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Question posted by tobykinkerton on August 11th, 2012

Configuring Tl-wpa281 With Mac

Have tried logging into 192.168.1.1, but that ip address appears to be "taken" by my existing Netgear router?

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Answer #1: Posted by mcurrangamer on November 17th, 2013 3:59 AM
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try 192.168.1.2

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User Guide - Page 8

...adapter adds two new functions which are damaged or missing, please contact your Cable/xDSL broadband connection or existing Ethernet (LAN) network can easily configure...privacy. TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your house's existing electrical ...7 ¾ Operating System with TCP/IP installed ¾ Pentium III compatible processor...
User Guide - Page 16

... press Enter. After a successful login, you are six main menus on the leftmost column of the main menus. There are configuring, please refer to the MAC address under MAC Address column. The device's MAC address can configure and manage the device. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen below. Enter admin for the...
User Guide - Page 17

... - z Network Name - This field displays the current settings or information for powerline, including the MAC address, Device Password and Network Name which can be configured on the Powerline → Network Settings page. z IP Address - z Subnet Mask - TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 3-4 Status ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current...
User Guide - Page 18

... powered on . z MAC Address - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - You can establish a wireless connection between the wireless adapter and the Powerline Extender using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method. ) Note: To build a successful connection by WPS, you quickly and securely connect to an existing network quickly by...
User Guide - Page 19

... By PBC If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the Push Button Configuration (PBC) method, you can add it to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. (QSS, also called WPS, is used by PBC with the following two methods. TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender...
User Guide - Page 20

... called WPS, is used by our company on the front panel of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS button on the wireless adapter.) The WPS Configuration Screen of the device for 2 seconds. The status LED on the Powerline Extender...
User Guide - Page 21

... click Next. (QSS, also called WPS, is used by our company on the wireless adapter.) 14 TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender The WPS Configuration Screen of the new device in Figure 3-5, then the following screen will appear. Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the button on my access point in the...
User Guide - Page 22

TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. Method One: Enter the PIN into my Powerline Extender Step 1: ...the following screen will light green for a while until the next screen appears. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to complete the WPS...
User Guide - Page 23

.... (QSS, also called WPS, is used by our company on the WPS configuration screen as shown in Figure 3-5 (Each Powerline Extender has its unique PIN code. Then click Next. (QSS, also called WPS, is always displayed on the wireless adapter.) 16 TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 3-7 Add a New Device Step 2: Choose Enter...
User Guide - Page 24

TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: The default PIN code of the Powerline Extender on this page. Figure 3-8 Successfully Added a New Device ) Note: a. Please make sure the wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS. 3.4 Network You can configure the IP parameters of the Powerline Extender can be configured ...
User Guide - Page 25

... wireless stations. MAC filtering allows you to configure some basic parameters of them and you can not be able to control the access of the Powerline Extender in dotted-decimal notation (factory default setting is 255.255.255.0. Usually it is 192.168.1.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender ¾ MAC Address - Wireless Advanced...
User Guide - Page 26

... the region where the wireless function of each device's MAC address). Click OK. Select the desired wireless mode. Only ...down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. The default SSID is not necessary to the device. ... - For example, TEST is case-sensitive. TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 3-11 Wireless Settings ¾ SSID (Set...
User Guide - Page 27

... can connect to the device. TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender • 11bg mixed - Determines the channel width to be reminded to reboot the device. 3.5.2 Wireless Security Selecting Wireless > Wireless Security will detect the SSID broadcast by the device. ) Note: To apply any settings you to configure wireless security for wireless networks to...
User Guide - Page 29

...of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters. Enter the IP address of keyboard characters in seconds. Enter the port used and enter the matching WEP key...- WPA version 2. • Encryption - ASCII format stands for your network. • Key Type - TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender • WEP Key Format - For 128-bit encryption - If you have ...
User Guide - Page 30

... be either Automatic, TKIP or AES as shown in seconds. TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 3-15 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK • Version - Be sure to click the Save button to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depends on the station's MAC address on the following versions. 9 Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or...
User Guide - Page 32

... select High, Middle or Low based on your need. For example: If you desire that configured should configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following list: ) Note: If you to do some advanced settings for example here. TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Click the Delete All button to delete all entries if there are...
User Guide - Page 34

...address of the Powerline Extender. HomePlugAV). Click the Set Local button to configure the corresponding function. Figure 3-20 Wireless menu 3.6.1 Network Settings Selecting Powerline > Network Settings, and you can configure.... 3.6 Powerline There are provided below. TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender You cannot... ¾ MAC Address - If the numbers of them,...
User Guide - Page 37

... be use to Voice over IP server. ¾ Advanced Priority Mapping: The group sets VLAN priority and TOS priority to a unique MAC addresses. AV Stream is placed in System Log. TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender ...submenus under the System Tools menu (shown as backup or restore the device's configuration files. z Audio or Video - Classification can find out what type of...
User Guide - Page 39

... which you want to restore. • Click Restore to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you to save all configuration settings to their default values. • Default User Name: admin • Default Password: admin • Default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 • Default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ) Note: Any settings you...
User Guide - Page 40

TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender ) Note: 1. Wrong process will reboot automatically). • Update the configuration with the uploading configuration ...after rebooting, which include: • Change the Powerline Extender's IP Address (system will reboot automatically). • Change the Wireless configurations. • Upgrade the firmware of the Powerline Extender (system...

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