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TL-WPA4230P AV500 Passthrough Powerline WiFi Extender Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding AV500 Passthrough Powerline WiFi Extender. This device is not only a powerline Ethernet extender which transforms your house's existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure, but also a Wi-Fi Access Point which creates a wireless network allowing for greater range and mobility. As a powerline Ethernet extender, it uses the existing power lines installed in a home as a path to transmit digital data, voice, audio and video between devices. Simply plug this AV500 Passthrough Powerline WiFi Extender into an ordinary AC power outlet, and then your Cable/xDSL broadband connection or existing Ethernet (LAN) network can be easily extended to any other electrical outlet in any room of a house with the absence of cabling. With powerline data rates of 500Mbps, full multimedia application can easily be supported throughout the whole house. As a Wi-Fi Access Point, it can transmit wireless data at the rate of up to 300Mbps. With multiple protection measures including SSID broadcast control, wireless LAN WEP encryption, and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA2- PSK, WPA-PSK), the device delivers complete data privacy. It supports an easy, web-based management utility. Even though you may not be familiar with the device, you can easily configure it with the help of this Guide. The extender adds three new functions which are found to be useful. 1. Connection with a new unassociated device via the Pair button. 2. Reset to default settings via the Reset button. 3. Wi-Fi Clone via Wi-Fi Clone button. 1.1 System Requirement a) At least two power outlets (100-240V~, 50/60Hz) with standard home power wiring b) A computer with the following:  Operating System of Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8, Mac OS X, Linux  Operating System with TCP/IP installed  Pentium III compatible processor and above  Ethernet LAN card installed with TCP/IP protocol  64 MB RAM or more  50 MB of free disk space (Minimum)  CD-ROM Drive 1.2 Conventions The extender, or TL-WPA4230P, or device mentioned in this User Guide stands for TL-WPA4230P AV500 Passthrough Powerline WiFi Extender without any explanations. Parameters provided in 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. 1

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TL-WPA4230P
AV500 Passthrough Powerline WiFi Extender
1
Chapter 1
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding AV500 Passthrough Powerline WiFi Extender. This
device is not only a powerline Ethernet extender which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring
into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure, but also a Wi-Fi Access Point which creates a wireless
network allowing for greater range and mobility.
As a powerline Ethernet extender, it uses the existing power lines installed in a home as a path to
transmit digital data, voice, audio and video between devices. Simply plug this AV500 Passthrough
Powerline WiFi Extender into an ordinary AC power outlet, and then your Cable/xDSL broadband
connection or existing Ethernet (LAN) network can be easily extended to any other electrical outlet in
any room of a house with the absence of cabling. With powerline data rates of 500Mbps, full multimedia
application can easily be supported throughout the whole house.
As a Wi-Fi Access Point, it can transmit wireless data at the rate of up to 300Mbps. With multiple
protection measures including SSID broadcast control, wireless LAN WEP encryption, and Wi-Fi
Protected Access (WPA2- PSK, WPA-PSK), the device delivers complete data privacy.
It supports an easy, web-based management utility. Even though you may not be familiar with the device,
you can easily configure it with the help of this Guide. The extender adds three new functions which are
found to be useful.
1.
Connection with a new unassociated device via the
Pair
button.
2.
Reset to default settings via the
Reset
button.
3.
Wi-Fi Clone via
Wi-Fi Clone
button.
1.1 System Requirement
a)
At least two power outlets (100-240V~, 50/60Hz) with standard home power wiring
b)
A computer with the following:
Operating System of Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8, Mac OS X, Linux
Operating System with TCP/IP installed
Pentium III compatible processor and above
Ethernet LAN card installed with TCP/IP protocol
64 MB RAM or more
50 MB of free disk space (Minimum)
CD-ROM Drive
1.2 Conventions
The extender, or TL-WPA4230P, or device mentioned in this User Guide stands for TL-WPA4230P
AV500 Passthrough Powerline WiFi Extender without any explanations.
Parameters provided in 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.