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TL-WA830RE
300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender
Rev: 2.0.0
1910010701

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  • Page 1 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender Rev: 2.0.0 1910010701...
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS 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: Ce Mark Warning

    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 4 dBi.

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    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

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender Model No.: TL-WA830RE 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 1.3.1 The Front Panel ....................2 1.3.2 The Rear Panel....................3 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ................4 Before You Begin .................... 4 Basic Requirements ..................
  • Page 8 4.7.7 Reboot ......................46 4.7.8 Password ......................47 4.7.9 System Log ...................... 47 Appendix A: Application Example ................ 49 Appendix B: Factory Defaults ................52 Appendix C: Troubleshooting ................53 Appendix D: Specifications ................... 55 Appendix E: Glossary .................... 56...

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Conventions The AP, the Range Extender, the Device or TL-WA830RE mentioned in this User guide stands for TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ...

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Introduction

     1.3 Appearance 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The front panel of the TL-WA830RE consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. View from left to right, Table 1-1 describes as follows. LED Explanation Name Status...

  • Page 11: The Rear Panel

    1.3.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Viewed from left to right, the following parts are located on the rear panel of TL-WA830RE. Wireless antenna: Two high gain antennas are used to transmit and receive wireless data. ON/OFF: This button is to power on or off the Ranger Extender.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Typical ranges vary base on the types of materials and background RF (radio frequency) noise in your home or office. In order to optimize the performance of TL-WA830RE, please follow the instructions below to achieve an ideal location: Half-way Between - Generally, the ideal location for TL-WA830RE is half-way between the Wireless Router and Wireless Client.

  • Page 13: 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. Place your TL-WA830RE next to the Wireless Router, and then power on it. Connect the TL-WA830RE to the Wireless Router wirelessly.
  • Page 14 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide  Note: 1. Above is the typical wireless connection of TL-WA830RE in Range Extender mode. While, if you want to connect your computer equipped with wireless adapter to a wired network wirelessly. Please refer to Appendix A: Application Example.

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender easily with a Web-based utility. With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N 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 16 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-3 Quick Setup Start And then Figure 3-4 will appear for you to choose operation mode and region. There are two Operation Modes, including Range Extender and Access Point. The available setting options are different in different operation modes, and they are explained as below.
  • Page 17 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-6 Quick Setup – Available Wireless Networks Next, Wireless Settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-7, where you need to enter the Wireless Password of your selected target network. Then click Next to proceed.
  • Page 18 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-8 Quick Setup – Review Settings  Note: It’s recommended to click the Export Settings button to save these settings as a txt file for your future reference. If choosing Access Point, please take the following steps to finish your quick setup.
  • Page 19 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-10 Quick Setup – Review Settings  Note: 1. It’s recommended to click the Export Settings button to save these settings as a txt file for your future reference. 2. After rebooting, it may take about 2 minutes for successful connection, please wait patiently.

  • Page 20: Chapter 4 Configure The Device

    300Mbps Wireless N 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-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender is easy to configure and manage ® with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, Netscape...
  • Page 21 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the Range Extender.  Hardware Version - This field displays the current hardware version of the Range Extender.  Connection Status to Existing Network - This part shows you the current information of the ...

  • Page 22: Quick Setup

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.2 Quick Setup Please refer to Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide. 4.3 WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS function.
  • Page 23 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-3 WPS - Enabled Operation Mode - Displays the current operation mode of the device.  WPS Status - To enable or disable the WPS function here.  Current PIN - The current value of the device's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the ...
  • Page 24 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-4 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect. Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point or wireless router.”...
  • Page 25 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-6 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my Range Extender Step 1: Configure the wireless adapter. Please choose “Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless adapter”...
  • Page 26 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Step 3: Choose Enter the new device's PIN and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field behind PIN in the previous figure. Then click Connect. Method Three: Enter the PIN from my Range Extender Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Range Extender in Figure 4-3 (each Range Extender has its unique PIN code.
  • Page 27 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-7 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: The default PIN code of the Range Extender can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 4-3.

  • Page 28: Network

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.4 Network The Network option allows you to customize your local network manually by changing the default settings of the Range Extender. Selecting Network will enable you to configure the IP parameters of Network on this page.

  • Page 29: Wireless Settings

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Wireless Advanced allows you to configure some advanced parameters for the Range Extender. Throughput Monitor helps to watch wireless throughput information Wireless statistics enables you to get detailed information about the current connected wireless stations.
  • Page 30 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide SSID (Set Service Identifier) - Identifies your wireless network name. Create a name up to 32  characters and make sure all wireless points in the wireless network with the same SSID. The default SSID is TP-LINK_Extender_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six characters of each device’s MAC address).
  • Page 31 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-12 Wireless Settings in Range Extender mode 2 Operation Mode - Three Operation Modes are supported, including: Access Point, Range  Extender mode 2 and Range Extender mode 1. Survey - Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.
  • Page 32 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Mode - If all of the wireless devices connected with this device can connect in the same  transmission mode (eg. 802.11b), you can choose "Only" mode (eg. 11b only). If you have some devices that use a different transmission mode, choose the appropriate "Mixed"...

  • Page 33: Wireless Security

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Region - Select your region from the drop-down list. This field specifies the region where the  wireless function of this device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of this device in a region while you chose a different region in the drop-down list.
  • Page 34 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 1) Access Point Figure 4-14 Wireless Security - Access Point Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode.  Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the ...
  • Page 35 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide WPA/WPA2-Enterprise - Select WPA/WPA2 based on Radius Server.  Version - You can select one of following versions. • Automatic - Select WPA or WPA2 automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 36 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2) Range Extender mode 2 Figure 4-15 Wireless Security –Range Extender mode 2 Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode.  Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the ...
  • Page 37 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication.
  • Page 38 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 3) Range Extender mode 1 Figure 4-16 Wireless Security – Range Extender mode 1 Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode.  Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the ...

  • Page 39: Wireless Mac Filtering

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication.
  • Page 40 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode.  Wireless MAC Filtering - Click the Enable button to trigger the Wireless MAC Address ...

  • Page 41: Wireless Advanced

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page.

  • Page 42: Wireless Statistics

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-19 Wireless Advanced Operation Mode - Shows the current Operation Mode.  Transmit Power - Specifies 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 43: Throughput Monitor

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-20 Statistics of the device attached wireless stations Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode  MAC Address - Shows the connected wireless station's MAC address  Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH / ...

  • Page 44: Dhcp

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-21 Throughput Monitor Rate - The Throughput unit.  Run Time - How long this function is running.  Transmit - Wireless transmit rate information.  Receive - Wireless receive rate information.

  • Page 45: Dhcp Settings

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.6.1 DHCP Settings Selecting DHCP > DHCP Settings will enable you to set up the Range Extender 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 46: Dhcp Client List

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide End IP Address - This field specifies the last address in the IP Address pool. 192.168.0.199  is the default end IP address. Address Lease Time - Enter the amount of time for the PC to connect to the Range Extender ...

  • Page 47: Address Reservation

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.6.3 Address Reservation Selecting DHCP > Address Reservation will enable you to specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, so the PC will always obtain the same IP address each time when it accesses the Range Extender.

  • Page 48: System Tools

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.7 System Tools System Tools option helps you to optimize the configuration of your device. SNMP can help you to manage the device locally or remotely with specified software. The diagnostic tools (Ping and Traceroute) allow you to check the connections of your network components.
  • Page 49 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-28 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. Select the radio button before Disable will disable this function.

  • Page 50: Diagnostic

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.7.2 Diagnostic Selecting System Tools > Diagnostic allow you to check the connections of your network components on the screen shown in Figure 4-29. Figure 4-29 Diagnostic Diagnostic Tools - Click the radio button to select one diagnostic tool Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to •...

  • Page 51: Ping Watch Dog

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide with expired TTL values and are invisible to the traceroute tool. In this case, a row of asterisks (*) is displayed for that hop. IP Address - Enter the IP Address (such as 202.108.22.5) of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose.

  • Page 52: Firmware Upgrade

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-31 Ping Watch Dog Utility Enable - Turn on/off Ping Watch Dog.  IP Address - The IP address of the target host where the Ping Watch Dog Utility is sending ...

  • Page 53: Factory Defaults

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide  Note: There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the device itself, you can try to upgrade the firmware.

  • Page 54: Reboot

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-34 Save or Restore the Configuration Click Backup to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file. To restore the device's configuration, follow these instructions: Click Browse… to find the configuration file which you want to restore.

  • Page 55: Password

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.7.8 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 4-36. Figure 4-36 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the device.
  • Page 56 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-37 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 57: Appendix A: Application Example

    300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix A: Application Example The TL-WA830RE relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range. It allows you to connect the device with a Router around either with or without any Ethernet cable.
  • Page 58 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Step 3: Configure your PC to connect to the network wirelessly. (Operation in Windows XP is taken as an example here.) Click Start, right-click My Network Connections and select Properties. On the My Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network Connection and select Enable to activate the wireless network function.
  • Page 59 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Then the following page will display, which indicates your successful connection to the wired network via wireless means.

  • Page 60: Appendix B: Factory Defaults

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix B: 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://tplinkextender.net Wireless SSID TP-LINK_Extender_XXXXXX Wireless Security Disabled Wireless MAC Address Filtering Disabled ...

  • Page 61: Appendix C: Troubleshooting

    How do I restore my Range Extender’s configuration to its factory default settings? With the Range Extender TL-WA830RE powered on, use a pin to press and hold the RESET button on the rear panel for more than 8 seconds before releasing it.
  • Page 62 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Why does the wireless transmission rate speed down, while the wireless signal is stronger after repeated by TL-WA830RE? In compliance with the wireless transmission protocol, all the Range Extender devices are set to work in half-duplex instead of full-duplex mode. In other words, the Range Extender has to process one-way communication between your root Wireless Router (or AP) and the terminal clients;...

  • Page 63: Appendix D: Specifications

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix D: 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 300Mbps（Automatic）...

  • Page 64: Appendix E: Glossary

    TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix E: 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 65 TL-WA830RE 300Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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. One of the key technologies behind WPA is the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP addresses the encryption weaknesses of WEP.

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