TL-WPA4530
USER GUIDE
AV500 POWERLINE WI-FI KIT
REV1.0.0 1910011393
Contents
About This Guide |
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Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Powerline Extender |
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1. 1. Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1. 2. Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1. 3. Product Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1. 3. 1.LED Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1. 3. 2.Physical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2 Initial Use |
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2. 1. To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2. 2. To Extend the Existing Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 3 Coniguring via Web Management Interface |
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3. 1. Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3. 1. 1.Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3. 1. 2.Change the Login Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3. 2. Manage Powerline Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3. 2. 1.Add a New Device to the Powerline Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3. 2. 2.Change Powerline Network Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3. 3. Wi-Fi Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3. 4. Wi-Fi Clone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3. 5. Wireless Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. 5. 1.Customize Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3. 5. 2.Wireless Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3. 6. LED Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3. 7. Schedule Your Wireless Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3. 8. Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3. 9. Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3. 10. MAC Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3. 11. Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3. 11. 1.LAN IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3. 11. 2.Set Up System Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3. 11. 3.Upgrade the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3. 11. 4.Backup and Restore Coniguration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 3. 11. 5.System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Appendix A: Speciications |
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About This Guide
This guide provides details of each function and shows how to configure the powerline extender appropriate to your needs. In addition to this guide, a Quick Installation Guide is also released with each TP-LINK powerline extender, you are suggested to configure your extender for quick Internet setup by following the published Quick Installation Guide before you get started with a further configuration.
Conventions
In this guide the following conventions are used:
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Powerline extender |
Stands for AV500 Powerline Wi-Fi Extender without any explanation. |
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device, which may differ from the actual situation. You can set the parameters |
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The demonstrated screenshots may look a little different from the actual page |
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of your device due to the various firmware versions. Please just configure your |
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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.
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Chapter 1
Get to Know About Your Powerline Extender
This chapter introduces what the powerline extender can do and shows its main features and appearance.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Product Overview
•Main Features
•Product Appearance
Chapter 1 |
Get to Know About Your Powerline Extender |
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1 1 Product Overview
What This Product Does
TP-LINK’s TL-WPA4530 AV500 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.
802 11ac - The Next Generation of Wi-Fi
TP-LINK’s TL-WPA4530 comes with the next generation Wi-Fi standard – 802.11ac, backward compatible with 802.11n and 3 times faster than wireless N speeds. With higher power efficiency and robust security, 802.11ac is the perfect way to accelerate a home multimedia network and solve congestion that multiple devices may cause.
750Mbps Concurrent Dual Band - More Bandwidth, Less Interference
With 433Mbps wireless speeds over the crystal clear 5GHz band and 300Mbps over the 2.4GHz band, TL-WPA4530 offers you the flexibility of two dedicated networks and ensures amazing wireless performance. Simple tasks such as sending e-mails or web browsing can be handled by the 2.4GHz band while bandwidth intensive tasks like online gaming or HD video streaming can be processed by the 5GHz band – all at the same time.
1 2 Main Features
•New Generation of Utility to manage the whole powerline network easily and conveniently.
•Wi-Fi Move to synchronize any changes to Wi-Fi Settings across a secured powerline network.
•Wi-Fi Clone to copy wireless network name (SSID) and password of your router to the extender at the press of a button.
•Guest Network to set a separate new wireless network for guests without disclosing your own wireless network.
•Button control to turn LEDs or Wi-Fi on or off with the press of a button.
•Wi-Fi Schedules to set when your Wi-Fi be on.
•Multiple Ethernet ports to connect the TVs, game consoles, or PCs to the Internet at the same time.
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1 3 Product Appearance
1 3 1 LED Legend
LEDs of the extender are located on the front side. They indicate the working status. For more details, please refer to the following table.
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The powerline adapter is on or off. |
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Pairing is in process. |
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The powerline extender is in a location with a good signal |
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The powerline extender is not connected to any powerline |
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At least one Ethernet port is connected. |
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2.4GHz wireless network is enabled. |
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Slowly: The powerline extender is cloning |
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wireless |
5GHz Wireless
network settings from the main router.
Blinking
Quickly: The powerline extender is syncing 5GHz wireless network settings.
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Power Plug
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Reset Button |
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LED Button
Press and hold the LED 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.
Wi-Fi Button
Press and hold the button for 1 second to copy wireless settings from the main router to the extender. Go to Wi-Fi Clone for more information.
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. You can turn them off at night and then on in the morning by pressing the Wi-Fi button.
Pair Button
Press and hold the button for 1 second to join a powerline network. Go to To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network for more information.
Press and hold the button for about 8 seconds to leave the existing powerline network.
Reset
Use a pin to press and hold the Reset button for at least 5 seconds to reset the powerline extender to factory default settings. When Reset is triggered properly, all LEDs will turn off and start on again.
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Ethernet Port
TL-WPA4530 has three 10/100Mbps Ethernet ports. You can use them to connect the extender to computers or broadband devices.
Power Plug
TL-WPA4530 has a Power Plug which can connect to any (100V-240V~, 50/60Hz) power socket.
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1.The provided power plug may differ from the picture due to different regional power specifications. Here we take the EU version as an example.
2.The powerline extender can only be used in below directions.
Wall Outlet |
Wall Outlet |
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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.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network
•To Extend the Existing Wireless Network
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2 1 To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network
I want to:
How can I do that?
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 WiFi Kit to extend the wireless network. The Powerline Wi-Fi Kit includes a TL-PA4020P powerline adapter and a TL-WPA4530 powerline extender.
1Connect the powerline adapter to an available LAN port of the router.
2 Plug the powerline adapter into a wall socket.
3Plug the powerline extender into a wall socket near the adapter.
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4Pair the powerline devices.
a . Press the Pair button of the powerline adapter for 1
second. The Power LED starts blinking.
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Note: If the Power LED does not blink, press it again.
b . Within two minutes, press the Pair button of the powerline extender for 1 second. The Power LED starts blinking. When the Powerline LED stays on, the pairing process is done!
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5Find the Wi-Fi Info Card in the package, and then relocate the powerline extender to a new location. Connect to the
Wi-Fi using the SSID and password on the card.
Note: A red Powerline LED indicates poor signal strength, we recommend another location.
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2 2 To Extend the Existing Wireless Network
I want to:
How can I do that?
Extend the existing wireless network by adding another 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 another TL-WPA4530 to extend the wireless network.
1Plug the powerline extender into a wall socket near one of the existing powerline extender.
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Powerline
Extender TL-WPA4530 |
Extender TL-WPA4530 |
2Join the new powerline extender into the existing powerline network by Pairing two powerline devices.
a . Press the Pair button on the old powerline extender for 1 second. The Power LED starts 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 starts blinking. When the Powerline LED stays on, the pairing process is done!
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Extender TL-WPA4530 |
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3Relocate the extender to where Wi-Fi is preferred.
Note: A red Powerline LED indicates poor signal strength, we recommend
another location.
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