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.... This equipment generates, uses and can be installed to provide a separation distance of the FCC Rules. This device complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for help. "To comply with the instructions, may cause undesired operation. FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with any...
.... This equipment generates, uses and can be installed to provide a separation distance of the FCC Rules. This device complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for help. "To comply with the instructions, may cause undesired operation. FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with any...
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......10 4.2 Quick Setup ...11 4.3 WPS ...11 4.4 Profile ...17 4.5 Network ...18 4.6 Wireless ...19 4.6.1 Wireless Settings 20 4.6.2 Wireless Security 21 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering 23 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced 25 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics 26 4.6.6 Throughput Monitor 27 4.7 DHCP ...28 4.7.1 DHCP... Settings 28 4.7.2 DHCP Client List 29 4.8 System Tools 30 4.8.1 Firmware Upgrade 30 4.8.2 Factory Defaults 31 4.8.3 Backup & Restore 32...
......10 4.2 Quick Setup ...11 4.3 WPS ...11 4.4 Profile ...17 4.5 Network ...18 4.6 Wireless ...19 4.6.1 Wireless Settings 20 4.6.2 Wireless Security 21 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering 23 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced 25 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics 26 4.6.6 Throughput Monitor 27 4.7 DHCP ...28 4.7.1 DHCP... Settings 28 4.7.2 DHCP Client List 29 4.8 System Tools 30 4.8.1 Firmware Upgrade 30 4.8.2 Factory Defaults 31 4.8.3 Backup & Restore 32...
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... Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender Ethernet Cable Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender, including: This User Guide &#...references for example. 1 Conventions The Range Extender, the Device or TL-WA850RE mentioned in this User guide stands for TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender without any of EU version for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation. ...
... Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender Ethernet Cable Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender, including: This User Guide &#...references for example. 1 Conventions The Range Extender, the Device or TL-WA850RE mentioned in this User guide stands for TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender without any of EU version for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation. ...
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... then press the RANGE EXTENDER button to establish a secure connection between the Wireless router (or AP) and the Range Extender TL-WA850RE. RESET: This button is a device linked to its factory default settings. No Power. Power on , use a pin to the corresponding port. And then release the button and wait the Range Extender...
... then press the RANGE EXTENDER button to establish a secure connection between the Wireless router (or AP) and the Range Extender TL-WA850RE. RESET: This button is a device linked to its factory default settings. No Power. Power on , use a pin to the corresponding port. And then release the button and wait the Range Extender...
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... be double-increased, while the speed will be decreased. 4 Generally, the ideal location for TL-WA850RE is not satisfactory, you connect to the Range Extender when your network's radio waves are set to process one-way communication between your range extender receives from the root AP. Keep...Signal Lights - It's better to locate it is poor, or when you want a larger wireless coverage to guarantee a good performance. Note: TP-LINK recommends that can also find an ideal location via the signal lights on the physical position of your home or office. You can weaken signals...
... be double-increased, while the speed will be decreased. 4 Generally, the ideal location for TL-WA850RE is not satisfactory, you connect to the Range Extender when your network's radio waves are set to process one-way communication between your range extender receives from the root AP. Keep...Signal Lights - It's better to locate it is poor, or when you want a larger wireless coverage to guarantee a good performance. Note: TP-LINK recommends that can also find an ideal location via the signal lights on the physical position of your home or office. You can weaken signals...
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... cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in Figure 3-2. With a Web-based utility, it . 6 The Web-based utility can be used ... 3-1 Login to the Range Extender After a moment, a login window will guide you to configure your web-browser has been set to configure and manage the TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender easily with a Web browser, such as shown in the screen that your PC to communicate with...
... cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in Figure 3-2. With a Web-based utility, it . 6 The Web-based utility can be used ... 3-1 Login to the Range Extender After a moment, a login window will guide you to configure your web-browser has been set to configure and manage the TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender easily with a Web browser, such as shown in the screen that your PC to communicate with...
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... of your desired network, and then click Next. Available Wireless Networks Note: If you can click Rescan to continue. Wireless Settings 8 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 5. Wireless Settings page will appear. A list of available wireless network will appear as shown in the list, you could not find your selected...
... of your desired network, and then click Next. Available Wireless Networks Note: If you can click Rescan to continue. Wireless Settings 8 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 5. Wireless Settings page will appear. A list of available wireless network will appear as shown in the list, you could not find your selected...
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If verified, click Finish to return the previous pages and reconfigure it. Note: Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - It may take about 2 minutes for your wireless setting and network setting, when Figure 3-8 appears. Double-check your future reference. 2. If there is anything wrong, click Back to complete the Quick Setup. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 7. Review Settings 1. It's recommended to click the Export Settings button to save these settings as a txt file for successful connection after you click Finish, please wait patiently. 9
If verified, click Finish to return the previous pages and reconfigure it. Note: Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - It may take about 2 minutes for your wireless setting and network setting, when Figure 3-8 appears. Double-check your future reference. 2. If there is anything wrong, click Back to complete the Quick Setup. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 7. Review Settings 1. It's recommended to click the Export Settings button to save these settings as a txt file for successful connection after you click Finish, please wait patiently. 9
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...and securely connect to connect. Wired - The current wireless mode which your device has been connected to Existing Network - TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the Range ...network currently. This field displays the current hardware version of the Range Extender. Hardware Version - This field displays the current settings or information for wireless function. Operation Mode - The IP address of the wireless network which the Range Extender works on...
...and securely connect to connect. Wired - The current wireless mode which your device has been connected to Existing Network - TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the Range ...network currently. This field displays the current hardware version of the Range Extender. Hardware Version - This field displays the current settings or information for wireless function. Operation Mode - The IP address of the wireless network which the Range Extender works on...
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..., but you can easily remember and distinguish. Root SSID - The wireless password of your local network manually by changing the default settings of your wireless networks. Click Save to save this profile in the profile list and go back to your root device this profile will enable...you have chosen in the profile list. 4.5 Network The Network option allows you 've set and saved the profile, it to . MAC of your root AP this page. 18 The MAC of the Range Extender. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Profile Name - The name you...
..., but you can easily remember and distinguish. Root SSID - The wireless password of your local network manually by changing the default settings of your wireless networks. Click Save to save this profile in the profile list and go back to your root device this profile will enable...you have chosen in the profile list. 4.5 Network The Network option allows you 've set and saved the profile, it to . MAC of your root AP this page. 18 The MAC of the Range Extender. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Profile Name - The name you...
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... client will get detailed information about the current connected wireless stations. 19 In this page, it's strongly recommended to the Range Extender. Wireless Settings is recommended. IP Address - TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-15 LAN MAC Address - Wireless Advanced allows you to use 255.255.255...
... client will get detailed information about the current connected wireless stations. 19 In this page, it's strongly recommended to the Range Extender. Wireless Settings is recommended. IP Address - TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-15 LAN MAC Address - Wireless Advanced allows you to use 255.255.255...
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... enable you to configure the corresponding function. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide There are supported, including Range Extender mode 1 and Range Extender mode 2. Survey - Click any of them, and you can search the AP which runs in Figure 4-16): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced...
... enable you to configure the corresponding function. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide There are supported, including Range Extender mode 1 and Range Extender mode 2. Survey - Click any of them, and you can search the AP which runs in Figure 4-16): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced...
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...device in a region while you have region selection option. Mode - The Range Extender provides two security types: WEP and WPA/WPA2-Personal. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Wireless Name of the wireless channel. Max Wireless Rate - Select your data from ... If all of this field. If you chose a different region in Figure appears below. The bandwidth of Root AP - To apply any settings you have altered on the following screens. Wireless security can be illegal to join. MAC Address of the AP your device is ...
...device in a region while you have region selection option. Mode - The Range Extender provides two security types: WEP and WPA/WPA2-Personal. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Wireless Name of the wireless channel. Max Wireless Rate - Select your data from ... If all of this field. If you chose a different region in Figure appears below. The bandwidth of Root AP - To apply any settings you have altered on the following screens. Wireless security can be illegal to join. MAC Address of the AP your device is ...
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...-bit.) for your network. • Key Type - TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2) Shared Key - Select which of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters. Note: If you do not set up some filtering rules to control wireless stations accessing the ...allows you have selected Shared Key as shown Figure 4-19. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of the four keys will allow you to set the key, the wireless security function is invalid. 1) For 64-bit encryption - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. 3) Open ...
...-bit.) for your network. • Key Type - TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2) Shared Key - Select which of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters. Note: If you do not set up some filtering rules to control wireless stations accessing the ...allows you have selected Shared Key as shown Figure 4-19. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of the four keys will allow you to set the key, the wireless security function is invalid. 1) For 64-bit encryption - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. 3) Open ...
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... the Save button to access. To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-4. Figure 4-20 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry MAC Address - To set up an entry, follow these instructions: First, you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. If you want to control. Description - Shows the... is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is disabled. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Enter a simple description of the wireless station. Status - TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Operation Mode -
... the Save button to access. To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-4. Figure 4-20 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry MAC Address - To set up an entry, follow these instructions: First, you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. If you want to control. Description - Shows the... is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is disabled. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Enter a simple description of the wireless station. Status - TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Operation Mode -
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... Advanced Selecting Wireless > Wireless Advanced will allow you enable the function and select the "Deny the stations not specified by any entries already. 4. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Click the Disable All button to do some advanced settings for the device in the following screen shown in Figure 4-21.
... Advanced Selecting Wireless > Wireless Advanced will allow you enable the function and select the "Deny the stations not specified by any entries already. 4. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Click the Disable All button to do some advanced settings for the device in the following screen shown in Figure 4-21.
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...see the wireless transmission information in the following screen shown in poor network performance since excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the device will be fragmented. Figure 4-22 Statistics of the device... the DTIM Interval is recommended for it will allow you would like. High is the default setting and is 2346. Fragmentation Threshold - You can guarantee the packets with high- TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Operation Mode - Specifies a value between...
...see the wireless transmission information in the following screen shown in poor network performance since excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the device will be fragmented. Figure 4-22 Statistics of the device... the DTIM Interval is recommended for it will allow you would like. High is the default setting and is 2346. Fragmentation Threshold - You can guarantee the packets with high- TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Operation Mode - Specifies a value between...
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... configure the corresponding function. Figure 4-24 The DHCP menu 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Selecting DHCP > DHCP Settings will enable you to set the Network LAN type as Static IP in Figure 4-15. Note: The DHCP Settings function cannot be configured on the LAN. Figure 4-25 DHCP Settings - TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.7 DHCP DHCP...
... configure the corresponding function. Figure 4-24 The DHCP menu 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Selecting DHCP > DHCP Settings will enable you to set the Network LAN type as Static IP in Figure 4-15. Note: The DHCP Settings function cannot be configured on the LAN. Figure 4-25 DHCP Settings - TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.7 DHCP DHCP...
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...: To use the DHCP server function of the gateway for the PC to connect to the device (Figure 4-27). 29 The factory default setting is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. This field specifies the last address in the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. Enter the IP...your ISP. The default value is 0.0.0.0. Selecting the radio button before Disable/Enable will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-26 DHCP Settings - The factory default setting is 120 minutes. Default Gateway (optional) -
...: To use the DHCP server function of the gateway for the PC to connect to the device (Figure 4-27). 29 The factory default setting is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. This field specifies the last address in the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. Enter the IP...your ISP. The default value is 0.0.0.0. Selecting the radio button before Disable/Enable will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-26 DHCP Settings - The factory default setting is 120 minutes. Default Gateway (optional) -
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...device. There is being upgraded. Figure 4-30 Restore Factory Defaults 31 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-29 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can try to upgrade the firmware. 2. Before upgrading .... Here displays the current hardware version. However, when experiencing problems caused by the device itself, you to avoid losing important configuration settings of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version. Note: 1. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow...
...device. There is being upgraded. Figure 4-30 Restore Factory Defaults 31 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-29 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can try to upgrade the firmware. 2. Before upgrading .... Here displays the current hardware version. However, when experiencing problems caused by the device itself, you to avoid losing important configuration settings of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version. Note: 1. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow...
