TP Link WA901NDV5 Users Manual

User Guide

450Mbps/300Mbps Wireless N Access Point TL-WA901ND/TL-WA801ND

REV3.0.0 1910011930

Contents

Chapter 1. About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Chapter 2. Get to Know About Your Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

1. 1. Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. 2. Panel Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. 2. 1.Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. 2. 2.The Back Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 3. Connect the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

2. 1. Position Your Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2. 2. Connect Your Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2. 2. 1.Access Point Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2. 2. 2.Repeater (Range Extender) Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2. 2. 3.Bridge with AP Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2. 2. 4.Client Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2. 2. 5.Multi-SSID Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chapter 4. Set Up Internet Connection Via Quick Setup Wizard. . . . . 11

3. 1. Log in to the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3. 2. Configure the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3. 2. 1.Access Point Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3. 2. 2.Repeater (Range Extender) Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3. 2. 3.Bridge with AP Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3. 2. 4.Client Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3. 2. 5.Multi-SSID Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 5. Configure the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4. 1. Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 4. 2. WPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 4. 3. Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4. 3. 1. LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4. 3. 2.DHCP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4. 3. 3.DHCP Client List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4. 4. Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4. 4. 1.Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4. 4. 2.Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 4. 4. 3.Wireless MAC Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 4. 4. 4.Wireless Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 4. 4. 5.Wireless Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 4. 4. 6.Throughput Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

4. 5. System Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 4. 5. 1.SNMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 4. 5. 2.Diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 4. 5. 3.Ping Watch Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 4. 5. 4.Firmware Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 4. 5. 5.Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 4. 5. 6.Backup & Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 4. 5. 7.Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 4. 5. 8.Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 4. 5. 9.System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

4. 6. Logout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Chapter 6. FAQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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.

When using this guide, please notice that features of the access point may vary slightly depending on the model and software version you have, and on your location, language, and Internet service provider. All screenshots, images, parameters and descriptions documented in this guide are used for demonstration only.

Conventions

In this guide the following conventions are used:

Convention	Description

Underlined words or phrases are hyperlinks. You can click to redirect to a website or a

Underlined

specific section.

Contents to be emphasized and texts on the web page are in teal, including the menus,

Teal

items, buttons and so on.

The menu structures to show the path to load the corresponding page. For example,

>Advanced > Wireless > MAC Filtering means the MAC Filtering function page is under the Wireless menu that is located in the Advanced tab.

Note:	Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the device.
Tips:	Indicates important information that helps you make better use of your device.

More Info

The latest software, management app and utility are available from the Download Center at www.tp-link.com/support.

The Quick Installation Guide can be found where you find this guide or inside the package of the access point.

Specifications can be found on the product page at http://www.tp-link.com.

A Technical Support Forum is provided for you to discuss our products at http://forum.tp-link.com.

Our Technical Support contact information can be found at the Contact Technical Support page at www.tp-link.com/support.

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Chapter 1

Get to Know About Your Access Point

This chapter introduces what the access point can do and shows its appearance.

It contains the following sections:

•Product Overview

•Panel Layout

Chapter 1

Get to Know About Your Access Point

1. 1. Product Overview

The TP-LINK Wireless N Access Point, with multiple operation modes, is designed to establish or expand a scalable high-speed wireless N network or to connect multiple Ethernet enabled devices such as game consoles, digital media adapters, printers, or network attached storage devices to a wireless network. The AP supports a host of dierent functions that makes your wireless networking experience more exible than ever before. Now, you can enjoy a better Internet experience when downloading, gaming, video streaming or with any other application that you may wish to use.

1. 2. Panel Layout

1. 2. 1. Top View

The access point’s LEDs (view from left to right) are located on the front panel. You can check the access point’s working status by following the LED Explanation table.

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LED Explanation

	Name	Status	Indication
		On	The device is on.
	(Power)	Flashing	The device is initializing or upgrading.
		Off	The device is off.
		On	The wireless function is working properly.
	(Wireless)
		Off	The wireless function is disabled.
		On	A device is connected to the Ethernet port.
	(Ethernet)
		Off	No device is connected to the Ethernet port.
		On	A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by WPS
			function.
		Off	The WPS function is disabled or a wireless device failed to be added to
	(WPS)		the network in 2 minutes after WPS function is enabled.
		Flashing	A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS function. This
			process will last in first 2 minutes.

1. 2. 2. The Back Panel

The following parts (view from left to right) are located on the rear panel.

Item	Description
ON/OFF	The switch for the power.

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	Item	Description
	Power	For connecting the access point to a power socket via the provided power adapter.
	Ethernet	One LAN 10/100Mbps RJ45 port connects to a network device, such as a switch or
		a router.
		Press and hold this button until SYS LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash to
		reset the access point to its factory default settings.
	WPS/RESET	If you have client devices, such as wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected
		Setup, then you can press this button to quickly establish a connection between the
		Access Point and client devices and automatically configure wireless security for
		your wireless network.
	Antennas	Used for wireless operation and data transmitting. Upright them for the best Wi-Fi
		performance.

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Chapter 2

Connect the Hardware

This chapter contains the following sections:

•Position Your Access Point

•Connect Your Access Point

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2. 1. Position Your Access Point

•The product should not be located where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat.

•Place the access point in a location where it can be connected to various devices as well as to a power source.

•Make sure the cables and power cord are safely placed out of the way so they do not create a tripping hazard.

•The access point can be placed on a shelf or desktop.

•Please keep away from the strong electromagnetic radiation and the device of electromagnetic sensitive.

2. 2. Connect Your Access Point

There are five operation modes supported by this access point: Access Point, Repeater, Bridge with AP, Client and Multi-SSID. Please determine which operation mode you need and carry out the corresponding steps.

2. 2. 1. Access Point Mode

Transforms your existing wired network to a wireless one. This mode is suitable for dorm rooms or homes where there’s already a wired router but you need a wireless hotspot.

Internet

TL-WA901ND’s SSID

Wired Router

B

D

C

A

1.Connect the AP device according to steps A to D in the diagram.

2.Turn on the power, wait until the Power ( ) and Wireless ( ) LEDs are lit and stable, and use the default SSID and Password printed on the product label to join the AP device’s Wi-Fi network.

Note:

You can enjoy the Internet surfing now. For your wireless network security, it is recommended to change the default SSID (network name) and the password of your Wi-Fi network. To do so, perform the following steps.

3.Launch a web browser and enter http://tplinkap.net. Then log in using admin (all lowercase) for both Username and Password.

4.Click Quick Setup, select Access Point mode and click Next. Follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the configuration.

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5. Now, reconnect your wireless devices to the new Wi-Fi network.

2. 2. 2. Repeater (Range Extender) Mode

Extends the range of an existing Wi-Fi network. This mode is suitable if you are in a Wi-Fi dead-zone or a place with weak wireless signal, and you want to have a greater effective range of the wireless signal throughout your home or office.

Internet	Host AP’s SSID	Host AP’s SSID

B A

1.Connect the AP device according to steps A and B in the diagram.

2.Turn on the power, wait until the Power ( ) and Wireless ( ) LEDs are lit and stable, and use the default SSID and Password printed on the product label to join the AP device’s Wi-Fi network.

3.Launch a web browser and enter http://tplinkap.net. Then log in using admin (all lowercase) for both Username and Password.

4.Click Quick Setup, select Repeater (Range Extender) mode and click Next. Follow the step- by-step instructions to complete the configuration.

5.Relocate the AP device to a good place.

6.Now, connect your wireless devices to the Wi-Fi network using the Host AP ’s SSID and password.

2. 2. 3. Bridge with AP Mode

Combines two local networks via wireless connection. This mode is suitable if you want to link multiple local networks to the same network using wireless connections where physical wires are inconvenient (when connecting networks in different office buildings, for example).

Internet	Host AP’s SSID	TL-WA901ND’s SSID

B A

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1.Connect the AP device according to steps A and B in the diagram.

2.Turn on the power, wait until the Power ( ) and Wireless ( ) LEDs are lit and stable, and use the default SSID and Password printed on the product label to join the AP device’s Wi-Fi network.

3.Launch a web browser and enter http://tplinkap.net. Then log in using admin (all lowercase) for both Username and Password.

4.Click Quick Setup, select Bridge with AP mode and click Next. Follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the configuration.

5.Relocate the AP device to a good place.

6.Now, connect your wireless devices to the Wi-Fi network using the AP device’s SSID and password.

2. 2. 4. Client Mode

Connects your wired devices to a wireless network.This mode is suitable if you have a wired device with an Ethernet port and no wireless capability, for example, a Smart TV, Media Player, or game console and you want to connect it to the Internet wirelessly.

Internet	Host AP’s SSID

B

A

C

D

1.Connect the AP device according to steps A to D in the diagram.

2.Turn on the power, wait until the Power ( ) and Wireless ( ) LEDs are lit and stable, and use the default SSID and Password printed on the product label to join the AP device’s Wi-Fi network.

3.Launch a web browser and enter http://tplinkap.net. Then log in using admin (all lowercase) for both Username and Password.

4.Click Quick Setup, select Client mode and click Next. Follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the configuration.

5.Now, your wired connected devices can enjoy the Internet surfing.

2. 2. 5. Multi-SSID Mode

Creates multiple wireless networks to provide different security and VLAN groups. This mode is suitable if you want your devices connected to different wireless networks and isolated by VLANs.

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Internet			VLAN 1
			TL-WA901ND’s SSID
Wired Router			VLAN 2
B	D	C	A

1.Connect the AP device according to steps A to D in the diagram.

2.Turn on the power, wait until the Power ( ) and Wireless ( ) LEDs are lit and stable, and use the default SSID and Password printed on the product label to join the AP device’s Wi-Fi network.

3.Launch a web browser and enter http://tplinkap.net. Then log in using admin (all lowercase) for both Username and Password.

4.Click Quick Setup, then select Multi-SSID mode and click Next. Follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the configuration.

5.Now, connect your wireless devices to the different Wi-Fi networks to be isolated by VLANs.

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Chapter 3

Set Up Internet Connection

Via Quick Setup Wizard

This chapter introduces how to connect your access point to the Internet via the webbased Quick Setup Wizard.

It contains the following sections:

•Log in to the Access Point

•Configure the Access Point

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3. 1. Log in to the Access Point

With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the access point. The Webbased utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.

Follow the steps below to log into your access point.

1. Visit http://tplinkap.net, and log in using admin (all lowercase) for both Username and Password.

Note:

If the login window does not appear, please refer to FAQ Section.

3. 2. Configure the Access Point

The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you through the process to set up your access point.

1.Go to Quick Setup and click Next to start.

2.Choose the working mode you need and click Next. Then follow the corresponding steps to configure your access point to the Internet.

3. 2. 1. Access Point Mode

1.Either customize your Wireless Network Name and Wireless Password or keep the default ones, and then click Next.

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2.Select the LAN IP type of the access point or leave the default setting Smart IP for most cases, and then click Next.

3.Click Finish to complete the configuration. Reconnect your wireless devices to the new Wi-Fi network.

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3. 2. 2. Repeater (Range Extender) Mode

1.Click Survey to find your host network and click Connect. Enter the host network’s password in the Wireless Password field, and then click Next.

2.Select the LAN IP type of the access point or leave the default setting Smart IP for most cases, and then click Next.

3. Click Finish to complete the configuration.

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4.Relocate the access point about halfway between your host AP and the Wi-Fi dead zone. The extended network shares the same network name and password as your host network.

3. 2. 3. Bridge with AP Mode

1.Click Survey to find your host network, enter the host network’s password in the Wireless Password field. In the Local Wireless Setting section, either customize your Local Wireless Name and Wireless Password or keep the default ones, and then click Next.

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2.Select the LAN IP type of the access point or leave the default setting Smart IP for most cases, and then click Next.

3. Click Finish to complete the configuration.

4.Relocate the access point to a good place. Connect your wireless devices to the Wi-Fi network using the AP’s SSID and password.

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3. 2. 4. Client Mode

1.Click Survey to find your host network and click Connect. Enter the host network’s password in the Wireless Password field, and then click Next.

2.Select the LAN IP type of the access point or leave the default setting Smart IP for most cases, and then click Next.

3.Click Finish to complete the configuration. Now your wired connected devices can enjoy the Internet surfing.

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