TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender Rev: 2.0.
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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.
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 measures. 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. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms.
! " " " # . Safety Information z When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. z Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself.
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CONTENTS Package Contents ..................................................................................................... I Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 1 1.1 Product Overview ............................................................................................ 1 1.2 Main Features ................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Appearance ...........
4.7.7 Reboot ............................................................................................................. 45 4.7.8 Password ......................................................................................................... 45 4.7.9 System Log ...................................................................................................... 46 Appendix A: Application Example ........................................................................
Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender ¾ Ethernet Cable ¾ One Power Adapter for TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender, including: z This User Guide z Other helpful information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. It will enlarge your existing wireless network and mobility within your wireless network while also allowing you to connect the wireless devices to a wired environment. Increased mobility and the absence of cabling will be beneficial for your network. With using IEEE 802.
TL-WA830RE LAN Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no activity Flashing WLAN 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide There is an active device linked to the corresponding port Off The Wireless function is disabled Flashing The Wireless function is enabled On Flashing WPS Off The Range Extender has connected the Router successfully The Range Extender is connecting the Router The Range Extender has not connected
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N 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-WA830RE z z z z 2.3 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Turn off your Range Extender and unplug the power adapter in a lighting storm to avoid damage. Use Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or above. Operating temperature of the Range Extender should be 0ć~40ć (32̧~104̧). Operating humidity of the Range Extender should be 10%~90%RH (Non-condensing).
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ¾ Wall-Mount Installation Figure 2-2 Wall-mount Install Note: The diameter of the screw, 3.5mm
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This chapter will guide you to configure your PC to communicate with the Range Extender and to configure and manage the TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender easily with a Web-based utility. With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-3 Quick Setup Start 3. And then Figure 3-4 will appear for you to choose operation mode and region. There are two Operation Modes, including Range Extender and Access Point. The available setting options are different in different operation modes, and they are explained as below. Figure 3-4 Quick Setup – Choose Region and Mode A. If choosing Range Extender, please take the following steps to finish your quick setup.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-6 Quick Setup – Available Wireless Networks Next, Wireless Settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-7, where you need to enter the Wireless Password of your selected target network. Then click Next to proceed.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – Review Settings ) Note: It’s recommended to click the Export Settings button to save these settings as a txt file for your future reference. B. If choosing Access Point, please take the following steps to finish your quick setup. First, there will pop up the Wireless Settings page, where you need to set the necessary wireless parameters, such as SSID, Wireless Security, and Wireless Password. Then click Next.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-10 Quick Setup – Review Settings ) Note: It’s recommended to click the Export Settings button to save these settings as a txt file for your future reference.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Range Extender via the web-based management page. The TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N 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-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the Range Extender. ¾ Hardware Version - This field displays the current hardware version of the Range Extender. ¾ Connection Status to Existing Network - This part shows you the current information of the root wireless network which the device is connecting to.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.2 Quick Setup Please refer to Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide. 4.3 WPS WPS ( Wi-Fi Protected Setup ), can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS function. Select menu “WPS”, you will see the next screen shown in Figure 4-2.
TL-WA830RE ¾ ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Disable PIN of this device - WPS external registrar of entering this device's PIN can be disabled or enabled manually. If this device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external Registrar, this function will be disabled automatically. Add device - You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-4 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 4-5 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my Range Extender Step 1: Configure the wireless adapter.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps 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 19342306 as the above figure shows. Step 2: Configure the Router. Keep the default “WPS Status” as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear. Step 3: Choose Enter the new device's PIN and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field behind PIN in the previous figure.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Method Three: Enter the PIN from my Range Extender Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Range Extender in Figure 4-2 (each Range Extender has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this Range Extender for example).
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-7 ) Note: 1. The WPS LED on the Range Extender will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless function of the Range Extender is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS. 4.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N 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. ) Note: 1. If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values, otherwise may result in lower wireless network performance or even can't work. 2.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 1) Access Point: This mode allows wireless stations to access this device. Figure 4-10 Wireless Settings in Access Point mode ¾ Operation Mode - Three Operation Modes are supported, including: Access Point, Range Extender mode 2, Range Extender mode 1. ¾ SSID (Set Service Identifier) - Identifies your wireless network name. Create a name up to 32 characters and make sure all wireless points in the wireless network with the same SSID.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide x 11bg mixed - Both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations can connect to the device. x 11bgn mixed - All 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the device. ¾ Channel Width - Determines the channel width to be used. It is unnecessary to change the default value unless required. ¾ Max Wireless Rate - You can limit the maximum wireless rate of the device through this field.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ¾ Wireless Name of Remote AP - The SSID of the AP your device is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join. ¾ MAC Address of Remote AP - The BSSID of the AP your device is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join. ¾ Region - Select your region from the drop-down list.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-12 Wireless Settings in Range Extender mode 1 ¾ Operation Mode - Three Operation Modes are supported, including: Access Point, Range Extender mode 2 and Range Extender mode 1. ¾ Survey - Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel. ¾ Wireless Name of Remote AP - The SSID of the AP your device is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ) Note: Restricted by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Mode - If all of the wireless devices connected with this device can connect in the same transmission mode (eg. 802.11b), you can choose "Only" mode (eg. 11b only). If you have some devices that use a different transmission mode, choose the appropriate "Mixed" mode. ¾ Channel Width - The bandwidth of the wireless channel.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 1) Access Point Figure 4-13 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 WPA/WPA2 - Select WPA/WPA2 based on Radius Server.
TL-WA830RE x ¾ 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. WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared key. x ¾ 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Version - You can select one of following versions. 1) Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) WPA-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2) Range Extender mode 2 Figure 4-14 Wireless Security –Range Extender mode 2 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 WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared key.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 1) Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. 3) Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. x WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 3) Range Extender mode 1 Figure 4-15 Wireless Security – Range Extender mode 1 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 WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared key.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 1) Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. 3) Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. x WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. ¾ Wireless MAC Filtering - Click the Enable button to trigger the Wireless MAC Address Filtering function. The default setting is disabled. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button.
TL-WA830RE 3. 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. 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.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-18 Wireless Advanced ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current Operation Mode. ¾ Transmit 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 40-1000 milliseconds. The beacons are the packets sent by the device to synchronize a wireless network.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-19 Statistics of the device attached wireless stations 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 running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected ¾ Received Packets - packets received by the station ¾ Sent Packets - packets sent by
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-20 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. 4.6 DHCP DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.6.1 DHCP Settings Selecting DHCP > DHCP Settings will enable you to set up the Range Extender 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.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N 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-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N 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 Range Extender 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, you can follow these steps: 1.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-25 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-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ) 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. ¾ Get Community - Enter the community name that allows Read-Only access to the Device's SNMP information.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-27 Diagnostic Diagnostic Tools - Click the radio button to select one diagnostic tool x 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-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Ping Count - Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4. Ping Packet Size - Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent. The default is 64. Ping Timeout - Specifies the time to wait for a response in milliseconds. The default is 800. Traceroute Max TTL - Set the maximum number of hops (max TTL to be reached) in the path to search for the target (destination). The default is 20.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.7.5 Factory Defaults Selecting System Tools > Factory Default allows you to restore the factory default settings for the device on the screen shown in Figure 4-31. Figure 4-31 Restore Factory Defaults Click Restore to reset all configuration settings to their default values. x Default User Name: admin x Default Password: admin x Default IP Address: 192.168.0.254 x Default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.7.7 Reboot Selecting System Tools > Reboot allows you to reboot the device on the screen shown in Figure 4-33. Figure 4-33 Reboot the device Click the Reboot button to reboot the device. Some settings of the device will take effect only after rebooting, which include: x Change LAN IP Address (System will reboot automatically). x Change the Wireless configurations. x Change the Web Management Port.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ) Note: The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and must not include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it. Click Save when finished. Click Clear All to clear all. 4.7.9 System Log Selecting System Tools > System Log allows you to query the Logs of the device on the screen shown in Figure 4-35. Figure 4-35 System Log The device can keep logs of all traffic.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix A: Application Example The TL-WA830RE relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range. It allows you to connect the device with a Router around either with or without any Ethernet cable. The situation is that you want to connect your computer equipped with wireless adapter to a wired network wirelessly. Then you can take the following instructions to achieve that.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Step 3: Configure your PC to connect to the network wirelessly. (Operation in Windows XP is taken as an example here.) 1) Click Start, right-click My Network Connections and select Properties. 2) On the My Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network Connection and select Enable to activate the wireless network function. 3) Right-click the wireless connection icon “ View Available Wireless Networks.
TL-WA830RE 5) 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Then the following page will display, which indicates your successful connection to the wired network via wireless means.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps 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 Domain http://tplinkextender.net Wireless SSID TP-LINK_Extender_XXXXXX Wireless Security Disable Wireless MAC Address Filtering Disable ) Note: The default SSID is TP-LINK_Extender_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six characters of each device’s MAC address).
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix C: Troubleshooting 1. How do I restore my Range Extender’s configuration to its factory default settings? With the Range Extender TL-WA830RE powered on, use a pin to press and hold the RESET button on the rear panel for more than 8 seconds before releasing it. ) Note: Once the Range Extender is reset, the current configuration settings will be lost and you will need to reconfigure it. 2. 3.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide better make sure your computer can obtain an IP address from your target wireless network and thus access the Internet, either via TL-WA830RE or without. 5. Why does the wireless transmission rate speed down, while the wireless signal is stronger after repeated by TL-WA830RE? In compliance with the wireless transmission protocol, all the Range Extender devices are set to work in half-duplex instead of full-duplex mode.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N 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 FCCǃCE Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port Wireless Frequency Band 2.4~2.4835GHz 11n˖up to 300Mbps˄Automatic˅ Radio Data Rate 11g˖54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6M˄Automatic˅ 11b˖11/5.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix E: Glossary ¾ 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. ¾ 802.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide improves on the authentication and encryption features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). In fact, WPA was developed by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of WEP. One of the key technologies behind WPA is the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP addresses the encryption weaknesses of WEP. Another key component of WPA is built-in authentication that WEP does not offer.
