TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through REV1.0.
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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.
Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Cet appareil est conforme aux norms CNR exemptes de licence d’Industrie Canada.
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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview ............................................................................................ 2 1.2 Main Features ................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Appearance ............
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Ethernet Cable Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through, including: This User Guide Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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 a wired device to a wireless environment.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through LED Explanation: Name Status Off Blinking Green Signal Ethernet TL-WA860RE isn't connected to the router. TL-WA860RE is connecting to the router. Solid Green TL-WA860RE is connected to the router and is in a good location. Blinking Orange TL-WA860RE is connected to the router but is too far away from the router. Solid Orange TL-WA860RE is connected to the router but is too close to the router.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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-WA860RE 2.2 2.3 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Basic Requirements Place your Range Extender in a well-ventilated place far from direct sunlight, any heater or heating vent. Leave at least 2 inches (5cm) space around the device for heat dissipation. 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.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through easily with a Web-based utility. With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through.
TL-WA860RE 2. 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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 appear for you to choose the region. Then click Next to continue. Figure 3-4 Quick Setup – Choose Region and Mode 4.
TL-WA860RE 5. 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through A list of available wireless 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 redetect it or tick the checkbox before "Set SSID and MAC Manually" to manually configure the wireless settings. 6.
TL-WA860RE 7. 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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 recommended to click the Export Settings button to save these settings as a txt file for your future reference. 8.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Range Extender via the web-based management page. The TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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-WA860RE Wireless Connection – It shows whether the Range Extender is connected to the Main Router/AP by Wireless. IP Address –The IP address of the Range Extender. Type – The Range Extender's IP address Type. 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Signal Received From Main Router/AP - This is the signal strength the Range Extender received from the Main Router/AP.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Security Type - the security type of your root device. Modify - You can Edit or Delete the profiles. Click Connect to connect the range extender to the wireless 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 information in the profile list. To add a profile: 1. Click Add in the Profile list page as shown in Figure 4-2. 2.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Click Edit to further edit the profile(s), or Delete to delete the profile(s). Click Connect to connect the range extender to the wireless 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 information in the profile list. 4.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Type - Several IP types are supported, including: (1) Static IP; (2) Smart IP (DHCP), and they are explained below. Dynamic IP - In this type, if your range extender have connected to a router, your client will dynamically get a IP Address/Gateway from the router, otherwise the client will get a IP Address/Gateway in the same network as you set below. And this type is recommended.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Figure 4-8 DHCP Settings – Auto Figure 4-9 DHCP Settings – On Figure 4-10 DHCP Settings – Off 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 have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Address Lease Time - Enter the amount of time for the PC to connect to the Range Extender with its current assigned dynamic IP address. The time is measured in minutes. After the time is up, the PC will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. Default Gateway (optional) - Enter the IP address of the gateway for your LAN.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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). Proxy Mode - This mode has the best compatibility with routers and access points of all brands. If your range extender has problem working in Universal Mode and WDS Mode, please choose Proxy Mode. However, it may decrease the overall performance.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Figure 4-14 Wireless Security Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. 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. WPA/ WPA2-Personal - Select WPA based on pre-shared key.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 2) Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. 3) Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication type. • 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.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. 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-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Operation Mode - Shows the current Operation Mode. 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. Beacon Interval - Specifies a value between 40-1000 milliseconds. The beacons are the packets sent by the device to synchronize a wireless network.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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. Received Packets - packets received by the station. Sent Packets - packets sent by the station. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click the Refresh button.
TL-WA860RE 4.6 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through System Tools System Tools option helps you to optimize the configuration of your device. You can upgrade the Range Extender to the latest version of firmware as well as backup or restore the Range Extender’s configuration files. It’s suggested that you change the default password to a more secure one because it controls access to the device’s web-based management page.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1. Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (http://www.tp-link.com). 2. Enter the path name or click Browse… 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.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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: The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 4.6.5 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 4-25. Figure 4-25 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-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through The device can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the device. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. 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-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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://tplinkrepeater.net Wireless SSID TP-LINK_Extender_XXXXXX Wireless Security Disabled Wireless MAC Address Filtering Disabled Note: The default SSID is TP-LINK_Extender_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six characters of each device’s MAC address).
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Appendix B: Troubleshooting T1. How do I restore my Range Extender’s configuration to its factory default settings? There are TWO methods available to restore the factory defaults. Option 1: With the Range Extender TL-WA860RE powered on, press the RESET button for 2 seconds (refer to the diagram). Wait 5 seconds until all the LEDs flash once.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 2) Try to obtain an IP address and gateway; if succeed, open your web-browser, enter the default domain http://tplinkrepeater.net in the address field and get logged in. If you are unable to log in, please RESET the device, and then use the default IP address to get into the web-based configuration page, reconfigure the device. 3) Feel free to contact our technical support, if the problem still persists. T4.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through 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 11n：up to 300Mbps（Automatic） Radio Data Rate 11g：54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6M（Automatic） 11b：11/5.
TL-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through Appendix D: 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-WA860RE 300Mbps WiFi Range Extender with Power Outlet Pass-through WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - WPA is a security technology for wireless networks that 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.
