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Page 1: User Guide
TL-WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point 2x to 3x eXtended Range 2.4GHz 802.11g/b User Guide... - 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 CE Declaration of Conformity For the following equipment: TL-WA501G Is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC), Low-voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) and the Amendment Directive (93/68/EEC), the procedures given in European Council Directive 99/5/EC and 89/3360EEC.
- Page 4 EN 60950-1: 2001 EN 55022: 1998 + A1: 2000 + A2: 2003 EN61000-3-2:2001 EN61000-3-3:2001 EN 55024: 1998 +A1: 2001 + A2: 2003 European standards dictate maximum radiated transmit power of 100mW EIRP and frequency range 2.400-2.4835GHz; In France, the equipment must be restricted to the 2.4465-2.4835GHz frequency range and must be restricted to indoor use.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Package contents... 1 Chapter 1: About this Guide ... 2 1.1 Purposes... 2 1.2 Conventions ... 2 1.3 Overview of this User Guide ... 2 Chapter 2: Introduction... 3 2.1 Overview of the AP ... 3 2.2 Features... 3 2.3 Panel Layout ... 4 2.3.1 The Front Panel ... -
Page 6: Package Contents
Other Helpful Information Wall-mounting screws Note: If any of the listed contents are damaged or missing, please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the TL-WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point for assistance. 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide - 1 -... -
Page 7: Chapter 1: About This Guide
AP, please look through this guide to get to know all the AP’s functions. 1.1 Purposes This Guide tells you how to use the TL-WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point. 1.2 Conventions The AP mentioned in this guide stands for TL-WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point. -
Page 8: Chapter 2: Introduction
Chapter 2: Introduction 2.1 Overview of the AP The TL-WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point is the basic building block of a wireless LAN infrastructure. It provides connectivity between Ethernet wired networks and radio-equipped wireless notebook systems, desktop systems, print servers, and other devices. -
Page 9: Panel Layout
2.3 Panel Layout 2.3.1 The Front Panel Viewed from left to right, as shown in figure 2-1, the front panel of the TL-WA501G consists of four LEDs, which is designed to indicate connections. Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the AP. - Page 10 TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 2-2: Rear Panel sketch - 5 -...
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Page 11: Chapter 3: Connecting The Ap
Adjust the direction of the antenna. Normally, upright is a good direction. Connect the Ethernet Broadband Router to the TL-WA501G 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-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 3-1 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL-WA501G - 7 -...
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Page 13: Chapter 4: Tcp/Ip Configuration
TL-WA501G Chapter 4: TCP/IP Configuration After connecting the TL-WA501G AP into your network, you should configure it. The default IP address of the TL-WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point is 192.168.1.1, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be seen from the LAN. - Page 14 TL-WA501G Figure 4-2: Failed result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure 4-2, it means that your PC has not connected to the AP. Please check it following these steps: Is the connection between your PC and the AP correct? Note: The LED of LAN port on the AP and LED on your PC's adapter should be lit.
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Page 15: Chapter 5: Configuring The Ap
5.1 login ® With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) utility, the TL-WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point is easy to configure and manage. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser. -
Page 16: Network
TL-WA501G read-only. Network This field displays the current settings or information for the Network, including the MAC address, IP address and Subnet Mask. Wireless This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, including Operating Mode, SSID, Channel, Mode, MAC Address and IP Address. -
Page 17: Wireless
TL-WA501G MAC Address - the physical address of the AP, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. IP Address - Enter the IP address of your AP in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.1). Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. - Page 18 TL-WA501G Figure 5-6: Wireless Settings Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Mode - Select the desired wireless mode. The options are: •...
- Page 19 SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK, but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to a different value.
- Page 20 MAC of AP. Here is an example of how to configure Point-to-Point Bridge. Please do the following: Configure the TL-WA501G (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode. Configure the TL-WA501G (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode.
- Page 21 Figure 5-9: Point to Multi-point Bridge Configure the Operating Mode of the TL-WA501G Access Points. • Because it is in the central location, configure TL-WA501G (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode. The MAC addresses of AP2 and AP3 are required in AP1.
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Page 22: Security Settings
LAN segments. • Wireless stations will not be able to connect to the TL-WA501G Access Points in the illustration above. If you require wireless stations to access any lan segment, you can add TL-WA501G Access Points configured in Wireless Access Point mode to any LAN segment. - Page 23 TL-WA501G • 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.
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Page 24: Mac Filtering
TL-WA501G the Reboot checkbox. 5.4.3 MAC Filtering The Wireless MAC Filtering for wireless networks are set on this page, figure 5-11: Figure 5-11: Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the AP, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. - Page 25 TL-WA501G To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A.
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Page 26: Wireless Statistics
TL-WA501G the Privilege pull-down list and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Click the Save and the Return button. 6. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A in the MAC Address field, enter wireless station C in the Description field, select 128-bit in the Privilege pull-down list, enter 2F34D20BE2E54B326C5476586A in the WEP Key field and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. -
Page 27: Dhcp
TL-WA501G 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. Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. -
Page 28: Dhcp Clients List
TL-WA501G Address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. Default Gateway - (Optional.) Suggest to input the IP address of the LAN port of the AP, default value is 192.168.1.1 Default Domain - (Optional.) Input the domain name of your network. -
Page 29: Wireless Advanced Settings
TL-WA501G Figure 5-18: Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC of which you want to reserve IP address. Assigned IP Address - The IP address of the AP reserved. To Reserve IP addresses: 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 30: System Tools
TL-WA501G Figure5-19: AP Wireless Advanced Settings Disable short preamble - Disable short preamble and use long preamble only. 802.11b mode supports only long preamble and this parameter will be ignored. RTS threshold - RTS/CTS Threshold, the packet size that is used to determine if RTS/CTS should be sent. -
Page 31: 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). Run a TFTP Server on a PC on your LAN, and take the file in the TFTP server’s path. -
Page 32: Password
TL-WA501G Click the Reboot button to reboot the AP. Some settings of the AP will take effect only after rebooting, which include: • Change LAN IP Address. (System will reboot automatically) • MAC Clone (system will reboot automatically) • DHCP service function. - Page 33 TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-25: System Log The AP can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs. Click the Clear Log button to clear all the logs.
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Page 34: Appendix A: 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. -
Page 35: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs
TL-WA501G Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 95/98. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. Install TCP/IP component On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. - Page 36 TL-WA501G Figure B-3: Configuration tab Click on Properties. The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: • Assigned by DHCP Sever...
- Page 37 TL-WA501G Figure B-5: Gateway tab Choose Disable DNS on the DNS configuration tab, as shown in the following figure: Figure B-6: DNS Configuration tab • Setting IP address manually Select Specify an IP address on IP Address tab, as shown in the following figure.
- Page 38 TL-WA501G Figure B-7: IP Address tab Type the AP’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the New gateway field on the Gateway tab, and click on the Add button, as shown in the figure: Figure B-8: Gateway tab On the DNS Configuration tab, click Enable DNS radio, and type your computer name in to the Host field and a Domain (such as szonline.com)
- Page 39 TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide click Add button. Shown below: Figure B-9: DNS Configuration tab Now, all the configurations are finished, it will take effect after reboot. - 34 -...
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Page 40: Appendix C: Specifications
TL-WA501G Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g Protocols TCP/IP, DHCP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port supporting Auto MDI/MDIX Cabling Type 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) 100BASE-TX: UTP category 5, 5e cable (maximum 100m) Radio Data Rate 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/3/2/1Mbps... -
Page 41: Appendix D: Glossary
TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix D: Glossary WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device 2x to 3x eXtended Range with 2x to 3x eXtended Range WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity up to 105 dBm, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless connections. - Page 42 TL-WA501G 54M 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...
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Page 43: Appendix E: Contact Information
TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix E: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP-LINK TL-WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point, please contact us. support@tp-link.com E-mail: http://www.tp-link.com Website: 3/F., Building R1-B, Hi-tech Industrial Park, Shennan Rd., Shenzhen, P. R. China...