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.
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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 ............
4.7.7 Reboot ............................................................................................................. 46 4.7.8 Password ......................................................................................................... 47 4.7.9 System Log ...................................................................................................... 47 Appendix A: Application Example ........................................................................
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender Ethernet Cable One Power Adapter for TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender, including: This User Guide 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 WLAN Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no activity Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port Off The Wireless function is disabled Flashing The Wireless function is enabled On WPS 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Flashing 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 2.2 2.3 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Basic Requirements Use only the power adapter provided with your Range Extender. The electrical outlet shall be installed near the device and shall be easily accessible. 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.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Note: 1. Above is the typical wireless connection of TL-WA830RE in Range Extender mode. While, if you want to connect your computer equipped with wireless adapter to a wired network wirelessly. Please refer to Appendix A: Application Example. 2. Generally, the device is horizontally located. TL-WA830RE also qualifies for wall-mount installation. Figure 2-2 Wall-mount Install 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: 1. It’s recommended to click the Export Settings button to save these settings as a txt file for your future reference. 2. After rebooting, it may take about 2 minutes for successful connection, please wait patiently.
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 Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the Range Extender. Hardware Version - This field displays the current hardware version of the Range Extender. Connection Status to Existing Network - This part shows you the current information of the root wireless network which the device is connecting to. Root Wireless Network Name (SSID) - It shows the name of the wireless network which your 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. The WPS function can be configured on the page (shown as Figure 4-3), only when you have the device working in Access Point mode.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-3 WPS - Enabled Operation Mode - Displays the current operation mode of the device. WPS Status - To enable or disable the WPS function here. 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. Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the device to its default.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-4 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 or wireless router.” in the configuration utility of the WPS (as shown below), and click Connect. Figure 4-5 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait until the next screen appears.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-6 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my Range Extender Step 1: Configure the wireless adapter. Please choose “Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless adapter” in the configuration utility of the WPS (as shown below), and click Connect.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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. Then click Connect. Method Three: Enter the PIN from my Range Extender Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Range Extender in Figure 4-3 (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 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Note: The default PIN code of the Range Extender can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 4-3. You will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network. Figure 4-8 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.
TL-WA830RE 4.4 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Network The Network option allows you to customize your local network manually by changing the default settings of the Range Extender. Selecting Network will enable you to configure the IP parameters of Network on this page. Figure 4-9 Network MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN ports, as seen from the LAN. The value cannot be changed.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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. The default SSID is TP-LINK_Extender_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six characters of each device’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-12 Wireless Settings in Range Extender mode 2 Operation Mode - Three Operation Modes are supported, including: Access Point, Range Extender mode 2 and Range Extender mode 1. Survey - Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel. 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 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. Channel Width - The bandwidth of the wireless channel. 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 Region - Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of this device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of this device in a region while you chose a different region in 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 Kingdom.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 1) Access Point Figure 4-14 Wireless Security - Access Point 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-WA830RE WPA/WPA2-Enterprise - Select WPA/WPA2 based on Radius Server. • 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Version - You can select one of following versions. 1) Automatic - Select WPA or WPA2 automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access. 3) WPA2 - WPA version 2. • Encryption - You can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES. • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2) Range Extender mode 2 Figure 4-15 Wireless Security –Range Extender mode 2 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-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. • 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 4-16 Wireless Security – Range Extender mode 1 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.
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. • 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. 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-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 4-19 Wireless Advanced 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-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-20 Statistics of the device attached wireless stations Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode MAC Address - Shows the connected wireless station's MAC address 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
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-21 Throughput Monitor Rate - The Throughput unit. Run Time - How long this function is running. Transmit - Wireless transmit rate information. 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. The DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown as Figure 4-24), only when you’ve set the Network LAN type as Static IP in Figure 4-9.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide End IP Address - This field specifies the last address in the IP Address pool. 192.168.0.199 is the default end IP address. 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.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.6.3 Address Reservation Selecting DHCP > Address Reservation will enable you to specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, so the PC will always obtain the same IP address each time when it accesses the Range Extender. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings. The screen below is used for address reservation (shown in Figure 4-26).
TL-WA830RE 4.7 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide System Tools System Tools option helps you to optimize the configuration of your device. SNMP can help you to manage the device locally or remotely with specified software. The diagnostic tools (Ping and Traceroute) allow you to check the connections of your network components. You can upgrade the Range Extender to the latest version of firmware as well as backup or restore the Range Extender’s configuration files.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-28 SNMP Settings SNMP Agent - Select the radio button before Enable will enable this function if you want to have remote control through SNMPv1/v2 agent with MIB-II. Select the radio button before Disable will disable this function. The default setting is Disable. SysContact - The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node. SysName - An administratively-assigned name for this managed node.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.7.2 Diagnostic Selecting System Tools > Diagnostic allow you to check the connections of your network components on the screen shown in Figure 4-29.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide with expired TTL values and are invisible to the traceroute tool. In this case, a row of asterisks (*) is displayed for that hop. IP Address - Enter the IP Address (such as 202.108.22.5) of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose. 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.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-31 Ping Watch Dog Utility Enable - Turn on/off Ping Watch Dog. IP Address - The IP address of the target host where the Ping Watch Dog Utility is sending ping packets. Interval - Time internal between two ping packets which are sent out continuously. Delay - Time delay before first ping packet is sent out when the device is restarted. Fail Count - Upper limit of the ping packet the device can drop continuously.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N 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-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-34 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.
TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N 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 4-36. Figure 4-36 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-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-37 System Log 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-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 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-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. 4.
TL-WA830RE 5. 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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 FCC、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-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N 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-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.
