TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839
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- TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 1
TL-WPA4220 300Mbps AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender REV1.0.0 1910010839 - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 2
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 3
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 - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 4
power source. z Don't disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself. You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty. If you need service, please contact us. z Avoid water and wet locations. This product can be used in the following countries: AT BG BY CA CZ DE DK EE - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 5
300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Model No.: TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 Trademark: TP-LINK normative documents ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1: 2006 ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2:2011& ETSI EN 301 489- Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business Date of issue: 2013 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 6
Important Safety Instructions 1. Do not open this product or attempt to service it; it may expose you to liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. 14. The specification of the fuse is T4AL250V for TL-WPA4220 (T2.5AL250V for TL-WPA2220). To avoid damage, please do not change the fuse. 15. The Operating - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 7
Advanced ...21 3.4.5 Wireless Statistics...22 3.5 Powerline...23 3.5.1 Network Settings...23 3.5.2 Station Settings ...23 3.6 System Tools ...25 3.6.1 Firmware Upgrade ...25 3.6.2 Factory Defaults ...27 3.6.3 Backup & Restore...27 3.6.4 Reboot ...28 3.6.5 Password ...28 3.6.6 System Log...29 Chapter - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 8
TCP/IP protocol ¾ 64 MB RAM or more ¾ 50 MB of free disk space (Minimum) ¾ CD-ROM Drive 1.2 Package Contents The package contains the following items: ¾ One 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender ¾ One Ethernet Cable ¾ One Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD (including Management Utility - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 9
: This User Guide is shared by TL-WPA4220 and TL-WPA2220. Here in this Guide we use TL-WPA4220 for example. The difference between them is: ¾ TL-WPA4220 300Mbps AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender with powerline data rate of up to 500Mbps; ¾ TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender with wireless - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 10
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi 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 - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 11
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2.2 LED Indicator The LED indicator displays information about the device's status. LEDs Name Power LED Powerline The device is in the pairing procedure. Solid The device is connected to a powerline network, but there is no data - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 12
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2.3 Physical Interface There are four physical items on this device. Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Clone Button Ethernet Port Pair Button Reset Button Item Description Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Press the button for 2 seconds to start Wi-Fi Clone. Clone Button - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 13
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2.Connect the other end of the Ethernet (RJ45) cable to an available Ethernet port of your wireless router. 3.Plug the powerline extender or powerline adapter into a wall socket. 4.Check and confirm the LEDs status. (The Power LED and - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 14
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender The hardware connection mechanism is shown below: As soon as the powerline devices are connected following the steps above, a powerline network is available. 7 - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 15
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2.5 Wi-Fi Clone Button for Super Range Extension Wi-Fi Clone button is used for copying the wireless settings (including SSID and wireless password) from the front wireless router. Wi-Fi Clone Steps: Before taking the steps below, - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 16
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender ) Note: If you want to establish a secure and separate wireless network from the wireless router, please refer to 3.4.2 Wireless Security to set a different SSID and passphrase for your powerline extender. 9 - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 17
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Chapter 3 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Access Point via the web-based management page. The 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 18
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2. Find the model to be configured and click Connect to log in the Web-based management utility. Figure 3-2 Management Utility ) Note: If another TL-WPA4220 is displayed on the screen above and you cannot decide which model is the one - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 19
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender ) Note: If the above screen does web-browser and type in the default domain name http://tplinkplclogin.net in the address field. Figure 3-4 Log in the Router 2. Enter admin for the User name and Password (both in lower case letters) - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 20
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.2 Status The Status page displays the powerline extender's current status and configuration. All information is read-only. Figure 3-6 Status ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the powerline - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 21
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender ¾ Wireless - This field displays the current settings or information for wireless. They can be configured on the Wireless → Wireless Settings page. z Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the wireless radio feature of the powerline - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 22
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender the powerline Figure 3-9 Wireless Settings ¾ SSID (Set Service Identifier) - Identifies your wireless network name. The default SSID is TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last six unique characters of each device's MAC address). This - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 23
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender function of the powerline problems with another nearby access point. If you select Auto, then the powerline default value unless required. ¾ Enable Wireless Powerline Extender Radio - The wireless radio of the powerline extender - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 24
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. The default password can be found on the label at the bottom of the device. Wireless security can be configured on the following screen shown as Figure 3-10. - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 25
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or AES. • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port used by radius service. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. • - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 26
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-13 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK • Version - You - Click the Enable button to enable the Wireless MAC Address Filtering. The default setting is disabled. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New... button. The "Add - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 27
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-15 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry ¾ MAC Address - Enter the wireless station's MAC address that you want to control. ¾ Description - Give a simple description of the wireless station. ¾ Status - Select a - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 28
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender For example: If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00- 07-BE is able to access the device, while all other wireless stations cannot access the device, you should configure the Wireless MAC Address default - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 29
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as shown in Figure 3-17. This page shows MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 30
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender ) Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 3.5 Powerline There are two submenus under the Powerline menu (shown in Figure 3-8): Network Settings and Station Settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 31
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-20 Station Settings ¾ MAC Address - The remote station's MAC address. The value can not be changed. ¾ Device Password these instructions: 1. Enter the station password in Device Password field. The format of the password is - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 32
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender management page. Besides, you can find out what happened to the system in System Log. There are six submenus under the System Tools menu (shown as Figure 3-23): Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 33
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-24 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. ¾ Firmware Version - Here displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - Here displays the current - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 34
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.6.2 Factory Defaults Selecting System Tools > Factory Defaults allows you to restore the factory default settings for the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-25. Figure 3-25 Restore Factory Defaults Click Restore to reset all - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 35
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.6.4 Reboot Selecting System Tools > Reboot allows you to reboot the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-27. Figure 3-27 Reboot the device Click - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 36
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.6.6 System Log Selecting System Tools > System Log allows you to query the Logs of the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-29. Figure 3- - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 37
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Chapter 4 Connecting to Wireless Network The default SSID is TP-LINK stand for the last six unique numbers of the WLAN MAC which can be found on the label at the bottom of the device.) The default Wireless Password can also be found - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 38
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2. Input the network key and then click OK. Figure 4-2 ) Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be prompted to input - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 39
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 4.2 In Windows Vista Windows Vista users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Right-click the icon at the bottom of your screen, then click Connect to a network. Figure 4-4 2. Select the SSID of TL- - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 40
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3. Input the network key and then click OK. Figure 4-6 ) Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be prompted to input - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 41
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 4.3 In Windows XP Windows XP users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Click the icon Connect. at the bottom of your desktop, select the SSID of TL-WPA4220 and then click Figure 4-8 2. Input the - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 42
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 1. Click the icon Connect. at the bottom of your desktop, select the SSID of TL-WPA4220 and then click 2. Input the network security key and then click Next. ) Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 43
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 4. You have joined the home network and can surf the Internet now. 36 - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 44
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Chapter 5 Pair Buttons 5.1 Pair (Secure with 128 bits-AES) The Homeplug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline dvices. For the powerline devices to communicate with each - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 45
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Step 2. Within two minutes, press and hold the Pair button on Powerline device A/B for one second. Step 3. Wait for about 60 seconds while your powerline devices are connecting. The Power LED on powerline device A/B and C will stop - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 46
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi 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 - TP-Link TL-WPA4220KIT | TL-WPA4220KIT(EU) V1 User Guide 1910010839 - Page 47
/100Mbps Ethernet Port EU, UK Pair, Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Clone, Reset PWR, PLC, ETH, WiFi/Wi-Fi Clone 3.7 x 2.1 x 1.6 in. (94×54×40mm)
TL-WPA4220
300Mbps AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender
TL-WPA2220
300Mbps AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender
REV1.0.0
1910010839