TP-LINK TL-WA801ND V1 User's Guide

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point Rev: 1.0.0 1910010218

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4 1.2 Main Features Features Benefits Make use of IEEE 802.11n wireless technology Allows your

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 5 1.3 Appearance 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The front panel of the TL-WA801ND consists

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 6 1.3.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Viewed from left to right, the following parts are located

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Before You Begin Please read this User Guide carefully

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 8 Figure 2-1 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL-WA801ND To establish a

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 9 Chapter 3 Configure the PC This chapter will guide you to configure your PC to communicate w

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 10 Figure 3-2 3. In the General tab of Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, highlight

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 11 4. Configure the IP address manually. 1) Select Use the following IP address. 2) Enter 192

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 12 If the result displayed is similar to that shown as Figure 3-6 below, it means that your PC

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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 13 Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Access Point vi

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 14 Figure 4-3 Device Status ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware ver

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 15 ) Note: If you select Client mode in Figure 4-10, the wireless status in Figure 4-3 will cha

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 16 If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless c

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 17 Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on m

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 18 Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device butto

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 19 The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 20 The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN c

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 21 ) Note: The default PIN code of the AP can be found in its label or the QSS configuration sc

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 22 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ¾ Gateway - The gateway should be in the same subnet as

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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 23 1) Access Point: This mode allows wireless stations to access this device. Figure 4-8 Wirel

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 24 ¾ Channel - Determines the operating frequency to be used. It is not necessary to change th

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 25 2) Multi-SSID: This mode allows the device to support up to 4 SSIDs. Figure 4-9 Wireless Se

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 26 the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or r

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 27 3) Client: This mode allows the device to act as a wireless station to enable wired host(s)

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 28 ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region sel

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 29 When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the Save button, then the

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 30 Figure 4-12 Wireless Settings in Repeater mode ¾ MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of the r

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 31 6) Bridge with AP: This mode can bridge the AP and up to 4 APs also in bridge mode to connec

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 32 Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not

National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC)

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 33 1) Access Point Figure 4-14 Wireless Security - Access Point ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 34 • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 35 • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 36 2) WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access. 3) WPA2 - WPA version 2. • Encryption - You can sele

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 37 3) Client Figure 4-16 Wireless Security – Client ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current oper

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 38 • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryp

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 39 4) Repeater Figure 4-17 Wireless Security – Repeater ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 40 • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryp

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 41 5) Universal Repeater Figure 4-18 Wireless Security – Universal Repeater ¾ Operation Mode

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 42 • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryp

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TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 43 6) Bridge with AP Figure 4-19 Wireless Security – Universal Repeater ¾ Operation Mode - Sh

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 44 • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryp

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 45 ¾ Wireless MAC Filtering - Click the Enable button to enable the Wireless MAC Address Filte

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 46 Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to d

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 47 Figure 4-22 Wireless Advanced ¾ Operation Mode - Shows the current Operation Mode. ¾ Tx P

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 48 4.5.5 Throughput Monitor Selecting Wireless > Throughput Monitor will helps to watch wir

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 49 Figure 4-24 Statistics of the device attached wireless stations ¾ Operation Mode - Shows t

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 50 4.6.1 DHCP Settings Selecting DHCP > DHCP Settings will enable you to set up the AP as a

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 51 Click Save to save the changes. ) Note: 1 When the device is working on Dynamic IP mode, th

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 52 Figure 4-28 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - Here displays the MAC address of the PC fo

CONTENTS Package Contents ... 1 Conventions ...

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 53 system in System Log. There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu (shown as Figure 4

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 54 ¾ SNMP Agent - Select the radio button before Enable will enable this function if you want

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 55 Figure 4-31 Diagnostic Diagnostic Tools - Click the radio button to select one diagnostic t

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 56 the Echo Reply message returned by the destination. However, some gateways do not return Tim

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 57 New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free.

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 58 4.7.5 Backup & Restore Selecting System Tools > Backup & Restore allows you to s

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 59 Figure 4-36 Ping Watch Dog Utility ¾ Enable - Turn on/off Ping Watch Dog. ¾ IP Address -

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 60 • Upgrade the firmware of the device (system will reboot automatically). • Restore the dev

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 61 Figure 4-39 System Log The device can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to f

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 62 Appendix A: Application Example The TL-WA801ND allows you to connect a wireless device to th

4.7.5 Backup & Restore...58 4.7.6 Ping Watch Dog...

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 63 2) On the My Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network and choose Enable to

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 64 5) Then the following page will display, which indicates you have been successfully added

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 65 Appendix B: Factory Defaults Item Default Value Common Default Settings Username admin Pa

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 66 Appendix C: Troubleshooting 1. No LEDs are lit on the access point. It takes a few seconds

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 67 Appendix D: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11n, 802

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 68 Appendix E: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mb

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 69 provides an authentication alternative to an expensive RADIUS server. WPA-PSK is a simplifie

1 Package Contents TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point Resource CD, including: z This User Guide z Other Helpful Information Power Adapt

TL-WA801ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 2 Overview of This Guide Package Contents: Tells what are contained in the box. Chapter 1 Intr