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TL-WA601G
108M Wireless Access Point
Rev: 1.0.3
1910010121

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  • Page 1 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point Rev: 1.0.3 1910010121...
  • Page 2 ® 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 pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 4 National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor use and Bulgaria public service Outdoor use limited to 10 Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz France mW e.i.r.p. within the band band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current 2454-2483.5 MHz relaxed regulation.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ....................1 Chapter 1 Introduction ................... 2 1.1 Product Overview ....................2 1.2 Main Features ....................2 1.3 Conventions ...................... 3 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation................3 2.1 The Front Panel....................3 2.1.1 LED Explanation ....................3 2.2 The Back Panel ....................4 2.3 System Requirements ..................
  • Page 6 3.7.4 Reboot ......................30 3.7.5 Password ......................31 3.7.6 Syslog .......................31 Appendix A: Glossary..................33 Appendix B: Specifications ................35 Appendix C: FAQ....................36...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One TL-WA601G 108Mbps Wireless Access Point One AC power Adapter for TL-WA601G 108Mbps Wireless Access Point One Resource CD , including: This User Guide Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing the TL-WA601G 108Mbps Wireless Access Point. 1.1 Product Overview This AP provides smooth connectivity between Ethernet wired networks and radio-equipped wireless devices. ™ It adopts 108M Super G WLAN Transmission Technology, which offers the highest throughput performance available on the market today, and data rates of up to 108Mbps.

  • Page 9: Conventions

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide 1.3 Conventions The AP or TL-WA601G, or device mentioned in this User guide stands for TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation.

  • Page 10: The Back Panel

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide 2.2 The Back Panel Figure 2-2 Wireless antenna Factory Default Reset button There are three ways to reset the AP's factory defaults: • Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools -> Factory Defaults page in the AP's Web-based Utility.

  • Page 11: Connecting The Device

    Adjust the direction of the antenna. Normally, upright is a good direction. Connect the Ethernet Broadband Router to the TL-WA601G AP. Power on the AP. If you are connecting a desktop PC or laptop to your network, install the TP-LINK Wireless Adapter on the PC.
  • Page 12 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be seen from the LAN. They can be changed as you desire, as an example we use the default values for description in this guide. Connect the local PCs to the LAN ports on the AP and configure the IP address manually for your PCs.
  • Page 13 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 2-6 Configure the IP address manually. Click OK. Figure 2-7...
  • Page 14 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Open TCP/IP Properties of the LAN card in your PC, enter the IP address as 192.168.1.* (* is any value between 2 to 254, Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, Gateway is 192.168.1.1, DNS address is the value provided by ISP). Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the AP.

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Software Configuration

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 3 Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make use of its functions adequately, you need to read this chapter and configure advanced settings through the Web-based Utility.

  • Page 16: Status

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless 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 AP's current status and configuration. All information is read-only. Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the Network, including the MAC address, IP address and Subnet Mask.

  • Page 17: Network

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide 3.3 Network You can configure the IP parameters of Network on this page. Figure 3-4 Network Type - Choosing dynamic IP to get IP address from DHCP server, or choosing static IP to config IP address manually.

  • Page 18: Basic Settings

    MAC address), which can ensure your wireless network security. But it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to a different value. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the same as tp-link.

  • Page 19: Wireless Mode

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. The wireless basic settings for this version are shown below. Note: To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Save button, and wait the AP reboot automatically.
  • Page 20 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 3-7 Wireless Mode Settings...
  • Page 21 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Disable Wireless - The wireless of this AP can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. If disabled, wireless stations will not be able to access the AP. Note: AP provides five operational modes: Access Point, Client, Repeater, Bridge (point to point), Bridge (point to Multi-point).
  • Page 22 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 3-8 Wireless repeating Verify the wireless security parameters for all access points, if any. Verify connectivity across the LANs. A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three WLAN segments.
  • Page 23 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide • Both use the same Channel and security settings if security is in use. • Verify connectivity across the LAN 1 and LAN 2. A computer on either LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers of any other PCs or servers connected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN Segment 2.

  • Page 24: Site Survey

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three LAN segments. • Wireless stations will not be able to connect to the TL-WA601G Access Points in the illustration above. If you require wireless stations to access any LAN segment, you can add TL-WA601G Access Points configured in Wireless Access Point mode to any LAN segment.

  • Page 25: Security Settings

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide 3.4.4 Security Settings You can select one of the following security options: Figure 3-12 Wireless Securities Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the AP without encryption. It is recommended...
  • Page 26 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide strongly that you choose one of following options to enable security. WEP - Select 802.11 WEP security. • Type - You can select one of following types: 1) Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

  • Page 27: Mac Filtering

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide 2) WPA-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA. 3) WPA2-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA2. • PSK Passphrase - You can enter a passphrase between 8 and 63 characters long. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value can be either 0 or at least 30.
  • Page 28 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide the radio button Allow the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access, otherwise, select the radio button Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access. Step2：To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New…...
  • Page 29 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point 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 be able to access the AP, the wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB- 00-07-5F not be able to access the AP, and the wireless station C with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A be able to access the AP when its WEP key is 2F34D20BE2E54B326C5476586A, while all other wireless stations cannot access the...

  • Page 30: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Note: If you select the radio button Allow the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules, the wireless station B will still not be able to access the AP, however, other wireless stations that are not in the list will be able to access the AP.

  • Page 31: Dhcp Settings

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 3-16): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 3.5.1 DHCP Settings The System can be set up as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the system on the LAN.

  • Page 32: Dhcp Clients List

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide 3.5.2 DHCP Clients List This page shows Client Name, MAC Address, Assigned IP and Lease Time for each DHCP Client attached to the AP (Figure 3-18): Figure 3-18 DHCP Clients List Index - The index of the DHCP Client Client Name - The name of the DHCP client MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client Assigned IP - The IP address that the AP has allocated to the DHCP client.

  • Page 33: Wireless Settings

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Assigned IP Address - The IP address of the AP reserved. To Reserve IP addresses: Click the Add New... button to add a new Address Reservation entry. Enter the MAC address (The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.) and IP address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer you wish to add.

  • Page 34: System Tools

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide RTS threshold - RTS/CTS Threshold, the packet size that is used to determine if RTS/CTS should be sent. Fragmentation threshold - The maximum packet size used for fragmentation. Beacon Interval - The interval time between two successive beacons. Power - The transmit power of the access point.

  • Page 35: Factory Defaults

    AP settings before you upgrade its firmware. To upgrade the AP's firmware, follow these instructions: Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). Click Browse to view the folders and select the downloaded file.

  • Page 36: Backup & Restore

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide • The default Password: admin • The default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 3.7.3 Backup & Restore This page (shown in Figure 3-25) allows you to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file or restore the AP's configuration.

  • Page 37: Password

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide • Change LAN IP Address. (System will reboot automatically) • DHCP service function. • Static address assignment of DHCP server. • Upgrade the firmware of the AP (system will reboot automatically). • Restore the AP's settings to factory default (system will reboot automatically). 3.7.5 Password This page (shown in Figure 3-26) allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the AP.
  • Page 38 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 3-27 System Log The AP can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the AP. Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs. Click the Clear ALL button to clear all the logs.

  • Page 39: Appendix A: Glossary

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix A: Glossary ™ ™ WLAN Transmission Technology - 108M Super G WLAN Transmission 108M Super G Technology employs multiple performance-enhancing techniques including packet bursting, fast frames, data compression, and dynamic turbo mode that combine to improve the throughput and range of wireless networking products.
  • Page 40 TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices.

  • Page 41: Appendix B: Specifications

    TL-WA601G 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix B: Specifications General IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g, TCP/IP, DHCP Standards and Protocols FCC、CE Safety & Emission One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port supporting Auto Ports MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...

  • Page 42: 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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