TP-Link 54Mbps Wireless Access Point TL-WA501G, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide TL WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point TM 2x to 3x eXtended Range 2 4GHz 802 11g b ...

Page 2: ...oduct 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 Copyright 2006 TP LINK Technologies Co Ltd All rights reserved ...

Page 3: ... harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth fo...

Page 4: ...00 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 ...

Page 5: ...IP Configuration 8 Chapter 5 Configuring the AP 10 5 1 login 10 5 2 Status 10 5 3 Network 11 5 4 Wireless 12 5 4 1 Basic Settings 12 5 4 2 Security Settings 17 5 4 3 MAC Filtering 19 5 4 4 Wireless Statistics 21 5 5 DHCP 22 5 5 1 DHCP Settings 22 5 5 2 DHCP Clients List 23 5 5 3 Address Reservation 23 5 6 Wireless Advanced Settings 24 5 7 System Tools 25 5 7 1 Firmware 25 5 7 2 Factory Defaults 26...

Page 6: ...One AC power Adapter for TL WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point One Resource CD for TL WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point including This Guide 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 1 ...

Page 7: ... installation and management Even though you may not be familiar with the AP this guide will make configuring the AP easy Before installing the 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: ...EP encryption security and WPA WPA2 and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK authentication as well as TKIP AES encryption security It also supports VPN pass through for sensitive data secure transmission The TL WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point complies with the IEEE 802 11g b standards so that the data transmission rate is up to 54Mbps It adopts 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN transmission technology so that trans...

Page 9: ...abled WLAN Flashing The Wireless Radio function is enabled Table 2 1 The LEDs description 2 3 2 The Rear Panel The rear panel contains the following features Viewed from left to right in figure 2 2 Wireless antenna Factory Default Reset button There are two ways to reset the AP s factory defaults 1 Use the Factory Defaults function on System Tools Factory Defaults page in the AP s Web based Utilit...

Page 10: ...TL WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 2 2 Rear Panel sketch 5 ...

Page 11: ...ndensing 3 3 Connecting the AP Figure 3 1 is an example of an infrastructure network incorporating the TL WA501G An Infrastructure network contains an access point or a wireless router For a typical connection of the AP please do the following 1 You will need broadband Internet access a Cable or DSL subscriber line into your home or office Consult with your Cable or DSL provider for proper install...

Page 12: ...TL WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 3 1 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL WA501G 7 ...

Page 13: ...Configure the network parameters The IP address is 192 168 1 xxx xxx is from 2 to 254 Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 and Gateway is 192 168 1 1 The AP s default IP address Obtain an IP address automatically 1 Set up the TCP IP Protocol in Obtain an IP address automatically mode on your PC s If you need instructions as to how to do this please refer to Appendix B Configuring the PCs 2 Power off the A...

Page 14: ...cted to the AP Please check it following these steps 1 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 2 Is the TCP IP configuration for your PC correct Note If the AP s IP address is 192 168 1 1 your PC s IP address must be within the range of 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 254 the gateway must be 192 168 1 1 9 ...

Page 15: ...ote If the above screen does not prompt 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 After your successful login you can configure and manage the AP There are six main menus on the left of the web based utility Submenus will be available after yo...

Page 16: ...ess This field displays basic information or status for wireless function including Operating Mode SSID Channel Mode MAC Address and IP Address 3 Traffic Statistics This field displays the AP s traffic statistics 4 System Up Time The time of the AP running from it s powered on or reset Figure 5 3 AP Status 5 3 Network You can configure the IP parameters of Network on this page Figure 5 4 Network 1...

Page 17: ...he new IP Address to login the AP b If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the IP Address pool in the DHCP sever will not take effect until they are re configured 5 4 Wireless Figure 5 5 Wireless menu There are four submenus under the Wireless menu shown in figure 5 5 Basic Settings Security Settings MAC Filtering and Wireless Statistics Click any of them and you will be able ...

Page 18: ...ns are 54Mbps 802 11g Both 802 11g and 802 11b wireless stations can connect to the AP 11Mbps 802 11b Only 802 11b wireless stations can connect to the AP Note The default is 54Mbps 802 11g which allows both 802 11g and 802 11b wireless stations to connect to the AP Region Select your region from the pull down list This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the AP can be used I...

Page 19: ...ect with a central LAN and thus creating an extended virtual LAN In this way any station of the Remote LAN can successfully communicate with any station of the central LAN as if all of them belong to the same physical LAN Wireless Stations can t associate with AP Clients SSID Enter the SSID of AP that you want to access If you select the radio before SSID the AP client will connect to AP according...

Page 20: ...ou add Repeaters to the network Also you can extend the range of the wireless network with wireless antenna accessories Bridge Point to Point This mode bridges the AP and another AP also in bridge mode to connect two wired LANs Please input the MAC address of the other AP in the field of MAC of AP Here is an example of how to configure Point to Point Bridge Please do the following Figure 5 8 Point...

Page 21: ... Point to Multi point Bridge 1 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 Configure TL WA501G AP2 on LAN Segment 2 in Point to Point Bridge mode with the MAC Address of AP1 Configure the TL WA501G AP3 on LAN 3 in Po...

Page 22: ...e you can extend the range of the wireless network with wireless antenna accessories 5 4 2 Security Settings You can select one of the following security options Figure 5 10 Wireless Securities Disable Security The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled If disabled the wireless stations will be able to connect the AP without encryption It is recommended strongly that you choose one ...

Page 23: ... Note If you do not set the key the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type WPA WPA2 Select WPA WPA2 based on Radius Server Version You can select one of following versions 1 Automatic Select WPA or WPA2 automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request 2 WPA Wi Fi Protected Access 3 WPA2 WPA version 2 Encryption Y...

Page 24: ...pecify a unique WEP key in Hexadecimal format to access the AP Status The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled To disable the Wireless MAC Address Filters feature keep the default setting Disable To set up an entry click Enable and follow these instructions First you must decide whether the unspecified wireless stations can or cannot access the AP If you desire that the unspecified wire...

Page 25: ...the entries effective click the Disable All button to make all the entries ineffective click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page For example If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 BE be able to access the AP the wireless station B with MAC address...

Page 26: ...able to access the AP however other wireless stations that are not in the list will be able to access the AP b If you enable the function and select the Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules and there are not any enable entries in the list thus no wireless stations can access the AP 5 4 4 Wireless Statistics This page shows MAC Address Cur...

Page 27: ...col 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 configured on the page shown in figure 5 16 Figure 5 16 DHCP Settings DHCP Server Enable or Disable the DHCP server If you disable the Server you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer Start IP Address This...

Page 28: ...Client Name MAC Address Assigned IP and Lease Time for each DHCP Client attached to the AP figure 5 17 Figure 5 17 DHCP Clients List Index The index of the DHCP Client Client Name The name of the DHCP client MAC Address The MAC address of the DHCP client Assigned IP The IP address that the AP has allocated to the DHCP client Lease Time The time of the DHCP client leased Before the time is up DHCP ...

Page 29: ...ish to add 2 Click the Save button when finished To modify A Reserved IP address 1 Select the reserved address entry as you desire and modify it If you wish to delete the entry make all of the entry fields blank 2 Click the Save button To delete all Reserved IP addresses 1 Click the Clear All button 2 Click the Save button Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button ...

Page 30: ...The interval time between two successive beacons Power The transmit power of the AP 5 7 System Tools Figure 5 20 the System Tools menu There are five submenus under the System Tools menu shown in figure 5 20 Firmware Factory Defaults Reboot Password and Log Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 5...

Page 31: ...r s IP Address field 5 Click the Upgrade button Firmware Version displays the current firmware version Hardware Version displays the current hardware version The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version Note 1 Do not turn off the AP or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded 2 The AP will reboot after the Upgrading has been finished 5 7...

Page 32: ...utomatically 5 7 4 Password This page shown in figure 5 24 allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the AP Figure 5 24 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the AP All users who try to access the AP s web based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the AP s user name and password Note The new user name and ...

Page 33: ...s 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 AP Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs Click the Clear Log button to clear all the logs 28 ...

Page 34: ...oint and the network device hub switch or router 2 Make sure the connected device is turned on 3 Be sure the correct cable is used Use a standard Category 5 Ethernet patch cable If the network device has Auto Uplink MDI MDIX ports you can use either a crossover cable or a normal patch cable 3 I cannot access the AP with a wireless capable computer There is a configuration problem Check these items...

Page 35: ...e Configuration tab in the appearing Network window 3 Click on the Add button Select Protocol and then click Add Figure B 1 Add Network Protocol 4 Under Manufacturers on Select Network Protocol page highlight Microsoft Under Network Protocols highlight TCP IP Click OK TCP IP protocol will take effect after reboot Figure B 2 Select Network Protocol 2 Configure TCP IP for your computer 1 On the Wind...

Page 36: ...indow will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default 4 Now you have two ways to configure the TCP IP protocol below Assigned by DHCP Sever a Select Obtain an IP address automatically as shown in the figure below Figure B 4 IP Address tab b Do not type anything into the New gateway field on the Gateway tab 31 ...

Page 37: ...tion tab as shown in the following figure Figure B 6 DNS Configuration tab Setting IP address manually a Select Specify an IP address on IP Address tab as shown in the following figure If the AP s LAN IP address is 192 168 1 1 type IP address is 192 168 1 x x is from 2 to 254 and subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 32 ...

Page 38: ...e Gateway tab and click on the Add button as shown in the figure Figure B 8 Gateway tab c 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 into the Domain field In the DNS Server Search Order field you can type the DNS server IP addresses which has been provided by your ISP and 33 ...

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 ...

Page 40: ...UTP category 3 4 5 cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m 100BASE TX UTP category 5 5e cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m Radio Data Rate 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6Mbps or 11 5 5 3 2 1Mbps Power Supply 9V 0 8A LEDs POWER SYSTEM LAN WLAN Safety Emissions FCC CE Environmental and Physical Operating Temp 0 40 32 104 Operating Humidity 10 95 RH Non condensing Dimensions W D ...

Page 41: ...ctrum DSSS technology using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2 4GHz and backward compatibility with IEEE 802 11b devices and WEP encryption for security Access Point AP A wireless LAN transceiver or base station that can connect a wired LAN to one or many wireless devices Access points can also bridge to each other DNS Domain Name System An Internet Service that tr...

Page 42: ...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 Another key component of WPA is built in authentication that WEP does not offer With this feature WPA provides roughly comparable security to VPN tunneling with WEP with the benefit of easier administration and use This is similar...

Page 43: ...ct Information For help with the installation or operation of the TP LINK TL WA501G 54Mbps Wireless Access Point please contact us E mail support tp link com Website http www tp link com Add 3 F Building R1 B Hi tech Industrial Park Shennan Rd Shenzhen P R China 38 ...