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TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271
Wireless N Powerline Extender

Rev: 2.0.0

1910010655

Summary of Contents for TL-WPA271

Page 1: ...TL WPA281 TL WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Rev 2 0 0 1910010655...

Page 2: ...are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation tran...

Page 3: ...ion is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired oper...

Page 4: ...2454 2483 5 MHz Military Radiolocation use Refarming of the 2 4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation Full implementation planned 2012 Italy None If used outsi...

Page 5: ...he above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents EN 55022 2010 EN 55024 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN 61000 3 3 2008 EN 50412 2 1 2005 EN 60950 1...

Page 6: ...ging this product into a wall socket make sure that the electrical socket is not damaged and that there is no gas leakage 10 Place the connecting cables properly so that people won t stumble or walk o...

Page 7: ...ing 23 3 5 4 Wireless Advanced 25 3 5 5 Wireless Statistics 26 3 6 Powerline 27 3 6 1 Network Settings 27 3 6 2 Station Settings 28 3 6 3 QoS Setting 29 3 7 System Tools 30 3 7 1 Firmware Upgrade 31 3...

Page 8: ...can transmit wireless data at the rate of up to 300Mbps 150Mbps With multiple protection measures including SSID broadcast control wireless LAN WEP encryption and WiFi Protected Access WPA2 PSK WPA PS...

Page 9: ...the pictures are just references for setting up the product They may differ from the actual situation You can set the parameters according to your demand Note This User Guide is shared by TL WPA281 an...

Page 10: ...f interference such as PCs microwaves and cordless phones 4 With the Antenna in the upright position 5 Away from large metal surfaces Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant perfo...

Page 11: ...et port is connected but there is no data being transferred Off The Ethernet port isn t connected Ethernet LED Blinking The Ethernet port is transferring data Solid If the LED becomes solid light for...

Page 12: ...ill leave the network it is associated with and its network name assumes a random value 2 For detail information about the Reset button and Pair button please refer to Chapter 5 Pair Buttons 2 4 Hardw...

Page 13: ...may degrade the network performance Step 2 Connecting the Computer Following are the steps to properly connect the Powerline Extender to your computer 1 Connect the provided Ethernet RJ45 cable to the...

Page 14: ...TL WPA281 TL WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender 7 As soon as the powerline devices are connected following the steps above a usable powerline network is available...

Page 15: ...lorer Netscape Navigator Firefox Safari Opera or Chrome management page which can be launched on any windows Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser 3 1 Login 1 Insert the TP LINK Resource CD into the...

Page 16: ...ans that your web browser has been set to a proxy Go to Tools menu Internet Options Connections LAN Settings in the screen that appears cancel the Using Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it After...

Page 17: ...The physical address of the Powerline Extender as seen from powerline z Device Password The security ID that restricts access to critical device functions z Network Name The name that identifies a lo...

Page 18: ...xt screen as shown in Figure 3 5 Figure 3 5 WPS WPS Status Enable or disable the WPS function here Current PIN The current value of the Powerline Extender s PIN is displayed here The default PIN of th...

Page 19: ...panel of the device for 2 seconds Step 2 Within two minutes press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds QSS also called WPS is used by our company on the wireless adapter...

Page 20: ...access point in the configuration utility of the WPS as below and click Next QSS also called WPS is used by our company on the wireless adapter The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3...

Page 21: ...n Figure 3 5 then the following screen will appear Figure 3 6 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 wir...

Page 22: ...reen for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II By PIN If the new device supports Wi Fi Protected Setup and the PIN m...

Page 23: ...Next QSS also called WPS is used by our company on the wireless adapter The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Note In this example the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the ab...

Page 24: ...essfully connected to the network Figure 3 8 Successfully Added a New Device Note a The WPS LED on the Powerline Extender will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to...

Page 25: ...r the configuration of some basic parameters of the Powerline Extender Wireless Security provides three different security types to secure your data and thus providing greater security for your wirele...

Page 26: ...e Powerline Extender in a region other than one of those specified in this filed If your country or region is not listed please contact your local government agency for assistance When you select your...

Page 27: ...er can be enabled or disabled to allow or deny wireless stations to access If it is enabled the wireless stations will be able to access the Powerline Extender otherwise wireless stations will not be...

Page 28: ...cryption It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security WEP Select 802 11 WEP security Figure 3 13 WEP Type You can select one of following types 9 Automatic S...

Page 29: ...cters 9 For 128 bit encryption You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not permitted or 13 ASCII characters Note If you do not set the key the wireless security...

Page 30: ...Period Specify the group key update interval in seconds The value can be either 0 or at least 30 Enter 0 to disable the update Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page Note...

Page 31: ...by any enabled entries in the list to access otherwise select the radio button Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access To add a MAC Address Filtering entry follow...

Page 32: ...l entries if there are any entries already 4 Click the Add New button and enter the MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 BE in the MAC Address field enter Wireless Station A in the Description field and select...

Page 33: ...ault value is 1 which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval Enable WMM WMM function can guarantee the packets with high priority messages being transmitted preferentially It is st...

Page 34: ...them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below Figure 3 20 Wireless menu 3 6 1 Network Settings Selecting Powerline Net...

Page 35: ...ecurity ID of remote station Device Name The name used for identifing a station To add or modify a station entry click the Add or Modify button in operation column and following these instructions 1 E...

Page 36: ...urrent connected stations Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page Note You can do Add or Modify operation only when the remote station...

Page 37: ...Voice over IP The Voice over IP Application Mapping be use to Voice over IP server Advanced Priority Mapping The group sets VLAN priority and TOS priority to CAP mapping and other priority z VLAN Tag...

Page 38: ...rride TOS Bits Click the Save button to save your settings 3 7 System Tools System Tools option helps you to optimize the configuration of your device You can upgrade the Powerline Extender to the lat...

Page 39: ...ing 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...

Page 40: ...p Restore allows you to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file or restore the device s configuration on the screen shown in Figure 3 29 Figure 3 29 Save or Restore the Config...

Page 41: ...ystem will reboot automatically Restore the Powerline Extender s settings to the factory defaults system will reboot automatically Update the configuration with the file system will reboot automatical...

Page 42: ...all 3 7 6 System Log Selecting System Tools System Log allows you to query the Logs of the device on the screen shown in Figure 3 32 Figure 3 32 System Log The device can keep logs of all traffic You...

Page 43: ...orks in your area Select the wireless network displayed using the SSID to be connected and then click Connect Figure 4 1 2 If the network you would like to connect is security enabled enter the same s...

Page 44: ...k and can surf the Internet now Figure 4 3 4 2 In Windows Vista Windows Vista users may use the built in wireless utility Follow the steps below 1 Open the wireless utility by right clicking on the wi...

Page 45: ...n your area Select the wireless network you would like to connect and then click Connect Figure 4 5 3 If the network you would like to connect is security enabled enter the same security key or passph...

Page 46: ...and can surf the Internet now Click close to finish the connection Figure 4 7 4 3 In Windows XP Windows XP users may use the built in wireless utility Follow the steps below 1 Right click on the wire...

Page 47: ...vailable wireless networks in your area Click on a network displayed using the SSID and click the Connect button Figure 4 9 3 If the network is security enabled you will be prompted to enter the key a...

Page 48: ...ne devices for example PA211 for device A and C WPA281 for device B 5 2 Setting Up a Powerline Network with the Pair Button You can connect a number of devices on a powerline network but you can use t...

Page 49: ...and C will stop flashing and become solid light when the connection is made Note The sequence of Step 1 and Step 2 can be exchanged Leave an existing Powerline Network As the figure above shows Powerl...

Page 50: ...able xDSL Ethernet port 2 Make sure your computer LAN card is properly installed and configured 3 Make sure your Cable xDSL broadband access is working and configured correctly 4 Contact your local de...

Page 51: ...ation Technology OFDM 1024 256 64 16 8 QAM QPSK BPSK and ROBO Data Rate 200Mbps for powerline 300Mbps for wireless Range 300 meters in house LEDs Power Powerline Ethernet WiFi WPS Interface 1 Ethernet...

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