Chapter 1 Introduction; System Requirement; Conventions - TP-Link TL-WPA4220 User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding 300Mbps AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender. This
device is not only a 500Mbps powerline Ethernet adapter which transforms your house's existing
electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure, but also a 300Mbps Wi-Fi Access Point
which creates a wireless network allowing for greater range and mobility.
As a powerline Ethernet adapter, it uses the existing power lines installed in a home as a path to
transmit digital data, voice, audio and video between devices. Simply plug this 300Mbps AV500 WiFi
Powerline Extender into an ordinary AC power outlet, and then your Cable/xDSL broadband connection
or existing Ethernet (LAN) network can be easily extended to any other electrical outlet in any room of a
house with the absence of cabling. With powerline data rates of 500Mbps, full multimedia application
can easily be supported throughout the whole house.
As a Wi-Fi Access Point, it can transmit wireless data at the rate of up to 300Mbps. With multiple
protection measures including SSID broadcast control, wireless LAN WEP encryption, and Wi-Fi
Protected Access (WPA2- PSK, WPA-PSK), the device delivers complete data privacy.
It supports an easy, Web-based management utility. Even though you may not be familiar with the
device, you can easily configure it with the help of this Guide. The adapter adds three new functions
which are found to be useful.
1. Connection with a new unassociated device via the Pair button.
2. Reset to default settings via the Reset button.
3. Wi-Fi Clone via Wi-Fi Clone button.

1.1 System Requirement

a) At least two power outlets (100-240V~, 50/60Hz) with standard home power wiring
b) A computer with the following:
 Operating System of Windows XP/Vista/7/8
 Operating System with TCP/IP installed
 Pentium III compatible processor and above
 Ethernet LAN card installed with TCP/IP protocol
 64 MB RAM or more
 50 MB of free disk space (Minimum)

1.2 Conventions

The extender, or TL-WPA4220, or device mentioned in this User Guide stands for TL-WPA4220
300Mbps AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender without any explanations.
Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product. They may differ from
the actual situation.
You can set the parameters according to your demand.
TL-WPA4220 300Mbps AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender
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