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Question posted by dingleyjones on June 18th, 2014

Setting Up Tl-wa850re In Ubuntu

Hi I use the operating system Ubuntu 12.04 lts and my broadband connection is wired with a Virgin Media Super Hub modem. I want to use the WA850RE as a range extender. Can you tell me please how to 'link' my range extended to my system? Thanks in advance for your assistance. Godfrey Dingley-Jones

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 8

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 10

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 11

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 13

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 15

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 16

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 18

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 22

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 28

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 30

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 31

... set up an entry, follow these instructions: First, you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Click the Modify in Figure 4-20. To add a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter a simple description of the wireless station.  Status - If you want to modify. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide  Operation Mode...

TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 32

...Wireless Advanced 25 Click the Enable button to do some advanced settings for the device in the following screen shown in Range Extender ... all entries disabled. Click the Save button. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Click the Disable All button to make...almost the same in either operation mode, here we just take that the wireless station A with MAC address ...

TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 33

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 35

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 36

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 38

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 39

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 40

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TL-WA850RE V1 User Guide - Page 47

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Quick Installation Guide - Page 2

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