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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Rev: 1.0.0 1910010522
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    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 © 2011 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. All rights reserved. http://www
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    to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a 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
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    planned 2012 Italy None If used outside of own premises, general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km
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    TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: Wireless N Powerline Extender Model No.: TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the
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    Important Safety Instructions 1. Do not open this product or attempt to service it; it may expose you to dangerous technician. 12. Unplug this product from the mains and refer the product to qualified service personnel for the following conditions: ¾ If liquid has been spilled on the product ¾ If
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    Connecting to Wireless Network 35 4.1 In Windows 7 ...35 4.2 In Windows Vista ...36 4.3 In Windows XP ...38 Chapter 5 Pair Buttons ...40 5.1 Pair (Secure with 128 bits-AES 40 5.2 Setting Up a Powerline Network with the Pair Button 40 5.3 Reset ...41 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide 42 Appendix
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    WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Wireless N Powerline Extender. This device is not only a 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter which transforms your house's existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking
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    . ) Note: This User Guide is shared by TL-WPA281 and TL-WPA271. Here in this Guide we use TL-WPA281 for example. The difference between them is: ¾ TL-WPA281 Wireless N Powerline Extender with wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps; ¾ TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender with wireless data rate of up
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Chapter 2 Hardware Connection 2.1 Before You Begin Please read this User Guide carefully before installing and using the equipment. The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of
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    -WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender LEDs Name Power LED Powerline LED Ethernet LED WiFi/WPS LED Status Indication Solid The device is on. Off The device is off. Solid The device is connected to a powerline network. Off The adapter isn't connected to any powerline network
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    WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender WiFi/WPS Button Ethernet Port Pair Button Reset Button Item WiFi/WPS Ethernet Reset Pair Description Press the button for 2 seconds, the Extender will wait to be connected by WPS. Pressing the button for 5 seconds will enable or disable the wireless
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender 4．Check and confirm the LEDs status. (The Power LED and Ethernet LED on the Powerline Extender should be ON.) The hardware connection mechanism is shown below: ) Note: Do not connect the Powerline Extender or Powerline Adapter to an extension lead,
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender As soon as the powerline devices are connected following the steps above, a usable powerline network is available. 7
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    -WPA281 Wireless N Powerline Extender is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, 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
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender ) Note: If another TL-WPA281 is displayed on the screen above and you cannot decide which model is the one you are configuring, please refer to the MAC address under MAC Address column. The device's MAC address can be found on the label at the bottom
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 3-4 Status ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the Powerline Extender. ¾ Hardware Version - This field displays the current hardware version of the Powerline Extender. ¾ Powerline - This field displays the
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    a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button. To add a new device: If a wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or QSS (Quick Secure Setup) you can establish a wireless connection between the wireless adapter and the Powerline Extender using either Push Button
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender I. By PBC If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the Push Button Configuration (PBC) method, you can add it to the network by PBC with the following two methods. Method One: Step 1: Press the WPS button on the front panel of the
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS button on the front panel of the device for 2 seconds. Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three: Step device in two minutes and click Connect. Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the
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    the WPS configuration. The status LED on the Powerline Extender will light green 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 method, you can add it
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    WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 3-7 Add a New Device Step 2: Choose Enter the new device's PIN and enter the PIN code (take 16952898 for example) of the wireless adapter in the field after PIN as shown in the figure above. Then click Connect. ) Note: The PIN code of the adapter
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: The default PIN code of the Powerline Extender can be found on its label or on its WPS configuration page as shown in Figure 3-5. You will see the following screen when the
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the Powerline Extender's Ethernet port. The value can not be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of the Powerline Extender in dotted-decimal notation (factory default setting is 192.168.1.1). ¾ Subnet
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 3-11 Wireless Settings ¾ SSID (Set Service Identifier) - Identifies your wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender • 11bg mixed - Both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations can connect to the device. • 11bgn mixed - All 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the device. If all of the wireless devices connected with the Powerline Extender
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 3-12 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - Check this radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline for your network in the selected key radio button. These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Radius Port - Enter the port used by radius service. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. • Group Key Update
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 3-15 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK • Version - You can select one of following versions. 9 Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 9 WPA-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA. 9 WPA2-PSK - Pre-
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New... button. The "Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page will appear, shown in Figure 3-17. Figure 3-17 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry ¾ MAC Address
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender 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 desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00- 07-BE is
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender ¾ Beacon Interval - Specifies a value between 40-1000 milliseconds. The beacons are the packets sent by the device to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100. ¾ RTS
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender 3.6.2 Station Settings The Station Settings page shows remote stations in current network and allows you to enter, modify or delete the password and name for each station. Figure 3-22 Station Settings ¾ MAC Address - The remote station's MAC address.
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 3-24 Add a new station Click the Refresh which you entered the password is power off or leave the current network, you can only do Delete operation. 3.6.3 QoS Setting You can configure the QoS parameters of the Powerline Extender on this page.
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline those destined to a unique MAC addresses. These frames to CAP1 various network infrastructure Powerline Extender to the latest version of firmware as well as backup or restore the device's configuration files. It's suggested that you change the default password
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    device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1. Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (http://www.tp-link.com). 2. Enter the path name or click Browse... to select the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank. 3. Click Upgrade. 4. The Powerline Extender
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender ) Note: The firmware version must correspond to the hardware. The upgrade process takes a few moments and the Powerline Default User Name: admin • Default Password: admin • Default IP Address: configuration, follow these instructions: • Click Browse
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender ) Note: 1. The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file. 2. Wrong process will lead the device unmanaged. 3. The restoring process lasts for
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender All users who try to access the device's web-based management page or Quick Setup will be prompted for the device's user name and password. ) Note: The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and must not include any spaces
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Chapter 4 Connecting to Wireless Network 4.1 In Windows 7 Windows 7 users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Left-click the wireless WPS function is supported as shown in the figure below). If the network to be connected is not
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 4-2 3. You have joined the home network 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
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 4-4 2. The utility will display any available wireless networks in 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
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 4-6 4. You have joined the home network 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
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Figure 4-8 2. The utility will display any available 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
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    devices which also support the Pair feature. Here takes TP-LINK powerline 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 the Pair button on only
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Join an existing Powerline Network: Powerline device A and Powerline device B form a HomeplugAV Network, and Powerline device C wants to join this network. Step 1. Press and hold the Pair button on Powerline device C TL-PA211 for 3 to 8 seconds. Step
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide The Troubleshooting Guide provides answers to common problems regarding the Powerline Ethernet Adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: 1. Make sure that the Powerline Extender is
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    TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender Appendix B: Specifications General Standards Modulation Technology Data Rate Range LEDs Interface HomePlug AV, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u OFDM, 1024/256/64/16/8-QAM, QPSK, BPSK and ROBO 200Mbps for powerline 300Mbps for wireless 300 meters in house
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TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271
Wireless N Powerline Extender
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010522