TP Link Technologies WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Manual User Guide

TP-Link Technologies Co., Ltd. 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide

User Guide

TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point Rev: 2.0.0 1910010249
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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed 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, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference. 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. “To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
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) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria None General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation. Full implementation 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 from the centre of Ny-Ålesund Russian Federation None Only for indoor applications Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central Zone, Science & Technology Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, P. R. China DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point Model No.: TL-WA701ND Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives: Directives 1999/5/EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1: 2006 ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1:2008& ETSI EN 301 489-17 V1.3.2:2008 EN 61000-3-2:2006 EN 61000-3-3:1995+A1:2001+A2:2005 EN60950-1:2006 Recommendation 1999/519/EC EN62311:2008 Directives 2004/108/EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents EN 55022:2006 +A1:2007 EN 55024:1998+A1:2001+A2:2003 EN 61000-3-2:2006 EN 61000-3-3:1995+A1:2001+A2:2005 Directives 2006/95/EC The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents EN60950-1:2006 Person is responsible for marking this declaration: Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction........................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview.............................................................................................. 2 1.2 Main Features ................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Conventions ...................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ........................................................................... 3 2.1 The Front Panel ................................................................................................ 3 2.2 The Back Panel................................................................................................. 4 2.3 System Requirements....................................................................................... 4 2.4 Installation Environment Requirements ............................................................ 5 2.5 Connecting the Device...................................................................................... 5 2.6 Configure PC .................................................................................................... 6 Chapter 3 Software Configuration...................................................................... 10 3.1 Login ............................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Status.............................................................................................................. 11 3.3 QSS ................................................................................................................ 12 3.4 Network........................................................................................................... 18 3.5 Wireless .......................................................................................................... 19 3.5.1 Wireless Settings.............................................................................................19 3.5.2 Wireless Security.............................................................................................29 3.5.3 Wireless MAC Filtering ....................................................................................41 3.5.4 Wireless Advanced..........................................................................................43 3.5.5 Throughput Monitor .........................................................................................44 3.5.6 Wireless Statistics............................................................................................46 3.6 DHCP.............................................................................................................. 46 3.6.1 DHCP Settings.................................................................................................46 3.6.2 DHCP Clients List............................................................................................48 3.6.3 Address Reservation .......................................................................................48 3.7 System Tools .................................................................................................. 49 3.7.1 SNMP ..............................................................................................................50 3.7.2 Diagnostic ........................................................................................................51 3.7.3 Firmware Upgrade...........................................................................................53 3.7.4 Factory Defaults...............................................................................................54 3.7.5 Backup & Restore............................................................................................54 3.7.6 Ping Watch Dog...............................................................................................55
3.7.7 Reboot .............................................................................................................55 3.7.8 Password.........................................................................................................56 3.7.9 System Log......................................................................................................56 Appendix A: Glossary......................................................................................... 58 Appendix B: Specifications................................................................................ 60 Appendix C: FAQ................................................................................................. 61
Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point ¾ One DC power Adapter for TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point ¾ One Power Injector ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD, including: z This User Guide z Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor. 1
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point. 1.1 Product Overview This device provides connectivity between Ethernet wired networks and radio-equipped wireless devices. It is an easy, web-based setup for installation and management. Even though you may not be familiar with the device, this guide will make configuring the device easy. Before installing the device, please look through this guide to get to know all the device’s functions. 1.2 Main Features ¾ Make use of IEEE 802.11n* wireless technology to provide a wireless data rate of up to 150Mbpsbps. ¾ Provides 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption security ¾ Provides WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication and TKIP/AES encryption security ¾ Built-in DHCP server supporting dynamic IP address distributing ¾ Supports MAC address filtering ¾ Supports multiple operating modes (Access Point, Multi-SSID, Client, Repeater, Universal Repeater, Bridge with AP) ¾ Supports TCP/IP, DHCP ¾ Supports Traffic statistics ¾ Supports firmware upgrade ¾ Supports Remote and Web management ) Note: “*” This device leverages some 802.11n features to provide improved performance and coverage compared to 802.11a/g devices, and fully interoperates with 802.11n products if they are Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, but it does not conform to all of the requirements in the IEEE specification and is not classified as "n" in the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED program. 1.3 Conventions The AP or TL-WA701ND, or device mentioned in this User guide stands for TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation. You can set the parameters according to your demand. 2
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 The Front Panel The front panel of the TL-WA701ND consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. View from left to right, Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the AP. Figure 2-1 LED Explanation Name Status Indication Off No Power Power On Power on Off The device has a system error On The device is initialising System Flashing The device is working properly Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no activity LAN Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port Off The Wireless function is disabled WLAN Flashing The Wireless function is enabled Slow Flash A wireless device is connecting to the network by QSS function. This process will last in the first 2 minutes. On A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by QSS function. QSS Quick Flash A wireless device failed to be added to the network by QSS function. Table 2-1 3
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 2.2 The Back Panel Figure 2-2 ¾ Wireless antenna ¾ Factory Default Reset button There are two ways to reset the device's factory defaults: • Use the Factory Defaults function on “System Tools → Factory Defaults” page in the AP's Web-based Utility. • Use the Factory Default Reset button: With the AP powered on, use a pin to press and hold the Reset button (about 5 seconds) until the System LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. And then release the button and wait the AP to reboot to its factory default settings. ) Note: Ensure the device is powered on before it restarts completely. ¾ One LAN 10/100Mbps RJ45 port for connecting the device to hub or switch. ¾ Power socket: only use the power adapter supplied with the TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point, use of a different adapter may result in product damage. 2.3 System Requirements ¾ TCP/IP protocol must be installed on each PC ¾ Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later ¾ 802.11n, 802.11g or 802.11b-compliant devices, such as the TL-WN721N Wireless Adapter 4
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 2.4 Installation Environment Requirements ¾ Place the AP in a well ventilated place far from any heater or heating vent ¾ Avoid direct irradiation of any strong light (such as sunlight) ¾ Keep at least 2 inches (5 cm) of clear space around the AP ¾ Operating Temperature: 0 ~40 (32 ~104 )℃℃℉ ℉ ¾ Operating Humidity: 10%~90%RH, Non-condensing 2.5 Connecting the Device Figure 2-3 is an example of an infrastructure network incorporating the TL-WA701ND. An Infrastructure network contains an access point or a wireless router. For a typical connection of the device, please do the following: 1. You will need broadband Internet access (a Cable or DSL-subscriber line into your home or office). Consult with your Cable or DSL provider for proper installation of the modem. 2. Connect the Cable or DSL modem to a Router. Quickly install the router. 3. Locate an optimum location for the device. The best place is usually near the center of the area in which your PC(s) will wirelessly connect. The place must accord with the Installation Environment Requirements. 4. Adjust the direction of the antenna. Normally, upright is a good direction. 5. Connect the Ethernet Broadband Router to the TL-WA701ND Access Point. Power on the Access Point. 6. If you are connecting a desktop PC or laptop to your network, install the TP-LINK Wireless Adapter on the PC. Figure 2-3 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL-WA701ND 5
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 2.6 Configure PC After connecting the TL-WA701ND AP into your network, you should configure it. The default IP address of the TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point is 192.168.1.254, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be seen from the LAN. They can be changed as you desire, as an example we use the default values for description in this guide. Connect the local PCs to the LAN ports on the AP and configure the IP address manually for your PCs. 1. From the Start menu on your desktop, go to Settings, and then click on Network Connections. Figure 2-4 2. In the Network Connections window, right-click on LAN (Local Area Connection), then click Properties. 6
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 2-5 3. In the General tab of Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties menu, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) under “This connection uses the following items:” by clicking on it once. Click on the Properties button. Figure 2-6 4. Configure the IP address manually. Click OK. 7
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 2-7 1) Open TCP/IP Properties of the LAN card in your PC, enter the IP address as 192.168.1.* (* is any value between 1 to 253, Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, Gateway is 192.168.1.254, DNS address is the value provided by ISP). 2) Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the AP. The following example is in Windows XP Operating System. 3) Open a command prompt. From the Start menu on your desktop, select run tab, type cmd in the field, and type ping 192.168.1.254 on the screen that appears, and then press Enter. If the result displayed is similar to that shown in Figure below, the connection between your PC and the AP has been established. Figure 2-8 If the result displayed is similar to that shown in Figure below, it means that your PC has not connected to the AP. 8
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 2-9 Please check it following these steps: ) Note: If the connection between your PC and the AP is correct? The LED of LAN port which you link to on the device and LED on your PC's adapter should be lit. If the TCP/IP configuration for your PC is correct? If the AP's IP address is 192.168.1.254, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.1 ~ 192.168.1.253. 9
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Chapter 3 Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation, For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make use of its functions adequately, you need to read this chapter and configure advanced settings through the Web-based Utility. 3.1 Login The TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point is easy to configure and manage With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator) utility. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser. Connect to the AP by typing http://192.168.1.254 in the address field of web browser. Figure 3-1 Login to the AP After a moment, a login window will appear similar to that shown in Figure 3-2. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key. Figure 3-2 Login Windows ) Note: If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. After your successful login, you can configure and manage the AP. There are six main menus on the left of the web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus. The six main menus are: Status, QSS, Network, Wireless, DHCP and System Tools. On the right of the web-based utility, there are the detailed explanations and instructions for the corresponding page. To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Save button. 10
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide There are the detailed explanations for each web page's key functions below. 3.2 Status The Status page displays the device's current status and configuration. All information is read-only. Figure 3-3 Device Status ¾ Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the Network, including the MAC address, IP address and Subnet Mask. ¾ Wireless - This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, including Operating Mode, SSID, Channel, Mode, and MAC Address. ¾ Traffic Statistics - This field displays the device's traffic statistics. ¾ System Up Time - The time of the device running from it's powered on or reset. 11
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide ) Note: If you select Client mode in Figure 3-10, the wireless status in Figure 3-3 will change, similar to the figure below: 3.3 QSS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function. The QSS function is only available when the Operation Mode is set to Access Point and Multi-SSID. Here we take the Access Point mode for example. Choose menu “QSS”, you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 3-4 ). Figure 3-4 QSS ¾ QSS Status - Enable or disable the QSS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the device's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the device can be found in the label or User Guide. ¾ Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the device to its default. ¾ Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the device's PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN. ¾ Add device - You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button. To add a new device: 12
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and device using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method. ) Note: To build a successful connection by QSS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for QSS function meanwhile. For the configuration of the new device, here takes the Wireless Adapter of our company for example. 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 QSS button on the front panel of the device. Step 2: Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the device. 13
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter 14
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 3-4, then the following screen will appear. Figure 3-5 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “Press the button of the new 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 QSS as below, and click Next. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration. 15
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide The QSS 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 to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 3-4, then the following screen will appear. 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 is always displayed on the QSS configuration screen as shown in the following figure. Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next. 16
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my AP Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the AP in Figure 3-4 (each AP has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this AP for example). Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN from my access point” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “Access Point PIN”. Then click Next. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter 17
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide ) Note: The default PIN code of the AP can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 3-4. You will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network. ) Note: a. The QSS LED on the AP will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. b. The QSS function cannot be configured if the Wireless function of the AP is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the QSS. 3.4 Network You can configure the IP parameters of Network on this page. Figure 3-6 Network ¾ Type - Choosing Dynamic IP (DHCP) to get IP address from DHCP server, or choosing Static IP to configure IP address manually. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your AP in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.254). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. 18
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide ¾ Gateway - The gateway should be in the same subnet as your IP address. ¾ MAC Address - the physical address of the AP, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. ) Note: 1 If you change the IP Address, you must use the new IP Address to log in the AP. 2 If you select the type of Dynamic IP (DHCP), the DHCP server in this device will no startup. 3 If the new IP address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool in the DHCP server will not take effect, until they are re-configured. 4 The device will reboot automatically after you click the Save button. 3.5 Wireless Figure 3-7 Wireless menu There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 3-7): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Throughput Monitor and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 3.5.1 Wireless Settings This page allows you to configure the wireless mode for your device. The wireless settings for the wireless network in each operation mode are set on this page. Six operation modes are supported here, including Access Point, Multi-SSID, Client, Repeater, Universal Repeater and Bridge with AP. The available setting options for each operation mode are different from those of the other. 19
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 1) Access Point: This mode allows wireless stations to access this device. Figure 3-8 Wireless Settings in Access Point mode ¾ SSID - 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-LINK_xxxxxx (xxxxxx indicates the last six unique characters of each device’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link. ¾ Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. 20
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice problems with another nearby access point. ¾ Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the device works on. • 11b only - Only 802.11b wireless stations can connect to the device. • 11g only - Only 802.11g wireless stations can connect to the device. • 11n only - Only 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the device. • 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. ¾ Channel Width - Select the channel width from the pull-down list. ¾ Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum tx rate of the device through this field. ¾ Enable Wireless Radio - The wireless radio of this device can be enabled or disabled to allow or deny wireless stations to access. ¾ Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the device. If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the device will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. ) Note: To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Save button, and then you will be reminded to reboot the device. 21
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 2) Multi-SSID: This mode allows the device to support up to 4 SSIDs. Figure 3-9 Wireless Settings in Multi-SSID mode ¾ Enable VLAN - Check this box and then you can change the VLANID of each SSID. If you want to configure the Guest and Internal networks on VLAN, the switch you are using must support VLAN. As a prerequisite step, configure a port on the switch for handling VLAN tagged packets as described in the IEEE802.1Q standard, and enable this field. ¾ SSID (1-4) - Up to 4 SSIDs for each BSS can be entered in the filed SSID1 ~ SSID4. The name can be up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. If Enable VLAN is checked, the wireless stations connecting to SSID of different VLANID can not communicate with each other. ¾ VLANID (1-4) - Provide a number between 1 and 4095 for VLAN. This will cause the device to send packets with VLAN tags. The switch connecting with the device must support VLAN IEEE802.1Q frames. The wireless stations connecting to the SSID of a specified VLANID can communicate with the PC connecting to the port with the same VLANID on the Switch. ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice problems with another nearby access point. ¾ Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of 22
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the device works on. • 11b only - Only 802.11b wireless stations can connect to the device. • 11g only - Only 802.11g wireless stations can connect to the device. • 11n only - Only 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the device. • 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. ¾ Channel Width - Select the channel width from the pull-down list. ¾ Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum tx rate of the device through this field. ¾ Enable Wireless Radio - The wireless radio of this device can be enabled or disabled to allow or deny wireless stations to access. ¾ Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the device. If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the device will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. ) Note: To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Save button, and then you will be reminded to reboot the device. 23
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3) Client: This mode allows the device to act as a wireless station to enable wired host(s) to access an AP. Figure 3-10 Wireless Settings in Client mode ¾ Enable WDS - The client can connect to AP with WDS enabled or disabled. If WDS is enabled, all traffic from wired networks will be forwarded in the format of WDS frames consisting of four address fields. If WDS is disabled, three address frames are used. If your AP supports WDS well, please enable this option. ¾ SSID - If you select the radio button before SSID, the AP client will connect to the AP according to SSID. Enter the SSID of AP that you want to access. ¾ MAC of AP - If you select the radio button before MAC of AP, the AP client will connect to the AP according MAC address. Enter the MAC address of AP that you want to access. ¾ Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. Note Dialog 24
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel Width - Select the channel width from the pull-down list. ¾ Enable Wireless Radio - The wireless radio of this device can be enabled or disabled by selecting or deselecting this checkbox. Click the Search button to detect the SSIDs in the local area. ) Note: To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Save button, and then you will be reminded to reboot the device. 4) Repeater: This mode allows the AP with its own BSS to relay data to a root AP to which it is associated with WDS enabled. The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range. Figure 3-11 Wireless Settings in Repeater mode ¾ MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of the root AP of which you want to expand wireless range. ¾ Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. 25
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel Width - Select the channel width from the pull-down list. ¾ Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum tx rate of the device through this field. ¾ Enable Wireless Radio - The wireless radio of this device can be enabled or disabled by selecting or deselecting this checkbox. Click the Search button to detect the SSIDs in the local area. ) Note: To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Save button, and then you will be reminded to reboot the device. 5) Universal Repeater: This mode allows the AP with its own BSS to relay data to a root AP to which it is associated with WDS disabled. The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range. Figure 3-12 Wireless Settings in Repeater mode 26
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide ¾ MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of the root AP of which you want to expand wireless range. ¾ Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel Width - Select the channel width from the pull-down list. ¾ Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum tx rate of the device through this field. ¾ Enable Wireless Radio - The wireless radio of this device can be enabled or disabled by selecting or deselecting this checkbox. Click the Search button to detect the SSIDs in the local area. ) Note: To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Save button, and then you will be reminded to reboot the device. 27
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 6) Bridge with AP: This mode can bridge the AP and up to 4 APs also in bridge mode to connect two or more wired LANs. Figure 3-13 Wireless Settings in Repeater mode ¾ SSID - 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-LINK_xxxxxx (xxxxxx indicates the last six unique characters of each device’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link. ¾ Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. 28
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice problems with another nearby access point. ¾ Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the device works on. • 11b only - Only 802.11b wireless stations can connect to the device. • 11g only - Only 802.11g wireless stations can connect to the device. • 11n only - Only 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the device. • 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. ¾ Channel Width - Select the channel width from the pull-down list. ¾ Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum tx rate of the device through this field. ¾ MAC of AP (1-4) - Enter the MAC address of other AP(s). ¾ Enable Wireless Radio - The wireless radio of this device can be enabled or disabled to allow or deny wireless stations to access. ¾ Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the AP. If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the AP will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. Click the Search button to detect the SSIDs in the local area. ) Note: To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Save button, and then you will be reminded to reboot the device. 3.5.2 Wireless Security The security options are different for different operation mode. 29
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 1) Access Point Figure 3-14 Wireless Security - Access Point ¾ Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown here. ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of options to enable security. ¾ WEP - Select 802.11 WEP security. • Type - You can select one of following types. 1) Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. 3) Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. 30
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button. These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 1) For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. 2) For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters. 3) For 152-bit encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters. ) Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type. ¾ WPA/WPA2 - Select WPA/WPA2 based on Radius Server. • Version - You can select one of following versions. 1) Automatic - Select WPA or WPA2 automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access. 3) WPA2 - WPA version 2. • Encryption - You can select either Automatic, TKIP 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. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. ¾ WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared key. • Version - You can select one of following versions. 1) Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) WPA-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA. 3) WPA2-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA2. • Encryption - When you select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK for Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES as Encryption. • PSK Passphrase - Enter a passphrase here. 31
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. ) Note: You will be reminded to reboot the device after clicking the Save button. 2) Multi-SSID Figure 3-15 Wireless Security – Multi-SSID ¾ Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown here. You can choose one of the 4 SSID from the pull-down list. ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of options to enable security. ¾ WPA/WPA2 - Select WPA/WPA2 based on Radius Server. • Version - You can select one of following versions. 1) Automatic - Select WPA or WPA2 automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access. 32
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3) WPA2 - WPA version 2. • Encryption - You can select either Automatic, TKIP 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. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. ) Note: This security option will become unavailable, if the Enable VLAN box in Figure 3-9 is checked. ¾ WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared key. • Version - You can select one of following versions. 1) Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) WPA-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA. 3) WPA2-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA2. • Encryption - When you select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK for Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES as Encryption. • PSK Passphrase - Enter a passphrase here. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. ) Note: You will be reminded to reboot the device after clicking the Save button. 33
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3) Client Figure 3-16 Wireless Security – Client ¾ Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown here. ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of options to enable security. ¾ WEP - Select 802.11 WEP security. • Type - You can select one of following types. 1) Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. 3) Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button. These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 34
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 1) For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. 2) For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters. 3) For 152-bit encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters. ) Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type. ¾ WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared key. • Version - You can select one of following versions. 1) Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) WPA-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA. 3) WPA2-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA2. • Encryption - When you select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK for Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES as Encryption. • PSK Passphrase - Enter a passphrase here. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. ) Note: You will be reminded to reboot the device after clicking the Save button. 4) Repeater 35
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-17 Wireless Security – Repeater ¾ Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown here. ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless repeater can only replay signal of the root AP without encryption to its stations. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of options to enable security. ¾ WEP - Select 802.11 WEP security. • Type - You can select one of following types. 1) Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. 3) Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button. These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 36
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 1) For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. 2) For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters. 3) For 152-bit encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters. ) Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type. ¾ WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared key. • Version - You can select one of following versions. 1) Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) WPA-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA. 3) WPA2-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA2. • Encryption - When you select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK for Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES as Encryption. • PSK Passphrase - Enter a passphrase here. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. ) Note: You will be reminded to reboot the device after clicking the Save button. 37
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 5) Universal Repeater Figure 3-18 Wireless Security – Universal Repeater ¾ Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown here. ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of options to enable security. ¾ WEP - Select 802.11 WEP security. • Type - You can select one of following types. 1) Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. 3) Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button. These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network. 38
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 1) For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. 2) For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters. 3) For 152-bit encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters. ) Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type. ¾ WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared key. • Version - You can select one of following versions. 1) Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) WPA-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA. 3) WPA2-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA2. • Encryption - When you select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK for Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES as Encryption. • PSK Passphrase - Enter a passphrase here. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. ) Note: You will be reminded to reboot the device after clicking the Save button. 6) Bridge with AP 39
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-19 Wireless Security – Universal Repeater ¾ Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown here. ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of options to enable security. ¾ WEP - Select 802.11 WEP security. • Type - You can select one of following types. 1) Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. 3) Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button. These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 40
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 1) For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. 2) For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters. 3) For 152-bit encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters. ) Note: 1) If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type. 2) You will be reminded to reboot the device after clicking the Save button. 3.5.3 Wireless MAC Filtering The Wireless MAC Filtering for wireless networks is set on this page Figure 3-20. This function is not available when the operation is set to Client. As the configuration is the same in each operation mode, here we just take the Access Point for example. Figure 3-20 Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. ¾ Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown here. ¾ Wireless MAC Filtering - 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 or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page will appear, shown in Figure 3-21 41
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-21 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access. ¾ Description - A simple description of the wireless station. ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. To set up an entry, follow these instructions: First, you must decide whether the unspecified wireless stations can access the device or not. If you desire that the unspecified wireless stations can access the device, please select the radio button Allow the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access, otherwise, select the radio button Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access. To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. 2. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 4. Click the Save button to save this entry. To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-4. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. 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 42
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide page. 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 Filtering list by following these steps: 1. Click the Enable button to enable this function. 2. Select the radio button: Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules. 3. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. 4. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-BE in the MAC Address field, enter Wireless Station A in the Description field and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Click the Save button. The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list: ) Note: If you enable the function and select the “Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access” for Filtering Rules, and there are not any enabled entries in the list, thus, no wireless stations can access the device. 3.5.4 Wireless Advanced This page shows some advanced settings for the device. As the configuration for each operation mode is almost the same, we take Access Point mode for example here. Figure 3-22 Wireless Advanced 43
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide ¾ Operation Mode - Current Operation Mode is shown here. ¾ Tx Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of the device. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ Beacon Interval - The beacons are the packets sent by the device to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. You can specify a value between 20-1000 milliseconds. The default value is 100. ¾ RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the device will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. ¾ Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval. ¾ Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended enabled. ¾ Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time. ¾ Enable AP Isolation - Isolate all connected wireless stations so that wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN. This function will be disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled. 3.5.5 Throughput Monitor This page helps to watch wireless throughput information. 44
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-23 Wireless Advanced ¾ Rate - The Throughput unit. ¾ Run Time - How long this function is running. ¾ Transmit - Wireless transmit rate information. ¾ Receive - Wireless receive rate information. Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor. Click the Stop button to stop wireless throughput monitor. 45
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3.5.6 Wireless Statistics Figure 3-24 Statistics of the device attached wireless stations ¾ Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown at the top. If Multi-SSID is selected, all connected wireless stations will be shown here. ¾ MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address ¾ Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected ¾ Received Packets - packets received by the station ¾ Sent Packets - packets sent by the station You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. ) Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 3.6 DHCP Figure 3-25 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 3-25): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 3.6.1 DHCP Settings The System can be set up as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which 46
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the system on the LAN. The DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown in Figure 3-26): Figure 3-26 DHCP Settings ¾ DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the server. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the IP address of the computer manually. This function is disabled by default. ¾ Start IP Address - This field specifies the first address in the IP Address pool. 192.168.1.100 is the default start IP address. ¾ End IP Address - This field specifies the last address in the IP Address pool. 192.168.1.199 is the default end IP address. ¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the system with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time, in minutes, the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional.) Input the IP Address of the gateway. ¾ Default Domain - (Optional.) Input the domain name of your network. ¾ Primary DNS - (Optional.) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Or consult your ISP. ¾ Secondary DNS - (Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. Click Save to save the changes. ) Note: 1 When the device is working on Dynamic IP mode, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. 47
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 2 To use the DHCP server function of the device, you should configure all computers in the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. This function will take effect until the device reboots. 3.6.2 DHCP Clients List This page shows Client Name, MAC Address, Assigned IP and Lease Time for each DHCP Client attached to the device (Figure 3-27): Figure 3-27 DHCP Clients List ¾ ID - The index of the DHCP Client. ¾ Client Name - The name of the DHCP client. ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client. ¾ Assigned IP - The IP address that the device has allocated to the DHCP client. ¾ Lease Time - The time of the DHCP client leased. Before the time is up, DHCP client will request to renew the lease automatically. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click on the Refresh button. 3.6.3 Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings. This page is used for address reservation (shown in Figure 3-28). Figure 3-28 Address Reservation 48
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide ¾ MAC Address - The MAC Address of the PC which you want to reserve an IP address for. ¾ Reserved IP Address - The IP address that the device reserved. ¾ Status - It shows whether the entry is enabled or not ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To Reserve IP addresses: 1. Click the Add New... button to add a new Address Reservation entry. 2. Enter the MAC address (The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.) and IP address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer you wish to add. 3. Click the Save button when finished. To modify A Reserved IP address: 1. Select the reserved address entry as you desire, and modify it. If you wish to delete the entry, make all of the entry fields blank. 2. Click the Save button. To delete all Reserved IP addresses: Click the Clear All button. Click the Save button Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. ) Note: The changes won't take effect until the device reboots. 3.7 System Tools Figure 3-29 The System Tools menu There are nine submenus under the System Tools menu (shown in Figure 3-29): SNMP, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Ping Watch Dog, Reboot, Password, and System Log. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 49
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3.7.1 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a popular network monitoring and management protocol. Figure 3-30 SNMP Settings ¾ SNMP Agent - Select the radio button before Enable will enable this function if you want to have remote control through SNMPv1/v2 agent with MIB-II. Select the radio button before Disable will disable this function. The default setting is Disable. ¾ SysContact - The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node. ¾ SysName - An administratively-assigned name for this managed node. ¾ SysLocation - The physical location of this node. ) Note: Specifying one of these values via the Device's Web-Based Utility makes the corresponding object read-only. If there isn't such a config setting, then the write request will succeed (assuming suitable access control settings), but the new value would be forgotten the next time the agent was restarted. ¾ Get Community - Enter the community name that allows Read-Only access to the Device's SNMP information. The community name can be considered a group password. The default setting is “public”. ¾ Get Source - Get source defines the IP address or subnet for management systems that can read information from this 'get' community device. ¾ Set Community - Enter the community name that allows Read/Write access to the Device's SNMP information. The community name can be considered a group password. The default setting is “private”. 50
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide ¾ Set Source - Set source defines the IP address or subnet for management systems that can control this 'set' community device. ) Note: A restricted source can be a specific IP address (e.g. 10.10.10.1), or a subnet - represented as IP/BITS (e.g. 10.10.10.0/24). If an IP Address of 0.0.0.0 is specified, the agent will accept all requests under the corresponding community name. Click the Save button to save your settings. 3.7.2 Diagnostic The diagnostic tools (Ping and Traceroute) allow you to check the connections of your network components. Figure 3-31 Diagnostic Diagnostic Tools - Click the radio button to select one diagnostic tool • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway by using the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) protocol's mandatory Echo Request datagram to elicit an ICMP Echo Response from a host or gateway. You can use ping to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If 51
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide pinging the IP address is successful, but pinging the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries. • Traceroute - This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a given host by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages with varying Time to Live (TTL) values to the destination. Each gateway along the path is required to decrement the TTL in an IP packet by at least 1 before forwarding it. Effectively, the TTL is a maximum link counter. When the TTL on a packet reaches 0, the gateway is expected to return an ICMP Time Exceeded response to your device. Traceroute determines the path by sending the first Echo Request message with a TTL of 1 and incrementing the TTL by 1 on each subsequent transmission until the target responds or the maximum number of hops is reached. The maximum number of hops is 20 by default and can be specified in the field "Traceroute Max TTL". The path is determined by examining the ICMP Time Exceeded messages returned by intermediate gateways and the Echo Reply message returned by the destination. However, some gateways do not return Time Exceeded messages for packets with expired TTL values and are invisible to the traceroute tool. In this case, a row of asterisks (*) is displayed for that hop. IP Address - Enter the IP Address (such as 202.108.22.5) of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose. Ping Count - Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4. Ping Packet Size - Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent. The default is 64. Ping Timeout - Specifies the time to wait for a response in milliseconds. The default is 800. Traceroute Max TTL - Set the maximum number of hops (max TTL to be reached) in the path to search for the target (destination). The default is 20. Click the Start button to start the diagnostic procedure. The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 3-32 Diagnostic Results ) Note: 1 Only one user can use this tool at one time. 52
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 2 Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” are only available for Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” is available only for Tracert function. 3.7.3 Firmware Upgrade The page (shown in Figure 3-33) allows you to upgrade the latest version of firmware for the device. Figure 3-33 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. ¾ Firmware Version - Displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - Displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version. ) Note: 1 There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the device itself, you can try to upgrade the firmware. 2 Before upgrading the device’s firmware, you should write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important configuration settings of device. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1. Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (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 the Upgrade button. ) Note: Do not turn off the device or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. The device will reboot after the Upgrading has been finished. 53
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3.7.4 Factory Defaults This page (shown in Figure 3-34) allows you to restore the factory default settings for the device. Figure 3-34 Restore Factory Defaults Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • Default User Name: admin • Default Password: admin • Default IP Address: 192.168.1.254 • Default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ) Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 3.7.5 Backup & Restore This page (shown in Figure 3-35) allows you to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file or restore the device's configuration. Figure 3-35 Save or Restore the Configuration Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file. To restore the device's configuration, follow these instructions: • Click the Browse… button to find the configuration file which you want to restore. • Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank. ) Note: The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file. Wrong process will lead the device unmanaged. The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and the device will restart automatically then. Keep the power of the device on during the process, in case of any damage. 54
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3.7.6 Ping Watch Dog The Ping Watch Dog is dedicated for continuous monitoring of the particular connection to remote host using the Ping tool. It makes this device continuously ping a user defined IP address (it can be the internet gateway for example). If it is unable to ping under the user defined constraints, this device will automatically reboot. Figure 3-36 Ping Watch Dog Utility ¾ Enable - Turn on/off Ping Watch Dog. ¾ IP Address - The IP address of the target host where the Ping Watch Dog Utility is sending ping packets. ¾ Interval - Time internal between two ping packets which are sent out continuously. ¾ Delay - Time delay before first ping packet is sent out when the device is restarted. ¾ Fail Count - Upper limit of the ping packet the device can drop continuously. If this value is overrun, the device will restart automatically. Be sure to click the Submit button to make your settings in operation. 3.7.7 Reboot This page (shown in Figure 3-37) allows you to reboot the device. Figure 3-37 Reboot the device Click the Reboot button to reboot the device. Some settings of the device will take effect only after rebooting, which include: 55
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide • Change LAN IP Address (System will reboot automatically). • Change the Wireless configurations. • Change the Web Management Port. • Upgrade the firmware of the device (system will reboot automatically). • Restore the device's settings to factory defaults (system will reboot automatically). • Update the configuration with a file (system will reboot automatically). 3.7.8 Password This page (shown in Figure 3-38) allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the device. Figure 3-38 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the device. All users who try to access the device's web-based utility 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. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it. Click the Save button when finished. Click the Clear All button to clear all. 3.7.9 System Log This page (shown in Figure 3-39) allows you to query the Logs of the device. 56
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-39 System Log The device can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the device. ¾ Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. ¾ Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. Click the Refresh button to show the latest log list.. Click the Save Log button to save all the logs in a txt file. Click the Clear Log button to delete all the logs from the system permanently, not just from the page. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. 57
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Appendix A: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. 802.11g - specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b devices, and WEP encryption for security. Access Point (AP) - A wireless LAN transceiver or "base station" that can connect a wired LAN to one or many wireless devices. Access points can also bridge to each other. DNS (Domain Name System) – An Internet Service that translates the names of websites into IP addresses. Domain Name - A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet. DoS (Denial of Service) - A hacker attack designed to prevent your computer or network from operating or communicating. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) - A technology that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines. ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet. MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) - The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted. SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - WPA is a security technology for wireless networks that improves on the authentication and encryption features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). In fact, WPA was developed by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of WEP. One of the key technologies behind WPA is the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP addresses the encryption weaknesses of WEP. Another key component of WPA is built-in authentication that WEP does not offer. With this feature, WPA provides roughly comparable security to VPN tunneling with WEP, with the benefit of easier administration and use. This is similar to 802.1x support and requires a RADIUS server in order to implement. The Wi-Fi Alliance will call this, WPA-Enterprise. One variation of WPA is called WPA Pre Shared Key or WPA-PSK for short - this 58
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide provides an authentication alternative to an expensive RADIUS server. WPA-PSK is a simplified but still powerful form of WPA most suitable for home Wi-Fi networking. To use WPA-PSK, a person sets a static key or "passphrase" as with WEP. But, using TKIP, WPA-PSK automatically changes the keys at a preset time interval, making it much more difficult for hackers to find and exploit them. The Wi-Fi Alliance will call this, WPA-Personal. 59
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Appendix B: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g, TCP/IP, DHCP Safety & Emission FCC、CE Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port, supporting passive PoE Cabling Type 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω STP (maximum 100m) 100BASE-TX: UTP category 5, 5e cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω STP (maximum 100m) Wireless Frequency Band 2.4~2.4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11n：up to 150Mbps（Automatic） 11g：54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6M（Automatic） 11b：11/5.5/2/1M（Automatic） Channels 13 Frequency Expansion DSSS(Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) Modulation DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK, OFDM, 16-QAM, 64-QAM Security WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK Sensitivity @PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER; 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER; 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER RF Power 20dBm(max) Antenna Gain 3dBi Physical and Environment Working Temperature 0℃~40 (32℃~104℉℉) Working Humidity 10% ~ 90% RH, Non-condensing Storage Temperature -40 ~70 (℃℃-40 ~158℉)℉ Storage Humidity 5% ~ 90% RH, Non-condensing 60
TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Appendix C: FAQ 1. No lights are lit on the access point. It takes a few seconds for the power indicator to light up. Wait a minute and check the power light status on the access point if the access point has no power. 1) Make sure the power cord is connected to the access point. 2) Make sure the power adapter is connected to a functioning power outlet. If it is in a power strip, make sure the power strip is turned on. If it is plugged directly into the wall, verify that it is not a switched outlet. 3) Make sure you are using the correct TP-LINK power adapter supplied with your access point. 2. The LAN light is not lit. There is a hardware connection problem. Check these items: 1) Make sure the cable connectors are securely plugged in at the access point and the network device (hub, switch, or router). 2) Make sure the connected device is turned on. 3) Be sure the correct cable is used. Use a standard Category 5 Ethernet patch cable. If the network device has Auto Uplink™ (MDI/MDIX) ports, you can use either a crossover cable or a normal patch cable. 3. I cannot access the device with a wireless capable computer. There is a configuration problem. Check these items: 1) You may not have restarted the computer with the wireless adapter to have TCP/IP changes take effect. Restart the computer. 2) The computer with the wireless adapter may not have the correct TCP/IP settings to communicate with the network. Restart the computer and check that TCP/IP is set up properly for that network. The usual setting for Windows the Network Properties is set to “Obtain an IP address automatically.” 3) The access point’s default values may not work with your network. Check the access point default configuration against the configuration of other devices in your network. 61

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