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REV1.0.1 1910011547

TL-WPA4530

User Guide

AV500 Powerline Wi-Fi Kit

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Page 1: ...REV1 0 1 1910011547 TL WPA4530 User Guide AV500 Powerline Wi Fi Kit ...

Page 2: ...ce 12 3 1 Management Interface 13 3 1 1 Login 13 3 1 2 Change the Login Account 13 3 2 Manage Powerline Network 14 3 2 1 Add a New Device to the Powerline Network 14 3 2 2 Change Powerline Network Name 15 3 3 Wi Fi Move 15 3 4 Wi Fi Clone 16 3 5 Wireless Network 17 3 5 1 Customize Wireless Settings 17 3 5 2 Wireless Clients 20 3 6 LED Schedules 20 3 7 Schedule Your Wireless Function 21 3 8 Parenta...

Page 3: ...3 11 4 Backup and Restore Configuration Settings 30 3 11 5 System Log 32 Appendix A Specifications 33 ...

Page 4: ...arameters according to your demand screenshots The demonstrated screenshots may look a little different from the actual page of your device due to the various firmware versions Please just configure your product based on the actual web page Blue Italic Hyperlinks are in blue italic You can click to redirect to a website or a specific section Blue Contents to be emphasized and texts on screen or on...

Page 5: ...bout Your Powerline Extender This chapter introduces what the powerline extender can do and shows its main features and appearance This chapter contains the following sections Product Overview Main Features Product Appearance ...

Page 6: ...GHz band and 300Mbps over the 2 4GHz band TL WPA4530 offers you the flexibility of two dedicated networks and ensures amazing wireless performance Simple tasks such as sending e mails or web browsing can be handled by the 2 4GHz band while bandwidth intensive tasks like online gaming or HD video streaming can be processed by the 5GHz band all at the same time 1 2 Main Features New Generation of Ut...

Page 7: ...ing another wall socket Off The powerline extender is not connected to any powerline network Ethernet On At least one Ethernet port is connected Off No Ethernet port is connected 2 4GHz Wireless On 2 4GHz wireless network is enabled Off 2 4GHz wireless network is disabled Blinking Slowly The powerline extender is cloning 2 4GHz wireless network settings from the main router Quickly The powerline e...

Page 8: ...ion Press and hold the button for at least 5 seconds to turn the wireless function on or off The wireless function is on by default You can turn them off at night and then on in the morning by pressing the Wi Fi button Pair Button Press and hold the button for 1 second to join a powerline network Go to To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network for more information Press and hold the button for about...

Page 9: ... computers or broadband devices Power Plug TL WPA4530 has a Power Plug which can connect to any 100V 240V 50 60Hz power socket Note 1 The provided power plug may differ from the picture due to different regional power specifications Here we take the EU version as an example 2 The powerline extender can only be used in below directions Wall Outlet Wall Outlet ...

Page 10: ...se This chapter guides you on how to use the powerline extender when you first open the package This chapter contains the following sections To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network To Extend the Existing Wireless Network ...

Page 11: ...ort of the router 2 Plug the powerline adapter into a wall socket 3 Plug the powerline extender into a wall socket near the adapter WAN LAN Powerline Image may differ from actual product Internet Adapter TL PA4020P Extender TL WPA4530 4 Pair the powerline devices a Press the Pair button of the powerline adapter for 1 second The Power LED starts blinking Note If the Power LED does not blink press i...

Page 12: ...ord printed on the Wi Fi Info Card 2 2 To Extend the Existing Wireless Network Extend the existing wireless network by adding another powerline extender into the existing powerline network For example I already set up a wireless network using powerline devices but the wireless network is still not big enough to reach the top floor So I bought another TL WPA4530 to extend the wireless network 1 Plu...

Page 13: ...d The Power LED starts blinking Note If the Power LED does not blink press again b Within two minutes press the Pair button on the new powerline extender for 1 second The Power LED starts blinking When the Powerline LED stays on the pairing process is done Powerline Extender TL WPA4530 Extender TL WPA4530 3 Relocate the extender to where Wi Fi is preferred Note A red Powerline LED indicates poor s...

Page 14: ...ir them Please note that Pair can only be used on two devices at a time 1 Press the Pair button on the old powerline extender for 1 second Then its Power LED starts blinking Note If the Power LED does not blink press again 2 Press the Pair button on the old powerline adapter for 1 second Then its Power LED starts blinking When the Powerline LED stays on it s done 3 The SSID and password used for I...

Page 15: ...browser such as Internet Explorer Chrome or Firefox This chapter is going to give detailed information on what functions TL WPA4530 has and how to configure them This chapter contains the following sections Management Interface Manage Powerline Network Wi Fi Move Wi Fi Clone Wireless Network LED Schedules Schedule Your Wireless Function Parental Controls Guest Network MAC Filter Administration ...

Page 16: ...e recommend you change them immediately after your first login 4 Click Login Method 2 Wired Login Follow the steps below to log into the management interface wired 1 Connect your computer to the powerline extender with the provided Ethernet cable 2 Obtain and install the PLC utility from the product support page at http www tp link com for Windows and Mac 3 Open the utility move your mouse over yo...

Page 17: ...e settings effective 3 2 Manage Powerline Network A powerline network is formed of powerline devices including adapters and extenders Powerline devices in the same powerline network share the same powerline network name 3 2 1 Add a New Device to the Powerline Network 1 Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly Visit http tplinkplc net and log in with the password you set for the extender 2 Go t...

Page 18: ...work Follow the steps below to change the name 1 Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly Visit http tplinkplc net and log in with the password you set for the extender 2 Go to Device Settings Powerline 3 Change the Network name You can also click Default to use the default network name e g HomePlugAV However if the default name is used the Wi Fi Move function will be automatically disabled 4 ...

Page 19: ...io Status Wi Fi Schedules LED Schedules Wi Fi Clone Settings MAC Filter Settings Parental Controls Guest Network 3 4 Wi Fi Clone Copy wireless settings from my router to my extender so I can use the same SSID and password to access the Internet in my house 1 Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly Visit http tplinkplc net and log in with the password you set for the extender 2 Go to Wireless ...

Page 20: ...done 3 5 Wireless Network 3 5 1 Customize Wireless Settings The powerline extender s wireless network name SSID and password and security option are preset in the factory The preset SSID and password can be found on the product label and Info Card You can customize the wireless settings according to your needs Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly Visit http tplinkplc net and log in with th...

Page 21: ...password is 12345670 You can change the default ones by directly entering new ones in the field SSID is up to 32 characters and the value in both SSID and password is case sensitive Note Remember to write down the new SSID and password for you may be disconnected when new settings are effective To hide SSID Select Hide SSID and your SSID will not broadcast It won t display when you scan for local ...

Page 22: ...1n wireless clients can connect to the extender 802 11ac only 5GHz Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802 11ac devices 802 11ac n mixed 5Ghz Select if you are using both 802 11ac and 802 11n wireless clients 802 11a n ac mixed 5Ghz Select if you are using a mix of 802 11ac 802 11n and 802 11ac wireless clients It is strongly recommended that you select 11a n ac mixed ChannelWidth Sele...

Page 23: ...ss connected wireless band security option as well as the packets transmitted Tips You can also see the wireless details by clicking the wireless clients icon on Status Wireless Clients 3 6 LED Schedules Automatically turn off LEDs at times when I do not want light in my room For example I want to turn LEDs off everyday from 00 00am to 7 00am 1 Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly Visit ht...

Page 24: ...on at 7 00am the next morning 3 7 Schedule Your Wireless Function Automatically turn off my wireless network both 2 4GHz and 5GHz at times when I do not need the wireless connection For example I want to turn them off from 00 00am to 7 00am Yet if I have my wireless devices connected to the extender at that time I want the wireless on till all devices are disconnected from the Internet 1 Connect t...

Page 25: ...ure click Continue 4 Check the box of Do not turn off Wi Fi while clients are connected to it 5 Click Add to add an entry 6 Choose 00 00 and 7 00 from the drop down list Check all boxes from Sunday to Saturday Note Please make sure that the Time Settings are correct before using this function 7 Click Enable this entry to make it effective ...

Page 26: ...work is disabled 3 8 Parental Controls Control when my children s wireless devices can access the Internet For example I want to allow my children s wireless devices to access only from 18 00 6PM to 22 00 10PM on weekdays and not other times 1 Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly Visit http tplinkplc net and log in with the password you set for the extender 2 Go to Parental Controls 3 Togg...

Page 27: ...nter the Device Name and MAC Address manually 6 Click the icon to set the Internet Access Time Drag the cursor over the appropriate cell s and click OK Note Please make sure that the Time is correct before using this function 7 Enter a Description for the entry 8 Click Enable this entry to make it effective 9 Click OK to save the settings ...

Page 28: ...ith the password you set for the extender 2 Go to Guest Network 3 Check the box of relative entry to limit network authorities If you have problems understanding these items click the question mark on the upper right corner to have more information 4 Click Save to make the settings effective 5 Click 2 4GHz or 5GHz to choose a wireless band and configure the following settings To enable or disable ...

Page 29: ... cannot access your wireless network Prevent unauthorized users from accessing my wireless network by utilizing the network device s MAC address and IP address For example I have a computer that is connected to my wireless network Now an unknown device an intruder is also using my wireless network which affects my Internet speed I would like to control my wireless network with the following capabi...

Page 30: ...ee how many devices are now connected to the network Click Choose to choose a device You can also enter in the MAC address manually 7 Give a description of the entry here Optional 8 Click Enable this entry to make this entry effective 9 Click Ok to save the settings Now MAC Filtering is implemented to protect your wireless network Done ...

Page 31: ...P address of the powerline extender Subnet Mask The subnet mask associated with IP address Default Gateway The IP address of the gateway device 3 11 2 Set Up System Time System time is the time displayed while the extender is running The system time you configure here will be used for other time based functions like Parental Controls Wi Fi Schedules You can manually set how to get the system time ...

Page 32: ...erver II field enter the IP address or domain name of the second NTP Server Optional 4 Click Get GMT To manually set the date and time 1 In the Time Settings field select your local Time Zone 2 Enter the current Date 3 Set the current Time In 24 hour clock format e g 16 00 00 is 04 00PM 4 Click Save To set up Daylight Saving time 1 Select Enable Daylight Saving 2 Select the correct Start date and ...

Page 33: ...d you set for the extender 3 Go to System Tools Firmware Upgrade page 4 Click Browse to locate the downloaded new firmware file and click Upgrade 5 Wait a few minutes for the upgrading and rebooting Note 1 Before upgrading the firmware it s better to back up your current settings 2 During the upgrading process do not turn off or reset the extender 3 11 4 Backup and Restore Configuration Settings T...

Page 34: ... and click Restore The configuration file is config bin 4 Wait a few minutes for the restoring and rebooting Note During the restoring process do not turn off or reset the extender To reset the extender to factory default settings 1 Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly Visit http tplinkplc net and log in with the username and password you set for the extender 2 Go to System Tools Backup Re...

Page 35: ...ical support for troubleshooting Follow the steps below to save the system log 1 Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly Visit http tplinkplc net and log in with the username and password you set for the extender 2 Go to System Tools System Log 3 Choose the type and level of the system log according to your need 4 Click Save Log to save the system log to local ...

Page 36: ...IGMP IGMP v1 v2 v3 Power Consumption Maximum 8 W 230V 50Hz Standby 4 5 W 230V 50Hz Range 300 meters in house Compatibility Compatible with all HomePlug AV HomePlug AV2 standard Powerline adapters Software Modulation Technology OFDM Security 128 bit AES Encryption Quality of Service QoS ToS Supports up to 4 level type QoS Supports up to 8 level VLAN priority field Other Certification CE RoHS System...

Page 37: ...product names 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 transformation or adaptation without permission from TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Copyright 2016 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved ...

Page 38: ... help This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation 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 operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to oper...

Page 39: ...h FHSS modulation 1 1 Maximum 2 5 mW e i r p 1 2 Maximum100mWe i r p PermittedforuseSRDforoutdoorapplications without restriction on installation height only for purposes of gathering telemetry information for automated monitoring and resources accounting systems Permitted to use SRD for other purposes for outdoor applications only when the installation height is not exceeding 10 m above the groun...

Page 40: ...ese radars could cause interference and or damage to LE LAN devices Avertissement Le dispositif fonctionnant dans la bande 5150 5250 MHz est réservé uniquement pour une utilisation à l intérieur afin de réduire les risques de brouillage préjudiciable aux systèmes de satellites mobiles utilisant les mêmes canaux En outre les utilisateurs devraient aussi être avisés que les utilisateurs de radars de...

Page 41: ...無線電信低功率射頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾減少電磁波影響請妥適使用安全諮詢及注意事項請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線請勿使用液體噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔注意防潮請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上插槽與開口供通風使用以確保本產品的操作可靠並防止過熱請勿堵塞或覆蓋開口請勿將本產品置放於靠近熱源的地方除非有正常的通風否則不可放在密閉位置中請不要私自打開機殼不要嘗試自行維修本產品請由授權的專業人士進行此項工作 Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам що передб...

Page 42: ... POLE NEUTRAL FUSING This product can be used in the following countries AT BG BY CA CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LT LV MT NL NO PL PT RO RU SE SG SK TR UA US Explanation of the symbols on the product label Symbol Explanation AC voltage RECYCLING This product bears the selective sorting symbol for Waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE This means that this product must be handled pu...

Page 43: ...ions applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives Directives 2004 108 EC Directives 2006 95 EC Directives 2011 65 EU Directives 1999 5 EC Directives 1999 519 EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents EN 55022 2010 AC 2011 EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 A2 2013 EN 50412 2 1 2005 EN 62311 2008 EN 300 328 V1 8 1 EN 3...

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