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TP-Link TL-WPA8730 User Manual

Av1200 gigabit powerline ac wi-fi extender
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TL-WPA8730
User Guide
AV1200 Gigabit Powerline ac Wi-Fi Extender
REV1.0.0
1910011734

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  • Page 1 TL-WPA8730 User Guide AV1200 Gigabit Powerline ac Wi-Fi Extender REV1.0.0 1910011734...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Guide Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Powerline Extender 1. 1. Product Overview ............3 1.
  • Page 3 3. 11. 4. Backup and Restore Configuration Settings ......30 3. 11. 5. System Log ............32 Appendix A: Specifications...

  • Page 4: About This Guide

    This guide provides details of each function and shows how to configure the powerline extender appropriate to your needs. In addition to this guide, a Quick Installation Guide is also released with each TP-LINK powerline extender, you are suggested to configure your extender for quick Internet setup by following the published Quick Installation Guide before you get started with a further configuration.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Get To Know About Your Powerline Extender

    Chapter Get to Know About Your Powerline Extender This chapter introduces what the powerline extender can do and shows its main features and appearance. This chapter contains the following sections: • Product Overview Main Features • • Product Appearance...

  • Page 6: Product Overview

    Product Overview What This Product Does TP-LINK’s TL-WPA8730 AV1200 Gigabit Powerline ac Wi-Fi Extender is a combined wired/ wireless network expansion device. With the help of your home’s existing electrical circuitry, it can extend your Wi-Fi to wherever you want in your house.

  • Page 7: Product Appearance

    Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Powerline Extender Product Appearance 1 3 1 LED Legend LEDs of the extender are located on the front side. They indicate the working status. For more details, please refer to the following table. Name Status Indication...

  • Page 8: Physical Interface

    Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Powerline Extender 1 3 2 Physical Interface Ethernet Port Reset Button Wi-Fi Button LED Button Pair Button Power Plug Wi-Fi Button Press and hold the button for 1 second to copy wireless settings from the main router to the extender.
  • Page 9 Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Powerline Extender Ethernet Port The extender has three 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet ports. You can use them to connect the extender to computers or broadband devices. Reset Use a pin to press and hold the Reset button for at least 5 seconds to reset the powerline extender to factory default settings.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Initial Use

    Chapter Initial Use This chapter guides you on how to use the powerline extender when you first open the package. This chapter contains the following sections: • To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network • To Extend the Existing Wireless Network...

  • Page 11: To Set Up A New Secure Wireless Network

    Chapter 2 Initial Use To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network I want to: Use the Powerline Wi-Fi Kit to set up a new secure wireless network in my house. For example, I have a wireless router in my house, but the wireless signal cannot reach every corner.

  • Page 12: To Extend The Existing Wireless Network

    Chapter 2 Initial Use Done! Now enjoy the Internet with the SSID and password printed on the Wi-Fi Info Card! To Extend the Existing Wireless Network I want to: Extend the existing wireless network by adding a new powerline extender into the existing powerline network. For example, I already set up a wireless network using powerline devices, but the wireless network is still not big enough to reach...
  • Page 13 Chapter 2 Initial Use 2 Join the new powerline extender into the existing powerline network by pairing two powerline devices. a . Press the Pair button on the existing powerline extender for 1 second. The Power LED starts blinking. Note: If the Power LED does not blink, press again. b .
  • Page 14 Chapter 2 Initial Use Note: If the Power LED does not blink, press again. 2 Press the Pair button on the old powerline adapter for 1 second. Then its Power LED starts blinking. When the Powerline LED stays on, it’s done! 3 The SSID and password used for Internet connection are the ones printed on the back of your old powerline extender.

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Configuring Via Web Management Interface

    Chapter Configuring via Web Management Interface The powerline extender has a management interface to configure all settings. The management interface can be opened on any device that has a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox. This chapter is going to give detailed information on what functions the powerline extender has and how to configure them.

  • Page 16: Management Interface

    1. Connect your computer to the powerline extender with the provided Ethernet cable. 2. Obtain and install the tpPLC utility (for Windows) from the product support page at http://www.tp-link.com. 3. Open the utility, move your mouse over your powerline extender, and click the icon that appears beside it.

  • Page 17: Manage Powerline Network

    Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 2. Follow instructions on the page to set a new username and password. A strong password should be at least 8 or more characters in length, combining uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and punctuations. 3.

  • Page 18: Change Powerline Network Name

    Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3. Click the icon and enter the Powerline Key of the device you want to add. The Powerline Key contains 16 capital letters, formed like XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX. It is printed on the back of the powerline device. 4.

  • Page 19: Wi-Fi Clone

    Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface powerline extenders on the same powerline network whose Wi-Fi Move feature is also enabled. Follow the Steps below to enable Wi-Fi Move feature: 1. Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly. Visit http://tplinkplc.net, and log in with the password you set for the extender.

  • Page 20: Wireless Network

    Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 6 Press the button on your router. 7 Within two minutes, press the Wi-Fi button on the side panel of the extender. Done! When the corresponding Wi-Fi LED blinks quickly for 3 seconds and then stays on.
  • Page 21 Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface To enable or disable the wireless function: Click 2.4GHz or 5GHz, then enable the wireless radio of this band. Deselect the box to disable wireless function. If disabled, all wireless settings of the corresponding band will be ineffective.

  • Page 22: Wireless Clients

    Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface Security: Select a security option. The extender provides four options, None, WPA/ WPA2 Personal (Recommended), WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, WEP. WPA2 uses the newest standard and the security level is the highest. We recommend you don’t change the default settings unless necessary.

  • Page 23: Led Schedules

    Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 1. Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly. Visit http://tplinkplc.net, and log in with the password you set for the extender. 2. Go to Wireless > Clients page. 3. Now you can view the detailed information, including MAC address, connected wireless band, security option as well as the packets transmitted.

  • Page 24: Schedule Your Wireless Function

    Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 7 Click to save the settings. Done! Now your LEDs will be turned off automatically at 00:00 and turned on at 7:00am the next morning. Schedule Your Wireless Function I want to: Automatically turn off my wireless network (both 2.4GHz and 5GHz) at times when I do not need the wireless connection.

  • Page 25: Parental Controls

    Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3 Toggle to enable the Wi-Fi Scheduler. If you are prompted like the following picture, click Continue. 4 Select the box of Do not turn off Wi-Fi while clients are connected to it. 5 Click to add an entry.
  • Page 26 Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface For example, I want to allow my children’s wireless devices to access only from 18:00 (6PM) to 22:00 (10PM) on weekdays and not other times. How can I 1 Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly. Visit http:// tplinkplc.net, and log in with the password you set for the do that?
  • Page 27 Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 7 Enter a Description for the entry. 8 Click Enable this entry to make it effective. 9 Click to save the settings. Done! Now you can control when your children can access the Internet according to your needs.

  • Page 28: Guest Network

    Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface Guest Network I want to: Create a separate network for my guests, providing Internet access for them while at the same time limit the network authorities for guests to ensure network security and privacy. How can I 1 Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly.

  • Page 29: Mac Filter

    Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface and the default password is 12345670. You can change the default ones by directly entering new ones in the field. SSID is up to 32 characters, and the value in both SSID and password is case-sensitive.
  • Page 30 Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 5 Click under Device List to add devices to the list. 6 Click View Devices to see how many devices are now connected to the network. Click Choose to choose a device. You can also enter in the MAC address manually. 7 Give a description of the entry here.

  • Page 31: Administration

    Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3 11 Administration 3 11 1 LAN IP Address Follow the steps below to configure LAN settings of the extender. Go to Device Settings > Settings. LAN Type: Select Dynamic IP to have your extender automatically obtain IP Address from the main router.
  • Page 32 Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface To automatically synchronize the time: 1. Select your local Time Zone from the drop-down menu. 2. In the NTP Server I field, enter the IP address or domain name of your desired NTP Server.

  • Page 33: Upgrade The Firmware

    3 11 3 Upgrade the Firmware TP-LINK is dedicated to improving and richening the product features, giving you a better network experience. We will release the latest firmware at TP-LINK official website, you can download the latest firmware file from our website: www.tp-link.com...
  • Page 34 Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3. Click Backup to save a copy of the current settings to your local computer. A config. file will be stored to your computer. To restore configuration settings: 1. Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly. Visit http://tplinkplc.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the extender.
  • Page 35 Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3 11 5 System Log When the extender does not work properly, you can save the system log and send it to the technical support for troubleshooting. Follow the steps below to save the system log: 1.
  • Page 36 Appendix A: Specifications Hardware Powerline: up to 1200 Mbps Transmission Speeds Wi-Fi: up to 1750 Mpbs Ethernet: 10/100/1000 Mbps Standards and HomePlug AV, IEEE 1901,IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz, Protocols IEEE 802.11a/ac 5GHz Interface 3 * Built-in Ethernet Port Access Methods CSMA/CA channel-access schemes IGMP...
  • Page 37 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 38 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. RF Exposure Information This device meets the EU requirements (1999/5/EC Article 3.1a) on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields by way of health protection.
  • Page 39 RECYCLING This product bears the selective sorting symbol for Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). This means that this product must be handled pursuant to European directive 2012/19/EU in order to be recycled or dismantled to minimize its impact on the environment. User has the choice to give his product to a competent recycling organization or to the retailer when he buys a new electrical or electronic equipment.

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