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TP-Link TL-WA7210N User Guide

1. PPTPfRussia PPTP username Connect Disconnected Dynamic IP Static IF 1420 The defaultis 1420 do not change unless necessary Connect on Demand Connect Automatically Connect Manually minutes 0 means remain active at all times Figure 5 12 WAN PPTP Russia PPTP gt User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive gt Dynamic IP Static IP Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP s IP address or the domain name If you choose static IP and enter the domain name you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP And click the Save button Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately 79 TL WA7210N BALL AE le SOLU STA ESA IES mC LUI gt Connect on Demand You can configure the Device to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity Connect on Demand enables the Device to automatically re establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again If you wish to activate Connect on Demand check the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet conne
2. 17 TL WA7210N WZ eiar Ey le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI AP List AP Count 11 a SSS et l a C EN EN OOOO 7 Figure 3 12 AP List The page below will appear Create a name for the Local Wireless Network The security settings for the local network will be set the same as your WISP by default Then click Next Quick Setup Local Wireless AP Setting Local Wireless Name TP LINK 211010 falso called SSID Lise the same security settings forthe local wireless network as the remote ISP station Figure 3 13 Local Wireless AP Setting Ticking off Use the same security settings for the local wireless network as the remote WISP station the page will show as below You can choose the Wireless Security Mode and fill in Wireless Password for the Local Wireless Network Quick Setup Local Wireless AP Setting Local Wireless Name TP LINK 211010 falso called SSID C Use the same security settings for the local wireless network as the remote WISP station Wireless Security Mode Most Secure PAYPAL PSk Wireless Password Figure 3 14 Local Wireless AP Setting When you have finished the wireless settings above you will come to the Finish page shown as Figure 3 15 Please check the configurations you have made If anything is wrong please go Back to reset When confirmed please click Finish Reboot button in Figure 3 15 to make all the configurations take effect 18 TL WA7210N Bete a VAR Le oS Oleh STA E
3. Local Wireless Name Enter a value of up to 32 characters The same Name SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network Region Select your region from the pull down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Device can be used lt may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Device in a region other than one of those specified in this filed 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 the Note Dialog of TERMS OF USE will pop up Select I agree to these terms of use and click Accept to continue 84 TL WA7210N Bete a VAR Le SOL ei STA ESA IES mC LUI TERMS OF USE This TP LINK wireless device must be installed by a certified professional Properly installed shielded Ethernet cable and earth grounding must be used in compliance with this products warranty Installers must abide by local rules and regulations in terms of legal frequency channels and output power requirements The End User accepts responsibility for maintaining the productin accordance with these rules and regulations For further information please visit waywtp lin k corr SSS Cancel Note Dialog ce Note Ensure you select a correct country to comply with local laws Incorrect settings may cause interference gt Transmission Power The available options of transmission power are determi
4. Note Ensure you select a correct country to comply with local laws Incorrect settings may cause interference Transmission Power The available options of transmission power are determined by the region selected Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point Wireless Security Mode This option should be chosen according to the AP s security configuration It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP s security type E WPA WPA2 PSK Select WPA based on pre shared passphrase m WEP Select WEP based on none pre shared passphrase No Security The wireless security function is disabled The wireless stations will be able to connect the Device without encryption Auth Type This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP lt indicates the authorization type of the Root AP Key Format This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP lt indicates the format of the WEP key WEP Index This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP It indicates the index of the WEP key Wireless Password If the AP your Device is going to connect needs password you need to fill the password in this blank 33 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le Cf Note The operating distance or range of your wireless connection
5. Save these settings as a text file for future reference Figure 3 21 Finish page 3 2 3 Access Point When you choose Access Point on Operation Mode page in Figure 3 7 take the following steps 1 Click Next in Figure 3 7 and then Wireless page will appear as shown in Figure 3 22 Create an easy to remember name for your wireless network Select Most Secure WPA WPA2 PSK mode and enter a wireless password below to prevent unauthorized access to your AP Then click Next Quick Setup Wireless Wireless Network Name SSIb TP LINK 211010 Region United States Warning SL Transmission Power 27 dBm Wireless Security Mode Most Secure PAPAL PSk Wireless Password Figure 3 22 Wireless o Wireless Network Name Enter a string of up to 32 characters The same Name SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network The default SSID is set to be TP LINK _xxxxxx xxxxxx indicates the last unique six characters of each Device s MAC address which can ensure your wireless network security But it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name SSID to a different value This value is case sensitive For example MYSSID is NOT the same as MySsid 23 TL WA7210N Bete a PAE Le oS Oleh STA TESSA IE mC LUI eo Region Select your region from the pull down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the AP can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the AP
6. System Tools gt Time Settings and then you can configure the time on the following screen Time Settings Time zone SMT 08 00 Beijing Hong Kong Perth Singapore Date 1970 MMIDDITY Time o HHIMMISS NTP Server I Optional NTP Server Il Optional C Enable Daylight Saving Start Mar Ird Sun zam End Mor 2nd Sur Jam Daylight Saving Status daylight saving is down Mote Click the GET GMT to Update the time from the internet with the pre defined servers or entering the customized serveril P Address or Domain Marne in the above frames Figure 5 72 Time settings gt Time Zone Select your local time zone from this pull down list gt To set time manually Select your local time zone Enter the Date in Month Day Year format Enter the Time in Hour Minute Second format 4 Click Save gt For automatic time synchronization 1 Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server Il AAN 121 TL WA7210N MALL AE Le SO ei STA ESA IES mC LUI e 2 Click the Get GMT button to get GMT from the Internet gt To enable Daylight Saving 1 Select the Enable Daylight Saving checkbox to enable daylight saving function 2 Schedule the span of time which this function will effect For example if you want this function work at 0 o clock am on the 1st Sunday of April and last until at 6 o clok pm on the 2nd Saturday of September you need choose Apr 1st Sun Oam at Start
7. The normal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP Connect on Demand In this mode the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period Max Idle Time and be re established when you attempt to access the Internet again If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time please enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects Connect Automatically The connection can be re established automatically when it was down Connect Manually You can click the Connect Disconnect button to connect disconnect immediately This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re established when you attempt to access the Internet again Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately 17 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le fF Note Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background Click the Save button to save your settings 5 If your ISP provide
8. Total Current Modify IP Address MAC Address Packets Bytes Packets Bytes ICMP Tx UDF Tx SYN Tx The currentlistis empty Per page entries Current Mo page Figure 5 83 Statistics Table gt IP Address MAC Address The IP Address and MAC address are displayed with related statistics 128 TL WA7210N ILLA E Le SOLU STA ESA IES mC LUI Total Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Device e Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Device Current o Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistics interval seconds Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistics interval seconds ICMP Tx The number of ICMP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate UDP Tx The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate TCP SYN Tx The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate Modify o Reset Reset the values of the entry to zero Delete Delete the existing entry in the table 129 TL WA7210N WZ eiar A
9. Wireless Password Region Transmission Power Network Setting Login Account LAN IP Address DHCP Server Save Multi SSID TP LINK_211010 Most Secure YPANWPA2 PSK 1234567890 TP LINK_211010_2 Most Secure YPANWPA2 PSK 123456789 Disabled Disabled United States 27dBm admin admin 192 168 0 254 Disabled Save these settings as a text file for future reference Figure 3 27 Finish page 3 2 5 Repeater Range Extender When you choose Repeater Range Extender on Operation Mode page in Figure 3 7 take the following steps 1 Click Next in Figure 3 7 and then Wireless page will appear as shown in Figure 3 28 Click Survey button to scan the wireless networks 28 TL WA7210N Bete AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IE mC LULL Quick Setup Wireless Repeater Mode Universal Repeater WDS Repeater Wireless Name of Root AP Po falso called SSID MAC Address of Root AP Region United States we Warning Transmission Power 27 dBm t Wireless Security Mode Most Secure PAAWPA2 PSk vw Figure 3 28 Wireless Repeater Mode Choose mode for repeater WDS Repeater In WDS Repeater mode the AP with WDS enabled will relays data to an associated root AP AP function is enabled meanwhile The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range Please input the MAC address of root AP in the field MAC of AP m Universal Repeater In Universal R
10. 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Optional Primary DNS 0 0 0 0 Optional Secondary DNS 0000 Optional Figure 3 20 Static IP IP Address This is WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet including your ISP Enter the IP address in the field e Subnet Mask It is used for the WAN IP address which is usually 255 255 255 0 eo Default Gateway Enter the default gateway in the blank if required eo Primary DNS Enter the DNS IP address in the blank if required e Secondary DNS If your ISP provides another DNS IP address enter it in this field Note The IP parameters should have been provided by your ISP After you have entered the above necessary parameters and then click Next Figure 3 18 will then appear 2 When you finish the wireless setting in Figure 3 18 and click Next then Figure 3 21 will appear where you can click Finish button to complete the Quick Setup 22 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le oS Oleh STR ESA IES mC LUI Quick Setup Finish Confirm the configuration you have set lf anything is wrong please go BACK to reset When confirmed please click Finish Reboot button to make all configurations take effect Wireless Setting Operation Mode AP Router Internet Connection Type Dynamic IP Wireless Network Name SSID TP LIMNE 217010 Wireless Security Mode host SecurenVvPAVW PA2 PSE Wireless Password 1234567590 Region United States Transmission Power 27d8m
11. It s available only for PPPoE Connection If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic Static IP to connect to a local area network then you can check the radio button of Dynamic Static IP to activate this secondary connection O Disabled The Secondary Connection is disabled by default so there is PPPoE connection only This is recommended e Dynamic IP Use dynamic IP address to connect to the local area network provided by ISP e Static IP Use static IP address to connect to the local area network provided by ISP gt WAN Connection Mode e Connect on Demand You can configure the Device to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of the Internet connectivity Max Idle Time If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity Connect on Demand enables the Device to automatically re establish your connection when you attempt to access the Internet again If you wish to activate Connect on Demand put a check mark in the circle If you want your Internet connection to remain active all the time enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Note sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time 0 99 mins because some applications visit the Internet continually in the background e Connect Automatically Connect automatically after the Device is disconnected To use this option click the radio button eo Time based Connecting You can
12. Sent 4 Received 4 Lost B CH loss Approximate round trip times in milli szeconds Minimum Ams Maximum Ams Average Ams Figure 3 1 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to that shown in Figure 3 2 it means that your PC has not connected to the AP 192 168 868 254 with 32 bytes of data Request timed out Request timed out Request timed out Request timed out Figure 3 2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps 1 Is the connection between your PC and the AP correct Cf Note The LED of LAN port you link to on the AP and LEDs on your PC s adapter should be lit 2 Is the TCP IP configuration for your PC correct Note If the AP s IP address is 192 168 0 254 your PC s IP address must be within the range of 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 253 3 2 Quick Setup The following instructions will guide you through a few easy steps to configure your AP and connect to Internet With a Web based Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator utility it is easy to configure and manage the TL WA7210N 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point The Web based utility can be used on any Windows Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser 12 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI o Open your web browser and enter the IP address of the AP 192 168 0 254 and a login screen will display Shown in Figure 3 3 192 160 0 254 k Fi
13. The status of this entry is either Enabled or Disabled gt Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To setup a virtual server entry please take the following steps 1 Click the Add New in virtual servers page pop up Figure 5 35 2 Select the service you want to use from the Common Service Port list If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use type the number of the service port or service port range in the Service Port box Type the IP Address of the computer in the Server IP Address box Select the protocol used for this application Select the Enable option to enable the virtual server Click the Save button Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Sy se Service Port 1 ORAR OF AK Internal Port Ax Only valid for single Service Port or leave a blank IP Address 192 166 0 101 Protocol TCP w Status Enabled Common Service Port Figure 5 35 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry gt Common Service Port Some common services already exist in the pull down list Note It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one type of available service If so select another service and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server 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
14. 2880 minutes the default value is 120 Default Gateway 00 00 ptional Default Domain ptional Primary DNS D000 W ptional Secondary DNS 00 00 ptional Figure 5 29 DHCP Settings gt DHCP Server Selecting the radio button before Disable Enable will disable enable the DHCP server on your AP The default setting is Disable If you disable the Server you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer 94 TL WA7210N Bete AE Le oS Oleh SRA ESA IE A Cit TS gt Start IP Address This field specifies the first address in the IP Address pool 192 168 0 100 is the default start IP address gt End IP Address This field specifies the last address in the IP Address pool 192 168 0 199 is the default end IP address gt Address Lease Time Enter the amount of time for the PC to connect to the AP with its current assigned dynamic IP address The time is measured in minutes After the time is up the PC will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address The range of the time is 1 2880 minutes The default value is 120 minutes gt Default Gateway optional Enter the IP address of the gateway for your LAN The factory default setting is 0 0 0 0 gt Default Domain optional Enter the domain name of the your DHCP server You can leave the field blank gt Primary DNS optional Enter the DNS IP address provided by your ISP Consult your ISP if you do
15. 8 and 63 or Hexadecimal characters between 8 and 64 Group Key Update Period 0 in second minimum is 30 O means no update O WPA WPA2 Enterprise Version Automatic v Encryption Automatic v Radius Server IP Radius Port 1812 1 65535 O stands for default port 1812 Radius Password gt Group Key Update Period 0 Type WEP Key Format Key Selected Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Key 4 in second minimum is 30 0 means no update Automatic Y Hexadecimal Y WEP Key Key Type Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Figure 4 8 Wireless Security Selected SSID If Multi SSID is enabled you can choose one of the SSIDs from the pull down list 46 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le oS Ol ei STA ESA IES mC LUI e Wireless Security Selected SSID TP LiMk_ 445003 Disable Security O WPA WPA2 Personal Recommended Version Automatic Recommended yw Encryption Automatic Recommended Password Mou can enter ASCI characters between 6 and 63 or Hexadecimal characters between 8 and 64 Group Key Update Period lo fin second minimum is 30 0 means no update O WPA WPA2 Enterprise Radius Server IP Radius Port 1812 1 65535 0 stands for default port 1812 Radius Password Group Key Update Period lo fin second minimum is 30 0 means no update nave gt Disable
16. Advanced Antenna Setting Vertical Antenna v Beacon Interval 100 40 1000 RTS Threshold 2346 256 2346 Fragmentation Threshold 256 2346 DTIM Interval 1 1 255 Enable vWMM Enable Short GI C Enable AP Isolation Figure 5 23 Wireless Advanced gt Antenna Settings The polarization of an antenna You can select Vertical Antenna Horizontal Antenna or External Antenna gt 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 gt 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 gt 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 gt 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 I
17. 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 the previous page Cf Note If you set the virtual server of service port as 80 you must set the Web management port on System Tools Remote Management page to be any value except 80 such as 8080 Or else there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server 98 TL WA7210N WZ ce ay AME Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI e 5 9 2 Port Triggering selecting Forwarding gt Port Triggering will enable you to set up Port Triggering entries on the page as shown in Figure 5 36 Port Triggering Trigger Pot Trigger Protocol Incoming Ports Incoming Protocol Status Modify 554 ALL 6970 6999 ALL Enabled Modify Delete Figure 5 36 Port Triggering Once configured operation is as follows 1 gt A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field The router records this connection opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table and associates them with the local host When necessary the external host will be able to connect to the local host using one of the ports defined in the Incoming Ports field Trigger Port The port for outgoing traffic An outgoing conn
18. G4 O0 6D 2F 3C BE Example 00 1D 0F 11 22 33 Local Wireless Name TP LINK 211010 falso called SSID Region United States Warning Ic Transmission Power 19 dBm we Enable Wireless Radio Enable SSID Broadcast C Disable Local Wireless Access Figure 5 19 Note Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page Note 86 Ensure you selecta correct country to comply local law orrect settings may cause interference If you know the SSID of the desired AP you can also input it to the field Wireless Name of WISP Station manually The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the Device For best results place your Device TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESTA IES mC LUI phones Note Near the center of the area in which your wireless stations will operate In an elevated location such as a high shelf Away from the potential sources of interference such as PCs microwaves and cordless With the Antenna in the upright position Away from large metal surfaces Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the Device 5 7 2 Wireless Security Selecting Wireless gt Wireless Security will enable you to configure the security of the wireless network for your device on the page as shown in Figure 4 8 Wireless Sec
19. IP Address Status Configure 00 19 B6 B 45 66 192 168 1 93 Unbound Load Delete 00 04 EB 00 07 BE 192 168 1 101 Bound Load Delete Bind All Load All Figure 5 67 ARP List MAC Address The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN IP Address The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN Status Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound Y VV WV Configure Load or delete an item e Load Load the item to the IP amp MAC Binding list e Delete Delete the item Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items available after enable Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP amp MAC Binding list Click the Refresh button to refresh all items Note An item could not be loaded to the IP amp MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before Error warning will prompt as well Likewise Load All only loads the items without interference to the IP amp MAC Binding list 5 16 Dynamic DNS The Device offers a Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS feature DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address It is useful when you are hosting your own website FTP server or other server behind the Device Before using this feature you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www comexe cn www dyndns org or www no ip com The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key 1 If
20. N a0 TN Al LP ra ii A i PS Gees si i J ja N LAN2 Bridge Figure 2 6 Hardware Installation of the TL WA7210N in Standard AP Bridge mode 1 Connect the LAN port of TL WA7210N to the POE port of the Power Injector with an Ethernet cable 2 Plug one end of the Power Adapter into the DC jack on the Power Injector and the other end in electrical wall socket 3 Power on the PC s TL WA7210N BALL a VAR Le ok Oleh STA ESA IE mC LUI ce Note It is recommended that you connect a PC notebook to the LAN port of the Device with an Ethernet cable and then login the Device from the PC notebook to set the Device in Bridge with AP mode 2 3 Client Computer without Wireless Network Adapter Client Figure 2 7 Hardware Installation of the TL WA7210N in Client mode 1 Connect the LAN port of TL WA7210N to the POE port of the Power Injector with an Ethernet cable 2 Connect the PC to the LAN port of the Power Injector with an Ethernet cable 3 Plug one end of the Power Adapter into the DC jack on the Power Injector and the other end in electrical wall socket 4 Power on the PC s and other connected devices such as the Router 10 TL WA7210N MALL a VAs Ey Le oS Oleh STA ESA IE mC LUI Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This Chapter will guide you to configure the AP to function in your network and gain access to th
21. 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 AP will restart automatically then Keep the power of the AP on during the process in case of any damage 5 17 6 Reboot Choose menu System Tools gt Reboot and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Device via the next screen Reboot Click this button to rebootthe device Figure 5 78 Reboot the Device Click the Reboot button to reboot the Device gt Some settings of the Device will take effect only after rebooting including Change the LAN IP Address system will reboot automatically Change the DHCP Settings 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 the factory defaults system will reboot automatically Update the configuration with the file system will reboot automatically 5 17 7 Password Choose menu System Tools gt Password and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Device in the next screen as shown in Figure 4 32 125 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Password The Username and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and must notinclude any spaces Old User Name Old Password New User Name N
22. Save button Current DMZ Status Enable Disable DM Host IP Address 19 163 0 169 Figure A 6 DMZ 4 Iwant to build a Web Server on the LAN what should do 1 Because the Web Server port 80 will interfere with the Web management port 80 on the router you must change the Web management port number to avoid interference 2 To change the Web management port number Login to the router click the Security menu on the left of your browser and click Remote Management submenu On the Remote Management page type a port number except 80 such as 88 into the Web Management Port field Click Save and reboot the router Remote Management Web Management Port Remote Management IP Address 0 0 0 0 Enter 255 255 255 255 for all Dave Figure A 7 Remote Management Note If the above configuration takes effect to configure to the router by typing http 192 168 0 254 88 the router s LAN IP address Web Management Port in the address field of the Web browser 3 Login to the router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click the Virtual Servers submenu On the Virtual Server page click Add New then on the Add or Modify a Virtual Server page enter 80 into the blank behind the Service Port and your IP address behind the IP Address assuming 192 168 0 188 for an example remember to Enable and Save 132 TL WA7210N Bete AE Le SOL ei
23. This field specifies the last address in the IP Address pool 192 168 0 199 is the default end IP address gt Address Lease Time Enter the amount of time for the PC to connect to the AP with its current assigned dynamic IP address The time is measured in minutes After the time is up the PC will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address The range of the time is 1 2880 minutes The default value is 120 minutes gt Default Gateway optional Enter the IP address of the gateway for your LAN The factory default setting is 0 0 0 0 gt Default Domain optional Enter the domain name of the your DHCP server You can leave the field blank gt Primary DNS optional Enter the DNS IP address provided by your ISP Consult your ISP if you don t know the DNS value The factory default setting is 0 0 0 0 gt Secondary DNS optional Enter the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers The factory default setting is 0 0 0 0 Click Save to save the changes Cf Note 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 not take effect until the device reboots 4 8 2 DHCP Clients List selecting DHCP gt DHCP Clients List will enable you to view the Client Name MAC Address Assigned IP and Lease Time for each DHCP Client attached to the device Figure 4 18 DHCP Clients List ID C
24. User Name for your DDNS account N Enter the Password for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider 4 Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service gt Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service fe Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and click the Login button 3 If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www no ip com the page will appear as shown in Figure 5 70 119 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le SOLU STA ESA IE mC LUI Service Provider No IP ura no ip com Go to register Domain Name Enable DONS Connection Status DONS not launching Figure 5 70 No ip com DDNS Settings gt To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account Enter the Password for your DDNS account Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider amp w Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service gt Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password an
25. Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80 This Device s default remote management web port number is 80 For greater security you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided Choose a number between 1 and 65535 but do not use the number of any common service port gt Remote Management IP Address This is the current address you will use when accessing your Device from the Internet This function is disabled when the IP address is set to the default value of 0 0 0 0 To enable this function you should change 0 0 0 0 to a valid IP address If set to be 255 255 255 255 then all the hosts can access the Device from Internet To access the Device you should enter your Device s WAN IP address into your browser s address in IE or location in Netscape box followed by a colon and the custom port number you set in the Web Management Port box gt For example if your Device s WAN address is 202 96 12 8 and you use port number 8080 enter http 202 96 12 8 8080 in your browser You will be asked for the Device s password After successfully entering the password you will be able to access the Device s web based utility Note Be sure to change the Device s default password to a secure password 5 11 Parental Control Choose menu Parental Control and then you can configure the parental control in the screen as shown in Figure 5 45 The Parental Contro
26. by another computer do NOT clone MAC address Mote Itis strongly recommended to restart the Cable Modern after the Quick Setup is done This important operation will solve mostissues Figure 3 19 MAC Clone Most Cable ISPs Internet Service Provider register the unique MAC Address from the wired connection on your MAIN COMPUTER the last computer used to be connected with the Cable Modem and had Internet connection If you add a router to the network your ISP may not recognize the MAC address of the router and not allow it to connect However TP LINK router can clone or replicate the registered MAC address of the MAIN COMPUTER Then your ISP can release the Internet connection to the router and all the computers Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous page 21 TL WA7210N BALL a VAR Le ok Oleh STA ESA IE mC LUI Note It is strongly recommended to restart the Cable Modem after the Quick Setup is done This important operation will solve most issues 2 Choose to clone MAC address or not if you are unsure please select YES Then click Next and you will come to the page shown in Figure 3 18 gt Static IP In this type you should manually fill in the IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway and DNS IP address which are specified by your ISP 1 If you choose Static IP in Figure 3 16 and then click Next Figure 3 20 will appear Quick Setup Static IP IP Address
27. by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e 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 Note The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment Such modifications 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 pers
28. can support up to 4 SSID Multi SSID Figure 2 4 Hardware Installation of the TL WA7210N in Multi SSID mode Connect the LAN port of TL WA7210N to the POE port of the Power Injector with an Ethernet cable Connect the LAN port of the Power Injector to the wired network port with an Ethernet cable Plug one end of the Power Adapter into the DC jack on the Power Injector and the other end in the electrical wall socket Power on the notebooks and other connected devices such as the Switch TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le SOLU STA ESA IES mC LUI 2 3 5 Repeater and Universal Repeater SSID abc SSID abc Repeater Figure 2 5 Hardware Installation of the TL WA7210N in Universal Repeater mode 1 Connect the LAN port of TL WA7210N to the POE port of the Power Injector with an Ethernet cable 2 Plug one end of the Power Adapter into the DC jack on the Power Injector and the other end in electrical wall socket 3 Power on the PC s and other connected devices such as the Router Note Both Repeater and Universal Repeater modes allow the AP with its own BSS to relay data to a root AP The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range However in Repeater mode the WDS associated is enabled while in Universal Repeater mode the WDS associated is disabled 2 3 6 Bridge with AP Two Devices are needed in this mode SSID 123 SSID abc
29. directly plugs into your Cable DSL modem without any setting changes or signing in PPPoE Lise this option ifyou used to run a specified program such as Broadband Connection on the computer with Username and Password provided by your ISP Static IP You will need the specific fixed IP address assigned to your connection by your ISP Figure 3 16 WAN Connection Type gt PPPoE If you have applied ADSL to realize Dial up service you should choose this type In this condition you should fill in both the User Name and Password that your ISP provides 1 If you choose PPPoE in Figure 3 16 and then click Next Figure 3 17 will appear 19 TL WA7210N WZ cela AE EMO STA TESSA IES mC LUI Quick Setup PPPoE User Name username Password Confirm Password Figure 3 17 PPPoE 2 Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP and then click Next Figure 3 18 will appear Quick Setup Wireless reless Network Name SSID TP LINK 211010 Hegon Warning Transmission Power Z dBm we dEm Wireless Security Mode host Most Secure WPAMWPA2 PSk vw FSk Wireless Password Figure 3 18 Wireless o Wireless Network Name SSID Enter a string of up to 32 characters The same Name SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network The default SSID is set to be TP LINK_xxxxxx xxxxxx indicates the last unique six characters of each Device s MAC address which can ensure your wirel
30. for each Web page key s function are listed below 4 2 Status Selecting Status will enable you to view the AP s current status and configuration all of which is read only Status Firmware Version Hardware Version MAC Address IP Address Subnet Mask Wireless Operation Mode Name SSID Channel Mode Channel Width MAC Address Traffic Statistics Bytes Packets System Up Time 3 16 1 Build 121210 Rel S9044n WAFS TOM v2 00000000 04 72 10 21 10 10 192168 0 254 255 255 255 0 Access Point TP LINK_ 211010 Auto Current channel 1 11bgn mixed Automatic O4 F2 10 21 10 10 Received 0 0 0 days 00 10 46 Figure 4 1 Status 40 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le 1 Wired This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN including the MAC address IP address and Subnet Mask 2 Wireless This field displays basic information or status for wireless function including Operation Mode Name SSID Channel Mode Channel Width and MAC address 3 WAN These parameters apply to the WAN port of the router including MAC address IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway and DNS server If PPPoE is chosen as the WAN connection type the Disconnect button will be shown here while you are accessing the Internet You can also cut the connection by clicking the button If you have not connected to the Internet just click Connect to establish th
31. get a new random value for the device s PIN You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN gt Disable PIN of this Device WPS external registrar of entering the device s PIN can be disabled or enabled manually If the device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external Registrar this function will be disabled automatically gt Add Device You can add the new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button 4 6 Network The Network option allows you to customize your local network manually by changing the default settings of the AP 4 6 1 LAN Figure 4 4 the Network menu Selecting Network gt LAN will enable you to configure the IP parameters of LAN port on this page MAC Address Type IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway O4 72 10 21 10 10 static IP 192 166 0254 255 255 255 0 w 0 0 0 0 Figure 4 5 LAN gt MAC Address The physical address of the router as seen from the LAN The value can t 43 TL WA7210N Bete a VAM Ryle oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI be changed gt Type Choosing dynamic IP to get IP address from DHCP server or choosing static IP to configure IP address manually gt IP Address Enter the IP address of your router in dotted decimal notation factory default 192 168 0 254 gt Subnet Mask An address code that determines the size of the network Normally use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask gt Gateway The ga
32. in a region other than one of those specified in this filed 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 the Note Dialog of TERMS OF USE will pop up Select I agree to these terms of use and click Accept to continue TERMS OF USE This TP LINK wireless device must be installed by a certified professional Properly installed shielded Ethernet cable and earth grounding must be used in compliance with this products warranty Installers must abide by local rules and regulations in terms of legal frequency channels and output power requirements The End User accepts responsibility for maintaining the productin accordance with these rules and regulations For further information please visit waywtp link corm Cancel Note Dialog Note Ensure you select a correct country to comply with local laws Incorrect settings may cause interference Transmission Power The available options of transmission power are determined by the region selected Wireless Security Mode You can select one of the following security options E WPA WPA2 PSK Select WPA based on pre shared passphrase m WEP Select WEP based on none pre shared passphrase No Security The wireless security function is disabled The wireless stations will be able to connect the Device without encryption Auth Type This option should be chosen if the Secur
33. is invalid e For 64 bit encryption You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F and null key is not permitted or 5 ASCII characters e For 128 bit encryption You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F and null key is not permitted or 13 ASCII characters e For 152 bit encryption You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F and null 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 Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page 4 7 3 Wireless MAC Filtering selecting Wireless gt Wireless MAC Filtering will allow you to set up some filtering rules to control wireless stations accessing the device which depend on the station s MAC address on the following screen as shown Figure 4 9 48 TL WA7210N MALE AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IE mC LUI e Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless MAC Filtering Disabled Filtering Rules Deny the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access ID MAC Address Status Description Add New Figure 4 9 Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the AP which depend on the
34. last Packets Statistics interval seconds Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistics interval seconds ICMP Tx The number of ICMP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate UDP Tx The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate TCP SYN Tx The number of TCP SYN packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate gt Modify o Reset Reset the values of the entry to zero eo Delete Delete the existing entry in the table 67 TL WA7210N ILLA E Le SOLU STA ESA IES mC LUI Chapter 5 AP Client Router amp AP Router Operation Mode This Chapter describes how to configure some advanced settings for your Access Point through the web based management page In the following explanations we will take the device in AP Client Router operation mode for example 5 1 Login After your successful login you can configure and manage the Access Point There are fifteen main menus on the left of the Web based management page Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus The sixteen main menus are Status Quick Setup Operat
35. neananag im wang a ak ieaes 42 46 PS VO otic A dl cama tee tmae 43 4 6 1 E O E In iattate eset a eel ested aa ecsede ane teatatainte Ata 43 ALA NOS AS 44 4 7 1 WVIFGIOSS SS nds 45 4 7 2 Wireless oe cui siii 46 4 7 3 Wireless MAC FIterNO sii sie 48 4 1 4 Wireless AVIANCA ia di liada 51 4 7 9 Antenna ANNMEN Sirona A n 52 4 7 6 Distance Seta ds 52 4 7 1 EAFOUGMDUL MOMILOF asa i n 53 4 7 8 Wireless SLAUSTICS nadia lid ad 93 AG DHCP A A ane alee cee eae eset needles 54 4 8 1 DASS cts a De tenet ae tee 54 4 8 2 BO E A OO oo tanned t ioiad vnteasteuncaeeneanaks 99 4 8 3 Address IR CSET VALOMN trino a 56 4 9 OVSLCIM LOOMS Sirnu E o Mo E Ar E 57 4 9 1 SNMP ciena E 57 4 9 2 TAS ed 58 4 9 3 DIAGNOS UC adi cui Deodato a 60 4 9 4 FINO Valen Blole sesiones adobo 61 4 9 5 A EOS mere ene ee ME gn Te orn ERC a Cn ee Cee 61 4 9 6 Firmware a W G1 ge lt a Entre ie tee o tee yee eR ney eee ert en rene 62 4 9 7 Facon AS o a SR o o Pere 63 4 9 8 Ele AA A reeled abi aeeel Gaui 63 4 9 9 A A II A cide dap sth tema ine nee O ncdeta es 64 BO E A O O A II 64 BOA o A e EE E EE OOO a a aa E E a a a a E 65 PN O 66 Chapter 5 AP Client Router 8 AP Router Operation Mode occooccocccocccocccocnconnconaronanonarenanonars 68 5 1 LOGIE PAN e er aa a a A 68 D2 Sl ea aa a a a sn sace aioe 68 So QUICK SO Urbe E 70 9 4 SA ee ane mo ree en ae cee ne a me Oe eee ee nee eT 70 So WP hearse cae aes ase pee he cee ete ensconced ee sate deie tose aero auic aton
36. on the 1st Sunday of April and last until at 6 o clok pm on the 2nd Saturday of September you need choose Apr 1st Sun 0am at Start part and choose Sep 2nd Sat 6pm at the End part 3 Click the Save button to effect this function cs Note 1 This setting will be used for some time based functions such as firewall functions These time dependant functions will not work if time is not set So it is important to specify time settings as soon as you successfully login to the Device 2 The time will be lost if the Device is turned off 3 The Device will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly 4 In daylight saving configuration start time and end time shall be within one year and start time shall be earlier than end time 5 After you enable daylight saving function it will take action in one minute 99 TL WA7210N Bete a PAPE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI e 4 9 3 Diagnostic Choose menu System Tools gt Diagnostic and then you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Parameters Diagnostic Tool Ping Traceroute IP Address Domain Name fs Ping Count 1 50 Ping Packet Size 4 1472 Bytes Ping Timeout 100 2000 milliseconds Traceroute Max TTL Diagnostic Results The Device is ready Figure 4 24 Diagnostic Tools gt Diagnostic Tool Click
37. on the wireless station s capability and request e WPA Wi Fi Protected Access e WPA2 WPA version 2 gt Encryption You can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES gt Radius Server IP Enter the IP address of the Radius Server gt Radius Port Enter the port that radius service uses gt Radius Password Enter the password for the Radius Server gt 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 WEP gt Type You can select one of following types e Automatic Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request e Open System Select 802 11 Open System authentication e Shared Key Select 802 11 Shared Key authentication gt 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 gt WEP Key settings 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 gt 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
38. part and choose Sep 2nd Sat 6pm at the End part 3 Click the Save button to effect this function Note 1 This setting will be used for some time based functions such as firewall functions These time dependant functions will not work if time is not set So it is important to specify time settings as soon as you successfully login to the Device 2 The time will be lost if the Device is turned off 3 The Device will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly 4 In daylight saving configuration start time and end time shall be within one year and start time shall be earlier than end time 5 After you enable daylight saving function it will take action in one minute 5 17 2 Diagnostic Choose menu System Tools gt Diagnostic and then you can transact Ping or Traceroute function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Farameters Diagnostic Tool Ping Traceroute IP Address Domain Name fs Ping Count 1 50 Ping Packet Size 4 1472 Bytes Ping Timeout apg 100 2000 milliseconds Traceroute Max TTL o 1 30 Diagnostic Results ithe Device is ready Figure 5 73 Diagnostic Tools gt Diagnostic Tool 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 e Traceroute This dia
39. region selected 45 TL WA7210N Bete AE Le oS Oleh TRA ESTAN IES mC LUI gt Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point gt Mode This field determines the wireless mode which the AP works on The options includes 11b only 11g only 11n only 11bg mixed 11bgn mixed gt Channel Width The bandwidth of the wireless channel gt Enable Wireless Radio The wireless radio of the AP can be enabled or disabled to allow or deny wireless stations to access If enabled the wireless stations will be able to access the AP otherwise wireless stations will not be able to access the AP gt Enable SSID Broadcast If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox the AP will broadcast its name SSID on the air Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page Cf Note The device will reboot automatically after you click the Save button 4 7 2 Wireless Security Selecting Wireless gt Wireless Security will enable you to configure the security of the wireless network for your device on the page as shown in Figure 4 8 Wireless Security Disable Security WPA WPA2 Personal Recommended Version Automatic Recommended Encryption Automatic Recommended he Password You can enter ASCII characters between
40. stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules the wireless station B will still not be able to access the router however other wireless stations that are not in the list will be able to access the router 2 If you enable the function and select the Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules and there are not any enable entries in the list thus no wireless stations can access the router 4 7 4 Wireless Advanced Selecting Wireless gt Wireless Advanced will allow you to do some advanced settings for the device in the following screen as shown in Figure 4 11 As the configuration for each operation mode is almost the same we take Access Point mode for example here Wireless Advanced Antenna Setting Wertical Antenna v Beacon Interval 100 40 1000 RTS Threshold 2346 256 2346 Fragmentation Threshold 256 2346 DTIM Interval 1 1 255 Enable vWMM Enable Short GI C Enable AP Isolation Figure 4 11 Wireless Advanced gt Antenna Settings The polarization of an antenna You can select Vertical Antenna Horizontal Antenna or External Antenna gt 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 gt RTS Thres
41. statistics enables you to get detailed information about the current connected wireless stations There are eight submenus under the Wireless menu shown in Figure 4 6 Wireless Settings Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced Antenna Alignment Distance Setting 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 Wireless Security Wireless Advanced Antenna Alignment Distance Setting Throughput Monitor Wireless Statistics Figure 4 6 Wireless menu 44 TL WA7210N MALLA Ey Le oS Oleh STA ESAS IES mC LUI 4 7 1 Wireless Settings Selecting Wireless gt Wireless Settings will enable you to configure the basic settings for your wireless network on the screen below Figure 4 7 Wireless Settings Access Point Wireless Network Name TP LIMK 211010 Also called the 551D Region United States Warning Transmission Power 27 dBm channel Auto Mode 11bgn mixed Y Channel Width Auto e Enable Wireless Radio Enable SSID Broadcast Figure 4 7 Wireless Settings in AP Client Router mode gt Wireless Network Name Enter a string of up to 32 characters The same Name SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network The default SSID is set to be XXXXXX indicates the last unique six characters of each device s MAC address which c
42. the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically O Use the following IP address Obtain ONS server address automatically O Use the following DNS server addresses S a gt Obtain an IP address automatically This method can be available only when DHCP in section 4 8 1 is enabled 1 Setup the TCP IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your PC If you need instructions as to how to do this please refer to Appendix B Configuring the PC 11 TL WA7210N WZ ce ay AME Le oS Oleh STA ESTAN IE mC LUI 2 Power off the AP and PC Then turn on the AP and restart the PC The built in DHCP server will assign IP address for the PC fe Note For Windows 98 OS or earlier the PC and AP may need to be restarted 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 2000 OS Open a command prompt and type ping 192 168 0 254 and then press Enter If the result displayed is similar to that shown in Figure 3 1 the connection between your PC and the AP has been established Pinging 172 168 868 254 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 868 254 bytes 32 timetims TTL 64 Reply from 192 168 868 254 hbytes 32 timetims TITL 64 Reply from 192 168 868 254 hytes 32 timetims TITL 64 Reply from 192 168 868 254 hytes 32 timetims TTL 64 Ping statistics for 192 168 868 254 Packets
43. the network or host that you want to assign to a static route gt Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion and which portion is the host portion gt Default Gateway This is the IP Address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host 112 TL WA7210N Bete AE Le SOL ei TA ESA IES mC LUI Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry from the Status pull down list 4 Click the Save button to save the changes Add or Modify a Static Route Entry Destination IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Status Enabled we Figure 5 58 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 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 5 13 2 System Routing Table Choose menu System Routing Table gt Rule and then you can view all of the valid route entries in use in the screen as shown in Figure 5 59 The Destination IP address Subnet Mask Gateway and Interface will be displayed for each entry System Routing Table Destination Network Subnet Mask Gateway Interface 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 WARN 192 168 0 0 255
44. 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 filed 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 the Note Dialog of TERMS OF USE will pop up Select I agree to these terms of use and click Accept to continue TERMS OF USE This TP LINK wireless device must be installed by a certified professional Properly installed shielded Ethernet cable and earth grounding must be used in compliance with this products warranty Installers must abide by local rules and regulations in terms of legal frequency channels and output power requirements The End User accepts responsibility for maintaining the productin accordance with these rules and regulations For further information please visituwtp nk corr Cancel Note Dialog Note Ensure you select a correct country to comply with local laws Incorrect settings may cause interference Transmission Power The available options of transmission power are determined by the region selected 16 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE le oS Oleh STA ESA ms axe nMOS y mC LUI e o Wireless Security Mode This option should be chosen according to the AP s security configuration It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP s security
45. you also need Broadband Internet Access Service DSL Cable Ethernet One DSL Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector you do not need it if you connect the router to the Ethernet 2 2 Installation Environment Requirements gt gt Operating temperature 30 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 90 RH Non condensing 2 3 Connecting the Device To connect the AP please follow the steps below 1 2 3 Power off your PC Cable DSL Modem and the AP Locate an optimum location for the AP The best place is usually at the center of your wireless network The place must accord with the Installation Environment Requirements Adjust the direction of the antenna Normally upright is a good direction After finishing the steps above please choose the operation mode you need and carry out the corresponding steps There are seven operation mode supported by this AP AP Client Router AP Router Access Point Multi SSID Repeater Range Extender Bridge with AP and Client TL WA7210N MALE a VAR Le oS Oleh TRA ESA IES mC LUI e 2 3 1 AP Client Router Mode 4 WISP Power Adapter Power Injector AP Client Router Figure 2 1 Hardware Installation of the TL WA7210N in AP Client Router mode Connect the LAN port of TL WA7210N to the POE port of the Power Injector with an Ethernet cable Connect the PC to the LAN port of the Power Injector with an Ethernet cable Plug one end of the Po
46. you keep the default settings on this page Click Next 34 TL WA7210N Bete AE Le SOLU STA ESTAN IE mC LUI Quick Setup Network DHCP Server Disable Enable IP Address 192 160 0 254 255 255 255 0 M Subnet Mask Change the login account Figure 3 35 Network 5 When you finish the wireless setting in Figure 3 35 and click Next then Figure 3 36 will appear where you can click Finish button to complete the Quick Setup Quick Setup Finish confirm the configuration you have set lfanything is wrong please go BACK to reset When confirmed please click Finish Reboot button to make all configurations take effect Wireless Setting Operation Mode Wireless Name of Remote AP MAC Address of Remote AP Wireless Security Mode Wireless Password Local Wireless Name SSID Wireless Channel Wireless Security Mode Wireless Password Region Transmission Power Network Setting Login Account LANIP Address DHCP Server Save 3 2 7 Client Bridge with AP TP LINK_ 123448 00 04 EB 12 34 48 Most Secure iPSWWPA2 PSKG 1234567890 TP LINK_211010 1 Most Secure iPAWWPA2 PSK 1234557090 United States 270Brn admin admin 192168 0 254 Disabled Save these settings as a text file for future reference Figure 3 36 Finish page When you choose Client on Operation Mode page in Figure 3 7 take the following steps 35 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AME Le oS Oleh STA ESA IE mC L
47. 0 YS NCC Notice amp BSMI Notice TEE RHE IKE OA ME FE BS ar EE Ee ee mS FT ate A ES OS JET Guh AE AN SE EE ES DEA LAME BE BT PU LSS SR AVE SEZ EI AENA ENTE Ts SEG TH BR I EISH We AIR TBI ARA EA BPR fa fa fis BE PPR ZAR la RSS E DR BCR PHAR er ee E AS E EI ZH Le Pi AA Oi EH ee E I IRE is BIO BEF HAAS O er HE AY AA AO mo OO RAO hn Zila Tce OR a Ze E APARATO EEEE aa ZR AR e A O o ON AA PARE MERR O mIRE SEE IRSA TAREA ae bi H o OBA AD mea SAH RIES IE RA A RIN By cree Acie h Oi RAMA TIA RASA ATTN AD ae Be HEAY Shoe A DES TIA AE y lpoAaykT ceptuqikoBaHo 3riaHo c NpaBunamu cuctemu YkpCENMNPO Ha BIAnoBiAaHicre BUMOraM HOPpMaTUBHUX MOKYMeHTIB Ta BuMOraM LUO nepeabadeHi UNHHUMMA 3akoHO AaB4uuMM akTamn YkpalHn Safety Information e When product has power button the power button is one of the way to shut off the product when there is no power button the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source e Don t disassemble the product or make repairs yourself You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty If you need service please contact us eo Avoid water and wet locations This product can be used in the following countries TP LINI K TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment Product Description
48. 0 13 6F 49 E6 CA4 IP Address 192 160 0 101 Figure 5 65 IP amp MAC Binding Setting Add amp Modify To add IP amp MAC Binding entries follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button as shown in Figure 5 64 2 Enter the MAC Address and IP Address 3 Select the Bind checkbox A Click the Save button to save it To modify or delete an existing entry follow the steps below 1 Find the desired entry in the table 2 Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column To find an existing entry follow the steps below 1 Click the Find button as shown in Figure 5 64 2 Enter the MAC Address or IP Address 3 Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 5 66 Find IP amp MAC Binding Entry MAC Address 00 04 EB 00 07 BE ID MAC Address IP Address Bind Link 1 40 04 EB 00 07 BE 192168 1 101 To page Figure 5 66 Find IP amp MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries 5 15 2 ARP List Selecting IP amp MAC Binding gt ARP List will enable you to observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list and you could configure the items on the ARP list also This page displays the ARP List it shows all the existing IP amp MAC Binding entries shown in Figure 5 67 116 TL WA7210N WZ eiar Ey Le oS Oleh TA ESA IE mC LUI e ARP List MAC Address
49. 08 225 with 64 bytes of data Reply from 202 108 225 bvtes 64 time 1 TTL 12 sedq 1 Reply from 202 108 225 byles 54 time 1 TIL 127 seq 2 Reply from 202 108 225 bytes 64 time 1 TTL 127 seq 3 Reply from 202 108 225 bytes 64 time 1 TIL 127 seq 4 Figure 4 25 Diagnostic Results Note 1 Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time 2 Ping Count Ping Packet Size and Ping Timeout are Ping Parameters and Traceroute Max TTL is Traceroute Parameter 4 9 4 Ping Watch Dog selecting System Tools gt Ping Watch Dog allows you to continuously monitor the particular connection between the device to a remote host 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 Ping Watch Dog Utility O Enable Ping Watch Dog Interval 300 10 300 seconds Delay 300 60 300 seconds Fail Count la 1 65535 Figure 4 26 Ping Watch Dog Utility Enable Ping Watch Dog Turn on off Ping Watch Dog IP Address The IP address of the target host where the Ping Watch Dog Utility is sending ping packets Interval Time internal between two ping packets which are sent out continuously Delay Time delay before first ping packet is sent out when the device is restarted Fail Count Upper limit of the ping packet the device can drop continuously If this value is o
50. 10 Rel 595844n Hardware Version WA 21 0N we 00000000 Figure 4 28 Firmware Upgrade gt To upgrade the Device s firmware follow these instructions 1 Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website www tp link com 2 Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File Name blank Click the Upgrade button The Device will reboot while the upgrading has been finished Firmware Version Displays the current firmware version VV gt 0 Hardware Version Displays the current hardware version The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version 62 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le c Note The firmware version must correspond to the hardware The upgrade process takes a few moments and the Device restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete It is important to keep power applied during the entire process Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the Device 4 9 7 Factory Defaults Choose menu System Tools gt Factory Defaults and you can restore the configurations of the Device to factory defaults on the following screen Factory Defaults Click the following button to reset all configuration settings to their default values Figure 4 29 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values e Default User Name admin e De
51. 2 If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS setting select the Static IP option The Static IP settings page will appear as shown in Figure 5 7 WAN WAN Connection Type Static IP v IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 MTU Size in bytes 1500 The defaultis 1500 do nat change unless necessary Primary DNS 0 0 0 0 Secondary DNS 0 0 0 0 Optional Figure 5 7 WAN Static IP Click the Save button to save your settings 3 If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection select PPPoE Russia PPPoE option Then you should enter the following parameters Figure 5 8 WAN WAN Connection Type PPPoE Russia PPPoE PPPoE Connection User Name username Password Confirm Password Secondary Connection Disabled Dynamic Static IP For Dual Access Russia PPPoE Wan Connection Mode Connect on Demand hax Idle Time minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Automatically Time based Connecting Period of Time from o fo HH Mt to 23 59 HH MM Connect Manually hax Idle Time 15 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Disconnected Figure 5 8 WAN PPPoE Russia PPPoE gt PPPoE Connection eo User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive 74 TL WA7210N WZ cela AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI gt Secondary Connection
52. 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point Model No TL WA7210N 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 Directives 2004 108 EC Directives 2006 95 EC Directives 1999 519 EC Directives 2011 65 EU The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents ETSI EN 300 328 V1 8 1 ETSI EN 301 489 1 V1 9 2 2011 amp ETSI EN 301 489 17 V2 2 1 EN 55022 2010 EN 55024 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN 61000 3 3 2008 EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 EN 62311 2008 The product carries the CE Mark C 1588 Person responsible for marking this declaration Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business Date of issue 2015 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Building 24 floors 1 3 4 5 and 28 floors 1 4 Central Science and Technology Park Shennan Rd Nanshan Shenzhen China CONTENTS Package COMENTS maana aca 1 Chapters IRTOdUCION ds 2 1 1 Overview r Me FOGUC 3s 2 5a Sn sia caascen ans dois rio ocaso daa 2 1 2 ore LEN E sant cea vamtaan cee dita vaeceaants earaeieen ene sean O 2 143 CONVENIO Std ooo eas eae SR 4 1 4 Panel Lao last doo lisina iodo dese aguedctasaie sack Ea aaRS 4 1 4 1 Tne FRON Ir Alle less i ida euros aT 4 1 4 2 EGS AR analisis ita 5 Chapt er2 Connecting the Devic
53. 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 LAN amp WLAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192 168 1 1 WAN Figure 5 59 System Routing Table gt Destination Network The Destination Network is the address of the network or host to which the static route is assigned gt Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion and which portion is the host portion gt Gateway This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Device and the network or host gt Interface This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the LAN WLAN internal wired and wireless networks the WAN Internet You can click the Refresh button to refresh the data displayed 113 TL WA7210N WZ eiar ELO Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI o 5 14 Bandwidth Control Bandwidth Control Rules List Figure 5 60 Bandwidth Control There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 5 60 Control Settings and Rules List Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 5 14 1 Control Settings Choose menu Bandwidth Control gt Control Settings and then you can configure the Egress Bandwidth and Ingress Bandwidth in the next screen shown in Figure 5 61 Their values should be configured less than 1000000Kbps Bandwidth Control Settings 8 settings Enable Bandwid
54. 32 44 Clone MAC Address Figure 5 13 MAC Address Clone some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter which is connected to your cable DSL Modem or Ethernet during installation Changes are rarely needed here gt WAN MAC Address This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port which is used for the WAN port If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address please enter the correct MAC address into this field The format for the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX X is any hexadecimal digit gt Your PC s MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the router If the MAC address is required you can click the Clone MAC Address button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value 80 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le oS Oleh STA EAN IES mC LUI Click Save to save your settings ce Note 1 Only the PC on your LAN can use the Clone MAC Address feature 2 If you click Save the Router will prompt you to reboot 9 6 3 LAN Selecting Network gt LAN will enable you to configure the IP parameters of LAN port on this page MAC Address 04 72 10 21 10 10 IP Address 192 160 0 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 ka Figure 5 14 LAN gt MAC Address The physical address of the router as seen from the LAN The value can t be changed gt IP A
55. AN including total traffic and the value of the last Packets Statistic interval in seconds gt Current Statistics Status Enabled or Disabled The default value is disabled To enable click the Enable button If disabled the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled 66 TL WA7210N BALE AE Le SOLU STA ESA IES mC LULL gt Packets Statistics Interval The default value is 10 Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull down list The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic gt Sorted Rules Choose how displayed statistics are sorted Click the Auto refresh checkbox to refresh automatically Click the Refresh button to refresh the page Click the Reset All button to reset the values of all entries to zero Click the Delete All button to delete all entries in the table gt Statistics Table Total Current hocdify IPAddress MAC Address Packels Bytes Packets Bytes IMP Tx UCP Tx SYN Tx The currentlistis empty Per page entries Current Mo 11 4 page Figure 4 36 Statistics Table gt IP Address MAC Address The IP Address and MAC address are displayed with related statistics gt Total Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Device Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Device gt Current Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted in the
56. B 4 Now Click OK to keep your settings 137 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le R OIT STR ESA IES mC LUI Le Appendix C Specifications Standards and Protocols IEEE 802 3 802 3u 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n TCP IP DHCP Safety amp Emission FCC CE One 10 100M Auto Negotiation LAN RJ45 port supporting passive Ports PoE 10BASE T UTP category 3 4 5 cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 1000 STP maximum 100m Cabling Type 100BASE TX UTP category 5 5e cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 1000 STP maximum 100m ies Working Humidity 10 90 RH Non condensing Storage Temperature 40 C 70 C 40 F 158 F Storage Humidity 5 90 RH Non condensing 138 TL WA7210N ILLA E Le SOLU STA ESA IES mC LUI Appendix D Glossary gt 802 11n 802 11n builds upon previous 802 11 standards by adding MIMO multiple input multiple output MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding The Enhanced Wireless Consortium EWC was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802 11n development process and promote a technology specification for interoperability of next generation wireless local area networking WLAN products 802 11b The 802 11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS techn
57. Choose menu System Tools gt Statistics and then you can view the statistics of the Device including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval Statistics Current Statistics Status Disabled Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 10 Seconds Auto refresh Sorted Rules Sorted by Current Bytes Reset All Delete All Total current Modify IF Address MAC Address Fackets Bytes Packets Bytes IMP Tx UCF Tx SYN Tx The current listis empty entries per page Current Mo page Figure 5 82 Statistics The Statistics page shows the network traffic of each PC on the LAN including total traffic and the value of the last Packets Statistic interval in seconds gt Current Statistics Status Enabled or Disabled The default value is disabled To enable click the Enable button If disabled the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled gt Packets Statistics Interval The default value is 10 Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull down list The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic gt Sorted Rules Choose how displayed statistics are sorted Click the Auto refresh checkbox to refresh automatically Click the Refresh button to refresh the page Click the Reset All button to reset the values of all entries to zero Click the Delete All button to delete all entries in the table gt Statistics Table
58. Dynamic IP type If you choose Dynamic IP in Figure 3 8 and then click Next the wireless setting page as in Figure 3 10 will appear gt PPPoE If you have applied ADSL to realize Dial up service you should choose this type In this condition you should fill in both the User Name and Password that your ISP supplies 1 If you choose PPPoE in Figure 3 8 and then click Next Figure 3 9 will appear Quick Setup PPPoE User Name Password Confirm Password Figure 3 9 PPPoE 2 Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP then click Next Figure 3 10 will appear 15 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IE mC LUI e Quick Setup WISP Station Setting ireless Name of WISP Station falso called SSID MAC Address of WISP Station Survey Region United States he Warning Transmission Power 27 dBm e Wireless Security Mode Most Secure PAMWPA2 PSk vw Wireless Password Figure 3 10 WISP Station Setting Wireless Name of WISP Station The SSID of the AP your Device is going to connect to as a client You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join MAC Address of WISP Station The BSSID of the AP your Device is going to connect to as a client You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join Survey Click this button you can search the AP which runs in the current channel Region Select your region from the pull down list This field specifies
59. E Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le Appendix A FAQ 1 How do configure the router to access the Internet by ADSL users 1 First configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model 2 Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the router The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem 3 Login to the router click the Network menu on the left of your browser and click WAN submenu On the WAN page select PPPoE for WAN Connection Type Type user name in the User Name field and password in the Password field finish by clicking Connect WAN Connection Type PPPoE w PPPoE Connection User Name username Password Figure A 1 PPPoE Connection Type 4 If your ADSL lease is in pay according time mode select Connect on Demand or Connect Manually for the Internet connection mode Type an appropriate number for Max Idle Time to avoid wasting paid time Otherwise you can select Auto connecting for the Internet connection mode Wan Connection Mode Connect on Demand Max Idle Time minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Automatically O Time based Connecting Period ofTimetram O 0 HH Mmyto 23 59 HAMM O Connect Manually Max Idle Time 115 minutes 0 means remain active at all times Disconnected Figure A 2 PPPoE Connection Mode Note 1 Sometimes the connection
60. MAC Address Filtering entry page will appear shown in Figure 4 10 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry MAC Address Description Status Enabled a y Figure 4 10 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry 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 OA EB B0 00 06B 2 Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field For example Wireless station A 3 Status Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull down list 4 Click the Save button to save this entry To add another entries repeat steps 1 4 To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Click the Modify or Delete button in the modify column in the MAC Address Filtering Table 2 Enter the value as desired in the Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry page and click the Save button You can click the Enable All button to make all the Entries enabled click the Disable All button to make all the Entries disabled click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page Note If you enable the function and select the Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules and there are not any enable entries in the list thu
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62. OOD Attack Filtering Enable or Disable the TCP SYN FLOOD Attack Filtering gt TCP SYN FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 The default value is 50 Enter a value between 5 3600 When the current TCP SYN FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value the Device will start up the blocking function immediately gt Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port The default setting is Disabled If enabled the ping packet from Internet cannot access the Device gt Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port Enable or Disable Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port The default setting is Disabled If enabled the ping packet from LAN cannot access the Device and defend against some viruses Click the Save button to save the settings Click the Blocked DoS Host List button to display the DoS host table by blocking 5 10 3 Local Management Choose menu Security gt Local Management and then you can configure the management rule in the screen as shown in Figure 5 43 The management feature allows you to deny computers in LAN from accessing the Device Local Management Management Rules Allthe PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router s Web Based Utility Only the PCs listed can browse the builtin web pages to perform Administrator tasks MAC 1 MAC 2 MAC 3 MAC 4 Your PC s MAC Address Figure 5 43 Local Management By default the radio button All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to ac
63. P your Device is going to connect to as a client You can also use the survey function to select the SSID to join 32 TL WA7210N BALA Ey Le oS Oleh TRA ESTA IES mC LUI e Mac Address of Remote AP The Mac Address of the AP your Device is going to connect to as a client You can also use the survey function to select the BSSID to join Survey Click this button you can search the APs Region Select your region from the pull down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this filed 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 the Note Dialog of TERMS OF USE will pop up Select I agree to these terms of use and click Accept to continue TERMS OF USE This TP LINK wireless device must be installed by a certified professional Properly installed shielded Ethernet cable and earth grounding must be used in compliance with this products warranty Installers must abide by local rules and regulations in terms of legal frequency channels and output power requirements The End User accepts responsibility for maintaining the productin accordance with these rules and regulations For further information please visit waywtp link corr Cancel Note Dialog
64. PSec Passthrough IPSec Internet Protocol security is a suite of protocols for ensuring private secure communications over IP Internet Protocol networks through the use of cryptographic security services To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Device click Enable ALG It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway ALG because ALG allows customized Network Address Translation NAT traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer control data protocols such as FTP TFTP H323 etc FTP ALG To allow FIP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT click Enable 102 TL WA7210N Bete a VAR le SOLU STA ESTA IE mC LUI o TFTP ALG To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT click Enable e H323 ALG To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT click Enable Click the Save button to save your settings 5 10 2 Advanced Security Choose menu Security gt Advanced Security and then you can protect the Device from being attacked by ICMP Flood UDP Flood and TCP SYN Flood in the screen as shown in Figure 5 42 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 Seconds DoS Protection Disable Enable Enable lOMP FLOOD Attack Filtering ICMP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 Packetsis Enable UOP FLOOD Filtering Enable TEP SYN FLOGD Attack Filtering TCP S7H FLOOD Packets Thresho
65. SA IES mC LUI Quick Setup Finish Confirm the configuration you have set lf anything is wrong please go BACK to reset When confirmed please click FinisAHReboot button to make all configurations take effect Wireless Setting Operation Mode Internet Connection Type PPPoE User Name PPPoE Password Wireless Name of Remote AP MAC Address of Remote AP Wireless Security Mode Wireless Password Local Wireless Name SSID Wireless Channel Wireless Security Mode Wireless Password Region Transmission Power AP Client Router PPPoE username password TP LINE_Network 94 0C 60 2F 30 BE Most Secureh RAW WPA2 PSK wendangsohol 23 TP LINK_ 211010 4 Most Secure PAW PA2 PSK wendangsoahol 23 United States 2 7 dBm Save these settings as a text file for future reference Save Figure 3 15 Finish page 3 2 2 AP Router When you choose AP Router Mode on Operation Mode page in Figure 3 7 take the following steps 1 Click Next in Figure 3 7 and then WAN Connection Type page will appear as shown in Figure 3 16 Quick Setup WAN Connection Type The Quick Setup is preparing to setup your connection type of YAN port The Router will try to detect the Internet connection type your ISF provides ifyou select the Auto Detect option Otherwise you need to specify the connection type manually Dynamic IP Most Common Setup Use this option ifyou are immediately online once your O computer
66. STA ESTAN IES mC LUI Virtual Servers D Service Port Internal Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify Add Mew Figure A 8 Virtual Servers Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Service Port OA OF KO Internal Port Ax Only valid for single Service Port or leave a blank IP Address 192 160 0 100 Protocol ALL we Status Enabled w Common Service Fort Select One A 9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5 The wireless stations cannot connect to the router 1 Make sure the AP Router Radio is enabled 2 Make sure that the wireless stations SSID accord with the router s SSID 3 Make sure the wireless stations have the right KEY for encryption when the router is encrypted 4 If the wireless connection is ready but you can t access the router check the IP Address of your wireless stations 133 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le Appendix B Configuring the PC In this section we ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP IP correctly in Windows XP First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working refer to the adapter s manual if needed 1 Configure TCP IP component 1 On the Windows taskbar click the start button and then click Control Panel 2 Click the Network and Internet Connections icon and then click on the Network Connections tab in the appearing window 3 Right click the icon that showed below select Properties on the prompt page LAN
67. Security The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled If disabled the wireless stations will be able to connect the device without encryption It is recommended strongly that you choose one of following options to enable security gt WPA WPA2 Personal Select WPA based on Radius Server gt WPA WPA2 Enterprise Select WPA based on pre shared passphrase gt WEP Select 802 11 WEP security Each security option has its own settings as described below WPA WPA2 Personal Recommended gt WEP Select 802 11 WEP security gt Version You can select one of following versions e Automatic Select WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request e WPA Personal Pre shared key of WPA e WPA2 Personal Pre shared key of WPA2 gt Encryption You can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES gt Password You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters For Hexadecimal the length should be between 8 and 64 characters for ASCII the length should be between 8 and 63 characters gt 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 WPA WPAZ2 Enterprise gt WEP Select 802 11 WEP security gt Version You can select one of following versions 47 TL WA7210N MALE AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI e Automatic Select WPA or WPA2 automatically based
68. TP LINK User Guide TL WA7210N 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point TB LINK 4 REV2 0 1 1910010786 COPYRIGHT amp TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice TP LINK is a registered trademark of TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation transformation or adaptation without permission from TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD Copyright 2015 TP LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD All rights reserved http www tp link com FCC STATEMENT HE 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
69. The Network Setting page will appear then It is recommended that you keep the default settings on this page Click Next Quick Setup Network DHCP Server Disable Enable IP Address 192 160 0 254 255 255 255 0 Subnet Mask Change the login account Figure 3 39 Network When you finish the wireless setting in Figure 3 30 and click Next then Figure 3 31 will appear where you can click Finish button to complete the Quick Setup Quick Setup Finish Confirm the configuration you have set lfanything is wrong please go BACK to reset When confirmed please click Finish Reboot button to make all configurations take effect Wireless Setting Operation Mode Wireless Name of Root AP MAC Address of Root AP Wireless Security Mode Wireless Password Region Transmission Power Network Setting Login Account LAN IP Address DHCP Server Save Client TP LINK_1 23448 00 04 EB 12 34 48 Most Secure MiPAIWPA2 PSKS 1234567890 United States 2 dam admin admin 1927 166 0 254 Disabled Save these settings as a text file for future reference Figure 3 40 Finish page 38 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le Cf Note If the wireless connection is poor after basic configuration of operation mode please select Wireless gt Distance Setting and set the outdoor distance value at 110 of the real distance as shown in Figure 3 41 It will help you stabilize outd
70. The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted NAT Network Address Translation NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always on connection by simulating a dial up connection 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 is a trademark of the Wi Fi Alliance founded in 1999 as Wireless Internet Compatibility 139 gt TL WA7210N WZ eiar ESR OTi STA ESA IES mC LULL Alliance WICA comprising more than 300 companies whose products are certified by the Wi Fi Alliance based on the IEEE 802 11 standards also called Wireless LAN WLAN and Wi Fi This certification warrants interoperability between different wireless devices WISP Wireless Internet Service Providers WISPs are Internet service pro
71. UI 1 Click Next in Figure 3 7 and then Wireless page will appear as shown in Figure 3 37 Click Survey button to scan the wireless networks Quick Setup Wireless Wireless Name of Root AP Po falso called SSID MAC Address of Root AP Region United States has Warning Transmission Power 27 dBm Ww Wireless Security Mode Most SecurehWVPANVPALPSk we Figure 3 37 Wireless o Wireless Name of Remote AP The SSID of the AP your Device is going to connect to as a client You can also use the survey function to select the SSID to join Mac Address of Remote AP The Mac Address of the AP your Device is going to connect to as a client You can also use the survey function to select the BSSID to join e Survey Click this button you can search the APs e Region Select your region from the pull down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this filed 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 the Note Dialog of TERMS OF USE will pop up Select I agree to these terms of use and click Accept to continue TERMS OF USE This TP LINK wireless device must be installed by a certified professional Properly installed shielded Ethernet cable and ear
72. WA7210N ILLA E Le oS Oleh STR ESA IES mC LUI 5 10 1 Basic Security Choose menu Security gt Basic Security and then you can configure the basic security in the screen as shown in Figure 5 41 Basic Security Firewall SPI Firewall Enable Disable PPTP Passthrough Enable Disable L2TP Passthrough Enable Disable IPSec Passthrough Enable Disable FTP ALG Enable Disable TFTP ALG Enable Disable H323 ALG Enable Disable Figure 5 41 Basic Security gt Firewall Here you can enable or disable the Device s firewall SPI Firewall Stateful Packet Inspection SPI helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world you can disable it VPN VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the Device PPTP Passthrough PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol allows the Point to Point Protocol PPP to be tunneled through an IP network To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Device click Enable L2TP Passthrough L2TP Layer Two Tunneling Protocol is the method used to enable Point to Point sessions via the Internet on the Layer Two level To allow L2TP tunnels to pass through the Device click Enable I
73. Web browser Please click the Quick Setup link on the left of the main menu and the Quick Setup screen will appear 13 TL WA7210N WZ eiar Ryle oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Quick Setup The quick setup will tell you how to configure the basic network parameters To continue please click the Next button To exit please click the Exit button Figure 3 6 Quick Setup Click Next and then Operation Mode page will appear shown in Figure 3 7 Quick Setup Operation Mode Please select the proper operation mode according to your needs AP Client Router Wirelessly connectto WISP station hotspotto share Internet to local wireless and wired network AP Router Wired connectto ADSL Cable Modem via WAN port and share Internet to local wireless and wired network Access Point Transform your existing wired network to a wireless network O Mutti SSID Create multiple wireless networks to provide different security and YLAN groups O Repeater Range Extender Extend your existing wireless coverage by relaying wireless signal O Bridge with AP Combine teo local networks via wireless connection O Client Acting as a Wireless Adapter to connect your wired devices e g XbowPS3 to a wireless network Figure 3 7 Operation Mode AP Client Router In this mode the device enables multi users to share Internet from WISP The LAN port devices share the same IP from WISP through Wireless port While connecting
74. a VLAN Only in the same VLAN can a Wireless PC and a wired PC communicate with each other The value can be between 1 and 4095 If the VLAN function is enabled when AP forwards packets the packets out from the LAN port will be added with an IEEE 802 1Q VLAN Tag whose VLAN ID is just the ID of the VLAN where the sender belongs Region Select your region from the pull down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the AP can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the AP in a region other than one of those specified in this filed 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 the Note Dialog of TERMS OF USE will pop up Select I agree to these terms of use and click Accept to continue TERMS OF USE This TP LINK wireless device must be installed by a certified professional Properly installed shielded Ethernet cable and earth grounding must be used in compliance with this products warranty Installers must abide by local rules and regulations in terms of legal frequency channels and output power requirements The End User accepts responsibility far maintaining the productin accordance with these rules and regulations For further information please visit waywtp link com Jl Note Dialog Note Ensure you select a correct country to comply with local laws Incorrect settin
75. amically Subnet Mask The subnet mask assigned by your ISP dynamically Default Gateway The default gateway assigned dynamically by your ISP Y Vv V WV MTU Size in bytes The normal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes For some ISPs you need to modify the MTU But this is rarely required and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection If your ISP gives you one or two DNS IP addresses select Use These DNS Servers and enter the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS into the correct fields Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically gt Primary DNS Enter the DNS IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP gt Secondary DNS Enter another DNS IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP Click the Release button to release the IP parameters fe Note If you get Address not found error when you access a Web site it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses gt Get IP with Unicast DHCP A few ISPs DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications If you can t get the IP Address normally you can choose Unicast You generally need not to check this option 13 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le oS Oleh STA EA IES mC LUI Click the Save button to save your settings
76. an ensure your wireless network security But it is strongly recommended that you change your networks name SSID to a different value This value is case sensitive For example TEST is NOT the same as fest gt 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 the Note Dialog of TERMS OF USE will pop up Select I agree to these terms of use and click Accept to continue TERMS OF USE This TP LINK wireless device must be installed by a certified professional Properly installed shielded Ethernet cable and earth grounding must be used in compliance with this products warranty Installers must abide by local rules and regulations in terms of legal frequency channels and output power requirements The End User accepts responsibility for maintaining the productin accordance with these rules and regulations For further information please visit waywtp link corr Note Dialog ce Note Ensure you select a correct country to comply with local laws Incorrect settings may cause interference gt Transmission Power The available options of transmission power are determined by the
77. ar E Le SOLU STA ESA IES mC LUI PPPoE Advanced Settings MTU Size in bytes 1450 The default is 1480 do not change unless necessary C Use IF address specified by ISP ISP Specified IP Address ooon Detect Online Interval o Seconds 0 120 seconds the defaultis 0 0 means not detecting C Use the following DNS Servers Secondary DNS ooon Optional Figure 5 9 PPPoE Advanced Settings eo MTU Size The default MTU Maximum Transmission Unit size is 1480 bytes which is usually fine For some ISPs you need modify the MTU This should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP o Service Name AC Name They should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP eo ISP Specified IP Address If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit IP address to the Device during login click Use the IP Address specified by ISP checkbutton and enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation which is provided by your ISP Detect Online Interval The default value is 0 You can input the value between 0 and 120 The Device will detect Access Concentrator online every interval seconds If the value is O it means not detecting eo Use the following DNS Servers If your ISP specifies a DNS server IP address for you click the checkbox and fill the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS blanks below The Secondary DNS is optional Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned dynami
78. assword If the AP your Device is going to connect needs password you need to fill the password in this blank fF Note The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the Device For best results place your Device Near the center of the area in which your wireless stations will operate In an elevated location such as a high shelf Away from the potential sources of interference such as PCs microwaves and cordless phones With the Antenna in the upright position Away from large metal surfaces Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the Device The AP List page will appear shown as Figure 3 38 Find the BSSID the same as the MAC address of the remote AP that you want to repeat and then click Connect on the right side of the line AP List AP Count 11 COCO OO ETT CET SETA CT ZN OFF D9 5D 40 40 17 D4 TP LINK_4017D4 a AD F3 C1 57 B8 25 TF LINK_570825 12d8 e Jecsrarrrssss 7 CAUCE IS E e eeocenzra0 08 reinn fos COMA EZ e or eme Figure 3 38 AP List 3 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AME Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI e You will then return to the Wireless page as shown in Figure 3 37 The security mode will be selected automatically please confirm it and enter the same password as is on your router or access point then click Next
79. ay result in lower wireless network performance 4 7 5 Antenna Alignment selecting Wireless gt Antenna Alignment will allow you to view how remote AP s signal strength changes while changing the antenna s direction Antenna Alignment Remote RSSI no signal RSSIRange OJ a Figure 4 12 Antenna Alignment gt Remote RSSI Remote AP s signal strength value Signal Percent The ratio of RSSI to RSSI RANGE in percentage gt RSSI Range You can drag the slider bar to set or input the RSSI RANGE value The slider bar allows the range of the meter to be either increased or reduced If the range is reduced the color change will be more sensitive to signal fluctuations The slider bar actually changes an offset of the maximum indicator value scale Note It only works after you have established connection to remote AP under client mode 4 7 6 Distance Setting Selecting Wireless gt Distance Setting will allow you to adjust the wireless range in outdoor conditions as shown in Figure 4 13 This is a critical feature required for stabilizing outdoor links Enter the distance of your wireless link and the software will optimize the frame ACK timeout value automatically Distance Setting Distance o 0 51 8krm Mode manual Note Specify the distance value in kilometers accurate to the first decimal place Ifthe distance is settoo short ortoo long it will result poor connection and throughput performance it
80. cale Note It only works after you have established connection to remote AP under client mode 5 7 6 Distance Setting selecting Wireless gt Distance Setting will allow you to adjust the wireless range in outdoor conditions as shown in Figure 5 25 This is a critical feature required for stabilizing outdoor links Enter the distance of your wireless link and the software will optimize the frame ACK timeout value automatically Distance Setting 0 0 51 8km Distance Mode manual Note Specify the distance value in kilometers accurate to the first decimal place Ifthe distance is set too short or too long it will result poor connection and throughput performance itis the best way to set the value at 110 ofthe real distance Figure 5 25 Distance Setting gt Distance Specify the distance value in kilometers accurate to the first decimal place If the distance is set too short or too long it will result poor connection and throughput performance it is best to set the value at 110 of the real distance If the AP is being used in an indoor setting please use the indoor option 5 Note One hundred meter is the smallest unit of this setting gt Mode You can select manual or indoor for the mode Click Save to keep your settings 92 TL WA7210N Bete a VAR Le oS Oleh SNA ESA IE mC LUI 5 7 7 Throughput Monitor Selecting Wireless gt Throughput Monitor will helps to watch wireless throughp
81. cally from ISP eo Primary DNS Optional Enter the DNS IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP e Secondary DNS Optional Enter another DNS IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Note The new advanced PPPoE parameters will not take effect until you dial up again Click the Save button to save your settings Click the Back button when finished 4 If your ISP provides BigPond Cable or Heart Beat Signal connection please select BigPond Cable option And then you should enter the following parameters as in Figure 5 10 76 TL WA7210N Bete AE EM STA ESA IES mC LUI WAN WAN Connection Type BigPond Cable User Name username Password Auth Server SITl Server Auth Domain MTU Size in bytes The defaultis 1500 do not change unless necessary Connect on Demand hax Idle Time minutes 0 means remain active at all times Connect Automatically Connect Manually hax Idle Time 15 minutes 0 means rernain active al all times Disconnected Figure 5 10 WAN BigPond Cable User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive Auth Server Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name Auth Domain Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location NSW ACT nsw bigpond net au VIC TAS WA SA NT vic bigpond net au QLD qld bigpond net au MTU Size
82. cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time since some applications is visiting the Internet continually in the background 2 If you are a Cable user please configure the router following the above steps 2 How do configure the router to access the Internet by Ethernet users 1 Login to the router click the Network menu on the left of your browser and click WAN submenu On the WAN page select Dynamic IP for WAN Connection Type finish by clicking Save 2 Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter which is connected to your cable DSL Modem during installation If your ISP requires MAC register login to the 130 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le ok Ole TRA ESA IES mC LUI o router and click the Network menu link on the left of your browser and then click MAC Clone submenu link On the MAC Clone page if your PC s MAC address is proper MAC address click the Clone MAC Address button and your PC s MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Or else type the MAC Address into the WAN MAC Address field The format for the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX Then click the Save button It will take effect after rebooting MAC Clone WAN MAC Address po 08 01 00 00 015 Your PC s MAC Address Clone MAC Address Jae Figure A 3 MAC Clone 3 want to use Netmeeting what do I need to do 1 If you start Netmeeting as a sponsor yo
83. ccess Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function and then the Default Filter Policy can take effect Rule Name Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique Host Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule Target Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule Schedule Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule Status This field displays the status of the rule Enabled means the rule will take effect Disabled means the rule will not take effect Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing rule For example If you desire to allow the host with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA to access www google com only from 18 00 to 20 00 on Saturday and Sunday and forbid other hosts in the LAN to access the Internet you should follow the settings below 1 Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Device We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to finish all the following settings Click the submenu Host of Access Control on the left to enter the Host Setting page Add a new entry with the Host Description as Host_1 and MAC Address as 00 11 22 33 44 AA Click the submenu Target of Access Control on the lef
84. cess the Router s Web Based Utility is selected If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Device s Web Based Utility locally from inside the network click the radio button Only the PCs listed can browse the built in web pages to perform Administrator tasks and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field The format for the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX X is any hexadecimal digit Only the PCs with the MAC address listed can use the password to browse the built in web pages to perform Administrator tasks and all the others will be blocked 104 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE e oS Oleh STA ESA IE mC LUI e After click the Add button your PC s MAC Address will be placed in the Control List above Click the Save button to save your settings 5 Note If your PC is blocked and you want to access the Device again use a pin to press and hold the Reset Button on the back panel about 5 seconds to reset the Device s factory defaults in the Device s Web Based Utility 5 10 4 Remote Management Choose menu Security gt Remote Management and then you can configure the Remote Management function in the screen as shown in Figure 5 44 This feature allows you to manage your Device from a remote location via the Internet Remote Management Web Management Port Remote Management IP Address 0 0 0 0 Enter 255 255 255 255 for all SAVE Figure 5 44 Remote Management gt Web Management Port
85. cess www google com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 BB is without any restriction you should follow the settings below Click Parental Control menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page Check Enable and enter the MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field Click Access Control gt Schedule on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page Click Add New button to create a new schedule with Schedule Description is Schedule_1 Day is Sat and Time is all day 24 hours Click Parental Control menu on the left to go back to the Parental Control Settings page and then follow the instructions below Click Add New button Enter 00 11 22 33 44 AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field Enter Allow Google in the Website Description field Enter www google com in the Allowed Domain Name field Select Schedule_1 you create just now from the Effective Time drop down list In Status field select Enable Click Save to complete the settings 106 TL WA7210N BALL AE Le oS Oleh TRA ESA IES mC LUI e 4 Then you will go back to the Parental Control Settings page and see the following list ID MAC address Website Description Schedule Status Modify 1 O0 11 22 33 44 A4 Allow Google Schedule_1 Enabled Edit Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Page Figure 5 46 Parental Control List Click the Add New button to add a new Parental Co
86. configure the Device to make it connect or disconnect based on time Enter the start time in HH MM for connecting and end time in HH MM for disconnecting in the Period of Time fields e Connect Manually You can configure the Device to make it connect or disconnect manually After a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time the Device will disconnect your Internet connection and not be able to re establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option click the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active all the times enter O in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested Note 1 Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a Max Idle Time 0 99 mins because some applications visit the Internet continually in the background 2 Only when you have set the system time on System Tools Time Settings page the Time based Connecting function can take effect Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately Click the Advanced button to set up the advanced options Click the Save button to save your settings gt Ifyou want to do some advanced configurations please click the Advanced button and then the page shown in Figure 5 9 will appear 19 TL WA7210N WZ ei
87. ction terminates gt Connect Automatically Connect automatically after the Device is disconnected To use this option check the radio button gt Connect Manually You can configure the Device to make it connect or disconnect manually After a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time the Device will disconnect from your Internet connection and you will not be able to re establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option click the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested Note sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background Click the Save button to save your settings 5 6 2 MAC Clone MAC Clone allows you to clone the MAC address of the managing PC s adapter to the WAN port This is because some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter Usually you do not need to change anything here Selecting Network gt MAC Clone will enable you to configure the MAC address of the WAN port on this page as shown in Figure 5 13 MAC Clone WAN MAC Address O4 72 10 21 10 11 Restore Factory MAC Your PC s MAC Address 6C 62 60 F7
88. curity or VLAN especially for the situation when the various access policies and functions are required gt Repeater Range Extender In this mode the device can copy and reinforce the existing wireless signal to extend the coverage of the signal especially for a large space to eliminate signal blind corners gt Bridge with AP In this mode the device can be used to combine multiple local networks together to the same one via wireless connections especially for a home or office where separated networks can t be connected easily together with a cable 70 TL WA7210N WZ ce AE Le oS Oleh STA TESSA IE mC LUI gt Client In this mode the device can be connected to another device via Ethernet port and act as an adaptor to grant your wired devices access to a wireless network especially for a Smart TV Media Player or game console only with an Ethernet port Note When you change the operation mode to Client Repeater WPS function will stay disabled Please manually enable this function if needed when you switch back to Access Point Multi SSID Bridge mode 9 5 WPS WPS function will help you add a new device to the network quickly If the new device supports Wi Fi Protected Setup and is equipped with a configuration button you can add it to the network by pressing the configuration button on the device and then press the button on the device within two minutes The status LED on the device will light green for five minutes
89. d click the Login button 5 17 System Tools System Tools option helps you to optimize the configuration of your device You can upgrade the AP to the latest version of firmware as well as backup or restore the AP s configuration files Ping Watch Dog can help to continuously monitor a particular connection to a remote host Speed Test helps to test the connection speed to and from any reachable IP address on current network especially when we are building wireless network between devices which are far away from each other It s suggested that you change the default password to a more secure one because it controls access to the device s web based management page Besides you can find out what happened to the system in System Log There are twelve submenus under the System Tools menu shown as Figure 4 21 SNMP Time Settings Diagnostic Ping Watch Dog Speed Test Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup amp Restore Reboot Password System log and Statistics Clicking any of them will enable you to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 120 TL WA7210N Bete AE le oS Ol ei STR ESA IE mC LUI e System Tools Time Settings Diagnostic Ping Watch Dog Speed Test Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup amp Restore Reboot Password System Log Statistics Figure 5 71 The System Tools menu 5 17 1 Time Settings Choose menu
90. ddress Enter the IP address of your router in dotted decimal notation factory default 192 168 1 254 gt Subnet Mask An address code that determines the size of the network Normally use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask fe Note 1 If you change the IP Address of LAN you must use the new IP Address to login the Router 2 Ifthe new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will not take effect until they are re configured 3 Ifthe new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will change accordingly at the same time 5 Wireless The Wireless option improving functionality and performance for wireless network can help you to make the AP an ideal solution for your wireless network Here you can create a wireless local area network just through a few settings Basic Settings is used for the configuration of some basic parameters of the AP Wireless Mode allows you to select the mode that AP works on Security Settings provides three different security types to secure your data and thus provide greater security for your wireless network MAC filtering allows you to control the access of wireless stations to the AP Wireless Statistics shows you the Statistics of current connected Wireless stations Distance Setting is used to adjust the wireless range in outdoor conditions Antenna Alignment shows how remote AP s signal strength changes while chan
91. displays the IP amp MAC Binding Setting table you can operate it in accord with your desire There are two submenus under the IP amp MAC Binding menu shown in Figure 5 63 Binding Setting and ARP List Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below IP amp MAC Binding Figure 5 63 the IP amp MAC Binding menu 5 15 1 Binding Setting Selecting IP amp MAC Binding gt Binding Setting will allow you to configure the binding entries as shown in Figure 5 64 Binding Settings ARP Binding Disable Enable MAC Address IP Address Bind Modify 1 00 13 6F A9 E6 CA 192 168 0 101 Modify Delete Add New Enable All Disable All Delete All Current No 1 vw Page Figure 5 64 Binding Setting MAC Address The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN IP Address The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN Bind Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device Y V V WV Modify To modify or delete an existing entry When you want to add or modify an IP amp MAC Binding entry you can click the Add New button or Modify button and then you will go to the next page This page is used for adding or modifying an IP amp MAC Binding entry shown in Figure 5 65 115 TL WA7210N BALL a VAR Le SO ei TA ESTAN IES mC LUI IP amp MAC Binding Settings Bind MAC Address O
92. e internet through your ISP immediately after successful configuration More detailed description of the AP s web based utility and functions can be found in Chapter 4 Configuring the AP 3 1 Configure the Device The instructions in this section will help you configure each of your PCs to be able to communicate with the AP The default IP address of the TL WA7210N 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point is 192 168 0 254 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 PC to the LAN ports of the AP There are then two ways to configure the IP address for your PC gt Configure the IP address manually 1 Set up the TCP IP Protocol for your PC If you need instructions as to how to do this please refer to Appendix B Configuring the PC 2 Configure the network parameters The IP address is 192 168 0 xxx xxx is from 2 to 253 Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 Note If you configure your device by this way please remember to change the configuration of your PC to the figure as shown below to make your PC connect to the Internet successfully Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General Alternate Configuration Tou can get IF settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Othenvise you need to ask pour network administrator for
93. e oS Oleh STA TESSA IES mC LUI Le 1 3 Conventions The AP or TL WA7210N or device mentioned in this User guide stands for TL WA7210N 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless 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 1 4 Panel Layout 1 4 1 The Front Panel TL WA7210N consists of several LED indicators which is designed to indicate connections and wireless signal E O O O O Power LAN Wireless Signal Strength Figure 1 1 Front Panel sketch View from left to right There is no device linked to the corresponding port There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no activity Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port Wireless Off There is no remote wireless signal Client or Signal Repeater Strength Indicates the wireless signal strength of a remote AP mode Table 2 1 fF Note For Wireless Signal Strength LEDs gt In AP or Bridge mode all the four LEDs will light up gt In Client or Repeater mode the corresponding LED s will light up when the RSSI value wireless signal strength value reaches the RSSI Threshold The value of RSSI Threshold can be set on Antenna Alignment page as shown in Figure 4 12 For example if the RSSI value is 30 the RSSI Threshold of the four LED are 15 25 35 45 respect
94. e agent will accept all requests under the corresponding community name Click the Save button to save your settings 4 9 2 Time Settings Choose menu System Tools gt Time Settings and then you can configure the time on the following screen 98 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le SOL ei STA ESA ms axe nMOS y mC LUI Le Time Settings Time zone GMT 08 00 Beijing Hong Kong Perth Singapore Date MMOD Time o HHIMMISS NTP Server I Optional NTP Server Il Optional C Enable Daylight Saving Start End Daylight Saving Status daylight saving is down Mote Click the GET GMT to Update the time from the internet with the pre defined servers or entering the customized server iP Address or Domain Marne in the above frames Figure 4 23 Time settings gt Time Zone Select your local time zone from this pull down list gt To set time manually 1 Select your local time zone 2 Enter the Date in Month Day Year format 3 Enter the Time in Hour Minute Second format 4 Click Save gt For automatic time synchronization 1 Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server I or NTP Server Il 2 Click the Get GMT button to get GMT from the Internet gt To enable Daylight Saving 1 Select the Enable Daylight Saving checkbox to enable daylight saving function 2 Schedule the span of time which this function will effect For example if you want this function work at O o clock am
95. e connection 4 Traffic Statistics This field displays the router s traffic statistics 5 System Up Time The total up time of the router since it was powered on or reset 4 3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3 2 Quick Setup 4 4 Operation Mode Selecting Operation Mode will allow you to choose the operation mode for the AP The AP supports seven operation mode types AP Client Router AP Router Access Point Multi SSID Repeater Range Extender Bridge with AP and Client Please select the one your want as shown in Figure 4 2 Click Save to save your choice Operation Mode Please selectthe proper operation mode according to your needs O AP Client Router Wirelessly connectto WISP station hotspotto share Internetto local wireless and wired network AP Router Wired connectto ADSUC able Modem via WAN port and share Internet to local wireless and wired network Access Point Transform your existing wired network to a wireless network O Multi SSID Create multiple wireless networks to provide different security and LAN groups O Repeater Range Extender Extend your existing wireless coverage by relaying wireless signal Bridge with AP Combine two local networks via wireless connection O Client Acting as a Wireless Adapter to connect your wired devices e g XhowPS3 to a wireless network Figure 4 2 Operation Mode gt AP Client Router In this mode the device enables multi users to share I
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97. e log every 4B hours Figure 5 81 Mail Account Settings gt From Your mail box address gt To Recipient s address gt SMTP Server Your SMTP server gt Authentication Most SMTP Server requires Authentication f Note Only when you select Authentication do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields gt gt gt User Name Your mail account name Password Your mail account password Auto Mail Feature will help you monitor how your Device is running Everyday at specified time the Device will automatically send the log to specified mailbox Every few hours such as 2 hours the Device will automatically send the log to specified mailbox Y V VY V WV gt Log Type By selecting the log type only logs of this type will be shown Log Level By selecting the log level only logs of this level will be shown Refresh Refresh the page to show the latest log list Save Log Click to save all the logs in a txt file Mail Log Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings The result will be shown in the later log soon Clear Log All the logs will be deleted from the Device permanently not just from the page Click the Next button to go to the next page Click the Previous button return to the previous page 127 TL WA7210N BAe AE le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI 5 17 9 Statistics
98. ection using this port will Trigger this rule Trigger Protocol The protocol used for Trigger Ports TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the router Incoming Ports Range The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule You can input at most 5 groups of ports or port section Every group of ports must be set apart with For example 2000 2038 2050 2051 2085 3010 3030 Incoming Protocol The protocol used for Incoming Ports Range TCP UDP or ALL all protocols supported by the router Status The status of this entry is either Enabled or Disabled To add a new rule please take the following steps il 2 Click the Add New in Port Triggering page pop up Figure 5 37 Select a common application from the Commom Applications drop list then the port parameters will be automatically filled in the corresponding field If the Common Applicatins list does not have the application you want type the port parameters manually Select the protocol used for Trigger Port and Incoming Ports from the corresponding pull down list Select the Enable option in the Status pull down list Click the Save button to save the new rule 99 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le SOL ei STA ESA IES mC LUI Trigger Port Trigger Protocol Incoming Ports 6970 6999 Incoming Protocol Status E
99. elect WPA based on pre shared passphrase gt WEP Select 802 11 WEP security 8 TL WA7210N Bete AE EM STA ESA IES mC LUI Each security option has its own settings as described below WPA WPAZ2 Personal Recommended gt WEP Select 802 11 WEP security gt Version You can select one of following versions e Automatic Select WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request e WPA Personal Pre shared key of WPA e WPA2 Personal Pre shared key of WPA2 gt Encryption You can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES gt Password You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters For Hexadecimal the length should be between 8 and 64 characters for ASCII the length should be between 8 and 63 characters gt 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 WPA WPAZ2 Enterprise gt WEP Select 802 11 WEP security gt Version You can select one of following versions e Automatic Select WPA or WPA2 automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request e WPA Wi Fi Protected Access e WPA2 WPA version 2 gt Encryption You can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES gt Radius Server IP Enter the IP address of the Radius Server gt Radius Port Enter the port that radius service uses gt Radius Password Enter the pas
100. ep the default setting Disable To set up an entry click Enable and follow these instructions First you must decide whether the specified wireless stations can or cannot access the AP If you desire that the specified wireless stations can access the AP please select the radio button Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access otherwise select the radio button Deny the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry clicking the Add New button and following these instructions The Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry page will appear shown in Figure 5 22 89 TL WA7210N WZ cela AE Le oS Oleh TRA ESAS IES mC LUI e Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry MAC Address Description Status Enabled Figure 5 22 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry 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 OA EB BO 00 0B 2 Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field For example Wireless station A 3 Status Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull down list 4 Click the Save button to save this entry To add another entries repeat steps 1 4 To modify or delete an existing entry 3 Click the Modif
101. epeater mode the AP with WDS disabled will relays data to an associated root AP AP function is enabled meanwhile The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range Please input the MAC address of root AP in the field MAC of AP o Wireless Name of Root AP The SSID of the AP your Device is going to connect to as a client You can also use the survey function to select the SSID to join MAC Address of Root AP The Mac Address of the AP your Device is going to connect to as a client You can also use the survey function to select the BSSID to join Survey Click this button you can search the APs e Region Select your region from the pull down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the AP can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the AP in a region other than one of those specified in this filed 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 the Note Dialog of TERMS OF USE will pop up Select I agree to these terms of use and click Accept to continue 29 2 TL WA7210N Bete a VAR Le SOL ei STA ESA IES mC LUI TERMS OF USE This TP LINK wireless device must be installed by a certified professional Properly installed shielded Ethernet cable and earth grounding must be used in compliance with this products warrant
102. eq 3 Reply fram 202 108 225 bytes 64 time 1 TIL 127 seq 4 Figure 5 74 Diagnostic Results Note 1 Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time 2 Ping Count Ping Packet Size and Ping Timeout are Ping Parameters and Traceroute Max TTL is Traceroute Parameter 5 17 3 Firmware Upgrade Choose menu System Tools gt Firmware Upgrade and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the Device on the following screen Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version 3 16 1 Build 121210 Rel 59844n Hardware Version WAT ZTON we 00000000 Figure 5 75 Firmware Upgrade gt To upgrade the Device s firmware follow these instructions 123 TL WA7210N MALL PAE Le oS Oleh STA TESSA IES mC LUI 1 Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website www tp link com 2 Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File Name blank Click the Upgrade button The Device will reboot while the upgrading has been finished Firmware Version Displays the current firmware version Vv amp 0 Hardware Version Displays the current hardware version The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version c Note The firmware version must correspond to the hardware The upgrade process takes a few moments and the Device restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete It is important to keep power applied duri
103. er 1800 in Start Time and 2000 in Stop Time Click Save to complete the settings D p SS 9 Go back to the Schedule Settings page and see the following list 111 TL WA7210N MALLA Ey Le SOL ei STA ESA IE mC LUI D Schedule Description Day Time Modify 1 schedule_1 Sat Sun 18 00 20 00 Edit Delete Add New Delete All Current Mo Page Figure 5 55 Schedule List Click the Add New button to add a new target entry Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page Click the Previous button return to the previous page 5 13 Advanced Routing Advanced Routing System Routing Table Figure 5 56 Access Control There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing as shown in Figure 5 56 Static Routing List and System Routing Table Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 5 13 1 Static Routing List A static route is a pre determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network To add or delete a route work in the area under the Static Routing page as shown in Figure 5 57 Static Routing Destination IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Status Modify Figure 5 57 Static Routing To add static routing entries 1 Click the Add New button pop up Figure 5 58 2 Enter the following parameters gt Destination IP Address The Destination IP Address is the address of
104. ess network security But it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name SSID to a different value This value is case sensitive For example MYSSID is NOT the same as MySsid e 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 filed 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 the Note Dialog of TERMS OF USE will pop up Select I agree to these terms of use and click Accept to continue TERMS OF USE This TP LINK wireless device must be installed by a certified professional Properly installed shielded Ethernet cable and earth grounding must be used in compliance with this products warranty Installers must abide by local rules and regulations in terms of legal frequency channels and output power requirements The End User accepts responsibility for maintaining the productin accordance with these rules and regulations For further information please visit waywtp link corm Cancel Note Dialog 20 Dd TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE EM STA ESA IES Cit TS Note Ensure you select a correct country to comply with local laws Incorrect settings may cause interference Transmission Power The available opt
105. et_1 Mn Google com Edit Delete Add Mew Delete All Current No Page Figure 5 53 Access Target List Click the Add New button to add a new target entry Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page Click the Previous button return to the previous page 5 12 4 Schedule Choose menu Access Control gt Schedule you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 5 54 The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule Schedule Settings Schedule Description Day Time Modify Schedule_1 Sat Sun 18 00 20 00 Edit Delete Add Mew Delete All Current Mo Page Figure 5 54 Schedule Settings gt Schedule Description Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique Day Here displays the day s in a week Time Here displays the time period in a day Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing schedule gt For example If you desire to restrict the Internet activities of host with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA to access www google com only from 18 00 to 20 00 on Saturday and Sunday you should first follow the settings below 1 Click Add New button to enter the Advance Schedule Settings page 2 In Schedule Description field create a unique description for the schedule for example Schedule_1 In Day field choose Select Days and select Sat and Sun In Time field ent
106. ether with a cable gt Client In this mode the device can be connected to another device via Ethernet port and act as an adaptor to grant your wired devices access to a wireless network especially for a Smart TV Media Player or game console only with an Ethernet port Cf Note When you change the operation mode to Client Repeater WPS function will stay disabled Please manually enable this function if needed when you switch back to Access Point Multi SSID Bridge mode 45 WPS Choose WPS in the main menu you will see the page as shown in Figure 4 3 The WPS function is disabled and cannot be configured in the standard AP mode WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Status Disabled Current PIN 87401562 Disable PIN ofthis Device Add A New Device Figure 4 3 WPS gt Selected SSID If Multi SSID is enabled you can choose one of the SSIDs from the pull down list 42 TL WA7210N MALLA E EMO STA ES AN IES mC LUI WPS Status Current PIN Add A New Device WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup Enabled Disable VPS 12345670 Restore PIN Gen New PIN O Disable PIN of this Device Add Device WPS Status Enable or disable the WPS function here Current PIN The current value of the device s PIN displayed here The default PIN of the device can be found in the label or User Guide Restore PIN Restore the PIN of the device to its default Gen New PIN Click this button and then you can
107. etwork administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address Obtain ONS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses fo Figure B 3 Note For Windows 98 OS or before the PC and router may need to be restarted gt Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button And the following items available 2 Ifthe router s LAN IP address is 192 168 0 254 specify the IP address as 192 168 0 x x is from 2 to 253 and the Subnet mask as 255 255 255 0 3 Type the routers LAN IP address the default IP is 192 168 0 254 into the Default gateway field 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses In the Preferred DNS Server field you can enter the same value as the Default gateway or type the local DNS server IP address 136 TL WA7210N MALL PAM Ey EMO STA ESA IES mC LUI Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General ou can get IF settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Othenwite you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IF address 192 168 0 O Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Use the following DNS server addresses Prefered ONS server oe a e Alternate ONS server Po Figure
108. ew Password Confirm New Password Figure 5 79 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the AP All users who try to access the AP s web based utility will be prompted for the AP 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 5 17 8 System log Choose menu System Tools gt System Log and then you can view the logs of the Device System Log Auto Mail Feature Disabled Mail Settings Index Time Type Level Log Content 1 Istday 00 00 07 OTHER IMFO System started Time 1970 01 01 0 31 51 1912s H Wer WA7210N v2 00000000 S Wer 3 16 1 Build 121210 Rel 59844n L 192 168 1 254 M 255 255 255 0 W1 DHCP W 0 0 0 0 M 0 0 0 0 G 0 0 0 0 mail Log Clear Log Current Mo Page Figure 5 80 System Log gt Auto Mail Feature Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not gt Mail Settings Set the receiving and sending mailbox address server address validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature 126 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Mail Account Settings SMTP Server Authentication Enable Auto Mail Feature Everday mail the log at 18 oo Mail th
109. fault Password admin e Default IP Address 192 168 0 254 e Default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Note All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored 4 9 8 Backup amp Restore Choose menu System Tools gt Backup 8 Restore and then you can save the current configuration of the Device as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4 30 Backup amp Restore Backup Figure 4 30 Backup amp Restore Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file gt To restore the AP s configuration follow these instructions 1 Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore 2 Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank fe 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 AP will restart automatically then Keep the power of the AP on during the process in case of any damage 63 TL WA7210N BALL AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le 4 9 9 Reboot Choose menu System Tools gt Reboot and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Device via the next screen Reboot Click this button to rebootthe device Figure 4 31 Reboot the Device Click the Reboo
110. ging the antenna s direction Throughput Monitor helps to watch wireless throughput information Wireless statistics enables you to get detailed information about the current connected wireless stations There are eight submenus under the Wireless menu shown in Figure 5 15 Wireless Settings Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced Antenna Alignment Distance Setting Throughput Monitor and Wireless Statistics Click any of them and you will 81 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le oS Oleh TRA ESA IES mC LUI e be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 5 7 1 Wireless Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced Antenna Alignment Distance Setting Throughput Monitor Wireless Statistics Figure 5 15 Wireless menu Wireless Settings Choose menu Wireless gt Wireless Settings and then you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on the Wireless Settings page Figure 5 16 amp Figure 5 17 Note There are differences between the Wireless Settings page in AP Router mode and that in AP Client Router mode as shown in Figure 5 16 amp Figure 5 17 1 Wireless settings in AP Router mode Wireless Settings Mode Channel Width TP LINK_211010 United States Ensure you select a correct country to comply local law Also called the SSID Incorrect settings may cause i
111. gnostic tool tests the performance of a connection 122 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le Note You can use ping traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name If pinging tracerouting the IP address is successful but pinging tracerouting 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 gt IP Address Domain Name Enter the IP Address or Domain Name 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 Time to wait for a response in milliseconds The default is 800 Vv V Y WV 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 as shown in Figure 4 25 displays the result of diagnosis If the result is similar to the following screen the connectivity of the Internet is fine Diagnostic Results Pinging 202 108 225 with 64 bytes of data Reply from 202 108 225 bytes 64 time 1 TTL 12 sedq 1 Reply from 202 108 225 bytes 64 time 1 TTL 127 seq 2 Reply from 202 108 225 butes 64 time 1 TTL 127 s
112. gs may cause interference Transmission Power The available options of transmission power are determined by the region selected Wireless Security Mode You can select one of the following security options E WPA WPA2 PSK Select WPA based on pre shared passphrase No Security The wireless security function is disabled The wireless stations will be able to connect the Device without encryption Wireless Password If the AP your Device is going to connect needs password you need to fill the password in this blank Save Save the current security configurations for the selected SSID The Network Setting page will appear then It is recommended that you keep the default settings on this page Click Next 21 TL WA7210N Bete AE Le SOLU STA ESTAN IE mC LUI Quick Setup Network DHCP Server Disable Enable IP Address 192 160 0 254 255 255 255 0 M Subnet Mask Change the login account Figure 3 26 Network 3 When you finish the wireless setting in Figure 3 26 and click Next then Figure 3 27 will appear where you can click Finish button to complete the Quick Setup Quick Setup Finish Confirm the configuration you have set If anything is wrong please go BACK to reset When confirmed please click Finish Reboot button to make all configurations take effect Wireless Setting Operation Mode SSID1 Wireless Security Mode Wireless Password SSID2 Wireless Security Mode
113. gure 3 3 Login the router Enter admin for Username and Password both in lower case letters on the following login screen Click OK or press Enter of your keyboard and the management page will display Connect to 192 168 0 254 ey B TP LINK Outdoor Wireless Access Point wA 72101 User name admin e Password Figure 3 4 Login Windows Note If the above screen does not pop up it means that your Web browser has been set to a proxy Go to Tools menu gt Internet Options gt Connections gt LAN Settings in the screen that appears cancel the Using Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it Note If the device has been restored the Welcome page will appear as shown in Figure 3 5 please read the TERMS OF USE carefully Then select l agree to these terms of use and click Login to continue Welcome TERMS OF USE This TP LINE wireless device must be installed by a certified professional Properly installed shielded Ethernet cable and earth grounding must be used in compliance with this products warranty Installers must abide by local rules and regulations in terms of legal frequency channels and output power requirements The End User accepts responsibility for maintaining the productin accordance with these rules and regulations For further information please visit www to link com l agree to these terms of use Figure 3 5 Welcome page If the User Name and Password are correct you can configure the AP using the
114. have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function The Universal Plug and Play UPnP feature allows the devices such as Internet computers to access the local host resources or devices as needed UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN Forwarding Port Triggering Figure 5 33 The Forwarding menu 5 9 1 Virtual Servers selecting Forwarding gt Virtual Servers will allow you to set up virtual servers on the page as shown in Figure 5 34 Virtual Servers ID Service Port Internal Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify 1 21 21 192 168 0 101 TEF Enabled hlodify Delete Add Mew Enable All Disable All Delete All Figure 5 34 Virtual Servers gt Service Port The numbers of External Ports You can type a service port or a range of service ports the format is XXX YYY XXX is the start port YYY is the end port gt internal Port The Internal Service Port number of the PC running the service application You can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the Service Port or enter a specific port number when Service Port is a single one gt IP Address The IP Address of the PC providing the service application gt Protocol The protocol used for this application either TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the router 97 TL WA7210N MALE AE Le oS Oleh TRA ESA IES mC LUI gt Status
115. his 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 fe Note This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds 5 8 DHCP DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol The DHCP Server will automatically assign dynamic IP addresses to the computers on the network This protocol simplifies network management and allows new wireless devices to receive IP addresses automatically without the need to manually assign new IP addresses There are three submenus under the DHCP menu shown as Figure 5 28 DHCP Settings DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation Clicking any of them will enable you to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below DHCP Clients List Address Reservation Figure 5 28 The DHCP menu 5 8 1 DHCP Settings selecting DHCP gt DHCP Settings will enable you to set up the AP as a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server which 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 as Figure 5 29 DHCP Settings DHCP Server Disable O Enable Start IP Address 192 168 1 100 End IP Address 192 168 1 199 Address Lease Time minutes 1
116. hold 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 gt 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 gt 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 gt Enable WMM WMM function can guarantee the packets with high priority messages being transmitted preferentially It is strongly recommended enabled gt Enable Short Gl This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time 91 TL WA7210N MALLA E Le oS Oleh STA TESSA IES mC LUI gt 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 fs Note If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page it s strongly recommended to keep the provided default values otherwise it m
117. ick Next then Figure 3 24 will appear where you can click Finish button to complete the Quick Setup Quick Setup Finish confirm the configuration you have set lf anything is wrong please go BACK to reset When confirmed please click Finish Reboot button to make all configurations take effect Wireless Setting Operation Mode Wireless Network Name SSID Wireless Security Mode Wireless Password Region Transmission Power Network Setting Login Account LAN IP Address DHCP Server Save Access Point TP LINK_ 211010 Most SecuresyPANVRAZ PSK 12345567890 United States 2 dermn admin admin 192 168 0 254 Disabled Save these settings as a test file for future reference Figure 3 24 Finish page 25 TL WA7210N MALE AE Le oc Oleh TRA ESA IES Cit 3 2 4 Multi SSID When you choose Multi SSID on Operation Mode page in Figure 3 7 take the following steps 1 Click Next in Figure 3 7 and then Wireless page will appear as shown in Figure 3 25 Select Enable VLAN Create different SSIDs and enter the password separately for your VLANs depending on the security requirements for your wireless networks Click Save button to make each configuration take effect Click Next to continue 5 Note The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the Device For best results place your Device Near the center of the area in which your w
118. if the device has been successfully added to the network If the new device supports Wi Fi Protected Setup and the connection way using PIN you can add it to the network by entering the device s PIN Select menu WPS then you will see the next screen shown in Figure 5 3 WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Status Enabled Disable PS Current PIN 12345670 Restore PIN Gen New FIN C Disable PIN ofthis Device Add A New Device Add Device Figure 5 3 WPS Status Enable or disable the WPS function here gt Current PIN The current value of the Device s PIN displayed here The default PIN of the Device can be found in the label or User Guide gt Restore PIN Restore the PIN of the Device to its default gt 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 gt Add A New Device You can add the new device to the existing network manually by clicking Add Device button fe Note The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Device is disabled Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS To add a new device If the wireless adapter supports Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and Router using either Push Button Configuration PBC method or PIN method Note To build a successful connection by y
119. in the Description field and select Enabled in the Status pull down list Click the Save button 5 Click the Add New button and enter the MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 5F in the MAC Address field enter wireless station B in the Description field and select Disabled in the Status pull down list Click the Save button The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list ID MAC Address Status Description Modify 1 00 04 EB 00 07 BE Enabled Wireless station A Modify Delete 2 00 04 EB 00 07 5F Disabled wireless station B Modify Delete 90 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le Note 1 If you select the radio button Deny the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules the wireless station B will still not be able to access the router however other wireless stations that are not in the list will be able to access the router 2 If you enable the function and select the Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules and there are not any enable entries in the list thus no wireless stations can access the router 5 7 4 Wireless Advanced selecting Wireless gt Wireless Advanced will allow you to do some advanced settings for the device in the following screen as shown in Figure 5 23 As the configuration for each operation mode is almost the same we take Access Point mode for example here Wireless
120. ion Mode WPS Network Wireless DHCP Forwarding Security Parental Control Access Control Advanced Routing Bandwidth Control IP amp MAC Binding Dynamic DNS and System Tools On the right of the Web based management page there are the detailed explanations and instructions for the corresponding page To apply any settings you have altered on the page please click Save The detailed explanations for each Web page key s function are listed below 5 2 Status Selecting Status will enable you to view the AP s current status and configuration all of which is read only 68 TL WA7210N WZ ce ay AME Le oS Oleh STA EE A IES mC LUI Status Firmware Version 3 16 1 Build 121210 Rel 59844n Hardware Version WA TOM v2 00000000 MAC Address 04 72 10 21 10 10 IP Address 192 168 0 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Wireless Wireless Radio Enable Name SSID TP LINK_211010 Channel 4 Mode 11b0n mixed Channel Width Automatic MAC Address O4 72 10 21 10 10 Client Status Run MAC Address 04 72 10 21 10 11 IP Address 192 168 1 117 Dynamic IF Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 DNS Server 192 168 1 1 0 0 0 0 Traffic Statistics Received Bytes 0 Packets 0 System Up Time O days 00 30 26 Figure 5 1 Status 1 LAN This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN including the MAC address IP address and Subnet Mask 2 Wireless This field displays basic inf
121. ions of transmission power are determined by the region selected Wireless Security Mode You can select one of the following security options E WPA WPA2 PSK Select WPA based on pre shared passphrase m WEP Select WEP based on none pre shared passphrase No Security The wireless security function is disabled The wireless stations will be able to connect the Device without encryption Auth Type This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP Key Format This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP It indicates the format of the WEP key Wireless Password If the AP your Device is going to connect needs password you need to fill the password in this blank Dynamic IP When the Device connects to a DHCP server or the ISP supplies you with DHCP connection please choose this type The Device will get the IP address automatically from the DHCP server or the ISP if you choose the Dynamic IP type If you choose Dynamic IP in Figure 3 16 and then click Next Figure 3 20 will appear Quick Setup MAC Clone MAC Clone is necessary for most users using Cable Modern It s highly recommended to do this on the MAIN COMPUTER that was originally connected to your Cable Modem Ifyou are unsure please select YES For more information please read the HELP section on the right Yes lam connected by the main computer iclone MAC address Ho lam connected
122. ireless stations will operate In an elevated location such as a high shelf Away from the potential sources of interference such as PCs microwaves and cordless phones With the Antenna in the upright position Away from large metal surfaces Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the Device Quick Setup Wireless L Enable VLAN SSID1 VLAN ID O SSID2 SSID3 SSID4 Region United States Warning Transmission Power SSID TP LINK 211010 Wireless Security Mode Most Secure WPAWPA2 PSk we Wireless Password Figure 3 25 Wireless e Enable VLAN ON or OFF the VLAN function The AP supports up to 4 VLANs All wireless PCs in the VLANs are able to access this AP The AP can also work with an IEEE 802 1Q Tag VLAN supporting Switch If this Switch enables the Tag VLAN function besides all wireless PCs only the PCs in the VLAN same with SSID1 are able to access the AP If a PC is directly connected to the LAN port of the AP please make sure that its adapter supports Tag function or this PC will not be able to access the AP SSID Enter a value of up to 32 characters The same Name SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network In Multi SSID operation mode enter SSID for each BSS in the field SSID1 SSID4 26 TL WA7210N BALL la PAPE Le oS Oleh TRA ESA IES CTS VLAN ID The ID of
123. ireless transmission range can extend up to tens of kilometers 1 2 Features gt Complies with IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 11g IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u standards Wireless Data transfer rates up to 150Mbps Supports AP Client Router AP Router Access Poiint Multi SSID Repeater Range Extender Bridge with AP Client mode Yy High output transmit power and receive sensitivity optimized Supports Client Router Mode for WISP CPE Supports passive power over Ethernet Supports Wireless Distribution System WDS ACK timeout adjustment for long range transmission up to 50km Supports Antenna Alignment Provides throughput monitor indicating the current wireless throughput Supports Layer 2 User Isolation Supports Ping Watch Dog Supports link speed test Output transmit power adjustable Supports PPPoE Dynamic IP Static IP Internet Access Y VV VV VV YV VV Y Y WV Built in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing 2 Y VV VV V WV TL WA7210N Bete AE Le SOL ei STA EEN A IES mC LUI e Provides WLAN ACL Access Control List Supports configuration backup restore and firmware upgrade Supports Web management Supports Remote Management Supports UPnP Dynamic DNS Static Routing VPN Pass through Supports Virtual Server Special Application and DMZ host Built in firewall supporting IP address filtering Domain Name filtering and MAC address filtering TL WA7210N MALE AE L
124. is the best way to setthe value at 110 ofthe real distance Figure 4 13 Distance Setting gt Distance Specify the distance value in kilometers accurate to the first decimal place If the distance is set too short or too long it will result poor connection and throughput performance it is best to set the value at 110 of the real distance If the AP is being used in an indoor setting please use the indoor option Note One hundred meter is the smallest unit of this setting 92 TL WA7210N WZ ce AE Le oS Oleh STR ESTAN IES mC LUI gt Mode You can select manual or indoor for the mode Click Save to keep your settings 4 7 7 Throughput Monitor selecting Wireless gt Throughput Monitor will helps to watch wireless throughput information in the following screen shown in Figure 4 14 Throughput Monitor Rate Mbps Fun Time 4 s a a E T 6 5 A 3 2 1 0 SS a ERE Curent Max Min Average Transmit Dlvibps 0 2782IvIbps 0Mbps 0 0535 hvIbps Recemen 0 0005Ibps 1 2066 lvbps OlvIbps 0 4007Mbps Figure 4 14 Wireless Throughput Rate The Throughput unit Run Time How long this function is running Transmit Wireless transmit rate information Y VV WV Receive Wireless receive rate information Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor Click the Stop button to stop wireless throughput monitor 4 7 8 Wireless Statistics selecting Wireless gt Wireless Statistics will a
125. ish button to complete the Quick Setup 31 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le SOL ei TRA ESTAN IE mC LUI Quick Setup Finish Confirm the configuration you have set lf anything is wrong please go BACK to reset When confirmed please click Finish Reboot button to make all configurations take effect Wireless Setting Operation Mode Wireless Name of Root AP MAC Address of Root AP Wireless Security Mode Wireless Password Region Transmission Power Network Setting Login Account LAN IP Address DHCP Server Universal Repeater TP LINK_1 23448 00 04 EB 12 34 48 host Secure PAIWPA2 PSk 1234567890 United States 27dBm admini admin 192 168 0 254 Disabled Save these settings as a text file for future reference Save Figure 3 31 Finish page 3 2 6 Bridge with AP When you choose Bridge with AP on Operation Mode page in Figure 3 take the following steps 1 Click Next in Figure 3 7 and then Wireless page will appear as shown in Figure 3 32 Click Survey button to scan the wireless networks Quick Setup Wireless Bridge Setting Wireless Name of Remote AP MAC Address of Remote AP Region United States Warning Transmission Power 27 dBm Channel Wireless Security Mode Incorre O Pra eve ees A Most SecureV PAMYPAL PSK All security settings for example the wirel Wireless Password Figure 3 32 Wireless Bridge Setting o Wireless Name of Remote AP The SSID of the A
126. ity Mode is WEP It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP Key Format This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP It indicates the format of the WEP key WEP Index This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP It indicates the index of the WEP key Wireless Password If the AP your Device is going to connect needs password you need to fill the password in this blank fF Note The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the Device For best results place your Device Near the center of the area in which your wireless stations will operate In an elevated location such as a high shelf Away from the potential sources of interference such as PCs microwaves and cordless phones With the Antenna in the upright position 24 3 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le SOLU STA ESA IES mC LUI Away from large metal surfaces Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the Device The Network Setting page will appear then It is recommended that you keep the default settings on this page Click Next Quick Setup Network DHCP Server Disable Enable IP Address 192 160 0 254 255 255 255 0 Subnet Mask Change the login account Figure 3 23 Network When you finish the wireless setting in Figure 3 23 and cl
127. ively and then the LEDs whose RSSI Threshold are 15 and 25 will light up TL WA7210N BALA E Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI e 1 4 2 The Rear Panel Figure 1 2 Rear Panel sketch View from left to right the parts are explained below gt gt O This is where you can connect an outside antenna For this AP the antenna is built inside and usually there is not necessary to connect an outside one LAN This port is used to connect to the POE port of the provided Power Injector RESET There are two ways to reset the AP s factory defaults e Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools gt Factory Defaults page in the AP s Web based Utility e Use the Factory Default Reset button Press and hold the RESET button for at least 5 seconds and then the AP reboots after the LED at the rightmost in Figure 1 1 flashes Cf Note Ensure the AP is powered on before it restarts completely TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le Chapter 2 Connecting the Device 2 1 System Requirements gt Each PC in the LAN needs a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors TCP IP protocol must be installed on each PC Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or later Netscape Navigator 6 0 or later If the device is configured to AP Client Router mode you also need Wireless Internet Service Provider WISP If the device is configured to AP Router mode
128. keep your changes To delete all Reserved IP addresses Click Clear All Click Next to go to the next page and Click Previous to return the previous page fF Note The changes won t take effect until the device reboots 96 TL WA7210N WZ eiar Ey Le oS Oleh STA ESA IE mC LUI e 5 9 Forwarding There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu shown in Figure 5 33 Virtual Servers Port Triggering DMZ and UPnP Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN such as DNS Email and FTP A virtual server is defined as a service port and all requests from the Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function Port Triggering is used for some applications that cannot work with a pure NAT router like Internet games video conferencing Internet calling and so on which require multiple connections The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same time Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should
129. l function can be used to control the Internet activities of the children their access to certain websites as well as the time of surfing 105 TL WA7210N WZ eiar Ey Le oS Oleh STA ESTAN IES mC LUI Parental Control Settings Mon Parental PCs not listed will not be able to access the Internet Parental Control Disable Enable MAC Address of Parental PC fs MAC Address of Your PC 6C 62 6D F7 32 44 Copy To Above Save ID MAC address Website Description Schedule Status Modify Add New Current Mo Page Figure 5 45 Parental Control Settings Parental Control Check Enable if you want this function to take effect otherwise check Disable MAC Address of Parental PC In this field enter the MAC address of the controlling PC or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below MAC Address of Your PC This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this Device If the MAC Address of your adapter is registered you can click the Copy To Above button to fill this address to the MAC Address of Parental PC field above Website Description Description of the allowed website for the PC controlled Schedule The time period allowed for the PC controlled to access the Internet For detailed information please go to Access Control gt Schedule Modify Here you can edit or delete an existing entry For example If you desire that the children s PC with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA can ac
130. ld 5 3600 Packets s UDP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 soo Packetsis Ignore Ping Packet From AN Por Forbid Ping Packet From LAM Port Blocked DoS Host List Figure 5 42 Advanced Security Note FLOOD Filtering will take effect only when the Traffic Statistics in System Tools is enabled gt Packets Statistics interval 5 60 The default value is 10 Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull down list The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic The result of the statistic used for analysis by ICMP Flood UDP Flood and TCP SYN Flood gt DoS Protection Enable or Disable the DoS protection function Only when it is enabled will the flood filters be enabled gt Enable ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering Enable or Disable the ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering gt ICMP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 The default value is 50 Enter a value between 5 3600 When the current ICMP FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value the Device will start up the blocking function immediately 103 TL WA7210N ILLA ELO Le oS Oleh STA ESTA IES mC LUI Enable UDP FLOOD Filtering Enable or Disable the UDP FLOOD Filtering gt UDP FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 The default value is 500 Enter a value between 5 3600 When the current UPD FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value the Device will start up the blocking function immediately gt Enable TCP SYN FL
131. lient Name MAC Address Assigned IP Lease Time 1 microsoft 00 19 66 CB 45 66 192 168 1 100 01 56 54 Figure 4 18 DHCP Clients List ID Here displays the index of the DHCP client Client Name Here displays the name of the DHCP client MAC Address Here displays the MAC address of the DHCP client Assigned IP Here displays the IP address that the AP has allocated to the DHCP client VV V V WV Lease Time Here displays the time of the DHCP client leased Before the time is up DHCP client will request to renew the lease automatically 55 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESTAN IE mC LUI e 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 4 8 3 Address Reservation selecting DHCP gt Address Reservation will enable you to specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN so the PC will always obtain the same IP address each time when it accesses the AP Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings The screen below is used for address reservation shown in Figure 4 19 Address Reservation MAC Address Reserved IP Address Status Modify Figure 4 19 Address Reservation gt MAC Address Here displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address gt Reserved IP Address Here displays the IP address that the AP is reserved gt Status Here shows whe
132. llers must abide by local rules and regulations in terms of legal frequency channels and output power requirements The End User accepts responsibility for maintaining the productin accordance with these rules and regulations For further information please visit waywtp link corm SS Cancel Note Dialog Note Ensure you select a correct country to comply with local laws Incorrect settings may cause interference Transmission Power The available options of transmission power are determined by the region selected Channel This field determines which operating frequency will be used It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point If you select auto then the Device will select the best channel automatically Mode This field determines the wireless mode which the Device works on Channel Width The bandwidth of the wireless channel Enable Wireless Device Radio The wireless radio of the Device can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access If enabled the wireless stations will be able to access the Device otherwise wireless stations will not be able to access the Device Enable SSID Broadcast If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox the wireless Device will broadcast its name SSID on the air 83 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESAS IES mC LUI 2 Wireless settings in AP Client Router mode Wireless Se
133. llow you to see the wireless transmission information in the following screen shown in Figure 4 15 Wireless Statistics Current Connected Wireless Stations numbers 1 MAC Address Current Status Received Packets Sent Packets 00 25 86 B8 F3 7E WPA2 Personal 184 3 Figure 4 15 The router attached wireless stations 93 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le oS Oleh STA ESAS IES mC LUI e gt MAC Address The connected wireless station s MAC address gt Current Status The connected wireless station s running status one of STA AUTH STA ASSOC AP UP WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK gt Received Packets Packets received by the station gt 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 fe Note This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds 4 8 DHCP DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol The DHCP Server will automatically assign dynamic IP addresses to the computers on the network This protocol simplifies network management and allows new wireless devices to receive IP addresses automatically without the need to manually assign new IP addresses There are three submenus under the DHCP men
134. n t know the DNS value The factory default setting is 0 0 0 0 gt Secondary DNS optional Enter the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers The factory default setting is 0 0 0 0 Click Save to save the changes Cf Note 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 not take effect until the device reboots 9 8 2 DHCP Clients List selecting DHCP gt DHCP Clients List will enable you to view the Client Name MAC Address Assigned IP and Lease Time for each DHCP Client attached to the device Figure 5 30 DHCP Clients List ID Client Name MAC Address Assigned IP Lease Time 1 microsoft 00 19 66 CB 45 66 192 168 1 100 01 56 59 Figure 5 30 DHCP Clients List ID Here displays the index of the DHCP client Client Name Here displays the name of the DHCP client MAC Address Here displays the MAC address of the DHCP client Assigned IP Here displays the IP address that the AP has allocated to the DHCP client Y Y V V WV Lease Time Here displays 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 95 TL WA7210N WZ cela AE Le oS Oleh STA TESSA IES mC LUI 5 8 3 Addre
135. nP function on the page as shown in Figure 5 39 Current UPnP Status Enabled Current UPnP Settings List ID App Description External Port Protocol internal Port IP Address Figure 5 39 UPnP Settings gt Current UPnP Status UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button As enabling UPnP may present a risk to security this feature is disabled by default gt Current UPnP Settings List This table displays the current UPnP information App Description The description provided by the application in the UPnP request External Port External port which the router opened for the application Protocol Shows which type of protocol is opened Internal Port Internal port which the router opened for local host IP Address The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request Status Either Enabled or Disabled Enabled means that port is still active Otherwise the port is inactive Click Enable to enable UPnP Click Disable to disable UPnP Click Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List 5 10 Security Security Advanced Security Local Management Remote Management Figure 5 40 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 5 40 Basic Security Advanced Security Local Management and Remote Management Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function 101 TL
136. nabled Common Applications Quick Time 4 Save Figure 5 37 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry please take the following steps 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 Enable All to make all entries enabled Click Disabled All to make all entries disabled Click Delete All to delete all entries Note 1 When the trigger connection is released the corresponding opening ports will be closed 2 Each rule can only be used by one host on the LAN at a time The trigger connection of other hosts on the LAN will be refused 3 Incoming Port Range enabled cannot overlap each other at the same time 9 9 3 DMZ Selecting Forwarding gt DMZ will allow you to set up an DMZ host on the page as shown in Figure 5 38 Current DMZ Status O Enable Disable DM Host IP Address 00 0 0 Figure 5 38 DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server 1 Click the Enable radio button 2 Enter the IP address of a local PC that is desired to be set as the DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field 3 Click the Save button 100 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le fF Note After you set the DMZ host the firewall related to the host will not work 5 9 4 UPnP Selecting Forwarding gt UPnP will enable you to configure the UP
137. ned by the region selected gt Enable Wireless Radio The wireless radio of the Device can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access If enabled the wireless stations will be able to access the Device otherwise wireless stations will not be able to access the Device gt Enable SSID Broadcast If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox the AP Router will broadcast its name SSID on the air gt Disable Local Wireless Access If you select the Disable Local Wireless Access checkbox the wireless Device will disable local wireless access other stations will not be able to access the Device by wireless Click Survey button on the Wireless page shown as Figure 5 17 and then AP List page will appear as shown in Figure 5 18 Find the SSID of the Access Point you want to access and click Connect in the corresponding row For example the desired item is selected The target network s SSID will be automatically filled into the corresponding box which is shown as the Figure 5 19 85 TL WA7210N WZ eiar Ey le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI AP List AP Count 11 14 E6 E4 D7 10 EC TP LINK_ 2 4GH2_DF1I0EC C EN EN OOOO 7 Figure 5 18 AP List Wireless Settings Client Router WISP Station Setting Wireless Name of WISP Station Key type Most SecureVWVPAAYPA2 PSk vw Local Wireless AP Setting MPAIMIPAZ PSOKk MPAMIPA2 Pok TP LINK Network also called SSID MAC Address of WISP Station
138. network especially when we are building wireless network between devices which are far away from each other It s suggested that you change the default password to a more secure one because it controls access to the device s web based management page Besides you can find out what happened to the system in System Log There are twelve submenus under the System Tools menu shown as Figure 4 21 SNMP Time Settings Diagnostic Ping Watch Dog Speed Test Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup amp Restore Reboot Password System log and Statistics Clicking any of them will enable you to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below System Tools Time Settings Diagnostic Ping Watch Dog Speed Test Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup amp Restore Reboot Password System Log Statistics Figure 4 21 The System Tools menu 4 9 1 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is a popular network monitoring and management protocol Choose menu System Tools gt SNMP and then you can configure the SNMP on the following screen 57 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA TESSA IES mC LUI SNMP Settings SNMP Agent O Enable Disable SysContact SysName SysLocation Get Community ublic Get Source 400 set Community rivate Set Source 0 0 0 0 Figure 4 22 SNMP Agent Choose Enable to open this func
139. network manually by changing the default settings of the AP There are three submenus under the Network menu shown in Figure 5 5 LAN WAN and MAC Clone Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below Figure 5 5 the Network menu 9 6 1 WAN Choose menu Network gt WAN and then you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below There are six WAN connection types Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE Russia PPPoE BigPond Cable L2TP Russia L2TP and PPTP Russia PPTP while there is one more type in AP Router mode BigPond Cable 1 If your ISP is running a DHCP server select the Dynamic IP option Then the Device will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP You can see the page as follow Figure 5 6 12 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le SOLU STA ESTAN IES mC LUI WAN Connection Type Dynamic IP v IP Address 192 168 1 101 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 MTU Size in bytes 1500 The default is 1500 do not change unless necessary F Use These DNS Servers Secondary DNS ooon Optional Host Name TL vA 210M F Get iF with Unicast DHCP tis usually not required Figure 5 6 WAN Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP including IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway etc IP Address The IP address assigned by your ISP dyn
140. ng the entire process Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the Device 5 17 4 Factory Defaults Choose menu System Tools gt Factory Defaults and you can restore the configurations of the Device to factory defaults on the following screen Factory Defaults Click the following button to reset all configuration settings to their default values Figure 5 76 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values e Default User Name admin e Default Password admin e Default IP Address 192 168 0 254 e Default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Note All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored 5 17 5 Backup amp Restore Choose menu System Tools gt Backup amp Restore and then you can save the current configuration of the Device as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4 30 Backup amp Restore Backup Figure 5 77 Backup amp Restore Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file 124 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le SOL ei SA TESSA IES mC LUI gt Torestore the AP s configuration follow these instructions 1 Click the Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore 2 Click the Restore button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank
141. nterference 27 dBm Auto 11bgn mixed Auto Enable Wireless Radio Enable SSID Broadcast cave Figure 5 16 Wireless Settings in AP Router mode gt Wireless Network Name Enter a string of up to 32 characters The same Name SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network The default SSID is set to be TP LINK_xxxxxx Xxxxxx indicates the last unique six characters of each Device s MAC address which can ensure your wireless network security But it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name SSID to a different value This value is case sensitive For example MYSSID is NOT the same as MySsid 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 82 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESTAN IES mC LUI the Device in a region other than one of those specified in this filed 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 the Note Dialog of TERMS OF USE will pop up Select I agree to these terms of use and click Accept to continue TERMS OF USE This TP LINK wireless device must be installed by a certified professional Properly installed shielded Ethernet cable and earth grounding must be used in compliance with this products warranty Insta
142. nternet from WISP The LAN port devices share the same IP from WISP through Wireless port While connecting to WISP the Wireless port works as a WAN port at AP Client Router mode The Ethernet port acts as a LAN port 41 TL WA7210N WZ ce AE Le oS Oleh STA ESTAN IES mC LUI gt AP Router In this mode the device enables multi users to share Internet via ADSL Cable Modem The wireless port share the same IP to ISP through Ethernet WAN port The Wireless port acts the same as a LAN port while at AP Router mode gt Access Point In this mode the device can be connected to a wired network and transform the wired access into wireless that multiple devices can share together especially for a home office or hotel where only wired network is available gt Multi SSID In this mode the device can create up to 4 wireless networks labeled with different SSIDs and assign each SSID with different security or VLAN especially for the situation when the various access policies and functions are required gt Repeater Range Extender In this mode the device can copy and reinforce the existing wireless signal to extend the coverage of the signal especially for a large space to eliminate signal blind corners gt Bridge with AP In this mode the device can be used to combine multiple local networks together to the same one via wireless connections especially for a home or office where separated networks can t be connected easily tog
143. nterval gt Enable WMM WMM function can guarantee the packets with high priority messages being transmitted preferentially It is strongly recommended enabled gt Enable Short Gl This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time gt 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 91 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le Note If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page it s strongly recommended to keep the provided default values otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance 5 5 Antenna Alignment selecting Wireless gt Antenna Alignment will allow you to view how remote AP s signal strength changes while changing the antenna s direction Antenna Alignment Remote RSSI 25 dB RSSIRange Figure 5 24 Antenna Alignment gt Remote RSSI Remote AP s signal strength value Signal Percent The ratio of RSSI to RSSI RANGE in percentage gt RSSI Range You can drag the slider bar to set or input the RSSI RANGE value The slider bar allows the range of the meter to be either increased or reduced If the range is reduced the color change will be more sensitive to signal fluctuations The slider bar actually changes an offset of the maximum indicator value s
144. ntrol entry Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page Click the Previous button return to the previous page 5 12 Access Control Access Control Target Figure 5 47 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 5 47 Rule Host Target and Schedule Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The Device providing convenient and strong Internet access control function can control the Internet activities of hosts in the LAN Moreover you can flexibly combine the Host List Target List and Schedule to restrict the Internet surfing of these hosts 5 12 1 Rule Choose menu Access Control gt Rule and then you can view and set Access Control rules in the screen as shown in Figure 5 48 107 Vv Y VW VY WV gt TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh TRA ESA IES mC LUI Access Control Rule Management C Enable Internet Access Control Default Filter Policy O Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Device Deny the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Device cave D Rule Name Target schedule setup Wizard Add New Current Mo Page Figure 5 48 A
145. of the Device For best results place your Device Near the center of the area in which your wireless stations will operate In an elevated location such as a high shelf Away from the potential sources of interference such as PCs microwaves and cordless phones With the Antenna in the upright position Away from large metal surfaces Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the Device The AP List page will appear shown as Figure 3 29 Find the BSSID the same as the MAC address of the remote AP that you want to repeat and then click Connect on the right side of the line 30 TL WA7210N WZ eiar Ey le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI AP List AP Count 11 C EN EN OOOO 7 Figure 3 29 AP List You will then return to the Wireless page as shown in Figure 3 28 The security mode will be selected automatically please confirm it and enter the same password as is on your router or access point then click Next 3 The Network Setting page will appear then It is recommended that you keep the default settings on this page Click Next Quick Setup Network DHCP Server Disable Enable IP Address 192 160 0 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Change the login account Figure 3 30 Network 4 When you finish the wireless setting in Figure 3 30 and click Next then Figure 3 31 will appear where you can click Fin
146. ology 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 DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol that automatically configure the TCP IP parameters for the all the PC s that are connected to a DHCP server DMZ Demilitarized Zone A Demilitarized Zone allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing 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
147. ons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter CE Mark Warning C 1588 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 Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Cet appareil est conforme aux norms CNR exemptes de licence d Industrie Canada Le fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes 1 cet appareil ne doit pas provoquer d interf rences et 2 cet appareil doit accepter toute interference y compris celles susceptibles de provoquer un fonctionnement non souhait de l appareil Industry Canada Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES 003 Class B specifications Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada This Class B device meets all the requirements of the Canadian interference causing equipment regulations Cet appareil num rique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Korea Warning Statements ga LAME 28 ABTA 154
148. oor links Distance Setting Distance Mode 0 manual 0 51 8km Note Specify the distance value in kilometers accurate to the first decimal place Ifthe distance is settoo short or too long it will result poor connection and throughput performance itis the best way to set the value at 110 ofthe real distance Save Figure 3 41 Distance Setting 39 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le Chapter 4 AP amp Multi SSID amp Repeater Range Extender amp Bridge with AP amp Client Operation Mode This Chapter describes how to configure some advanced settings for your Access Point through the web based management page in standard AP operation mode including AP Multi SSID Repeater Range Extender Bridge with AP and Client mode In the following explanations we will take the device in Access Point operation mode for example 4 1 Login After your successful login you can configure and manage the Access Point There are eight main menus on the left of the Web based management page Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus The eight main menus are Status Quick Setup Operation Mode WPS Network Wireless DHCP and System Tools On the right of the Web based management page there are the detailed explanations and instructions for the corresponding page To apply any settings you have altered on the page please click Save The detailed explanations
149. or High Speed Internet ocal Area Connection Disable Status Repair Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Rename Properties Figure B 1 4 Inthe prompt page that showed below double click on the Internet Protocol TCP IP 134 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESTAN IES mC LUI e Local Area Connection Properties General Advanced Connect using Eg Atheros 40132 PCI E Fast Ethernet Configure This connection uses the Following tems M loos Packet Scheduler DDE PACKET Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP Description Transmission Control Protocol nternet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication actos diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure B 2 5 The following TCP IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default Now you have two ways to configure the TCP IP protocol below gt Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically Choose Obtain DNS server automatically as shown in the Figure below 135 TL WA7210N MALL PAM Ey EMO STA ESA IES mC LUI e Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties El x General Alternate Configuration ou can get IF settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Othenwite you need to ask your n
150. ormation or status for wireless function including Wireless Radio Name SSID Channel Mode Channel Width MAC address and Client Status 3 WAN These parameters apply to the WAN port of the router including MAC address IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway and DNS server If PPPoE is chosen as the WAN connection type the Disconnect button will be shown here while you are accessing the Internet You can also cut the connection by clicking the button If you have not connected to the Internet just click Connect to establish the connection 69 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI e 4 Traffic Statistics This field displays the router s traffic statistics 5 System Up Time The total up time of the router since it was powered on or reset 5 3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3 2 Quick Setup 5 4 Operation Mode Selecting Operation Mode will allow you to choose the operation mode for the AP The AP supports seven operation mode types AP Client Router AP Router Access Point Multi SSID Repeater Range Extender Bridge with AP and Client Please select the one your want as shown in Figure 4 2 Click Save to save your choice Operation Mode Please select the proper operation mode according to your needs O AP Client Router Wirelessly connectto WISP station hotspotto share Internet to local wireless and wired network AP Router Wired connectto ADSL Cable Modem via WAN port and share Inte
151. ot permitted or 13 ASCII characters e For 152 bit encryption You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F and null 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 Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page 5 7 3 MAC Filtering selecting Wireless gt Wireless MAC Filtering will allow you to set up some filtering rules to control wireless stations accessing the device which depend on the station s MAC address on the following screen as shown Figure 4 9 Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless MAC Filtering Disabled Filtering Rules Deny the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access ID MAC Address Status Description Add New Figure 5 21 Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the AP which depend on the station s MAC addresses gt MAC Address The wireless station s MAC address that you want to access gt Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled gt Description A simple description of the wireless station gt Modify Here you can modify or delete an existing rule To disable the Wireless MAC Address Filters feature ke
152. ou should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for function meanwhile 71 TL WA7210N Bete AE Le R OIT STA ESA IES mC LUI e I Enter the client device s PIN on the Router Use this method if your client device has a Wi Fi Protected Setup PIN number Step 1 Keep the default Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in IR RRRA 5 AYR then the following screen will appear Add A New Device Enter the new device s PIM Press the button of the new device in two minutes Figure 5 4 Add A New Device Step 2 Enter the PIN number from the client device in the field on the above WPS screen Then click Connect button Step 3 Connect successfully will appear on the screen of Figure 5 4 which means the client device has successfully connected to the Router ll Enter the Router s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client device asks for the Router s PIN number Step 1 On the client device enter the PIN number listed on the Router s Wi Fi Protected Setup screen It is also labeled on the bottom of the Router Step 2 The Wi Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi Fi Protected Setup process Step 3 When the WPS LED is on the client device has successfully connected to the Router Step 4 Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions 5 6 Network The Network option allows you to customize your local
153. previous page 5 12 2 Host Choose menu Access Control gt Host and then you can view and set a Host list in the screen as shown in Figure 5 50 The host list is necessary for the Access Control Rule Host Settings ID Host Description Information Modify 1 Host_1 MAC 00 11 22 33 44 454 Edit Delete Add Mew Delete All Current Mo Page Figure 5 50 Host Settings gt Host Description Here displays the description of the host and this description is unique gt Information Here displays the information about the host It can be IP or MAC gt Modify To modify or delete an existing entry 109 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA TESSA IES mC LUI e gt For example If you desire to restrict the Internet activities of host with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA you should follow the settings below 1 Click Add New button to enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page 2 In Mode field select MAC Address from the drop down list 3 In Host Name field create a unique description for the host for example Host _1 4 In MAC Address field enter 00 1 1 22 33 44 AA 5 Click Save to complete the settings 6 Go back to the Host Settings page and you will see the following list ID Host Description information Modify 1 Host_1 MAC O0 11 22 33 44 44 Edit Delete Add New Delete All Current Mo Page Figure 5 51 Host List Click the Add New button to add a new host list entry Click the Dele
154. r a Smart TV Media Player or game console only with an Ethernet port 14 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le Note When you change the operation mode to Client Repeater WPS function will stay disabled Please manually enable this function if needed when you switch back to Access Point Multi SSID Bridge mode 3 2 1 AP Client Router When you choose AP Client Router Mode on Operation Mode page in Figure 3 7 take the following steps 1 Click Next in Figure 3 7 and then WAN Connection Type page will appear as shown in Figure 3 8 Quick Setup WAN Connection Type The Quick Setup is preparing to setup your connection type of WAN port Please choose the Internet connection type your ISP provides Dynamic IP Most Common Setup Use this option if you are immediately online once your computer directly plugs into your CablefOSL modem without any setting changes or signing in O PPPoE Lise this option if you used to run a specified program such as Broadband Connection on the computer with Username and Password provided by your ISF Static IP You will need the specific fixed IP address assigned to your connection by your ISP Figure 3 8 WAN Connection Type gt Dynamic IP When the Device connects to a DHCP server or the ISP supplies you with DHCP connection please choose this type The Device will get the IP address automatically from the DHCP server or the WISP if you choose the
155. rnet to local wireless and wired network Access Point Transform your existing wired network to a wireless network O Mutti SSID Create multiple wireless networks to provide different security and VLAN groups O Repeater Range Extender Extend your existing wireless coverage by relaying wireless signal O Bridge with AP Combine two local networks via wireless connection Client Acting as a Wireless Adapter to connect your wired devices e g XbowPS3 to a wireless network Figure 5 2 Operation Mode gt AP Client Router In this mode the device enables multi users to share Internet from WISP The LAN port devices share the same IP from WISP through Wireless port While connecting to WISP the Wireless port works as a WAN port at AP Client Router mode The Ethernet port acts as a LAN port gt AP Router In this mode the device enables multi users to share Internet via ADSL Cable Modem The wireless port share the same IP to ISP through Ethernet WAN port The Wireless port acts the same as a LAN port while at AP Router mode gt Access Point In this mode the device can be connected to a wired network and transform the wired access into wireless that multiple devices can share together especially for a home office or hotel where only wired network is available gt Multi SSID In this mode the device can create up to 4 wireless networks labeled with different SSIDs and assign each SSID with different se
156. s no wireless stations can access the AP For example If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00 OA EB 00 07 BE be able to access the router The wireless station B with MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 5F not be able to access the router while all other wireless stations cannot access the router 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 Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already 4 Click the Add New button and enter the MAC address 00 OA 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 5 Click the Add New button and enter the MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 5F in the MAC Address field enter wireless station B in the Description field and select Disabled in the Status pull down list Click the Save button The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list 90 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le SOLU STA ESA IES mC LUI ID MAC Address Status Description Modify 1 00 0A EB 00 07 BE Enabled wireless station A Modify Delete 2 00 04 EB 00 07 5F Disabled Wireless station B Modify Delete Note 1 If you select the radio button Deny the
157. s L2TP connection please select L2TP Russia L2TP option Then you should enter the following parameters in Figure 5 11 WAN Connection Type LOTPRussia LATP e User Name username Connect Disconnected Dynamic IP Static IP Server IP Address Name IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Internet IP Address Internet DNS MTU Size in bytes The default is 1460 do not change unless necessary Connection Mode Connect on Demand Connect Automatically Connect Manually Max dle Time minutes 0 means remain active at all times Figure 5 11 WAN L2TP Russia L2TP gt User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive gt Dynamic IP Static IP Choose either one as you are given by your ISP Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately gt Connect on Demand You can configure the Device to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity Connect on Demand enables the Device to automatically re establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again If you wish to activate Connect on Demand check the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all time enter O in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minute
158. s dedicated to Outdoor wireless network solutions The TL WA7210N 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point will allow you to connect your network with other wireless devices wirelessly sharing Internet Access files and fun easily and securely The high power design will also help you build a more stable link or cover more area outdoors The TL WA7210N 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point provides 7 operation modes for multi user to access the Internet AP Client Router AP Router Access Point Multi SSID Repeater Range Extender Bridge with AP and Client In AP Client Router mode it works as a WISP CPE and can access the Internet wirelessly via your WISP In AP Router mode it can access the Internet via an ADSL Cable Modem while sharing data wirelessly With the most attentive wireless security the TL WA7210N 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point provides multiple protection measures lt can be set to turn off wireless network name SSID broadcast so that only stations that have the SSID can be connected The AP provides wireless LAN 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption security and WPA WPA2 and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK authentication as well as TKIP AES encryption security lt also supports VPN pass through for sensitive data secure transmission The TL WA7210N 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point complies with the IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 11g and IEEE 802 11b standards so that the data transmission rate is up to 150Mbps The w
159. s you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates gt Connect Automatically Connect automatically after the Device is disconnected To use this option check the radio button 78 TL WA7210N WZ eiar E Le oS Oleh STA ESA IE mC LUI gt Connect Manually You can configure the Device to make it connect or disconnect manually After a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time the Device will disconnect from your Internet connection and you will not be able to re establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again To use this option check the radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all time enter O in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested Note sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time because some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background Click the Save button to save your settings 6 If your ISP provides PPTP connection please select PPTP Russia PPTP option And you should enter the following parameters Figure 5 12 WAN Connection Type User Name Password Server IP Address Name IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Internet IP Address Internet DNS MTU Size in bytes Connection Mode Max Idle Time
160. se a e EE 113 SA IBAN WI GOTO eolica 114 dt AC ONO OU NG Sorento 114 A A A 114 Sto IS MAC Binding seee 115 cs a Fo os BNdNOS SUN meaner ea ce Ty ee eee 115 ca Fhe Bec A o Rr 116 Deli WOM a neal CR oO O O e ae 117 AS MOOIS sitet a cated a E oO OE e e 120 Saad TIME SEMI cda 121 IZ A NO oi 122 DAS Firmware Updlaldeaiana ici 123 SA Factory DetauliSiia e E 124 DATO BACKUPS RESIO pcia 124 AIO REDOO osion ea E EE s 125 SE PASSW siii ia lcd 125 STO OyO lOG A o O 126 A A A A 128 Append CA FAC isn 130 Appendix B Configuring the P Cosina arar LALA DEAR AAA AAA 134 Appendix C Specificato Sapa vic 138 Appendix D GIOS SONY ias 139 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le Package Contents The following items should be found in your package One TL WA7210N 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point One power Adapter for TL WA7210N 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point One Power Injector Mounting Kits Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for TL WA7210N 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point including e This User Guide VV VV WV eo Other helpful information Cf Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items are damaged or missing please contact your distributor TL WA7210N ILLA E Le SOLU STA ESA IES mC LUI Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview of the Product The TL WA7210N 2 4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point i
161. ss Reservation selecting DHCP gt Address Reservation will enable you to specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN so the PC will always obtain the same IP address each time when it accesses the AP Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings The screen below is used for address reservation shown in Figure 5 31 Address Reservation MAC Address Reserved IP Address Status Modity Figure 5 31 Address Reservation gt MAC Address Here displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address gt Reserved IP Address Here displays the IP address that the AP is reserved gt Status Here shows whether the entry is enabled or not gt Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To Reserve IP addresses 1 Click the Add New button in the page of Address Reservation the following page Figure 5 32 will display 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 want to add 3 Click the Save button after finish configuring Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry MAC Address Reserved IP Address 192 168 123 Status Enabled Figure 5 32 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify A Reserved IP address 1 Select the reserved address entry to your needs and click Modify If you wish to delete the entry click Delete 2 Click Save to
162. station s MAC addresses gt Selected SSID If Multi SSID is enabled you can choose one of the SSIDs from the pull down list Wireless MAC Filtering Selected SSID TP LINK 449003 Wireless MAC Filtering Disabled Filtering Rules Deny the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access O Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the listto access ID MAC Address Status Description Modify Add Mew MAC Address The wireless station s MAC address that you want to access Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled Description A simple description of the wireless station Y Y Y WV Modify Here you can modify or delete an existing rule To disable the Wireless MAC Address Filters feature keep the default setting Disable To set up an entry click Enable and follow these instructions First you must decide whether the specified wireless stations can or cannot access the AP If you desire that the specified wireless stations can access the AP please select the radio button Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access otherwise select the radio button Deny the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access 49 TL WA7210N Bete AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry clicking the Add New button and following these instructions The Add or Modify Wireless
163. sword for the Radius Server gt 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 WEP gt Type You can select one of following types e Automatic Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request e Open System Select 802 11 Open System authentication e Shared Key Select 802 11 Shared Key authentication gt 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 gt WEP Key settings 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 gt 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 e For 64 bit encryption You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F and null key is not permitted or 5 ASCII characters 88 TL WA7210N MALLA E EM STA TESSA IES mC LUI Le e For 128 bit encryption You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F and null key is n
164. t button to reboot the Device gt Some settings of the Device will take effect only after rebooting including Change the LAN IP Address system will reboot automatically Change the DHCP Settings 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 the factory defaults system will reboot automatically e Update the configuration with the file system will reboot automatically 4 9 10 Password Choose menu System Tools gt Password and then you can change the factory default user name and password of the Device in the next screen as shown in Figure 4 32 Password The username and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and must notinclude any spaces Old User Name Old Password New User Name New Password Contirm New Password Figure 4 32 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the AP All users who try to access the AP s web based utility will be prompted for the AP 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 64 TL WA7210N WZ eiar ELO Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI 4 9 11 System log Choose men
165. t to enter the Target Settings page Add a new entry with the Target Description as Target_1 and Domain Name as www google com Click the submenu Schedule of Access Control on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page Add a new entry with the Schedule Description as Schedule _1 Day as Sat and Sun Start Time as 1800 and Stop Time as 2000 Click Add New button to add a new rule as follows 108 TL WA7210N WZ te aya Eyl Le oS Oleh STA TESSA IES mC LUI e 1 In Rule Name field create a name for the rule Note that this name should be unique for example Rule_1 2 In Host field select Host_1 3 In Target field select Target_1 4 In Schedule field select Schedule_1 5 In Action field select Allow 6 In Status field select Enable 7 Click Save to complete the settings 7 Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page and see the following list ID Rule Name Target Schedule Status Modify 1 Rule_i Target 1 Schedule 1 Edit Delete Setup Wizard Add Mew Enable All Disable All Delete All Current Mo Page Figure 5 49 Access Control List Click the Add New button to add a new host list entry Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page Click the Previous button return to the
166. te All button to delete all the entries in the table Click the Next button to go to the next page Click the Previous button return to the previous page 5 12 3 Target Choose menu Access Control gt Target and then you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 5 52 The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule Target Settings D Target Description information Modify 1 Target_1 nan Google com Edit Delete Add Mew Delete All Current Mo Page Figure 5 52 Target Settings gt Target Description Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique Information The target can be IP address port or domain name Modify To modify or delete an existing entry gt For example If you desire to restrict the Internet activities of host with MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 AA in the LAN to access www google com only you should first follow the settings below 1 Click Add New button to enter Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page 2 In Mode field select Domain Name from the drop down list 3 In Target Description field create a unique description for the target for example Target_1 110 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI 4 In Domain Name field enter www google com 5 Click Save to complete the settings 6 Go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list D Target Description Information Modify 1 Tardg
167. teway should be in the same subnet as your IP address fe Note 1 If you change the IP Address of LAN you must use the new IP Address to login the Router 2 Ifthe new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will not take effect until they are re configured 3 Ifthe new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will change accordingly at the same time 4 The device will reboot automatically after you click the Save button 4 7 Wireless The Wireless option improving functionality and performance for wireless network can help you to make the AP an ideal solution for your wireless network Here you can create a wireless local area network just through a few settings Basic Settings is used for the configuration of some basic parameters of the AP Wireless Mode allows you to select the mode that AP works on Security Settings provides three different security types to secure your data and thus provide greater security for your wireless network MAC filtering allows you to control the access of wireless stations to the AP Wireless Statistics shows you the statistics of current connected Wireless stations Distance Setting is used to adjust the wireless range in outdoor conditions Antenna Alignment shows how remote AP s signal strength changes while changing the antenna s direction Throughput Monitor helps to watch wireless throughput information Wireless
168. th Control C Line Type ADSL Other Egress Bandwidth 512 Ingress Bandwidth 2048 Figure 5 61 Bandwidth Control Settings gt Enable Bandwidth Control If enabled the Bandwidth Control rules will take effect gt Egress Bandwidth The upload speed through the WAN port gt Ingress Bandwidth The download speed through the WAN port 9 14 2 Rules List Choose menu Bandwidth Control gt Rules List and then you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below Bandwidth Control Rules List Egress Bandwidthikbpsi Ingress Bandwidthikbps ID Description Enable Modify hin hax hin blax 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 2321 1000 4000 Modify Delete Add New Delete All Now is the 1 page Figure 5 62 Bandwidth Control Rules List gt ID The sequence of entry 114 TL WA7210N Bete la VAR Le oS Oleh STA ESTAN IES mC LUI gt Description The information of description include address range the port range and protocol of transport layer gt Egress Bandwidth The max upload speed which through the WAN port The default number is 0 gt Ingress Bandwidth The max download speed which through the WAN port The default number is 0 gt Enable Rule status which shows whether the rule takes effect Modify Choose to modify or delete an existing entry 5 15 IP amp MAC Binding ARP Binding is useful for controlling access of specific computers in the LAN This page
169. th grounding must be used in compliance with this products warranty Installers must abide by local rules and regulations in terms of legal frequency channels and output power requirements The End User accepts responsibility far maintaining the productin accordance with these rules and regulations For further information please visit waywtp link corm Cancel Note Dialog Note Ensure you select a correct country to comply with local laws Incorrect settings may cause interference 36 2 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh SA TESSA IES mC LUI Transmission Power The available options of transmission power are determined by the region selected Wireless Security Mode This option should be chosen according to the AP s security configuration It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP s security type E WPA WPA2 PSK Select WPA based on pre shared passphrase m WEP Select WEP based on none pre shared passphrase No Security The wireless security function is disabled The wireless stations will be able to connect the Device without encryption Auth Type This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP Key Format This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP It indicates the format of the WEP key WEP Index This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP It indicates the index of the WEP key Wireless P
170. the Device will automatically send the log to specified mailbox Every few hours such as 2 hours the Device will automatically send the log to specified mailbox Y V V V Y gt Log Type By selecting the log type only logs of this type will be shown Log Level By selecting the log level only logs of this level will be shown Refresh Refresh the page to show the latest log list Save Log Click to save all the logs in a txt file Mail Log Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings The result will be shown in the later log soon Clear Log All the logs will be deleted from the Device permanently not just from the page Click the Next button to go to the next page Click the Previous button return to the previous page 4 9 12 Statistics Choose menu System Tools gt Statistics and then you can view the statistics of the Device including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval Statistics Current Statistics Status Disabled Packets Statistics Intervali 5 60 10 Seconds Auto refresh Sorted Rules Sorted by Current Bytes Reset All Delete All Total Current IF Address Modif MAC Address Fackets Bytes Packets Bytes IMP Tx UCF Tx SYN Tx The currentlistis empty entries per page Current Mo page Figure 4 35 Statistics The Statistics page shows the network traffic of each PC on the L
171. the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www comexe cn the page will appear as shown in Figure 5 68 117 TL WA7210N WZ eiar AME Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI e service Provider Comexe www comexe co Goto register Domain Name Domain Name Domain Name Domain Name Domain Name User Name Username C Enable DONS Connection Status DONS not launching Figure 5 68 Comexe cn DDNS Settings gt To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the Domain Names your dynamic DNS service provider gave 2 Enter the User Name for your DDNS account 3 Enter the Password for your DDNS account 4 Click the Login button to login the DDNS service gt Connection Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Click Logout to logout the DDNS service Note If you want to login again with another account after a successful login please click the Logout button then input your new username and password and click the Login button 2 Ifthe dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www dyndns org the page will appear as shown in Figure 5 69 118 TL WA7210N BALA E Le oS Oleh TA ESA IES mC LUI Service Provider Dyndns Cs dyndns org 1 Goto register User Name Username Password Enable DONS Connection Status DDOMS not launching Figure 5 69 Dyndns org DDNS Settings gt To set up for DDNS follow these instructions 1 Enter the
172. the radio button to select one diagnostic tool Ping This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity reachability and name resolution to a given host or gateway e Traceroute This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection Note You can use ping traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name If pinging tracerouting the IP address is successful but pinging tracerouting 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 gt IP Address Domain Name Enter the IP Address or Domain Name 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 Time to wait for a response in milliseconds The default is 800 Vv V Y WV 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 as shown in Figure 4 25 displays the result of diagnosis If the result is similar to the following screen the connectivity of the Internet is fine 60 TL WA7210N WZ ce ay AME Le oS Oleh STA ESA IE mC LUI Diagnostic Results Pinging 202 1
173. ther the entry is enabled or not gt Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To Reserve IP addresses 1 Click the Add New button in the page of Address Reservation the following page Figure 4 20 will display 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 want to add 3 Click the Save button after finish configuring Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry MAC Address Reserved IP Address 19 1688 1 23 Status Enabled Figure 4 20 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify A Reserved IP address 1 Select the reserved address entry to your needs and click Modify If you wish to delete the entry click Delete 2 Click Save to keep your changes To delete all Reserved IP addresses Click Clear All 96 TL WA7210N WZ eiar Elo Oleh STA ESTA IES mC LUI Le Click Next to go to the next page and Click Previous to return the previous page Cf Note The changes won t take effect until the device reboots 4 9 System Tools System Tools option helps you to optimize the configuration of your device You can upgrade the AP to the latest version of firmware as well as backup or restore the AP s configuration files Ping Watch Dog can help to continuously monitor a particular connection to a remote host Speed Test helps to test the connection speed to and from any reachable IP address on current
174. tion if you want to have remote control through SNMPv1 v2 agent with MIB II Choose Disable to close this function SysContact The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node SysName An administratively assigned name for this managed node SysLocation The physical location of this node Cf 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 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 Get Source Get source defines the IP address or subnet for management systems that can read information from this get community device 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 Set Source Set source defines the IP address or subnet for management systems that can control this set community device fF 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 th
175. to WISP the Wireless port works as a WAN port at AP Client Router mode The Ethernet port acts as a LAN port AP Router In this mode the device enables multi users to share Internet via ADSL Cable Modem The wireless port share the same IP to ISP through Ethernet WAN port The Wireless port acts the same as a LAN port while at AP Router mode Access Point In this mode the device can be connected to a wired network and transform the wired access into wireless that multiple devices can share together especially for a home office or hotel where only wired network is available Multi SSID In this mode the device can create up to 4 wireless networks labeled with different SSIDs and assign each SSID with different security or VLAN especially for the situation when the various access policies and functions are required Repeater Range Extender In this mode the device can copy and reinforce the existing wireless signal to extend the coverage of the signal especially for a large space to eliminate signal blind corners Bridge with AP In this mode the device can be used to combine multiple local networks together to the same one via wireless connections especially for a home or office where separated networks can t be connected easily together with a cable Client In this mode the device can be connected to another device via Ethernet port and act as an adaptor to grant your wired devices access to a wireless network especially fo
176. ttings Client Router WISP Station Setting ireless Name of WISP Station falso called SSID MAC Address of WISP Station Example 00 10 0F 11 22 33 Survey Key type Secure WyEPY Auth Type open Key Format ASCII WEP Index Password Local Wireless AP Setting Local Wireless Name TP LINK 211010 falso called SSID Region Warning Transmission Power Enable Wireless Radio Enable SSID Broadcast Disable Local Wireless Access Figure 5 17 Wireless Settings in AP Client Router mode Wireless Name of WISP Station The SSID of the AP your Device is going to connect to as a client You can also use the search function to select a SSID to join MAC Address of WISP Station The BSSID of the AP your Device is going to connect to as a client You can also use the search function to select a BSSID to join Survey Click this button you can search the AP which runs in the current channel Key type This option should be chosen according to the AP s security configuration It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP s security type Auth Type This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP ASCII or WEP HEX lt indicates the authorization type of the Root AP WEP Index This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP ASCII or WEP HEX It indicates the index of the WEP key Password lf the AP your Device is going to connect needs password you need to fill the password in this blank
177. type o Wireless Password If the AP your Device is going to connect needs password you need to fill the password in this blank gt Static IP In this type you should manually fill in the IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway and DNS IP address which are specified by your ISP 1 If you choose Static IP in Figure 3 8 and then click Next Figure 3 11 will appear Quick Setup Static IP IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS Figure 3 11 Static IP IP Address This is WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet including your ISP Enter the IP address into the field e Subnet Mask It is used for the WAN IP address which is usually 255 255 255 0 eo Default Gateway Enter the default gateway in the blank if required o Primary DNS Enter the DNS IP address in the blank if required e Secondary DNS If your WISP provides another DNS IP address enter it in this field Note The IP parameters should have been provided by your WISP 2 After you have entered the above necessary parameters and then click Next the wireless setting page as shown in Figure 3 10 will then appear 2 Click Survey in Figure 3 10 to scan the wireless networks then the AP List page will pop up as shown in choose the target one click Connect You will then return to the previous page If the AP your Device is going to connect needs password you need to fill the password Click Next
178. u shown as Figure 4 16 DHCP Settings DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation Clicking any of them will enable you to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below DHCP Clients List Address Reservation Figure 4 16 The DHCP menu 4 8 1 DHCP Settings Selecting DHCP gt DHCP Settings will enable you to set up the AP as a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server which 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 as Figure 4 17 DHCP Settings DHCP Server Disable Enable Start IP Address 192 168 1 190 End IP Address 192 168 1 199 Address Lease Time minutes 1 2880 minutes the default value is 120 Default Gateway 00 00 ptional Default Domain ptional Primary DNS gqooo0 ptional Secondary DNS 0000 W ptional Figure 4 17 DHCP Settings 54 TL WA7210N WZ ce aA Ey Le SOLU STA ESTAN IE mC LUI gt DHCP Server Selecting the radio button before Disable Enable will disable enable the DHCP server on your AP The default setting is Disable If you disable the Server you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer gt Start IP Address This field specifies the first address in the IP Address pool 192 168 0 100 is the default start IP address gt End IP Address
179. u System Tools gt System Log and then you can view the logs of the Device System Log Auto Mail Feature Disabled Mail Settings Index Time Type Level Log Content 1 stday 00 00 07 OTHER INFO System started Time 1970 01 01 0 31 51 1912s H Wer WA7210N v2 00000000 S Ver 3 16 1 Build 121210 Rel 59844n L 192 168 1 254 M 255 255 255 0 Wi DHCP W 0 0 0 0 M 0 0 0 0 G 0 0 0 0 Mail Log Clear Log Current Mo Page Figure 4 33 System Log gt Auto Mail Feature Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not gt Mail Settings Set the receiving and sending mailbox address server address validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature Mail Account Settings SMTP Server C Authentication Enable Auto Mail Feature Everday mail the log at 18 i o Mail the log every 4B hours Figure 4 34 Mail Account Settings From Your mail box address To Recipient s address SMTP Server Your SMTP server Y YV V WV Authentication Most SMTP Server requires Authentication 65 gt gt gt TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE Le oS Oleh STA ESA IES mC LUI Le fF Note Only when you select Authentication do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields User Name Your mail account name Password Your mail account password Auto Mail Feature will help you monitor how your Device is running Everyday at specified time
180. u don t need to do anything with the router 2 If you start as a response you need to configure Virtual Server or DMZ Host 3 How to configure Virtual Server Login to the router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click Virtual Servers submenu On the Virtual Server page click Add New then on the Add or Modify a Virtual Server page enter 1720 into the blank behind the Service Port and your IP address behind the IP Address assuming 192 168 0 169 for an example remember to Enable and Save Virtual Servers ID Service Port internal Port IP Address Protocol Status Modify Add Mew Figure A 4 Virtual Servers Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Serice Port 1720 CARA DE ASI Internal Port s Only valid for single Service Port or leave a blank IP Address 192 160 0 163 Protocol ALL we Status Enabled i 4 Common Service Port Select ne Figure A 5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 131 TL WA7210N BALL a VAR Le ok Oleh STA ESA IE mC LUI cf Note Your opposite side should call your WAN IP which is displayed on the Status page 4 How to enable DMZ Host Login to the router click the Forwarding menu on the left of your browser and click DMZ submenu On the DMZ page click Enable radio and type your IP address into the DMZ Host IP Address field using 192 168 0 169 as an example remember to click the
181. urity Disable Security WPA WPA2 Personal Recommended Version Encryption Password Group Key Update Period WPA WPA2 Enterprise Version Encryption Radius Server IP Radius Port Radius Password Group Key Update Period Type WEP Key Format Key Selected Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Key 4 Automatic Recommended Automatic Recommended v You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 or Hexadecimal characters between 8 and 64 0 Seconds Keep it default if you are not sure minimum is 30 0 means no update Automatic Automatic 1812 1 65535 O stands for default port 1812 Gn second minimum is 30 0 means no update Automatic Y Hexadecimal Y WEP Key Password Key Type Disabled vw Disabled v Disabled vw Disabled We do not recommend using the WEP encryption ifthe device operates in 802 11n mode due to the fact that WEP is not supported by 802 11n specification Figure 5 20 Wireless Security gt Disable Security The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled If disabled the wireless stations will be able to connect the device without encryption It is recommended strongly that you choose one of following options to enable security gt WPA WPA2 Personal Select WPA based on Radius Server gt WPA WPA2 Enterprise S
182. ut information in the following screen shown in Figure 5 26 Throughput Monitor Rate Mbps Fun Time 4 s Ea a 9 E 3 6 5 A 3 2 1 O O okies Geese Curent Max Min Average Transmit Olvibps 0 2782NIbps 0Mbps 0 0535MMbps Recewen 0 0005IvIbps 1 2066 Ivbps OlvIbps 0 4007Mbps Figure 5 26 Wireless Throughput Rate The Throughput unit Run Time How long this function is running Transmit Wireless transmit rate information Y VV WV Receive Wireless receive rate information Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor Click the Stop button to stop wireless throughput monitor 5 7 8 Wireless Statistics selecting Wireless gt Wireless Statistics will allow you to see the wireless transmission information in the following screen shown in Figure 5 27 Wireless Statistics Current Connected Wireless Stations numbers 1 MAC Address Current Status Received Packets Sent Packets 00 25 86 B8 F3 7B WPA2 Personal 184 3 Figure 5 27 The router attached wireless stations gt MAC Address The connected wireless station s MAC address gt Current Status The connected wireless station s running status one of STA AUTH STA ASSOC AP UP WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK 93 TL WA7210N BALL a VAR Le SO ei STA ESA IES mC LUI gt Received Packets Packets received by the station gt Sent Packets Packets sent by the station You cannot change any of the values on this page To update t
183. varies significantly based on the physical placement of the Device For best results place your Device Near the center of the area in which your wireless stations will operate In an elevated location such as a high shelf Away from the potential sources of interference such as PCs microwaves and cordless phones With the Antenna in the upright position Away from large metal surfaces Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the Device 2 The AP List page will appear shown as Figure 3 33 Find the BSSID the same as the MAC address of the remote AP that you want to bridge and then click Connect on the right side of the line 4 AP List AP Count 11 C EN O CN OOOO 7 Figure 3 33 AP List You will then return to the Wireless page as shown in Figure 3 32 The security mode will be selected automatically please confirm it and enter the same password as is on your router or access point then click Next Create a name for the Local Wireless Network The security settings for the local network will be set the same as your root AP by default Click Next Quick Setup Local Wireless AP Setting Local Wireless Name TP LINK 211010 falso called SSID Lise the same security settings for the local wireless network as the root AF Figure 3 34 Local Wireless AP Setting The Network Setting page will appear then It is recommended that
184. verrun the device will restart automatically Be sure to click the Submit button to make your settings in operation 4 9 5 Speed Test Selecting System gt Speed Test allows you to test the connection speed to and from any reachable IP address on current network on the page as shown in Figure 4 27 The speed test is especially used when you are building wireless network between devices which are far away from 61 TL WA7210N Bete Eo Oleh STA EAN IES mC LUI each other It should be used for the preliminary throughput estimation between two network devices The estimation is rough You can input the remote device s administrator Username and Password under Advance options to get a precise estimation if the remote device is TL WA7210N too Simple Network Speed Test Utility Destination IP 192 168 1 106 Test Results Transmit 82 25 Mbps Recelve 82 25 Mbps Figure 4 27 Speed Test gt Destination IP The Remote device s IP address gt Transmit Estimate the outgoing throughput Tx gt Receive Estimate the ingoing throughput Rx Be sure to click the Run Test button to start a new test after you filled enough information You can also stop a running test by click Stop Test button at any time 4 9 6 Firmware Upgrade Choose menu System Tools gt Firmware Upgrade and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the Device on the following screen Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version 3 16 1 Build 1212
185. viders with networks built around wireless networking The technology used ranges from commonplace Wi Fi mesh networking or proprietary equipment designed to operate over open 900MAHz 2 4GHZ 4 9 5 2 5 4 and 5 8GHz bands or licensed frequencies in the UHF or MMDS bands 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 140
186. wer Adapter into the DC jack on the Power Injector and the other end in electrical wall socket Power on the PC s and notebook s 2 3 2 AP Router Mode AP Router Figure 2 2 Hardware Installation of the TL WA7210N in AP Router mode Connect the LAN port of TL WA7210N to the POE port of the Power Injector with an Ethernet cable 2 Connect the DSL Cable Modem to the LAN port of the Power Injector with an Ethernet cable 3 Plug one end of the Power Adapter into the DC jack on the Power Injector and the other end in electrical wall socket 4 Power on the PC s and other connected devices such as the ADSL modem fe Note In this mode the LAN port of the Power Injector connected to the LAN port of the Device works as the WAN port TL WA7210N WZ eiar AE EM STA ESA IE mC LUI 2 3 3 Access Point This operation mode allows wireless stations to access 4 Access Point Figure 2 3 Hardware Installation of the TL WA7210N in Access Point mode Connect the LAN port of TL WA7210N to the POE port of the Power Injector with an Ethernet cable Connect the LAN port of the Power Injector to the wired network port with an Ethernet cable Plug one end of the Power Adapter into the DC jack on the Power Injector and the other end in the electrical wall socket Power on the notebook s and other connected devices such as the Wired Router 2 3 4 Multi SSID In this mode AP
187. y Installers must abide by local rules and regulations in terms of legal frequency channels and output power requirements The End User accepts responsibility for maintaining the productin accordance with these rules and regulations For further information please visit waywtp lin k corr Cancel Note Dialog Note Ensure you select a correct country to comply with local laws Incorrect settings may cause interference Transmission Power The available options of transmission power are determined by the region selected Wireless Security Mode You can select one of the following security options E WPA WPA2 PSK Select WPA based on pre shared passphrase m WEP Select WEP based on none pre shared passphrase No Security The wireless security function is disabled The wireless stations will be able to connect the Device without encryption Auth Type This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP Key Format This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP It indicates the format of the WEP key WEP Index This option should be chosen if the Security Mode is WEP It indicates the index of the WEP key Wireless Password If the AP your Device is going to connect needs password you need to fill the password in this blank fF Note The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement
188. y or Delete button in the modify column in the MAC Address Filtering Table 4 Enter the value as desired in the Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry page and click the Save button You can click the Enable All button to make all the Entries enabled click the Disable All button to make all the Entries disabled click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page Note If you enable the function and select the Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules and there are not any enable entries in the list thus no wireless stations can access the AP For example If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00 OA EB 00 07 BE be able to access the router The wireless station B with MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 5F not be able to access the router while all other wireless stations cannot access the router 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 Allow the stations 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 OA EB 00 07 BE in the MAC Address field enter wireless station A

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