TP-Link TL-WA7210N User Manual

7106503999 REV1.0.0

Quick Installation Guide

2.4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point

MODEL NO. TL-WA7210N

Package Contents

TL-WA7210N

QIG

Passive PoE Injector

Power Adapter

Resource CD

Ethernet Cable

2.4GHz 150Mbps Outdoor Wireless Access Point

TL-WA7210N

TL-WA7210N is used for remote point-to-point and point-to-multipoint

applications. It makes remote Internet share possible.

The typical connection for TL-WA7210N is shown as above. Please make
sure that the two CPEs are placed face to face, otherwise, the wireless signal
strength might be weak. The gures shown below are a few examples, and
only the rst one is correct.

If you are using an external antenna to connect, please refer to Appendix 1.

Typical Network

Conguring the Device

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1

Open your web browser, type in http://192.168.0.254 in the address eld
and press Enter．

2

A dialog box will prompt you for the User name and Password. Enter the
default values (both are admin) and click OK.

1. If the dialog box does not pop up, please refer to T3 in the Appendix 2:
Troubleshooting. Also, T2 will give you some help if you forget the
password.

2. If the device has been restored, the Welcome page will appear, please
read the TERMS OF USE carefully. Then select I agree to these terms of
use and click Login to continue.

3

The web management page will display after your successful login. Click Quick
Setup in the main menu．

4

Then the page below will appear. Click Next．

5

Select the Operation Mode Type according to your needs. Click Next.

a) If you want to set up a point-to-point connection with TL-WA7210N, please

skip to Conguration for Point-to-Point Connection. In this part, you will
learn about the conguration for Access Point and Client mode.

b) If you want to set the CPE to the Bridge with AP mode, please skip to

Conguration for Bridge with AP.

(To be continued...)

Conguring the Computer

2

Assign a static IP address 192.168.0.100 for your computer rst before logging in
the management page. Here we take the procedures in Windows 7 for example.

1

Go to Start > Settings > Control
Panel, and then you will see the
following page. Click View
network status and tasks.

2

Click Change adapter settings.

3

Right-click Local Area Connec­tion, then click Properties.

4

Double-click Internet Protocol
Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).

5

Select Use the following IP
address, enter 192.168.0.100 into

the IP address eld and

255.255.255.0 into the Subnet
mask eld．

For conguration for other modes of TL-WA7210N, please refer to the
User Guide in the resouce CD.

Point-to-Multipoint Application

AP

Client 2

Client 3

Client 1

Point-to-Point Application

Client

AP

Connecting the Device

1

Please use only wired network connection to congure the AP.

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2

3

Locate a suitable mounting site for your CPE. To achieve the best performance
of the devices, please select an elevated location where trees, buildings and
large steel structures will not obstruct the antenna signals and which oers
maximum line-of-sight propagation for the devices.

Adjust the direction of your CPE for a best signal. Place the straps through the
slots on the back of the CPE and then around the pole. Tighten the straps.

TL-WA7210N

Power Adapter

PoE

Computer

Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the PoE port of the provided PoE and
the other end of the Ethernet cable to the LAN port of the CPE. Then, connect
the LAN port of the PoE to a PC using another Ethernet cable. Finally, plug the
provided power adapter into the DC jack on the PoE, and the other end to a
standard electrical wall socket.

4

The connection will be similar to the gure below after the above steps are
nished.

5

Turn on all your network devices and then check to see if the LEDs on the AP
display normally as the diagram below describes.

If the LEDs display abnormally, please check to see if all the cable
connectors (power adapter and Ethernet cable) are well connected to
your devices.

Solid light

Solid light

Solid light or ashing

OUTDOOR

INDOOR

CPE

Power Cable

Main Electrical Supply

PoE Injector

To Switch or PC

CAT5 FTP Cable Ethernet + DC Power

6

Click OK to save the congura­tions for your computer.

6

If you use two CPEs to build the network, please make sure that the two CPEs
are placed face to face. Please refer to the Antenna Alignment to get the
optimum signal.

Mounting Kits

Please recongure your computer after successfully conguring the CPE.
Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server
address automatically in step 5, then click OK.

Conguring the Device

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(continued)

Conguration for Point-to-Point Connection

Two devices are needed for this application.

After successfully logging in, congure the other TL-WA7210N according to The
Client Setting.

Conguration for Bridge with AP

After basic conguration of operation mode, click Wireless > Antenna
Alignment, you can change your CPE’s direction according to the parameters
shown in this page to get a better signal strength.

Appendix 1: External Antenna Installation

If you have an external antenna with the RP-SMA(female) port, you could
connect it to the RP-SMA port of your CPE directly.

If you don’t have any external antennas, you are recommended to use TP-LINK
products for outdoor solution. You could choose TL-ANT2424B (external
antenna), TL-ANT24SP (Surge Protector), and TL-ANT200PT (Pigtail Cable) to
connect as the following steps:

TL-ANT200PT

TL-ANT24SP

TL-ANT2424B

1

Connect one side of the TL-ANT24SP to the RP-SMA port of your CPE

through the TL-ANT200PT.

2

Connect the other side of the TL-ANT24SP to the TL-ANT2424B.

External Antenna Connection Congure the External Antenna

You will need to assign your computer a Static IP address within the same
range as the AP’s IP address. See the Appendix 2: Troubleshooting - T3 if you
need assistance.

1

Open your web browser, type in http://192.168.0.254 in the address eld and
press Enter．

2

A dialog box will prompt you for the User name and Password. Enter the default
values (both are admin) and click OK.

3

Congure the External Antenna. Click Wireless >Wireless Advanced, select
External Antenna, then click Save.

Appendix 2: Troubleshooting

T1. How do I restore my AP’s conguration to its factory default settings?

With the AP powered on, press and hold the RESET button for about 8 seconds before
releasing it.

T2. What can I do if I forget my password?

Once the AP is reset, the current conguration settings will be lost and you
will need to recongure the router.

1) Restore the AP’s conguration to its factory default settings. If you don’t know how
to do that, please refer to previous section T1;

2) Use the default user name and password: admin, admin;

3) Try to recongure your AP by following the instructions of this QIG.

T3. What can I do if I cannot access the web-based conguration page?

Restore the AP’s conguration to its factory default settings according to previous
section T1, then assign a static IP address 192.168.0.100 for your computer following
the steps below or referring to 2 Conguring the Computer.

For Windows 7 OS
Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel. Click View network status and tasks >
Change adapter settings, right-click Local Area Connection, select Properties and
then double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Select Use the following
IP address, enter 192.168.1.100 into the IP address eld, 255.255.255.0 into the
Subnet mask eld, select Use the following DNS server addresses, enter the DNS
server address provided by your ISP or network administrator. Click OK.

For Windows XP OS
Go to Start > Control Panel. Click Network and Internet Connections > Network
Connections, right-click Local Area Connection, select Properties and then

double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Select Use the following IP address, enter

192.168.1.100 into the IP address eld, 255.255.255.0 into the Subnet mask eld,
select Use the following DNS server addresses, enter the DNS server address
provided by your ISP or network administrator. Click OK.

LANGND RESET

The AP Setting The Client Setting

Select Access Point for the operation mode, then click Next.

Create an easy-to-remember name for your wireless network. Here we take
TP-LINK_211010 for example. Select Most Secure (WPA/WPA2-PSK)
mode and enter a wireless password below to prevent unauthorized access
to your AP. Click Next.

The Network Setting page will appear then. It is recommended that you keep the
default settings on this page. Click Next.

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2

3

Antenna Alignment

Please conrm the congurations you have set, then click Finish/Reboot button to
make all conguraions take eect. If anything is wrong, please go BACK to reset.

4

Select Client for the operation mode, then click Next.

Click Survey button to scan the wireless networks, and choose the SSID
(TP-LINK_211010) of the rst AP you have congured. Click Next.

Change LAN IP Address of the Client from 192.168.0.254 to 192.168.0.X (X can
be any number from 2 to 253) to avoid an IP conict with the root AP. Here we
take 192.168.0.2 for example. Click Next.

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2

3

Select Bridge with AP for the Operation Mode, then click Next.

Click Survey button to scan the wireless networks, choose the remote AP
that you want to combine with, enter the password of the remote network,
then click Next.

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2

4

Please conrm the congurations you have set, then click Finish/Reboot button to
make all conguraions take eect. If anything is wrong, please go BACK to reset.

5

Create a name for the Local Wireless Network. The security settings for the local
network will be set the same as the remote AP by default. Click Next.

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Please conrm the congurations you have set, then click Finish/Reboot button
to make all conguraions take eect. If anything is wrong, please go BACK to reset.

4

The Network Setting page will appear then. Check the Lan IP Address of the device
to make sure that there’s no IP conict in the network and click Next to continue.