Configure the IP address manually. 1) Select Use the following IP address. 2) Enter 192.168.1.* (* is any integer 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 between your PC and the AP via the Ping command. The following example is in Windows XP Operating System. 1) Click Start > Run tab.
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: 3.2 a) Check to see if your PC and the AP are right connected. The LED of LAN port which you link to on the device and the LED on your PC’s adapter should be lit up. b) Make sure the TCP/IP for your PC is right configured. If the AP’s IP address is 192.168.1.
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, click the Quick Setup menu to quickly configure your AP and the following figure will display. Click Next to continue. Figure 3-9 Quick Setup 3.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-11 AP List 2） Find the SSID of the Access Point / Router you want to access, and click Connect in the corresponding row. For example, the first item is selected. The MAC address will be automatically filled into the corresponding box which is shown as the Figure 3-12 .
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ¾ Operation Mode - Two Operation Modes are supported, including: Range Extender and Access Point. ¾ MAC of AP - The MAC address of the desired AP. The AP client will connect to the desired AP according to MAC address. ) Note: ¾ 1. In Range Extender mode, the wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each 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 function of the AP can be used. Select your region from the drop-down list. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.
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 configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, Netscape® Navigator, Firefox, Safari, Opera or Chrome) management page, which can be launched on any windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the AP. ¾ Hardware Version - This field displays the current 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 Subnet Mask.
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 device'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.
TL-WA730RE Figure 4-3 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect. Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration.
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 code （take 16952898 for example） of the wireless adapter in the field after PIN as shown in the figure above. Then click Connect.
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 (each AP has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this AP for example).
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ) Note: The default PIN code of the AP can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-2. You will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network. Figure 4-5 ) Note: 1. The QSS LED on the AP will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2. The QSS function cannot be configured if the Wireless function of the AP is disabled.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of 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 change the IP Address, you must use the new IP Address to log in the AP.
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 desired AP according to MAC address. ) Note: ¾ 1. In Range Extender mode, the wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ) Note: Restricted by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel Width - Determines the channel width to be used. It is unnecessary to change the default value unless required. ¾ Max Tx Rate - Specifies the maximum transmit rate of the device through this field. ¾ Enable Wireless Radio - Select or deselect this check box to allow or deny wireless stations to access the device.
TL-WA730RE ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Region - Specifies the region where the wireless function of the AP can be used. Select your region from the drop-down list. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. ) Note: The default region is United States. When you select your local region from the pull-down list, the dialog shown in Figure appears below. Click OK.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide shown as Figure 4-10. The security options are different 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 disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption.
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 this 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 permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. 2) For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide 2) Access Point Figure 4-11 Wireless Security - Access Point ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable 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 WEP - Select 802.11 WEP security.
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 characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button.
TL-WA730RE • 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval 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 button. 4.5.
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 address 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 set up an entry, follow these instructions: First, you must decide whether the unspecified wireless stations can access the device or not.
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, while all other wireless stations cannot access the device, you should configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps: 1. Click the Enable button to enable this function. 2. Select the radio button: Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules. 3.
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 a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100.
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 stop wireless throughput monitor. 4.5.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-16 Statistics of the device attached wireless stations ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode.
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, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the system on the LAN. The DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown as Figure 4-18): Figure 4-18 DHCP Settings ¾ DHCP Server - Selecting the radio button before Disable/Enable will disable/enable the DHCP server on your AP.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ) Note: 1 When the device is working on Dynamic IP mode, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. 2 To use the DHCP server function of the device, you should configure all computers in the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. This function will not take effect until the device reboots. 4.6.
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 Reserve IP addresses: 1. Click the Add New... button to add a new Address Reservation entry. 2.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-21 The System Tools menu 4.7.1 SNMP Selecting System 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 network monitoring and management protocol, used to refer to a collection of specifications for network management that include the protocol itself.
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-Based Utility makes the corresponding object read-only. If there isn't such a config setting, then the write request will succeed (assuming suitable access control settings), but the new value would be forgotten the next time the agent was restarted.
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 connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway by using the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) protocol's mandatory Echo Request datagram to elicit an ICMP Echo Response from a host or gateway. You can use ping to test both numeric IP address or domain name.
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 (such as 202.108.22.5) of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose. ¾ Ping Count - Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4. ¾ Ping Packet Size - Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent. The default is 64.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-25 Ping Watch Dog Utility ¾ Enable - Turn on/off Ping Watch Dog. ¾ IP Address - The IP address of the target host where the Ping Watch Dog Utility is sending ping packets. ¾ Interval - Time internal between two ping packets which are sent out continuously. ¾ Delay - Time delay before first ping packet is sent out when the device is restarted. ¾ Fail Count - Upper limit of the ping packet the device can drop continuously.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide ) Note: 1 There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has 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 upgrading the device’s firmware, you should write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important configuration settings of device. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1.
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 to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank. ) Note: 1.
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 user name and password of the device. All users who try to access the device's web-based management page or Quick Setup will be prompted for the device's user name and password.
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 the device. ¾ Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. ¾ Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs 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.
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 computer equipped with wireless adapter to a wired network wirelessly, you can take the following instructions. 1. 2. Configure the Range Extender via a wired connection.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide 2) On the My Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network and choose Enable to enable wireless network function. 3) Right-click the wireless connection icon “ View Available Wireless Networks. 4) Highlight the SSID of the Range Extender (Here is TP-LINK) and click Connect to add to the network.
TL-WA730RE 5) 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Then the following page will display, which indicates you have been successfully added to the network wirelessly.
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 192.168.1.100 End IP Address 192.168.1.199 Address Lease Time 120 minutes (Range:1 ~ 2880 minutes) Default Gateway (optional) 0.0.0.
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 light up. Wait a minute and check the status of Power LED. If there the LED is still off, check the following items. 2. 1) Make sure the power cord is connected to the Access Point. 2) Make sure the power adapter is connected to a functioning electrical outlet and the switch of the electrical outlet is on.
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 100Ω STP (maximum 100m) 100BASE-TX: UTP category 5, 5e cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω STP (maximum 100m) Wireless Frequency Band 2.4~2.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide Appendix E: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. 802.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless Range Extender User Guide provides an authentication alternative 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 with WEP. But, using TKIP, WPA-PSK automatically changes the keys at a preset time interval, making it much more difficult for hackers to find and exploit them. The Wi-Fi Alliance will call this, WPA-Personal.
