TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports REV.:1.0.
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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 and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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.
Industry Canada Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES-003 Class B specifications. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. This Class B device meets all the requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Korea Warning Statements 당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음.
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 repairs yourself. You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty. If you need service, please contact us. Avoid water and wet locations.
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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview .............................................................................................. 2 1.2 Main Features ................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Appearance ........
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Ethernet Cable USB Cable and Power Adapter Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports, including only This User Guide. Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports TL-WA890EA can bring all of your home or office’s Internet-enabled devices into the world of wireless.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Figure 1-2 Detail Explanation: Item Status Button WPS/RESET LED Ports (1-4） LAN Indication Press the button for 1 - 2 seconds to enable WPS function. Press the button for 5 - 8 seconds to reset TL-WA890EA. When the WPS LED keeps blinking, TL-WA890EA is connecting to the root device; then the WPS LED will be solid for 5 minutes and then turn off, after the connection succeeds.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Before You Begin A good knowledge of the LEDs and its indication will facilitate your quick installation of the Entertainment Adapter. Keep the Entertainment Adapter away from any devices that might cause wireless interference, such as cordless phones, blue tooth devices, microwave ovens, etc.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports 2) Connect your entertainment device(s) or other network-enabled device with Ethernet port (such as Blu-ray™ players, gaming consoles, DVRs, smart TVs, etc.) to TL-WA890EA with Ethernet cable(s). Note: Please ensure your device(s) connected to TL-WA890EA is configured to “Obtain an IP address automatically”.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This chapter will guide you to configure your PC to communicate with the Entertainment Adapter and to configure and manage the TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports easily with a Web-based utility. With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Figure 3-3 Quick Setup Start 3. Figure 3-4 will appear for you to choose the region. Then click Next to continue. Figure 3-4 Quick Setup – Choose Region and Mode 4. The device will detect the existing network. Please wait for a while. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup – Detect Existing Network 5. A list of available wireless network will appear. Check the box before the SSID of your desired network, and then click Next.
TL-WA890EA 6. N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Wireless Settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-7. Please enter the Wireless Password of your selected target network and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-7 Quick Setup – Wireless Settings 7. Double-check your wireless setting on the page as shown in Figure 3-8. If verified, click Finish to complete the Quick Setup. If there is anything wrong, click Back to return the previous pages and reconfigure it.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Entertainment Adapter via the web-based management page.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Main Router/AP Wi-Fi Network Name - It shows the name of the wireless network your device has connected to, also called SSID. MAC Address of Main Router/AP - It shows the physical MAC address of the Main Router/AP your device has connected to, also called BSSID. Channel - The wireless channel in current use. Signal - It shows the strength of the root wireless network signal that the device has received.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports 2) Within 2 minutes, push the WPS button on this device. Method 2: 1) Push the WPS button on the root device. 2) Keep the WPS Status as Enabled, choose "Push the button on my access point or wireless router" on the WPS page, and then click Connect.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports (Each device has its unique PIN code, or you can generate a new one by clicking Gen New PIN button. Here we take the default PIN code 12345670 of this device for example). Figure 4-4 2) Enter the PIN to the main router/AP’s WPS page, and then click Connect on it. Figure 4-5 3) Click Connect on the device’ WPS page (as shown in Figure 4-4). 4.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Figure 4-7 LAN – Smart IP (DHCP) ’ Figure 4-8 LAN – Static IP MAC Address - The physical address of the LAN port, as seen from the LAN. The value cannot be changed. Type – Two IP types are supported: Static IP and Smart IP (DHCP), and they are explained below. Static IP - In this type, you can configure IP Address/Gateway manually.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports 4.4.2 Wireless Settings Selecting Advanced > Wireless Settings will enable you to configure the basic settings for your wireless network on the screen below (Figure 4-9). Figure 4-9 Wireless Settings Main Router/AP Wi-Fi Network Name - The name of the wirless network this device is going to connect to. MAC Address of Main Router/AP - The physical MAC address of the Main Router/AP this device is going to connect to.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Figure 4-10 Wireless Advanced Main Router/AP Wi-Fi Network Name - The name of the wirless network this device is going to connect to. MAC Address of Main Router/AP - The physical MAC address of the Main Router/AP this device is going to connect to. Band - The wireless band that the root access point or wireless router is working in.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Figure 4-11 DHCP Settings – Disabled Figure 4-12 DHCP Settings – Enabled DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the server. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within the LAN, or else you must configure the IP address of the clients manually. Start IP Address - This field specifies the first address in the IP Address pool. 192.168.0.100 is the default start IP address.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Primary DNS - (Optional) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Or consult your ISP. Secondary DNS - (Optional) You can input the IP Address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. Click Save to save the changes. Note: To use the DHCP server function of this device, you should configure all the clients in the LAN in "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Figure 4-14 Add or Modify the Profile Profile Name - The alias that you have given to your wireless networks. By default it's the same as the Main Router/AP Wi-Fi Network Name(SSID), but you can change it to any other name so that you can easily remember and distinguish. Main Router/AP Wi-Fi Network Name - The wireless network name of your root device this profile will connect to, it is also called SSID.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Click Edit to further edit the profile(s), or Delete to delete the profile(s). Click Connect to connect the Entertainment Adapter to the wireless network that you have chosen in the profile list. Click Add to add a new profile to the list. Click Delete All to delete all the information in the profile list. 4.5 System Tools System Tools option helps you to optimize the configuration of your device.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Note: 1. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the device itself, you can try to upgrade the firmware. 2. Before upgrading the device’s firmware, you should write down some of your customized settings to avoid losing important configuration settings of device.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Figure 4-19 Save or Restore the Configuration Click Backup to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file. To restore the device's configuration, follow these instructions: • Click Browse… to find the configuration file which you want to restore. • Click Restore to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports 4.5.5 Password Selecting System Tools > Password allows you to change the factory default user name and password of the device on the screen shown in Figure 4-21. Figure 4-21 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the device. All users who try to access the device's web-based management page or Quick Setup will be prompted for the device's user name and password.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports The device can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the device. Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. Click the Refresh button to show the latest log list. Click the Save Log button to save all the logs in a txt file.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Appendix A: Factory Defaults Item Default Value Common Default Settings Username admin Password admin IP Address 192.168.0.254 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Domain http://tplinkadapter.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Appendix B: Troubleshooting T1. Can I power on TL-WA890EA by connecting it to a nearby device via the USB cable? Sorry, you cannot. We strongly suggest to only use the power adapter attached in the package for power supply, as the entertainment adapter TL-WA890EA may not gain enough power supply from the other devices. T2. What can I do if I cannot log in the web management page after I type tplinkadapter.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Appendix C: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11n, 802.11b and 802.11g, TCP/IP, DHCP Safety & Emission CE Ports Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port Wireless Frequency Band 2.4GHz, 5GHz 11n：up to 300Mbps (2.4G), 300Mbps (5G) Radio Data Rate 11b：11/5.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Appendix D: Glossary 802.11a - Specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using OFDM modulation and operating in radio band at 5GHz. 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. 802.
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports fact, WPA was developed by the networking industry 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.
