TL-WPA4220 300Mbps AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 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.
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CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 System Requirement ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Conventions................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 Hardware Connection...................................
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 Chapter 1 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender. This device is not only a 500Mbps/200Mbps powerline Ethernet adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure, but also a 300Mbps Wi-Fi Access Point which creates a wireless network allowing for greater range and mobility.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender The difference between them is: TL-WPA4220 300Mbps AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender with powerline data rate of up to 500Mbps; TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender with powerline data rate of up to 200Mbps.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 Chapter 2 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Hardware Connection 2.1 Before You Begin Please read this User Guide carefully before installing and using the equipment. The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the powerline extender. Factors that can weaken signals by getting in the way of your network’s radio waves are metal appliances or obstructions, and walls.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2.2 LED Indicator The LED indicator displays information about the device’s status. LEDs Name Power LED Status Solid The device is on. Off The device is off. Blinking Powerline LED Ethernet LED Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Clone LED Indication Solid Off The device is in the pairing procedure. The device is connected to a powerline network, but there is no data being transferred. The device isn’t connected to any powerline network.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2.3 Physical Interface There are four physical items on this device. Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Clone Button Power Plug Ethernet Port Pair Button Reset Button Item Description Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Clone Button Press the button for 2 seconds to start Wi-Fi Clone. Press the button for 5 seconds to enable or disable the wireless function. Ethernet Port Two 10/100Mbps Ethernet port connected to PC LAN card or broadband device.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 1． Connect one end of an Ethernet (RJ45) cable to the Ethernet port of the powerline extender or a compatible powerline adapter like TL-PA4010. 2． Connect the other end of the Ethernet (RJ45) cable to an available Ethernet port of your wireless router. 3． Plug the powerline extender or powerline adapter into a wall socket. 4． Check and confirm the LEDs status. (The Power LED and Ethernet LED on the powerline device should be ON.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender The hardware connection mechanism is shown below: As soon as the powerline devices are connected following the steps above, a powerline network is available.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2.5 Wi-Fi Clone Button for Super Range Extension Wi-Fi Clone button is used for copying the wireless settings (including SSID and wireless password) from the front wireless router. Wi-Fi Clone Steps: Before taking the steps below, we strongly recommend you make sure the current wireless password of the front router isn’t the default value. 1. Press the WPS button on the router for 2 seconds. (Here we take TP-LINK router as an example.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Note: If you want to establish a secure and separate wireless network from the wireless router, please refer to 3.4.2 Wireless Security to set a different SSID and password for your powerline extender.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 Chapter 3 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Configuring the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Access Point via the web-based management page. The 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline 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. 3.1 Login 3.1.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2. Find the model to be configured and click Connect to log in to the Web-based management utility. Figure 3-2 Management Utility Note: If another TL-WPA4220 is displayed on the screen above and you cannot decide which model is the one you are configuring, please refer to the MAC address under MAC Address column. The device’s MAC address can be found on the label at the bottom of the device. 3.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Note: If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools >Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. 3.1.2 For Wireless Connection If your device is connected to the extender via wireless, you can log in to the extender by following the steps below: 1.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.2 Status The Status page displays the powerline extender’s current status and configuration. All information is read-only. Figure 3-6 Status Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the powerline extender. Hardware Version - This field displays the current hardware version of the powerline extender.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Wireless - This field displays the current settings or information for wireless. They can be configured on the Wireless → Wireless Settings page. Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the wireless radio feature of the powerline extender is enabled or disabled. Name (SSID) - The SSID of the powerline extender. Channel - The wireless channel in use. Mode - The current wireless mode the powerline extender works on.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.4 Wireless The Wireless option, improving functionality and performance for wireless network, can help you make the powerline 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 powerline extender.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the powerline extender can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the powerline extender in a region other than one of those specified in this filed. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.4.2 Wireless Security Selecting Wireless > Wireless Security will enable you to configure wireless security for your wireless network to protect your data from intruders. The powerline extender provides three security types: WEP, WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. The default password can be found on the label at the bottom of the device. Wireless security can be configured on the following screen shown as Figure 3-10.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 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-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-13 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Version - You can select one of following versions. Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. WPA-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA. WPA2-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA2. Encryption - When you select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK for Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES as Encryption.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-15 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry MAC Address - Enter the wireless station's MAC address that you want to control. Description - Give a simple description of the wireless station. 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-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 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.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender RTS Threshold - Specifies the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the device will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 3.5 Powerline There are two submenus under the Powerline menu (shown in Figure 3-8): Network Settings and Station Settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Figure 3-18 Wireless menu 3.5.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-20 Station Settings MAC Address - The remote station's MAC address. The value can not be changed. Device Password - The security ID of remote station. Device Name - The name used for identifying a station. To add or modify a station entry, click the Add or Modify button in operation column and following these instructions: 1. 2. 3. Enter the station password in Device Password field.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-22 Add a new station Click the Refresh button to update the current connected stations. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. Note: You can do Add or Modify operation only when the remote station is connected. If the remote station which you entered the password is power off or leave the current network, you can only do Delete operation. 3.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-24 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. Firmware Version - Here displays the current firmware version. Hardware Version - Here displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.6.2 Factory Defaults Selecting System Tools > Factory Defaults allows you to restore the factory default settings for the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-25. Figure 3-25 Restore Factory Defaults Click Restore to reset all configuration settings to their default values. Default User Name: admin Default Password: admin Default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 Default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.6.4 Reboot Selecting System Tools > Reboot allows you to reboot the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-27. Figure 3-27 Reboot the device Click the Reboot button to reboot the device. Some settings of the device will take effect only after rebooting, which include: Change the powerline extender's IP Address (system will reboot automatically). Change the Wireless configurations.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.6.6 System Log Selecting System Tools > System Log allows you to query the Logs of the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-29. Figure 3-29 System Log The device can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the device. Click the Refresh button to show the latest log list. Click the Clear All button to clear all logs.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 Chapter 4 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Connecting to Wireless Network The default SSID is TP-LINK_××××××. (×××××× stand for the last six unique numbers of the WLAN MAC which can be found on the label at the bottom of the device.) The default Wireless Password can also be found on the label of the device.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 4. 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender You have joined the home network and can surf the Internet now. 4.2 In Windows 7 Windows 7 users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. at the bottom of your desktop, select the SSID of TL-WPA4220 and then click 1. Click the icon Connect.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 4-1 2. Input the network key and then click OK. Figure 4-2 Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be prompted to input the network key. 3. You have joined the home network and can surf the Internet now.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 4-3 4.3 In Windows Vista Windows Vista users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Right-click the icon at the bottom of your screen, then click Connect to a network. Figure 4-4 2. Select the SSID of TL-WPA4220 and then click Connect.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 4-5 3. Input the network key and then click OK. Figure 4-6 Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be prompted to input the network key. 4. You have joined the home network and can surf the Internet now. Click Close to finish the connection.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 4-7 4.4 In Windows XP Windows XP users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Click the icon Connect. at the bottom of your desktop, select the SSID of TL-WPA4220 and then click Figure 4-8 2. Input the network key and then click Connect.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 4-9 Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be prompted to input the network key.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 Chapter 5 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Pair Button 5.1 Pair (Secure with 128 bits-AES) The Homeplug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline dvices. For the powerline devices to communicate with each other, they all need to use the same Network Membership Key (NMK). Otherwise, they cannot unscramble the encrypted data sent in the powerline network.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Press and hold the Reset button more than 5 seconds, and then release the button. You will see all LEDs begin to flash. At this moment, the default settings have been restored. Be careful, don’t power off when the device is in reset process.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: 1) Make sure that the powerline extender is properly plugged into a power outlet. 2) Make sure the power outlet is active (working) by plugging another electric device into it. 3) Re-plug the powerline extender to the power outlet. 4) If the Power LED still fails to light up, contact your local dealer for technical support. 2.
