User Guide AV600 Powerline Wi-Fi Extender TL-WPA4220 REV5.0.
Contents About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 1. Get to Know Your Powerline Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. 1. 1. 2. 1. 3. Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About This Guide This guide is a complement to Quick Installation Guide. The Quick Installation Guide provides instructions for quick Internet setup, while this guide contains details of each function and demonstrates how to configure them in typical scenarios. When using this guide, please notice that features of the powerline extender may vary slightly depending on the model and software version you have, and on your location and language.
Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Powerline Extender This chapter introduces the powerline extender by detailing its main features and appearance.
Chapter 1 1. 1. Get to Know Your Powerline Extender Product Overview TP-Link’s Powerline 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. Ethernet ports and built-in antennas enable the powerline Wi-Fi extender to provide wired and wireless access for multiple computers and mobile devices.
Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Powerline Extender Name Power Status On/Off Blinking On Powerline Off On Ethernet Off On Off Wireless 1. 3. 2. Blinking Indication The powerline extender is on or off. Pairing is in progress. The powerline extender is connected to the powerline network and is in a suitable location. The powerline extender is not connected to any powerline network. At least one Ethernet port is connected to a powered-on device. No Ethernet port is connected to a powered-on device.
Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Powerline Extender Ethernet Port Connect the Ethernet ports to your wired devices, such as a computer, a router or a game console, via Ethernet cables. Pair Button Press and hold the button for 1 second to join a powerline network. Go to To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network for more information. Reset Press and hold the Reset button for at least 2 seconds to reset the powerline extender to factory default settings.
Chapter 2 Initial Use This chapter guides you on how to use the powerline extender when you first open the package.
Chapter 2 2. 1. I want to: Initial Use To Set Up a New Secure Wireless Network 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. So I bought a Powerline Wi-Fi Kit to extend the wireless network. The Powerline Wi-Fi Kit includes a powerline adapter and a powerline extender. How can I do that? 1. Connect the powerline adapter to an available LAN port of the router. 2.
Chapter 2 Initial Use Blinking Blinking Powerline Adatper (For demonstration only) within 2 minutes On Powerline Extender TL-WPA4220 5. Relocate the extender to the Wi-Fi “dead” zone. A . Use the SSID (network name) and password on the label at the top of the extender. Note: A blinking Powerline LED indicates poor signal strength. Move the extender to another location. B .
Chapter 2 Initial Use Extend the existing wireless network by adding a new powerline extender to 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 the top floor. So I bought a new powerline extender to extend the wireless network. How can I do that? 1. Plug the new powerline extender into a wall socket near one of the existing powerline extender.
Chapter 2 Initial Use 4. Relocate the new extender to the Wi-Fi “dead” zone. Note: A blinking Powerline LED indicates poor signal strength. Move the extender to another location. A . Use the SSID (network name) and password on the on the label at the top of the extender to connect to the internet. B . If you cannot find the default SSID in your Wi-Fi network list, this may mean the Wi-Fi Move feature has automatically copied over the existing wireless settings.
Chapter 3 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.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3. 1. Management Interface 3. 1. 1. Log In There are two methods to log in to the management interface. Method 1: Via web browser Follow the steps below: 1. Connect your device to the powerline extender wirelessly. 2. Launch a web browser and type in http://tplinkplc.net to open the management interface. 3. Create a password to log in. 4. Click Login. Method 2: Via tpPLC utility Follow the steps below: 1.
Chapter 3 3. 2. 1. Configuring via Web Management Interface Add a New Device to the Powerline Network 1. Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly. Visit http://tplinkplc.net, and log in with the username and password you set for the extender. 2. Go to the Status page. Click the Powerline Network icon to see the Powerline Device List. 3. Click the add 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.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3. Change the Network Name. You can also click Default to use the default network name, e.g. HomePlugAV. However, if the default name is used, the Wi-Fi Move function will be automatically disabled. 4. Click Save to make the settings effective. 3. 3. Wi-Fi Move Wi-Fi Move is enabled by default.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface How can I do that? 1. Before cloning, make sure your router supports the same band as your extender. If you do not know how to check this, go to your router’s User Guide for more information. 2. Plug your extender near your router. 3. Press the WPS button on your router. WPS WAN WPS LAN Wireless Router 4. Within two minutes, press the Wi-Fi button on the front panel of the extender for 1 second. The Wi-Fi LED starts blinking.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3. 5. Wireless Network 3. 5. 1. Customize Wireless Settings The powerline extender’s wireless network name (SSID), password, and security option are preset in the factory. The preset SSID and password can be found on the product label. You can customize the wireless settings according to your needs. Tip: If the extender is in your router’s OneMesh network, it will automatically copy wireless settings from your router.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface To have more advanced settings Click Advanced below Password to have more advanced settings. Security: Select an option from the Security drop-down list. The extender provides three options, No Security, WPA/WPA2 Personal (Recommended), and WEP. WPA2 uses the newest standard and the security level is the highest. Don’t change the default settings unless necessary. Mode: Select the desired mode. • 802.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 1. Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly. Visit http://tplinkplc.net, and log in with the username and 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. Tips: You can also see the wireless details by clicking the wireless clients icon on the Status > Wireless Clients page. 3. 6.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 5. Choose LED Off Time from 00:00 to 7:00, and then check all boxes from Sunday to Saturday. Note: Please make sure that the system time is correct before using this function. 6. Select Enable this entry to make it effective. 7. Click OK to save the settings. Done! 3. 7. I want to: Now your LEDs will be turned off automatically at 00:00 and turned on at 7:00am the next morning.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3. Enable the Wi-Fi Scheduler. If you are prompted of changes synchronization, click Continue. 4. Check the box of Do not turn off Wi-Fi while clients are connected to it and click Save. 5. Click Add to add an entry. 6. Choose 00:00 and 7:00 from the drop-down list. Check all boxes from Sunday to Saturday. 7. Note: Please make sure that the system time is correct before using this function. 8. Select Enable this entry to make it effective. 9.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface turned on at 7:00am the next morning. Note: The Wi-Fi LED will turn off if the wireless network is disabled. 3. 8. Parental Controls I want to: Control when my children’s wireless devices can access the internet. 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 do that? 1. Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly. Visit http://tplinkplc.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 8. Enter a Description for the entry. 9. Select Enable this entry to make it effective. 10. Click OK to save the settings. Done! Now the controlled device can access only from 18:00 (6PM) to 22:00 (10PM) on weekdays and not other times.
Chapter 3 3. 9. Configuring via Web Management Interface Guest Network I want to: Create a 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 do that? 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 Guest Network. 3. Check the box of relative entry to limit network authorities.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface The default SSID is TP-Link_Guest_XXXX, and the default password is printed on the product label. 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 casesensitive. Done! Now you can tell your guests to connect to the guest network you created. 3. 10.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 5. Click Add 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 the MAC Address manually. 7. Give a description of the entry in the Description field. (Optional) 8. Select Enable this entry to make this entry effective. 9. Click OK to save the settings. Done! Now MAC Filter is implemented to protect your wireless network.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface LAN Type: Select Dynamic IP to have your extender automatically obtain IP Address from the main router. Select Static IP to manually configure the LAN parameters. IP Address: The IP address of the powerline extender. Subnet Mask: The subnet mask associated with IP address. Default Gateway: The IP address of the gateway device. 3. 11. 2. Set Up System Time System time is the time displayed while the extender is running.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3. In the NTP Server II field, enter the IP address or domain name of the second NTP Server. (Optional) 4. Click Get GMT and click Save. To manually set the date and time: 1. In the Time Settings field, select your local Time Zone. 2. Enter the current Date. 3. Set the current Time (In 24-hour clock format, e.g. 16:00:00 is 04:00PM). 4. Click Save. To set up Daylight Saving time: 1. Select Enable Daylight Saving. 2.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3. Go to www.tp-link.com. Download the latest firmware file for the extender. Note: The upgraded firmware version must correspond to the hardware. 4. Click Browse to locate the downloaded new firmware file, and click Upgrade. 5. Wait a few minutes for the upgrading and rebooting. Note: 1. Before upgrading the firmware, it’s better to back up your current settings. 2. During the upgrading process, do not turn off or reset the extender. 3.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3. Click Browse to locate the backup configuration file stored on your computer, and click Restore. The configuration file is config.bin. 4. Wait a few minutes for the restoring and rebooting. Note: During the restoring process, do not turn off or reset the extender. To reset the extender to factory default settings: 1. Connect to the powerline extender wirelessly. Visit http://tplinkplc.
Chapter 3 Configuring via Web Management Interface 3. Choose the type and level of the system log according to your need. 4. Click Save Log to save the system log to local.
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