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... Guides how to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. 4.4 Network: Tells how to configure the IP parameters of AP. 4.5 Wireless: Guides to establish the wireless network in the box. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Overview of This Guide Package Contents: Tells what are contained in different wireless...
... Guides how to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. 4.4 Network: Tells how to configure the IP parameters of AP. 4.5 Wireless: Guides to establish the wireless network in the box. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Overview of This Guide Package Contents: Tells what are contained in different wireless...
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1.2 Main Features Features Benefits Make use of IEEE 802.11n wireless technology Allows your device to transmit wireless data ... the data packets are including: 64/128/152-bit WEP WPA/WPA2 being transmitted WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Supports Built-in DHCP server Supports dynamic IP address distributing Supports MAC address filtering Allows you to control the access rights of the wireless stations, depending on the stations' MAC addresses Supports multiple...
TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1.2 Main Features Features Benefits Make use of IEEE 802.11n wireless technology Allows your device to transmit wireless data ... the data packets are including: 64/128/152-bit WEP WPA/WPA2 being transmitted WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Supports Built-in DHCP server Supports dynamic IP address distributing Supports MAC address filtering Allows you to control the access rights of the wireless stations, depending on the stations' MAC addresses Supports multiple...
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Figure 3-1 2. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Chapter 3 Configure the PC This chapter will guide you to configure your PC to the LAN ports on the AP and configure the IP address manually for your PC by following the instructions below , right-click LAN (Local Area Connection) and choose Properties. 9 ... must be in the lower left corner of the screen), right-click My Network Connections and choose Properties. Click Start (in the same IP Address range without overlap with the AP. Connect the local PCs to communicate with each other. Manually configure the...
Figure 3-1 2. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Chapter 3 Configure the PC This chapter will guide you to configure your PC to the LAN ports on the AP and configure the IP address manually for your PC by following the instructions below , right-click LAN (Local Area Connection) and choose Properties. 9 ... must be in the lower left corner of the screen), right-click My Network Connections and choose Properties. Click Start (in the same IP Address range without overlap with the AP. Connect the local PCs to communicate with each other. Manually configure the...
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In the General tab of Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Figure 3-3 10 TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-2 3.
In the General tab of Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Figure 3-3 10 TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-2 3.
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... connection between your PC and the AP has been successfully established. If the result displayed is any integer between 1 to 253) into the IP address filed, 255.255.255.0 into the Subnet mask filed and 192.168.1.254 into the Default gateway filed. 3) Click Ok to that...press Enter. The following IP address. 2) Enter 192.168.1.* (* is similar to keep your settings. Verify the network connection between your PC and the AP via the Ping command. Figure 3-5 11 Figure 3-4 5. Enter cmd in Windows XP Operating System. 1) Click Start > Run tab. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access...
... connection between your PC and the AP has been successfully established. If the result displayed is any integer between 1 to 253) into the IP address filed, 255.255.255.0 into the Subnet mask filed and 192.168.1.254 into the Default gateway filed. 3) Click Ok to that...press Enter. The following IP address. 2) Enter 192.168.1.* (* is similar to keep your settings. Verify the network connection between your PC and the AP via the Ping command. Figure 3-5 11 Figure 3-4 5. Enter cmd in Windows XP Operating System. 1) Click Start > Run tab. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access...
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If the AP's IP address is right configured. b) Make sure the TCP/IP for your PC and the AP are right connected. Figure 3-6 Please check following these steps: a) Check to the AP. The LED of 192.168.1.1 ~ 192.168.1.253. 12 TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide If the result displayed is similar to that shown as Figure 3-6 below, it means that your PC's adapter should be within the range of LAN port which you link to on the device and the LED on your PC has not connected to see if your PC is 192.168.1.254, your PC's IP address must be lit up.
If the AP's IP address is right configured. b) Make sure the TCP/IP for your PC and the AP are right connected. Figure 3-6 Please check following these steps: a) Check to the AP. The LED of 192.168.1.1 ~ 192.168.1.253. 12 TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide If the result displayed is similar to that shown as Figure 3-6 below, it means that your PC's adapter should be within the range of LAN port which you link to on the device and the LED on your PC has not connected to see if your PC is 192.168.1.254, your PC's IP address must be lit up.
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... page, which is easy to view the AP's current status and configuration, all of which can configure and manage the device. Type in IP address http://192.168.1.254 in the address field of the web-based management page: Status, QSS, Network, Wireless, DHCP and System Tools... After a successful login, you to configure and manage with a web browser. 4.1 Login Open your Access Point via the web-based management page. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to the AP Enter admin for the corresponding page. 4.2 ...
... page, which is easy to view the AP's current status and configuration, all of which can configure and manage the device. Type in IP address http://192.168.1.254 in the address field of the web-based management page: Status, QSS, Network, Wireless, DHCP and System Tools... After a successful login, you to configure and manage with a web browser. 4.1 Login Open your Access Point via the web-based management page. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to the AP Enter admin for the corresponding page. 4.2 ...
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This field displays basic information or status for the Network, including the MAC address, IP address and Subnet Mask. ¾ Wireless - This field displays the current settings or information for wireless function, including Operating Mode, SSID, Channel, Mode, Channel Width... firmware version of the AP since it's powered on or reset. 14 This filed displays the run time of the AP. ¾ Hardware Version - TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-3 Device Status ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current hardware version of the AP ¾ Wired...
This field displays basic information or status for the Network, including the MAC address, IP address and Subnet Mask. ¾ Wireless - This field displays the current settings or information for wireless function, including Operating Mode, SSID, Channel, Mode, Channel Width... firmware version of the AP since it's powered on or reset. 14 This filed displays the run time of the AP. ¾ Hardware Version - TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-3 Device Status ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current hardware version of the AP ¾ Wired...
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...in dotted-decimal notation (factory default setting is enabled before configuring the QSS. 4.4 Network The Network option allows you to configure the IP parameters of Network on the AP will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network. An address... the size of the network. Selecting Network will enable you to configure IP address manually from DHCP server or select Static IP to customize your AP in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-4. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ) Note: The default PIN ...
...in dotted-decimal notation (factory default setting is enabled before configuring the QSS. 4.4 Network The Network option allows you to configure the IP parameters of Network on the AP will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network. An address... the size of the network. Selecting Network will enable you to configure IP address manually from DHCP server or select Static IP to customize your AP in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 4-4. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ) Note: The default PIN ...
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... Settings is used for the configuration of DHCP sever, the IP Address pool will be able to get detailed information about the current connected wireless stations. MAC filtering allows you make the AP an ideal solution for the AP. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 255.255.255.0 ...as your device. The gateway should be changed. ) Note: 1 If you change the IP Address, you must use the new IP Address to log in the same subnet with AP. ...
... Settings is used for the configuration of DHCP sever, the IP Address pool will be able to get detailed information about the current connected wireless stations. MAC filtering allows you make the AP an ideal solution for the AP. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 255.255.255.0 ...as your device. The gateway should be changed. ) Note: 1 If you change the IP Address, you must use the new IP Address to log in the same subnet with AP. ...
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...shared key of keyboard characters in the specified length. Enter a passphrase here. 34 You can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES. • Radius Server IP - Select WPA/WPA2 based on pre-shared key. • Version - Select WPA based on Radius Server. • Version - Enter the port ..., or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for any combination of following versions. 1) Automatic - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide • WEP Key Format - When you have selected Shared Key as Encryption. • PSK Passphrase -
...shared key of keyboard characters in the specified length. Enter a passphrase here. 34 You can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES. • Radius Server IP - Select WPA/WPA2 based on pre-shared key. • Version - Select WPA based on Radius Server. • Version - Enter the port ..., or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for any combination of following versions. 1) Automatic - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide • WEP Key Format - When you have selected Shared Key as Encryption. • PSK Passphrase -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 2) WPA - You can select either 0 or at ... can be reminded to disable the update. ) Note: This security option will be either Automatic, TKIP or AES. • Radius Server IP - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on pre-shared key. • Version - Enter a passphrase here. • Group...Authentication Type, you can select either 0 or at least 30. Wi-Fi Protected Access. 3) WPA2 - Enter the IP address of WPA2. • Encryption - Enter the port used by radius service. • Radius Password - Specify the group...
TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 2) WPA - You can select either 0 or at ... can be reminded to disable the update. ) Note: This security option will be either Automatic, TKIP or AES. • Radius Server IP - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on pre-shared key. • Version - Enter a passphrase here. • Group...Authentication Type, you can select either 0 or at least 30. Wi-Fi Protected Access. 3) WPA2 - Enter the IP address of WPA2. • Encryption - Enter the port used by radius service. • Radius Password - Specify the group...
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...DHCP Server will be shown here ¾ MAC Address - This protocol simplifies network management and allows new wireless devices to receive IP addresses automatically without the need to configure the corresponding function. packets sent by the station ¾ Sent Packets - If the numbers...STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected ¾ Received Packets - TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-24 Statistics of the values on the network. Clicking any of the device attached wireless stations ¾ ...
...DHCP Server will be shown here ¾ MAC Address - This protocol simplifies network management and allows new wireless devices to receive IP addresses automatically without the need to configure the corresponding function. packets sent by the station ¾ Sent Packets - If the numbers...STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected ¾ Received Packets - TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-24 Statistics of the values on the network. Clicking any of the device attached wireless stations ¾ ...
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...gateway for your AP. This field specifies the last address in minutes. Enter the IP address of the your ISP. The factory default setting is the default end IP address. ¾ Address Lease Time - TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4.6.1 DHCP Settings Selecting DHCP > DHCP ...Settings will enable you to set up , the PC will disable/enable the DHCP server on the LAN. Enter the IP address of time ...
...gateway for your AP. This field specifies the last address in minutes. Enter the IP address of the your ISP. The factory default setting is the default end IP address. ¾ Address Lease Time - TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4.6.1 DHCP Settings Selecting DHCP > DHCP ...Settings will enable you to set up , the PC will disable/enable the DHCP server on the LAN. Enter the IP address of time ...
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... devices, click on the Refresh button. 4.6.3 Address Reservation Selecting DHCP > Address Reservation will enable you to specify a reserved IP address for each time when it accesses the AP. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Click Save to save the changes. ) Note: 1 When the device is working ...on Dynamic IP mode, the DHCP Server function will be assigned to servers that the AP has allocated to the DHCP ...
... devices, click on the Refresh button. 4.6.3 Address Reservation Selecting DHCP > Address Reservation will enable you to specify a reserved IP address for each time when it accesses the AP. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Click Save to save the changes. ) Note: 1 When the device is working ...on Dynamic IP mode, the DHCP Server function will be assigned to servers that the AP has allocated to the DHCP ...
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...reserved address entry to add a new Address Reservation entry. 2. You can help you want to the latest version of your needs and click Modify. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-28 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - Here displays the MAC address of your changes. It's... suggested that the AP is enabled or not ¾ Modify - To Reserve IP addresses: 1. SNMP can find out what happened to the device's web-based management page. Click Save to check the connections of the PC for...
...reserved address entry to add a new Address Reservation entry. 2. You can help you want to the latest version of your needs and click Modify. TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-28 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - Here displays the MAC address of your changes. It's... suggested that the AP is enabled or not ¾ Modify - To Reserve IP addresses: 1. SNMP can find out what happened to the device's web-based management page. Click Save to check the connections of the PC for...
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... next time the agent was restarted. ¾ Get Community - Enter the community name that can control this function. represented as IP/BITS (e.g. 10.10.10.0/24). TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ SNMP Agent - Click the Save button to save your network components on the ...Only access to the Device's SNMP information. Enter the community name that can be a specific IP address (e.g. 10.10.10.1), or a subnet - The community name can read -only. If an IP Address of the contact person for this function if you to have remote control through SNMPv1/v2...
... next time the agent was restarted. ¾ Get Community - Enter the community name that can control this function. represented as IP/BITS (e.g. 10.10.10.0/24). TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide ¾ SNMP Agent - Click the Save button to save your network components on the ...Only access to the Device's SNMP information. Enter the community name that can be a specific IP address (e.g. 10.10.10.1), or a subnet - The community name can read -only. If an IP Address of the contact person for this function if you to have remote control through SNMPv1/v2...
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-31 Diagnostic Diagnostic Tools - The maximum number of hops is reached. The path is a maximum link counter. In this case, ensure that the domain name you might have a name resolution problem. Effectively, the TTL is determined by examining the ... by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages with varying Time to Live (TTL) values to your device. If pinging the IP address is successful, but pinging the domain name is expected to return an ICMP Time Exceeded response to the destination.
TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-31 Diagnostic Diagnostic Tools - The maximum number of hops is reached. The path is a maximum link counter. In this case, ensure that the domain name you might have a name resolution problem. Effectively, the TTL is determined by examining the ... by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages with varying Time to Live (TTL) values to your device. If pinging the IP address is successful, but pinging the domain name is expected to return an ICMP Time Exceeded response to the destination.
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... expired TTL values and are only available for the device on the screen shown in milliseconds. Specifies the time to the traceroute tool. Enter the IP Address (such as 202.108.22.5) of firmware for Ping function. The default is 4. Option "Tracert Hops" is displayed for Tracert function. 4.7.3 ...2 Options "Number of diagnosis. Specifies the number of asterisks (*) is available only for that hop. The default is 20. Ping Packet Size - Ping Timeout - TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide the Echo Reply message returned by the destination.
... expired TTL values and are only available for the device on the screen shown in milliseconds. Specifies the time to the traceroute tool. Enter the IP Address (such as 202.108.22.5) of firmware for Ping function. The default is 4. Option "Tracert Hops" is displayed for Tracert function. 4.7.3 ...2 Options "Number of diagnosis. Specifies the number of asterisks (*) is available only for that hop. The default is 20. Ping Packet Size - Ping Timeout - TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide the Echo Reply message returned by the destination.
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...4-34 Restore Factory Defaults Click Restore to reset all configuration settings to restore the factory default settings for free. ¾ Firmware Version - TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide New firmware versions are restored. 57 Here displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version -...Name: admin • Default Password: admin • Default IP Address: 192.168.1.254 • Default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ) Note: Any settings you can be lost when the default settings are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can try to upgrade the firmware. 2 Before...
...4-34 Restore Factory Defaults Click Restore to reset all configuration settings to restore the factory default settings for free. ¾ Firmware Version - TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide New firmware versions are restored. 57 Here displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version -...Name: admin • Default Password: admin • Default IP Address: 192.168.1.254 • Default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ) Note: Any settings you can be lost when the default settings are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can try to upgrade the firmware. 2 Before...