TP-Link TL-WA901ND - Manuals

Page 2 - COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS; Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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 ...

Page 3 - FCC STATEMENT; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.; FCC RF Radiation Exposure 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 a...

Page 4 - Canadian Compliance Statement; successful communication.; Industry Canada Statement; matériel brouilleur du Canada.; Korea Warning Statements; 注意!

Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference, and (2)This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired o...

Page 5 - Safety Information

Safety Information  When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source.  Don’t disassemble the product, or make r...

Page 6 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; 00Mbps Wireless N Access Point; The product carries the CE Mark:; Person responsible for marking this declaration:; Yang Hongliang

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point Mode...

Page 7 - CONTENTS; Chapter 1

CONTENTS Package Contents ........................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 2 1.1 Product Overview .............................

Page 9 - 00Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide; Package Contents

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 1 Package Contents  The following items should be found in your package:  One TL-W A901ND 300Mbps W ireless N Access Point  One Power Injector  Ethernet Cable  One Power Adapter for TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point  Quick Installa...

Page 10 - Chapter 1 Introduction; Product Overview

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The TL-W A901ND 300Mbps W ireless N Access Point is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. It allows for greater range and mobility within your wireless network while...

Page 12 - The switch for the power.; Used as RESET button:; function on; System Tools; page in the

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Viewed from left to right, the following parts are located on the rear panel of TL-WA901ND. ON/OFF: The switch for the power. POWER: The power port connects to the power adapter provided with the TL-WA901ND 300Mb...

Page 14 - Chapter 2 Hardware Installation; Before You Begin; microwave oven or refrigerator.; Basic Requirements; Use only the power adapter provided with your AP; Connecting the Device

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Before You Begin Please read this User Guide carefully before installing and using the equipment. The operating distance range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending on the physical posi...

Page 16 - at least 20mm to withstand the weight of the product.

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 8  Note: The diameter of the screw, 3.5mm<D<7.8mm, and the distance of two screws is 107.5mm. The screw that project from the wall need around 4mm based, and the length of the screw need to be at least 20mm to withstand the weight of the p...

Page 17 - Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide; in; Troubleshooting; in the address field of the browser and press Enter.; Using Proxy; checkbox, and click; OK

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 9 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This chapter will guide you to configure your PC to communicate with the AP and to configure and manage the TL-W A901ND 300Mbps W ireless N Access Point easily with a W eb-based utility. 3.1 Quick Setup With a...

Page 18 - By selecting YES for; Change the login account; , you can modify your login user name and; Operation Mode

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 10 Figure 3-3 Quick Setup 3. The Quick Setup Start page will display. Click Next to continue. Figure 3-4 Quick Setup  Note: By selecting YES for Change the login account , you can modify your login user name and password. In this case, it is sug...

Page 23 - Figure 3-11 Wireless Setting – Multi-SSID mode; Network Settings; page will

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 15 Figure 3-11 Wireless Setting – Multi-SSID mode You are suggested to implement Multi-SSID function with a switch that supports Tag VLAN feature. For advanced configuration of this step, please refer to explanations of this mode in 4.6.1 Wireles...

Page 25 - Chapter 4 Configure the Device; to

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 17 Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Access Point via the web-based management page. The TL-WA901ND 300Mbps W ireless N Access Point is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, ...

Page 28 - W PS external register of entering the device’s PIN can be; To add a new device:; method or PIN method.; to complete the W PS

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 20  Disable PIN of this device - W PS external register of entering the device’s PIN can be disabled or enabled manually. If the device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external Register, this function will be disabled automa...

Page 33 - enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “; Access Point PIN; The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter; Network

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 25 enter the PIN code of the AP into the field after “ Access Point PIN ”. Then click Next . The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: The default PIN code of the AP can be found in its label or the W PS configuration screen as Fig...

Page 35 - TEST

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 27 Figure 4-9 Wireless menu 4.6.1 Wireless Settings Selecting Wireless > Wireless Settings will enable you to configure the basic settings for your wireless network on the screen below (Figure 4-10).This page allows you to configure the wirele...

Page 36 - To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the; Save; button, and then you

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 28  Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option.  Channel - Determines the operating frequency to be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interfer...

Page 38 - Configure the Access Point

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 30 • 11b only - Only 802.11b wireless stations can connect to the device. • 11g only - Only 802.11g wireless stations can connect to the device. • 11n only - Only 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the device. • 11bg mixed - Both 802.11b an...

Page 39 - Click; to apply the current security settings for the selected SSID.

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 31  Select the checkbox before Enable VLAN to enable VLAN function for this access point.  Configure the SSID and its corresponding VLAN ID. The detailed parameters are shown as the above figure.  STA1, STA2, STA3 and STA4 join to the wireless...

Page 48 - selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 40 • 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.  WPA/WPA2-Enterprise - Select W PA/W PA2 based on Radius Server. • Version - You can select...

Page 50 - You will be reminded to reboot the device after clicking the

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 42 1) Automatic - Select WPA or WPA2 automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 2) WPA - W i-Fi Protected Access. 3) WPA2 - W PA version 2. • Encryption - You can select either Automatic , TKIP or AES . • Radius Server ...

Page 59 - If you enable the function and select the “; Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries; ” for; Filtering Rules; and there are not any enabled entries in the list, thus,; Wireless

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 51  Note: If you enable the function and select the “ Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access ” for Filtering Rules , and there are not any enabled entries in the list, thus, no wireless stations can access the ...

Page 60 - This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds.

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 52  Enable AP Isolation - Isolates all connected wireless stations so that wireless stations cannot access each other through W LAN. This function will be disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled. 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics Selecting Wireless > Wirel...

Page 64 - The changes won't take effect until the device reboots.

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 56  MAC Address - Here displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.  Reserved IP Address - Here displays the IP address that the AP is reserved.  Status - Here shows whether the entry is enabled or not  Modi...

Page 66 - requests under the corresponding community name.

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 58  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. The default setting is Di...

Page 67 - Figure 4-33 Diagnostic; Diagnostic Tools; Click the radio button to select one diagnostic tool; Ping

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 59 Figure 4-33 Diagnostic Diagnostic Tools - Click the radio button to select one diagnostic tool • Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway by using the Internet Control...

Page 68 - Option “Tracert Hops” is available only for Tracert function.

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 60 IP Address - Enter the IP Address (such as 202.108.22.5) of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose. Ping Count - Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4. Ping Packet Size - Specifies the number of data bytes ...

Page 69 - upgrade the firmware.; Reset; button while the firmware is being upgraded. The

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 61  Enable - Turn on/off Ping W atch Dog.  IP Address - The IP address of the target host where the Ping W atch Dog Utility is sending ping packets.  Interval - Time internal between two ping packets which are sent out continuously.  Delay - ...

Page 70 - Wrong process will lead the device unmanaged.

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 62 4.8.5 Factory Defaults Selecting System Tools > Factory Defaults allows you to restore the factory default settings for the device on the screen shown in Figure 4-37. Figure 4-37 Restore Factory Defaults Click Restore to reset all configura...

Page 71 - any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it.

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 63 4.8.7 Reboot Selecting System Tools > Reboot allows you to reboot the device on the screen shown in Figure 4-39. Figure 4-39 Reboot the device Click the Reboot button to reboot the device. Some settings of the device will take effect only a...

Page 73 - Appendix A: Application Example; Wireless Security

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 65 Appendix A: Application Example The TL-W A901ND allows you to connect a wireless device to the wired network. Providing that you want to connect your computer equipped with wireless adapter to a wired network wirelessly, you can take the follo...

Page 74 - and choose; Enable; View Available Wireless Networks; to add to the network.

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 66 2) On the My Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network and choose Enable to enable wireless network function. 3) Right-click the wireless connection icon “ ” on the screen of the PC and then select View Available Wireless Networ...

Page 75 - to the network wirelessly.

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 67 5) Then the following page will display, which indicates you have been successfully added to the network wirelessly.

Page 76 - Appendix B: Factory Defaults; Item

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 68 Appendix B: Factory Defaults Item Default Value Common Default Settings Login Username admin Login Password admin IP Address 192.168.0.254 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Wireless SSID TP-LINK_AP_XXXXXX Wireless Security Disable Wireless MAC Address...

Page 77 - Appendix C: Troubleshooting; to reconfigure the Access Point.; T2. What can I do if I forget my password?

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 69 Appendix C: Troubleshooting T1. How do I restore my Access Point’s configuration to its factory default settings? With the Access Point powered on, use a pin to press and hold the WPS/RESET button on the rear panel for more than 8 seconds befo...

Page 78 - Appendix D: Specifications; General

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 70 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 RJ45 port, supporting passive PoE Cabling Type 10BASE-T...

Page 79 - Appendix E: Glossary

TL-WA901ND 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point User Guide 71 Appendix E: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing ...