Use Your Extender As A Wireless Adapter; Transform Your Existing Wired Network To A Wireless One; To Set Up The Extender As An Access Point - TP-Link TL-WA850RE User Manual

Chapter 4
4. 1.

Use Your Extender as a Wireless Adapter

The extender can be used as a wireless adapter to connect any wired-only device, such
as a Blu-ray player, game console, DVR, or smart TV, to your wireless network.
After configuration, you can connect an Ethernet-enabled device to the extender via an
Ethernet cable.
Note:
Extenders that have no Ethernet port do not support this feature.
Ethernet Connection
Smart TV
4. 2. Transform Your Existing Wired Network to a
Wireless One
The extender can work as an access point, transforming your existing wired network to
a wireless one.
4. 2. 1.

To Set Up the Extender as an Access Point

1. Visit http://tplinkrepeater.net, and log in with the password you set for the extender.
2. Click Change Mode
click OK. The extender will reboot and switch to Access Point mode.
3. After rebooting, connect the extender to your modem or wired router via an Ethernet
cable.
4. Visit http://tplinkrepeater.net, and log in with the password you set for the extender.
Game Console Desktop
in the top right corner of the page. Select
More Features of Your Extender
Router
Access Point Mode and
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