TP-LINK 54Mbps User Manual

User GuideTL-WA501G54Mbps Wireless Access PointTM2x to 3x eXtended Range2.4GHz 802.11g/bRev:2.0

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 2-2: Rear Panel sketch - 5 -

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 3: Connecting the AP 3.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 3-1 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL-WA501G - 7 -

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 4: TCP/IP Configuration After connecting the TL-WA501G AP into your network, you should conf

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 4-2: Failed result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figur

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 5: Configuring the AP This chapter describes each web page's key functions. 5.1 login

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide read-only. 1. Network This field displays the current settings or information for the Network, inclu

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ MAC Address - the physical address of the AP, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be chang

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-6a: Wireless Settings ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wi

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TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Disable Wireless - The wireless of this AP can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-8: wireless repeating 2. Verify the wireless security parameters for all access points, i

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide • Both use the same Channel, and security settings if security is in use. • Verify connectivity ac

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide share files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three LAN segments.

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-12: Wireless Securities ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabl

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide 2) For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F,

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-13: Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you t

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide 2. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wirele

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Key field and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Click the Save and the Return button. The

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide 5.5 DHCP Figure 5-17: the DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in figure 5

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TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Primary DNS - (Optional.) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Or consult your ISP. ¾

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-20: Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC of which you want to r

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure5-21: AP Wireless Advanced Settings ¾ Disable short preamble - Disable short preamble and u

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Note: When you upgrade the AP's firmware, you may lose its configuration settings, so make sure

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-25: Reboot the AP Click the Reboot button to reboot the AP. Some settings of the AP will ta

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-27: System Log The AP can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what ha

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix A: FAQ 1. No lights are lit on the access point. It takes a few seconds for the power indi

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TC

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure B-3: Configuration tab 3) Click on Properties. The following TCP/IP Properties window will d

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure B-5: Gateway tab c. Choose Disable DNS on the DNS configuration tab, as shown in the follow

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TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure B-7: IP Address tab b. Type the AP’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into th

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide click Add button. Shown below: Figure B-9: DNS Configuration tab Now, all the configurations are

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g Protocols TCP/

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device wit

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix E: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP-LINK TL-WA501G

Package contents... 1 Chapter 1: About thi

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Package contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One TL-WA501G 54Mbps Wireles

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 1: About this Guide Thank you for choosing the TL-WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point. This

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 2: Introduction 2.1 Overview of the AP The TL-WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point is the bas

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide 2.3 Panel Layout 2.3.1 The Front Panel Viewed from left to right, as shown in figure 2-1, the front