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TP-Link TL-WPA8631P User Manual

User Guide
AV1300 Gigabit Pass-through Powerline ac Wi-Fi Extender
TL-WPA8631P/TL-WPA8635P
REV3.0.0 1910012726
Contents
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Chapter 1. Get to Know Your Powerline Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
1. 1. Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1. 2. Product Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1. 2. 1. LED Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1. 2. 2. Physical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. 1. To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2. 2. To Extend the Existing Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3. 1. Management Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3. 1. 1. Log In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3. 1. 2. Change the Login Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3. 2. Manage Powerline Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3. 2. 1. Add a New Device to the Powerline Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3. 2. 2. Change Powerline Network Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3. 3. Wi-Fi Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. 4. Wi-Fi Clone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. 5. Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3. 5. 1. Customize Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3. 5. 2. Wireless Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3. 6. LED Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3. 7. Schedule Your Wireless Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3. 8. Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3. 9. Guest Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3. 10. MAC Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3. 11. Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3. 11. 1. LAN IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3. 11. 2. Set Up System Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3. 11. 3. Upgrade the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3. 11. 4. Backup and Restore Conguration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3. 11. 5. System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 4. OneMeshTM with Seamless Roaming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4. 1. What‘s a OneMeshTM Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
TM
Unied OneMesh
4. 2. How to Set Up a OneMesh
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
TM
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

About This Guide

This guide is a complement to Quick Installation Guide. The Quick Installation Guide provides instructions for quick internet setup, while this guide contains details of each function and demonstrates how to configure them in typical scenarios.
Features available in the powerline may vary by model and software version. Powerline availability may also vary by region or ISP. All images, steps, and descriptions in this guide are only examples and may not reflect your actual experience.
Conventions
In this guide the following conventions are used:
Convention
Powerline extender Stands for AV1300 Powerline ac Wi-Fi Extender without any explanation.
Teal Underlined
Teal
>
Note:
Tips:
Symbols on the
web page
Hyperlinks are in teal and underlined. You can click to redirect to a website or a specific section.
Key information appears in teal, including management page text such as menus, items, buttons and so on.
The menu structures to show the path to load the corresponding page. For example, Wireless > MAC Filter means the MAC Filter function page is under the Wireless menu.
Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the device.
Indicates important information that helps you make better use of your device.
click to edit the corresponding entry.
•
•
click to delete the corresponding entry.
•
click to enable or disable the corresponding entry.
Description
*Compatible with all HomePlug AV and AV2 Standard Powerline adapters. This product may not be compatible with routers or gateways with firmware that has been altered, is based on open source programs, or are non-standard or outdated.
*Maximum wireless signal rates are the physical rates derived from IEEE Standard
802.11 specifications. Actual wireless data throughput and wireless coverage are not guaranteed and will vary as a result of 1) environmental factors, including building materials, physical objects, and obstacles, 2) network conditions, including local interference, volume and density of traffic, product location, network complexity, and network overhead, and 3) client limitations, including rated performance, location, connection, quality, and client condition.
*Maximum Powerline signal rates are the physical rates derived from HomeplugAV/ AV2 specifications. Actual Powerline data throughput and Powerline range are not
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guaranteed and will vary as a result of network conditions and environmental factors, including electrical interference, volume of traffic and network overhead, AFCI circuit breaker, and Powerline being located in a separate circuit.
More Info
• The latest software, management app and utility are available from the Download
Center at https://www.tp-link.com/support/download.
• The Quick Installation Guide (QIG) can be found where you find this guide or inside the package of the powerline extender.
• Specifications can be found on the product page at https://www.tp-link.com.
• TP-Link Community is provided for you to share knowledge and discuss our products at https://community.tp-link.com/.
• Our Technical Support contact information can be found at the Contact Technical
Support page at https://www.tp-link.com/support.
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Chapter 1

Get to Know Your Powerline Extender

This chapter introduces what the powerline extender can do and describes its main features and appearance.
It contains the following sections:
• Product Overview
• Product Appearance
Chapter 1
Get to Know Your Powerline Extender

1. 1. Product Overview

TP-Link’s Powerline Wi-Fi Extender is a combined wired/wireless network expansion device. With the help of your home’s existing electrical circuitry, it can extend your Wi-Fi to wherever you want in your house.
With Ethernet ports and built-in antennas, the powerline Wi-Fi extender provides wired and wireless access for multiple computers and mobile devices.
With various features and functions, the powerline Wi-Fi extender is the perfect choice for your home or business network.

1. 2. Product Appearance

Your powerline extender may differ in appearance slightly from that depicted because of the region and product version.
Note: The European version is used for demonstration in this User Guide.

1. 2. 1. LED Legend

LEDs indicate the powerline extender’s working status. For more details, please refer to the following table.
Name Status Indication
On/Off Power is on/off.
Power
Powerline
Blinking Pairing is in progress.
On
Off
The powerline extender is connected to the powerline network and is in a suitable location.
The powerline extender is not connected to the powerline network.
Ethernet
On
Off No LAN port is connected to a powered-on device.
At least one LAN port is connected to a powered-on device.
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Name Status Indication
On The 2.4GHz wireless band is enabled.
Get to Know Your Powerline Extender
2.4GHz Wireless
5GHz Wireless
Off The 2.4GHz wireless band is disabled.
Flashing
On The 5GHz wireless band is enabled.
Off The 5GHz wireless band is disabled.
Flashing

1. 2. 2. Physical Interface

The powerline extender is cloning 2.4GHz wireless network settings from the main router.
The powerline extender is cloning 5GHz wireless network settings from the main router.
Integrated Electrical Socket
Wi-Fi Button
Pair Button
LED Button
Reset Button
Ethernet Ports
Integrated Electrical Socket
Used as a pass-through AC outlet to power other devices. Its built-in noise filter also reduces some electrical noise that may interfere with powerline performance.
Wi-Fi Button
Press and hold the button for 1 second to begin or stop copying Wi-Fi settings from the
router. Go to Wi-Fi Clone for more information.
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Press and hold the button for at least 5 seconds to turn the wireless function on or off. The wireless function is on by default.
Pair Button
Press and hold the button for 1 second on two powerline devices within two minutes to join a powerline network . Go to To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network for more information.
Ethernet Port
Connect the Ethernet ports to your wired devices, such as a computer, a router or a game console, via Ethernet cables.
LED Button
Press and hold the button for 1 second to turn all LEDs on or off. All LEDs are on by
default. If you don’t feel like being bothered by the LED light at night, press and hold
the button for 1 second to turn all LEDs off. The next morning, just press and hold the
button again to turn them on.
Reset
Press and hold the Reset button for at least 5 seconds to reset the powerline extender to factory default settings.
Note:
1. Use the product in below directions.
2. Plug the product directly into a wall socket instead of a power strip.
Wall Outlet
Power Strip
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Chapter 2

Initial Use

This chapter guides you on how to use the powerline extender when you first open the package.
It contains the following sections:
• To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network
• To Extend the Existing Wireless Network
Chapter 2
Router
WAN LAN
Extender
TL-WPA8631P
Adapter TL-PA8010P
(For demonstration only)
Powerline
Ethernet Cable
Initial Use

2. 1. To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network

I want to:
Use the Powerline Wi-Fi Kit to set up a new secure wireless network in my house.
For example, I have a wireless router in my house, but the wireless signal cannot reach
every corner. So I bought a Powerline Wi-Fi Kit to extend the wireless network. The Powerline Wi-Fi Kit includes a powerline adapter and a powerline extender.
How can I do that?
Method 1: Plug and Play
1. Connect the powerline adapter to an available LAN port of the router.
2. Plug the powerline adapter into a wall socket.
3. Plug the powerline extender into a wall socket near the adapter. Wait until the
extender’s Powerline LED
turns solid on.
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4. Relocate the new extender to the Wi-Fi “dead” zone. Connect your devices to the
internet using the SSIDs (network name) and password printed on the label at the side of the extender.
SSID:TP-Link_XXXX SSID:TP-Link_XXXX_5G Wireless Password:XXXXXXXX
Done!
Now enjoy the internet with the SSIDs and password printed on the label!
Method 2: Pairing
1. Connect the powerline adapter to an available LAN port of the router.
2. Plug the powerline adapter into a wall socket.
3. Plug the powerline extender into a wall socket near the adapter.
4. Pair the powerline devices.
a . Press the Pair button of the powerline adapter for 1 second. The Power LED
should start blinking.
Note: If the Power LED does not blink, press the Pair button again.
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b . (Within two minutes) press the Pair button of the powerline extender for 1 second.
The Power LED should start blinking. When the extender’s Powerline LED on, the pairing process is done!
Blinking
On
Blinking
within 2 minutes
turns
Powerline Adapter
(For demonstration only)
Powerline Extender
TL-WPA8631P
5. Relocate the new extender to the Wi-Fi “dead” zone. Connect your devices to the
internet using the SSIDs (network name) and password printed on the label at the side of the extender.
SSID:TP-Link_XXXX SSID:TP-Link_XXXX_5G Wireless Password:XXXXXXXX
Done!
Now enjoy the internet with the SSIDs and password printed on the label!
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New Powerline Extender
TL-WPA8631P
Existing Powerline Device (For demonstration only)
Powerline
Initial Use

2. 2. To Extend the Existing Wireless Network

I want to:
Extend the existing wireless network by adding a new powerline extender into the existing powerline network.
For example, I already set up a wireless network using powerline devices, but the
wireless network is still not big enough to reach the top floor. So I bought a new powerline extender to extend the wireless network.
How can I do that?
1. Plug the new powerline extender into a wall socket near one of the existing powerline
extender.
2. Check the new extender’s Powerline LED . Is it on?
• If it is on, follow Step 4 > A.
• If it is off, follow Step 3 and Step 4 > B.
3. Join the new powerline extender into the existing powerline network by pairing two
powerline devices.
a . Press the Pair button on the existing powerline device for 1 second. The Power
LED should start blinking.
Note: If the Power LED does not blink, press again.
b . Within two minutes, press the Pair button on the new powerline extender for 1
second. The Power LED should start blinking. When the Powerline LED turns on, the pairing process is complete.
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Blinking
Initial Use
Blinking
Existing
Powerline Device
within 2 minutes
On
New Powerline Extender
TL-WPA8631P
4. Relocate the new extender to the Wi-Fi “dead” zone.
A . Use the SSIDs (network name) and password on the label at the side of the new
extender to connect to the internet.
B . Use the SSID (network name) and password of your existing wireless network to
connect.
Done!
Enjoy the internet through your extended network!
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