TP-Link TL-WA750RE User Manual

TP-Link TL-WA750RE User Manual

150mbps universal wi-fi range extender
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TL-WA750RE
150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender
REV 1.3.2
1910011329

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  • Page 1 TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender REV 1.3.2 1910011329...
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 4: Industry Canada Statement

    CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 3 dBi.
  • Page 5: Safety Information

    第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行;經發現有干擾現象時,應立 即停用,并改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信,指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率 射頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 減少電磁波影響,請妥適使用。 安全諮詢及注意事項 ● 請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 ● 清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 ● 注意防潮,請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。 ● 插槽與開口供通風使用,以確保本產品的操作可靠並防止過熱,請勿堵塞或覆蓋開口。 ● 請勿將本產品置放於靠近熱源的地方。除非有正常的通風,否則不可放在密閉位置中。 ● 請不要私自打開機殼,不要嘗試自行維修本產品,請由授權的專業人士進行此項工作。 Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам, що передбачені чинними законодавчими актами України. Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product;...
  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender Model No.: TL-WA750RE Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ....................1 Chapter 1 Introduction ................... 2 Product Overview .................... 2 Main Features ....................2 Appearance ..................... 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ................4 Before You Begin .................... 4 Basic Requirements ..................5 Connecting the Device ..................5 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide ...............
  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Conventions The Range Extender, the Device or TL-WA750RE mentioned in this User guide stands for TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation.
  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Even though you may not be familiar with the Range Extender, you can easily configure it with the help of this Guide. Before installing the Range Extender, please look through this Guide to get the full information of the TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender.
  • Page 10 WPS or QSS button and then press the RANGE EXTENDER button to establish a secure connection between the Wireless router (or AP) and the Range Extender TL-WA750RE. RESET: This button is used to restore the Range Extender’s factory default settings.
  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    RF (radio frequency) noise in your home or office. In order to optimize the performance of TL-WA750RE, please follow the instructions below to achieve an ideal location (please make sure it is always within the wireless coverage of the wireless router).
  • Page 12: Basic Requirements

    To establish a typical connection of the Range Extender, please take the following steps: 1. Connect the Cable/DSL modem to a Wireless router with an Ethernet cable. 2. Plug your TL-WA750RE directly to a standard electrical wall socket, which is next to the Wireless router.
  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender easily with a Web-based utility. With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender. The Web-based 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.
  • Page 14 TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide After successful login, there will pop up the Quick Setup Start page. Click Next to get the quick setup started. Figure 3-3 Quick Setup Start  Note: If you are not to go through the Quick Setup right away, you can click Exit and enter the main menu of the device.
  • Page 15 TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide A list of available wireless networks will appear. Check the box before the SSID of your desired network, and then click Next. Figure 3-6 Quick Setup – Available Wireless Networks  Note: If you could not find your wireless network name (SSID) in the list, you can click Rescan to redetect it or tick the checkbox before "Set SSID and MAC Manually"...
  • Page 16 TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Double-check your wireless setting and network setting on the page as shown in Figure 3-8. If verified, click Finish to complete the Quick Setup. If there is anything wrong, click Back to return the previous pages and reconfigure it.
  • Page 17: Chapter 4 Configure The Device

    150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Range Extender via the web-based management page. The TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, Netscape ®...
  • Page 18: Quick Setup

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Wireless Connection – It shows whether the Range Extender is connected to the Main  Router/AP by Wireless. IP Address –The IP address of the Range Extender.  Type – The Range Extender's IP address Type.
  • Page 19 TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide MAC - The physical address of your root AP, also called BSSID.  Security Type - The security type of your root device.  Modify - You can Edit or Delete the profile(s).
  • Page 20: Network

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-4 Add or Modify the Profile Click Edit to further edit the profile(s), or Delete to delete the profile(s). Click Connect to connect the range extender to the wireless network that you have chosen in the profiles list.
  • Page 21: Dhcp Settings

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-7 LAN – Static IP MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN port, as seen from the LAN. The value  cannot be changed. Type - Several IP types are supported, including: (1) Dynamic IP; (2) Static IP, and they are ...
  • Page 22 TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide  Note: The DHCP Settings function cannot be configured if you have chosen Dynamic IP in Network -> LAN, in which situation the device will help you configure the DHCP automatically as you need.
  • Page 23: Dhcp Client List

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Start IP Address - This field specifies the first address in the IP Address pool. 192.168.0.100  is the default start IP address. End IP Address - This field specifies the last address in the IP Address pool. 192.168.0.199 ...
  • Page 24: Wireless

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide 4.5 Wireless The Wireless option, improving functionality and performance for wireless network, can help you make the Range Extender an ideal solution for your wireless network. Here you can create a wireless local area network just through a few settings. Wireless Settings is used for the configuration of some basic parameters of the Range Extender.
  • Page 25: Wireless Security

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide  Note: Per FCC regulations, all Wi-Fi products marketed in the U.S. must be fixed to the U.S. region only. Operation Mode - Two Operation Modes are supported in most of regions, including ...
  • Page 26 TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-14 Wireless Security Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode.  Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the  wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security.
  • Page 27: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands • for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.
  • Page 28 TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Wireless MAC Filtering - Click the Enable button to trigger the Wireless MAC Address  Filtering function. The default setting is disabled. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The “Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry"...
  • Page 29: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00- 07-BE is...
  • Page 30: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Beacon Interval - Specifies a value between 40-1000 milliseconds. The beacons are the  packets sent by the device to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100.
  • Page 31: Throughput Monitor

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page.
  • Page 32: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide 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 4-20): Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup &...
  • Page 33: Factory Defaults

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Enter the path name or click Browse… to select the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank. Click Upgrade.  Note: Do not turn off the device or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. The device will reboot after the Upgrading has been finished.
  • Page 34: Reboot

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Click Restore to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank.  Note: The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file. Wrong process will lead this device unmanaged.
  • Page 35: Password

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide 4.6.5 Password Selecting System Tools > Password allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the device on the screen shown in Figure 4-25. Figure 4-25 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the device.
  • Page 36 TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide The device can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the device. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown.
  • Page 37: Appendix A: Factory Defaults

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Appendix A: Factory Defaults Item Default Value Common Default Settings Username admin Password admin IP Address 192.168.0.254 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Domain http://tplinkrepeater.net Wireless SSID TP-LINK_Extender_XXXXXX Wireless Security Disabled Wireless MAC Address Filtering Disabled ...
  • Page 38: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    Range Extender to reboot to its factory default settings. Method 2: Get logged in to the web-based management page of TL-WA750RE, then go to “System Tools -> Factory Defaults” and click “Restore”. ...
  • Page 39 An easy way is to compare the signal strength of your target wireless network (identified by its SSID), with TL-WA750RE in operation vs. out of operation. Before comparison, you’d better make sure your computer can obtain an IP address from your target wireless network and thus access the Internet, either via TL-WA750RE or without.
  • Page 40: Appendix C: Specifications

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Appendix C: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11n, 802.11b and 802.11g, TCP/IP, DHCP Safety & Emission FCC, CE Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port Wireless Frequency Band 2.4~2.4835GHz 11n:up to 150Mbps(Automatic)...
  • Page 41: Appendix D: Glossary

    TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide Appendix D: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using  direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 42 TL-WA750RE 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender User Guide WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - WPA is a security technology for wireless networks that  improves on the authentication and encryption features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). In fact, WPA was developed by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of WEP.

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