System Tools; Firmware Upgrade - TP-Link TL-WPA281 User Manual

IGMP Priority - IGMP frames are defined by the Internet Group Management Protocol and
represent management
components.As a management protocol, these frames are by default classified at the highest
CAP3 by default.
AV Stream Priority - AV Stream is placed in the specified priority queue, default is CAP2.
Note:
1. CAP3 is the highest priority while CAP0 is the lowest priority.CAP3 is used for the delivery of voice
and urgent MMEs and control messages such as IGMP and MLD,CAP2 is used for the delivery of
video and non urgent MMEs, CAP0 and CAP1 are used for delivery of best effort data.
2. If both VLAN and TOS are enabled and a frame is found that contains both, VLAN Tags will
override TOS Bits.
Click the Save button to save your settings.

3.7 System Tools

System Tools option helps you to optimize the configuration of your device. You can upgrade the
Powerline Extender to the latest version of firmware as well as backup or restore the device's
configuration files. It's suggested that you change the default password to a more secure one because it
controls access to the device's web-based management page. Besides, you can find out what
happened to the system in System Log.
There are six submenus under the System Tools menu (shown as Figure 3-26): Firmware Upgrade,
Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password and System Log. Clicking any of them will
enable you to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are
provided below.

3.7.1 Firmware Upgrade

Selecting System Tools > Firmware Upgrade allows you to upgrade the latest version of firmware for
the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-27.
TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271
messages passed
Figure 3-26 The System Tools menu
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Wireless N Powerline Extender
between various network infrastructure