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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point Rev: 1.0.0 1910010218 -
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... subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands ... such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © 2009 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. All rights reserved. http://www.tp-... -
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... residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular... -
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... Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor use and public service Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ..., general authorization is required General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) This subsection does not apply for ... -
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... OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point Model No.: TL-WA801ND Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable ... -
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CONTENTS Package Contents ...1 Conventions ...1 Overview of This Guide ...2 Chapter 1 Introduction...3 1.1 1.2 1.3 Product Overview...3 Main Features ...4 Appearance...5 1.3.1 1.3.2 The Front Panel ...5 The Rear Panel...6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...7 2.1 2.2 2.3 Before You Begin...7 Basic ... -
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4.7.5 4.7.6 4.7.7 4.7.8 4.7.9 Backup & Restore...58 Ping Watch Dog...58 Reboot ...59 Password ...60 System Log...60 Appendix A: Application Example ...62 Appendix B: Factory Defaults ...65 Appendix C: Troubleshooting ...66 Appendix D: Specifications...67 Appendix E: Glossary ...68 -
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...Point Resource CD, including: This User Guide Other Helpful Information Power Adapter for TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N ... please contact with your distributor. Conventions The AP or TL-WA801ND, or device mentioned in this User guide stands for TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point without any... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Overview of This Guide Package Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction: Tells ... contained in the box. Gives an introduction for the TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point. Introduces advantages of using this AP. Introduces main features and their... -
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...well as advanced Firewall protections, the TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point delivers complete data privacy. It supports an easy, web-based...of this Guide. Before installing the AP, please look through this Guide to get the full information of the TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point. ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1.2 Main Features Features Benefits Allows your device to transmit wireless...more wired LANs Client Repeater（Universal Repeater） Bridge With AP(Point to Point, Point to Multi-point) Supports Firmware Upgrade You can easily upgrade the ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1.3 Appearance 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The front panel of the TL-WA801ND consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. View from left to right, Table 1-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1.3.2 The Rear Panel Figure ... right, the following parts are located on the rear panel of TL-WA801ND. Wireless antenna：The external antenna ...power port connects to the power adapter provided with the TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point.... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Before You Begin... Non-condensing 2.3 Connecting the Device Figure 2-1 is an example of the typical application of TL-WA801ND in the infrastructure network. An Infrastructure network contains an access point... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 2-1 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL-WA801ND To establish a typical ...good direction. Connect the Ethernet Broadband Router to the TL-WA801ND Access Point. Power on the AP. Then you can connect a... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Chapter 3 Configure the PC This chapter will guide you to configure your PC ...mask as 255.255.255.0 for your PC by following the instructions below. Connect the local PCs to the LAN ports on the AP and configure the IP address manually for your... -
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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 -
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TL-WA801ND 4. Configure the IP address manually. 1) 2) 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Select Use the following IP address. Enter 192.168.1.* (* 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 ... -
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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... steps: a) b) Check to see if your PC and the AP are right connected. The LED of LAN port which you link to on the device and the LED on your PC's adapter should ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Access Point via the web-based management page. The TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-3 Device Status Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the AP. Hardware Version - This field displays the current hardware version of the AP Wired - This field displays the current settings or ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Note: If you select Client mode in Figure 4-10, the wireless status in Figure 4-3...network security by generating a new PIN. Add device - You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button. To add a new device: 15 -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and device using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method. Note: To build a successful ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose "Push the button on my access point" in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for... -
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TL-WA801ND Method Three: Step 1: 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-4, then the following screen will appear. Figure 4-5 Step 2: Step 3: Add A New Device Choose "Press the button of the new device in ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1:... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my AP Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the AP in Figure 4-4 ... -
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TL-WA801ND Note: 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide The default PIN code of the AP can be found in its ... The Network option allows you to customize your local network manually by changing the default settings of the AP. Selecting Network will enable you to configure the IP parameters of ... -
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TL-WA801ND 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Gateway - The gateway should be ... allows you to configure the wireless mode for your device. Six operation modes are supported here, including Access Point, Multi-SSID, Client, Repeater, Universal Repeater and... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1) Access Point: This mode allows wireless stations to access this device.... all wireless points in the wireless network with the same SSID. The default SSID is TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six characters of each device's ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Channel - Determines the operating frequency to be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Mode - Select the desired wireless mode. The options are:... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 2) Multi-SSID: This mode allows the device to support up to 4 SSIDs. Figure 4-9 Wireless Settings in Multi-SSID mode Enable VLAN - Check this box and then you can change the VLANID of each SSID. If you want to configure the Guest and ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field....It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Mode - This field determines the wireless mode... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 3) Client: This mode allows the device to act as a wireless station to enable wired ... of four address fields. If WDS is disabled, three address frames are used. If your AP supports WDS well, please enable this option. SSID - If you select the ... -
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TL-WA801ND Note: 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. Channel Width - Determines the channel width to be used. It is unnecessary to change the default value unless required. Enable Wireless ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. Note Dialog Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-12 Wireless Settings in Repeater mode MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of the root AP of which you want to expand wireless range. Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 6) Bridge with AP: This mode can bridge the AP and up to 4 ... make sure all wireless points in the wireless network with the same SSID. The default SSID is TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six characters of each device's MAC ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Note Dialog Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North ...It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Mode - This field determines the wireless mode ... -
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TL-WA801ND 1) Access Point 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-14 Wireless Security - Access Point Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to ... -
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TL-WA801ND • 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII...IP address of the Radius Server. Radius Port - Enter the port used by radius service. Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. Group Key Update Period - ... -
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TL-WA801ND • 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Group Key Update 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: You will be ... -
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TL-WA801ND 2) 3) 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA2 - WPA version 2. Encryption ... IP address of the Radius Server. Radius Port - Enter the port used by radius service. Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. Group Key Update Period - ... -
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TL-WA801ND 3) Client 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-16 Wireless Security - Client Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this... -
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TL-WA801ND • 1) 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, ... -
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TL-WA801ND 4) Repeater 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-17 Wireless Security - Repeater Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect ... -
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TL-WA801ND • 1) 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, ... -
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TL-WA801ND 5) Universal Repeater 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-18 Wireless Security - Universal Repeater Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will... -
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TL-WA801ND • 1) 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, ... -
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TL-WA801ND 6) Bridge with AP 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-19 Wireless Security - Universal Repeater Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be ... -
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TL-WA801ND • 1) 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Wireless MAC Filtering - Click the Enable button to enable the Wireless MAC ... to access. To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-22 Wireless Advanced Operation Mode - Shows the current Operation Mode. Tx Power - Specifies the transmit power of the device. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4.5.5 Throughput Monitor Selecting Wireless > Throughput Monitor will helps to watch wireless throughput information in the following screen shown in Figure 4-23. Figure 4-23 Throughput Monitor Rate - The Throughput unit. Run Time - How long... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-24 Statistics of the device attached wireless stations Operation Mode - ... allows new wireless devices to receive IP addresses automatically without the need to manually assign new IP addresses. There are three submenus under the DHCP ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4.6.1 DHCP Settings Selecting DHCP > DHCP Settings will enable you to set ..., you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer. Start IP Address - This field specifies the first address in ... -
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TL-WA801ND Click Save to save the changes. Note: 1 2 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide When the device is working on Dynamic IP mode, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. To use the DHCP server function of the device, you should configure all computers in the LAN as "Obtain an IP ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-28 Address Reservation MAC Address - Here displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. Reserved IP Address - Here displays the IP address that the AP is reserved. Status - Here shows whether the ... -
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TL-WA801ND system in System Log. 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu (shown as Figure 4-29): SNMP, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Ping Watch Dog, Reboot, Password, and System Log. Clicking any of them ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide SNMP Agent - Select the radio button before Enable will enable this function if you want to have remote control through SNMPv1/v2 agent with MIB-II. Select the radio button before Disable will disable this function. The default setting is ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-31 Diagnostic Diagnostic Tools - Click the radio button ...in an IP packet by at least 1 before forwarding it. Effectively, the TTL is a maximum link counter. When the TTL on a packet reaches 0, the gateway is expected to return an ICMP... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide the Echo Reply message returned by the destination. However, some gateways do not return Time Exceeded messages for packets with expired TTL values and are invisible to the traceroute tool. In this case, a row of asterisks (*) is displayed ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and .... 2 To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1. 2. 3. Download a more recent (http://www.tp-link.com). firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website Enter ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4.7.5 Backup & Restore Selecting System Tools > Backup & 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 4-35. Figure 4-35 Save or ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-36 Ping Watch Dog Utility Enable - Turn on/off Ping Watch Dog. IP Address - The IP address of the target host where the Ping Watch Dog Utility is sending ping packets. Interval - Time internal between two ping packets which are sent ... -
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TL-WA801ND • • • 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Upgrade the firmware of the device (system will reboot automatically). Restore the device's settings to factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). Update the configuration with a file (system will reboot automatically).... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Figure 4-39 System Log The device can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the device. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. Log Level - By selecting the log level, ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Appendix A: Application Example The TL-WA801ND allows you to connect a wireless device to the wired network. Providing that you want to connect your computer equipped with wireless adapter ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 2) On the My Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network and choose Enable to ...Networks. " on the screen of the PC and then select 4) Highlight the SSID of the AP(Here is TP-LINK) and click Connect to add to the network. 63 -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 5) Then the following page will display, which indicates you have been successfully added to the network wirelessly. 64 -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Appendix B: Factory Defaults Item Common Default Settings Username Password IP ... 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.199 120 minutes (Range:1 ~ 2880 minutes) 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 TP-LINK_XXXXXX Disable Disable admin admin 192.168.1.254 255.255.255.0 ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Appendix C: Troubleshooting 1. No LEDs are lit on the access point. It takes... outlet and the switch of the electrical outlet is on. Make sure you are using the correct TP-LINK power adapter provided with your Access Point. 2. The LAN LED is ... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Appendix D: Specifications General Standards and Protocols Safety & Emission Ports IEEE 802.3, ..., TCP/IP, DHCP FCC、CE One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port, supporting passive PoE 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide Appendix E: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless...with WEP, with the benefit of easier administration and use. This is similar to 802.1x support and requires a RADIUS server in order to implement. The Wi-Fi Alliance will... -
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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide provides an authentication alternative to an expensive RADIUS server. WPA-PSK is a simplified but still powerful form of WPA most suitable for home Wi-Fi networking. To use WPA-PSK, a person sets a static key or "passphrase" as with WEP. But,...