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TL-WA701ND
150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point
Rev: 2.0.0
1910010249

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  • Page 1 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point Rev: 2.0.0 1910010249...
  • 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 National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor use and Bulgaria None public service...

  • Page 5: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point Model No.: TL-WA701ND 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 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ....................1 Chapter 1 Introduction................... 2 Product Overview....................2 Main Features ....................2 Conventions ...................... 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ................3 The Front Panel ....................3 The Back Panel....................4 System Requirements..................4 Installation Environment Requirements ............5 Connecting the Device..................
  • Page 7 3.7.7 Reboot ......................55 3.7.8 Password ......................56 3.7.9 System Log......................56 Appendix A: Glossary..................58 Appendix B: Specifications ................60 Appendix C: FAQ....................61...

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point One DC power Adapter for TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point One Power Injector Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD, including:...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    "n" in the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED program. 1.3 Conventions The AP or TL-WA701ND, or device mentioned in this User guide stands for TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 The Front Panel The front panel of the TL-WA701ND consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. View from left to right, Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the...

  • Page 11: The Back Panel

    One LAN 10/100Mbps RJ45 port for connecting the device to hub or switch. Power socket: only use the power adapter supplied with the TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point, use of a different adapter may result in product damage.

  • Page 12: Installation Environment Requirements

    Connect the Ethernet Broadband Router to the TL-WA701ND Access Point. Power on the Access Point. If you are connecting a desktop PC or laptop to your network, install the TP-LINK Wireless Adapter on the PC. Figure 2-3 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL-WA701ND...

  • Page 13: Configure Pc

    150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 2.6 Configure PC After connecting the TL-WA701ND AP into your network, you should configure it. The default IP address of the TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point is 192.168.1.254, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 14 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 2-5 In the General tab of Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties menu, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) under “This connection uses the following items:” by clicking on it once. Click on the Properties button.
  • Page 15 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 2-7 Open TCP/IP Properties of the LAN card in your PC, enter the IP address as 192.168.1.* (* is any value between 1 to 253, Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, Gateway is 192.168.1.254, DNS address is the value provided by ISP).
  • Page 16 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 2-9 Please check it following these steps: Note: If the connection between your PC and the AP is correct? The LED of LAN port which you link to on the device and LED on your PC's adapter should be lit.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Software Configuration

    Web-based Utility. 3.1 Login The TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point is easy to configure and manage With a ® Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) utility. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser.

  • Page 18: Status

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide There are the detailed explanations for each web page's key functions below. 3.2 Status The Status page displays the device's current status and configuration. All information is read-only. Figure 3-3 Device Status Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the Network, including the MAC address, IP address and Subnet Mask.

  • Page 19: Qss

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Note: If you select Client mode in Figure 3-10, the wireless status in Figure 3-3 will change, similar to the figure below: 3.3 QSS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function.
  • Page 20 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and device using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method. Note: To build a successful connection by QSS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for QSS function meanwhile.
  • Page 21 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point” in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next. The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears.
  • Page 22 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 3-4, then the following screen will appear. Figure 3-5 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes”...
  • Page 23 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
  • Page 24 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my AP Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the AP in Figure 3-4 (each AP has its unique PIN code.

  • Page 25: Network

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Note: The default PIN code of the AP can be found in its label or the QSS configuration screen as Figure 3-4. You will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network.

  • Page 26: Wireless

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Gateway - The gateway should be in the same subnet as your IP address. MAC Address - the physical address of the AP, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed.
  • Page 27 The default SSID is TP-LINK_xxxxxx (xxxxxx indicates the last six unique characters of each device’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link. Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used.
  • Page 28 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice problems with another nearby access point. Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the device works on.
  • Page 29 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 2) Multi-SSID: This mode allows the device to support up to 4 SSIDs. Figure 3-9 Wireless Settings in Multi-SSID mode Enable VLAN - Check this box and then you can change the VLANID of each SSID. If you want to configure the Guest and Internal networks on VLAN, the switch you are using must support VLAN.
  • Page 30 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears.
  • Page 31 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3) Client: This mode allows the device to act as a wireless station to enable wired host(s) to access an AP. Figure 3-10 Wireless Settings in Client mode Enable WDS - The client can connect to AP with WDS enabled or disabled. If WDS is enabled, all traffic from wired networks will be forwarded in the format of WDS frames consisting of four address fields.
  • Page 32 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. Channel Width - Select the channel width from the pull-down list . Enable Wireless Radio - The wireless radio of this device can be enabled or disabled by selecting or deselecting this checkbox.
  • Page 33 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Note Dialog Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. Channel Width - Select the channel width from the pull-down list . Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum tx rate of the device through this field.
  • Page 34 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of the root AP of which you want to expand wireless range. Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used.
  • Page 35 The default SSID is TP-LINK_xxxxxx (xxxxxx indicates the last six unique characters of each device’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link. Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used.

  • Page 36: Wireless Security

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Note Dialog Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice problems with another nearby access point.
  • Page 37 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 1) Access Point Figure 3-14 Wireless Security - Access Point Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown here. Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption.
  • Page 38 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point 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 39 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page.
  • Page 40 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide WPA2 - WPA version 2. • Encryption - You can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES. • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port used by radius service.
  • Page 41 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3) Client Figure 3-16 Wireless Security – Client Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown here. Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of options to enable security.
  • Page 42 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters.
  • Page 43 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-17 Wireless Security – Repeater Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown here. Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless repeater can only replay signal of the root AP without encryption to its stations. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of options to enable security.
  • Page 44 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters.
  • Page 45 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 5) Universal Repeater Figure 3-18 Wireless Security – Universal Repeater Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown here. Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption.
  • Page 46 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters.
  • Page 47 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-19 Wireless Security – Universal Repeater Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown here. Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption.

  • Page 48: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters.
  • Page 49 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-21 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access. Description - A simple description of the wireless station.

  • Page 50: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide page. For example: If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00- 07-BE is able to access the device, while all other wireless stations cannot access the device, you should configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps: 1.

  • Page 51: Throughput Monitor

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Operation Mode - Current Operation Mode is shown here. Tx Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of the device. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended.
  • Page 52 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-23 Wireless Advanced Rate - The Throughput unit. Run Time - How long this function is running. Transmit - Wireless transmit rate information. Receive - Wireless receive rate information. Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor.

  • Page 53: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3.5.6 Wireless Statistics Figure 3-24 Statistics of the device attached wireless stations Operation Mode - Current operation mode is shown at the top. If Multi-SSID is selected, all connected wireless stations will be shown here.
  • Page 54 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the system on the LAN. The DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown in Figure 3-26): Figure 3-26 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the server.

  • Page 55: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 2 To use the DHCP server function of the device, you should configure all computers in the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. This function will take effect until the device reboots.

  • Page 56: System Tools

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide MAC Address - The MAC Address of the PC which you want to reserve an IP address for. Reserved IP Address - The IP address that the device reserved. Status - It shows whether the entry is enabled or not Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.

  • Page 57: Snmp

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3.7.1 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a popular network monitoring and management protocol. Figure 3-30 SNMP Settings SNMP Agent - Select the radio button before Enable will enable this function if you want to have remote control through SNMPv1/v2 agent with MIB-II.

  • Page 58: Diagnostic

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Set Source - Set source defines the IP address or subnet for management systems that can control this 'set' community device. Note: A restricted source can be a specific IP address (e.g. 10.10.10.1), or a subnet - represented as IP/BITS (e.g.
  • Page 59 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide pinging the IP address is successful, but pinging the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.

  • Page 60: Firmware Upgrade

    To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). Enter the path name or click Browse… to select the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank.

  • Page 61: Factory Defaults

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3.7.4 Factory Defaults This page (shown in Figure 3-34) allows you to restore the factory default settings for the device. Figure 3-34 Restore Factory Defaults Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.

  • Page 62: Ping Watch Dog

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide 3.7.6 Ping Watch Dog The Ping Watch Dog is dedicated for continuous monitoring of the particular connection to remote host using the Ping tool. It makes this device continuously ping a user defined IP address (it can be the internet gateway for example).

  • Page 63: Password

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide • Change LAN IP Address (System will reboot automatically). • Change the Wireless configurations. • Change the Web Management Port. • Upgrade the firmware of the device (system will reboot automatically).
  • Page 64 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Figure 3-39 System Log 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 65: Appendix A: Glossary

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Appendix A: 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 66 TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide provides an authentication alternative to an expensive RADIUS server. WPA-PSK is a simplified but still powerful form of WPA most suitable for home Wi-Fi networking. To use WPA-PSK, a person sets a static key or "passphrase" as with WEP. But, using TKIP, WPA-PSK automatically changes the keys at a preset time interval, making it much more difficult for hackers to find and exploit them.

  • Page 67: Appendix B: Specifications

    TL-WA701ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N Access Point User Guide Appendix B: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g, TCP/IP, DHCP FCC、CE Safety & Emission One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port, supporting passive Ports 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...

  • Page 68: Appendix C: Faq

    If it is plugged directly into the wall, verify that it is not a switched outlet. Make sure you are using the correct TP-LINK power adapter supplied with your access point.

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