User's Manual

TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide
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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.
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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. If you choose Static IP, the domain name log in function won't work, and you have to use the
IP you set to log in the Range Extender's web based utility.
4.5 Wireless
The Wireless option, improving functionality and performance for wireless network, can help you
make the Range Extender an ideal solution for your wireless network. Here you can create a
wireless local area network just through a few settings. Wireless Settings is used for the
configuration of some basic parameters of the Range Extender. Wireless Security provides three
different security types to secure your data and thus provide greater security for your wireless
network. MAC filtering allows you to control the access of wireless stations to the Range Extender.
Wireless Advanced allows you to configure some advanced parameters for the Range Extender.
Throughput Monitor helps to watch wireless throughput information Wireless statistics enables you
to get detailed information about the current connected wireless stations.
There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-9): Wireless Settings,
Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Wireless Statistics and
Throughput Monitor. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding
function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.
Figure 4-9 Wireless menu
4.5.1 Wireless Settings
Selecting Wireless > Wireless Settings will enable you to configure the basic settings for your
wireless network on the screen below (Figure 4-11).This page allows you to configure the wireless
mode for your device. Several operation modes are supported here, including Access Point,
Range Extender mode 2, and Range Extender mode 1. The available setting options for each
operation mode are different from those of the other.