TP-Link TL-WA5210G - Manual

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

III 5.3 Quick Setup ........................................................................................................................... 68 5.4 Operation Mode ..................................................................................................................... 69 5.5 Network ....

1 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Power Wireless Outdoor CPE ¾ One AC power Adapter for TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Power Wireless Outdoor CPE ¾ One Power Injector ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Po...

2 Chapter 1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Power Wireless Outdoor CPE 1.1 Overview of the Product The TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Power Wireless Outdoor CPE is dedicated to Outdoor wireless network solutions. The TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Power Wireless Outdoor CPE will allow...

4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 LED Explanation TL-WA5210G consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections and wireless signal. Figure 2-1 Front Panel sketch View from left to right. Name Status Indication Off No Power Power On Power on Off There is no device link...

5 ¾ : This is where you can connect an outside antenna. For this AP, the antenna is built inside, and usually there is not necessary to connect an outside one. ¾ LAN: This port is used to connect to the POE port of the provided Power Injector. ¾ RESET: There are two ways to reset the AP's factory de...

7 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This Chapter will guide you to configure the AP to function in your network and gain access to the internet through your ISP immediately after successful configuration. More detailed description of the AP’s web-based utility and functions can be found in “Chapter...

9 Figure 3-4 Login Windows ) Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu> Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings , in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. If the Us...

11 Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - Static IP ) Note: The IP parameters should have been provided by your ISP. ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP...

13 Chapter 4 AP Client Router & AP Router Operation Mode This Chapter describes how to configure some advanced settings for your Access Point through the web-based management page. In the following explanations, we will take the device in AP Client Router operation mode for example. 4.1 Login Af...

16 detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Figure 4-3 the Network menu 4.5.1 LAN Selecting Network > LAN will enable you to configure the IP parameters of LAN port on this page. Figure 4-4 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. The value c...

18 Figure 4-6 WAN - Static IP You should type the following parameters into the spaces provided: ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. ¾ Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0. ¾ Def...

19 Figure 4-7 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ). If your Interne...

21 4.5.3 MAC Clone MAC Clone allows you to clone the MAC address of the managing PC’s adapter to the WAN port. This is because some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter. Usually, you do not need to change anything here. Selecting Network > MAC Clone will enable you to co...

22 Wireless Mode , Security Settings , MAC Filtering , Wireless Statistics , Distance Setting , Antenna Alignment and Throughput Monitor . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Figure 4-10 Wirel...

23 Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ 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 ...

24 Figure 4-12 Wireless Mode ) Note: In AP Client Router, there is only Client mode available shown as Figure 4-12 while in AP Router there is only Access Point mode available . ¾ Access Point - Access Point mode allows wireless stations including AP clients to access the router.

25 • Enable SSID Broadcast - If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless AP will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. ¾ Client - In Client mode, AP will act as a wireless station to enable wired host(s) to access wireless AP. • SSID - Enter the SSID of AP that you want to access....

26 4.6.3 Security Settings Selecting Wireless > Security Settings will enable you to configure the security of the wireless network for your device on the page as shown in Figure 4-14. Figure 4-14 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If...

28 value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. ) Note: The device will reboot automatically after you click the Save button. 4.6.4 MAC Filtering Selecting Wireless > MAC Filtering will allow you to set u...

30 5. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field, enter wireless station B in the Description field, select Deny in the Privilege pull-down list and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Click the Save and the Return button. The filtering ...

31 conditions as shown in Figure 4-18. This is a critical feature required for stabilizing outdoor links. Enter the distance of your wireless link and the software will optimize the frame ACK timeout value automatically. Figure 4-18 Distance Setting ¾ Adjust option - Keep the default setting if the ...

32 4.6.8 Throughput Monitor Selecting Wireless > Throughput Monitor will helps to watch wireless throughput information in the following screen shown in Figure 4-20. Figure 4-20 Wireless Throughput ¾ Rate - The Throughput unit. ¾ Run Time - How long this function is running. ¾ Transmit - Wireless...

33 Figure 4-21 The DHCP menu 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Selecting DHCP > DHCP Settings will enable you to set up the AP 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. The DHCP Server can be conf...

35 ¾ MAC Address - Here displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. ¾ Reserved IP Address - Here displays the IP address that the AP is reserved. ¾ Status - Here shows whether the entry is enabled or not ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To Reserve...

37 require multiple connections. The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same time. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client funct...

38 5. Select the Enable option to enable the virtual server. 6. Click the Save button. Figure 4-29 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry ¾ Common Service Port - Some common services already exist in the pull-down list. ) Note: It is possible that you have a computer or server that has more than one t...

40 Figure 4-31 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry, please take the following steps: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click Enable All to ma...

41 2. Enter the IP address of a local PC that is desired to be set as the DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. 3. Click the Save button. ) Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewall related to the host will not work. 4.9.4 UPnP Selecting Forwarding > UPnP will enable you to configure th...

42 from a remote location via the Internet. There are six submenus under the Security menu (shown in Figure 4-34): Firewall , IP Address Filtering , Domain Filtering , MAC Address Filtering , Remote Management and Advanced Security . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the correspon...

43 ¾ Enable MAC Filtering - Check this box to enable MAC Address Filtering. There are two default filtering rules for MAC Address Filtering: Allow or Deny the packets specified to pass through the router. 4.10.2 IP Address Filtering Selecting Security > IP Address Filtering will allow you to conf...

44 2. LAN IP Address - Enter a LAN IP Address or a range of LAN IP addresses in the field, in dotted-decimal notation format. For example, 192.168.1.20 - 192.168.1.30. Keep the field blank, which means all LAN IP Addresses have been put into the field. 3. LAN Port - Enter a LAN Port or a range of LA...

46 Click the Disabled 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 the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example, if you want to block the PC(s) on your LAN to access websites

47 Figure 4-41 Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. 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: 00-0E-A...

48 from a remote location via the Internet. Figure 4-42 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to ...

50 router. ¾ Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port - Enable or Disable forbidding Ping Packet to access the router from the LAN port. The default value is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the LAN port cannot access the router. (Defends against some viruses) Click the Save button to save the set...

51 Figure 4-45 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabl...

52 Figure 4-48 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-62. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or ...

56 Figure 4-53 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service. ...

57 shown in Figure 4-55 , which is helpful for managing the access authority. Figure 4-55 Community Setting ¾ Num - Displays the entry number of the community. ¾ Community - Defines the password used to authenticate the management station to the device. ¾ Access Mode - This field allows you to speci...

58 Figure 4-56 SNMP System Setting ¾ System Contact - The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node, together with information on how to contact this person. ¾ System Name - An administratively-assigned name for this managed node. By convention, this is the node's fully-qual...

59 Figure 4-58 Time settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this drop-down list. ¾ Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the right blanks. To configure Time settings, please follow these steps below: 1. Select ...

60 Figure 4-59 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at

61 • The default IP Address : 192.168.1.254 • The default Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 ) Note: All settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 4.15.4 Backup & Restore Selecting System Tools > Backup & Restore allows you to save all configuration settings to...

62 Figure 4-62 Ping Watch Dog Utility ¾ Enable - Turn on/off Ping Watch Dog. ¾ IP Address - The IP address of the target host where the Ping Watch Dog Utility is sending ping packets. ¾ Interval - Time internal between two ping packets which are sent out continuously. ¾ Delay - Time delay before fir...

63 Figure 4-63 Speed Test ¾ Destination IP - The Remote device’s IP address. ¾ User - Administrator password of the remote device. It should be filled correctly if you want to get a precise estimation. Otherwise, keep it clean. ¾ Advanced options - This is a switch to show advanced test options whic...

70 ¾ Gateway - The gateway should be in the same subnet as your IP address. ¾ MAC Address - the physical address of the AP, as seen from the LAN. This value can't be changed. ) Note: 1) If you change the IP Address, you must use the new IP Address to log in the AP. 2) If the new LAN IP Address you s...

72 5.6.2 Wireless Mode Selecting Wireless > Wireless Mode will enable you to configure the wireless mode for your device as shown in Figure 5-6. Figure 5-6 Wireless Mode

74 Figure 5-7 Wireless repeating 2. Verify the wireless security parameters for all access points, if any. 3. 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...

75 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. ¾ Bridge (Point to Multi-Point) - This mode bridges the AP and up to 6 AP...

76 3. 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 LAN segments. Wireless stations will not be able to connect to the TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Power...

82 ) Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 5.6.6 Distance Setting Selecting Wireless > Distance Setting will allow you to adjust the wireless range in outdoor conditions as shown in Figure 5-15. This is a critical feature required for stabilizing outdoor links. Enter th...

87 5.8 Wireless settings Selecting Wireless Settings will allow you to do some advanced settings for the device in the following screen shown in Figure 5-23. Figure 5-23 Wireless settings ¾ Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted preferentia...

88 following parameters in Figure 5-24. Figure 5-24 SNMP Settings 5.9.1 Community Setting Selecting SNMP > Community Setting will allow you to configure the SNMP community as shown in Figure 5-25 , which is helpful for managing the access authority. Figure 5-25 Community Setting ¾ Num - Displays ...

95 shown in Figure 5-35. Figure 5-35 System Log The AP can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find out what happened to the AP. Click Refresh to refresh the logs. Click Clear All to clear all the logs.

96 Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access the Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL M...

97 router and click the "Network" menu link on the left of your browser, and then click "MAC Clone" submenu link. On the "MAC Clone" page, if your PC’s MAC address is proper MAC address, click the "Clone MAC Address" button and your PC’s MAC address will fill in the &...

98 ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Login to the router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click “Enable” radio and type your IP a...

99 Figure A-8 Virtual Servers A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the router. 1) Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the router's SSID. 3) Make sure the wireless stations h...

100 Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 1. Configure TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start but...

103 Figure B-4 Now: Click OK to keep your settings.

104 Appendix C: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g, TCP/IP, DHCP Safety & Emission FCC, CE Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port, supporting passive PoE Cabling Type 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100...

105 Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 2x to 3x eXtended Range ™ WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x to 3x eXtended Range™ WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity up to 105 dB, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless connections. With this range-enhancing...

106 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. ¾ Wi-Fi - is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, founded in 1999 as Wireless Internet Compatibility Alliance (WICA), comprising more than 300 companies, whose products are certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, based on the IEEE 80...