TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender Rev: 2.0.
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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.
This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 4 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 4 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful communication.
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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction........................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview.............................................................................................. 2 1.2 Conventions ...................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Main Features ......
4.9.3 Diagnostic ........................................................................................................40 4.9.4 Ping Watch Dog...............................................................................................42 4.9.5 Firmware Upgrade ...........................................................................................43 4.9.6 Factory Defaults...............................................................................................44 4.9.7 Backup & Restore..
150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide TL-WA730RE Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender ¾ One Power Adapter for TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender ¾ Ethernet Cable ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender, including: z This User Guide z Other helpful information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. It can relay signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range easily and quickly. Increased mobility and the absence of cabling will be beneficial for your network. With using IEEE 802.
TL-WA730RE 1.3 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Main Features Features Benefits Make use of IEEE 802.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no activity Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port Off The Wireless function is disabled Flashing The Wireless function is enabled On Flashing Off The Range Extender has connected the Router successfully The Range Extender is connecting the Router The Range Extender has not connected any Router yet
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide RESET: The Reset button is used to restore the AP’s factory default settings. There are two ways to reset the Access Point’s factory defaults: z Method one: With the AP powered on, use a pin to press and hold the Reset button (about 5 seconds) until the System LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. And then release the button and wait the AP to reboot to its factory default settings.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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 position of the wireless devices. Factors that can weaken signals by getting in the way of your network’s radio waves are metal appliances or obstructions, and walls.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 2-1 The Example of Infrastructure Network Incorporating the TL-WA730RE To establish a typical connection of the AP, please take the following steps: 1. Connect the Cable or DSL modem to a Router. 2. Locate an optimum location for the AP. The best place is usually near the center of the area in which your PC(s) will wirelessly connect. 3. Adjust the direction of the antenna. Normally, upright is a good direction. 4.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender easily with a Web-based utility. 3.1 Quick Setup With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-2 Login Windows ) Note: 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. 2. After successfully logging in, the Quick Setup page will display. Click Next to continue.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-4 Operation Mode 4. A. ¾ In Repeater(Range Extender) mode, the product can extend the coverage of another wireless Access Point or Router. The universal repeater mode is for the wireless Access Point or Router which does not support WDS function. ¾ In Access Point mode, the product will act as a wireless central hub for your wireless LAN clients, giving a wireless extension for your current wired network.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-6 AP List 3) Find the SSID of the Access Point / Router or WISP, and click Connect in the corresponding row. You will then return to the previous page. 4) Select the region, the security mode and enter the password that is the same as on your router or access point in Figure 3-5. 5) Click Next, you will then come to Network Setting page for furthers configuration.
TL-WA730RE B. 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide When you choose Access Point mode, the Wireless Setting page will be shown in Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7 Wireless Settings - Access Point mode 5. 1) Create an easy-to-remember name for your wireless network, write it into Wireless Network Name(SSID). 2) Select Most Secure (WPA/WPA2-PSK) encryption mode and enter a password below to prevent unauthorized access to your AP.
TL-WA730RE ¾ 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Because there is something changed of the configuration, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-9. Check your settings and click Save to save your settings for future reference. Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – Finish Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration to take effect and finish the Quick Setup. Wait until the device restarts successfully.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – Finish 14
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Access Point via the web-based management page. The TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, Netscape® Navigator, Firefox, Safari, Opera or Chrome) management page, which can be launched on any windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser. 4.1 Login Open your web browser.
TL-WA730RE 4.2 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Status Selecting Status will enable you to view the AP’s current status and configuration, all of which is read-only. Figure 4-3 Device Status ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the AP. ¾ Hardware Version - This field displays the current hardware version of the AP ¾ Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the Network, including the MAC address, IP address and Subnet Mask.
TL-WA730RE 4.3 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.1 Quick Setup for more details. 4.4 Operation Mode The Operation Mode option allows you to change the operation mode for your AP, shown in Figure 4-4. Figure 4-4 Operation Mode ¾ In Repeater (Range Extender) mode, the product can extend the coverage of another wireless Access Point or Router. The universal repeater mode is for the wireless Access Point or Router which does not support WDS function.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the device's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the device can be found in the label or User Guide. ¾ Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the device to its default. ¾ Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the device's PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my AP Step 1: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless router” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Connect.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Step 2: Keep the WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-5. Step 3: Choose “Enter the new device's PIN” and enter the PIN code （take 16952898 for example） of the wireless adapter in the field after PIN as shown in the figure below. Then click Connect.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: The default PIN code of the AP can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 4-5. You will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network. Figure 4-8 ) Note: 1. The WPS LED on the AP will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2.
TL-WA730RE 4.6 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Network The Network option allows you to customize your local network manually by changing the default settings of the AP. Selecting Network will enable you to configure the IP parameters of Network on this page. Figure 4-9 Network ¾ Type - Select Dynamic IP to get IP address from DHCP server or select Static IP to configure IP address manually from the drop-down list.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Throughput Monitor and Wireless Statistics. 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 Wireless menu 4.7.1 Wireless Settings Selecting Wireless > Wireless Settings will enable you to configure the basic settings for your wireless network on the screen below (Figure 4-12).
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide z Universal Repeater - In Repeater mode, the AP with WDS enabled will relays data to an associated root AP. AP function is enabled meanwhile. The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range. z WDS Repeater - In Universal Repeater mode, the AP with WDS disabled will relays data to an associated root AP. AP function is enabled meanwhile.
TL-WA730RE ¾ 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 1) Repeater (Range Extender) Figure 4-13 Wireless Security – Repeater ¾ ¾ ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security. WPA/WPA2-Personal(Recommended) - Select WPA/WPA2 based on Radius Server.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2) Access Point Figure 4-14 Wireless Security - Access Point ¾ ¾ ¾ Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security. WPA/WPA2-Personal(Recommended) - Select WPA/WPA2 based on Radius Server.
TL-WA730RE ¾ 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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 - You can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES. • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port used by radius service. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-15 Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. ¾ Wireless MAC Filtering - Click the Enable button to enable the Wireless MAC Address Filtering. The default setting is disabled. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. 4. Click the Save button to save this entry. To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-4. 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.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ) 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 device. 4.7.4 Wireless Advanced Selecting Wireless > Wireless Advanced will allow you to do some advanced settings for the device in the following screen shown in Figure 4-17.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.7.5 Antenna Alignment Selecting Wireless > Antenna Alignment will show how remote AP's signal strength changes while changing the antenna's direction in the following screen shown in Figure 4-18. Figure 4-18 Antenna Alignment ¾ Remote RSSI - Remote AP's signal strength value. ¾ Signal Percent - The ratio of RSSI to RSSI RANGE in percentage. ¾ RSSI Range - Drag the Slider to set or input the RSSI RANGE value. 4.7.
TL-WA730RE ¾ 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Receive - Wireless receive rate information. Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor. Click the Stop button to stop wireless throughput monitor. 4.7.7 Wireless Statistics Selecting Wireless > Wireless Statistics will allow you to see the wireless transmission information in the following screen shown in Figure 4-20.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-21 The DHCP menu 4.8.1 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.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ¾ Primary DNS (optional) - Enter the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Consult your ISP if you don’t know the DNS value. The factory default setting is 0.0.0.0. ¾ Secondary DNS (optional) - Enter the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. The factory default setting is 0.0.0.0. Click Save to save the changes. ) Note: 1. When the device is working on Dynamic IP mode, the DHCP Server function will be disabled. 2.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-24 Address Reservation 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 IP addresses: 1. Click the Add New... button to add a new Address Reservation entry. 2.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide There are eleven submenus under the System Tools menu (shown as Figure 4-25): SNMP, Time Settings, Diagnostic, Ping Watch Dog, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Clicking any of them will enable you to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Figure 4-25 The System Tools menu 4.9.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ¾ 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 Disable. ¾ SysContact - The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node. ¾ SysName - An administratively-assigned name for this managed node.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-27 Time settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. ¾ To set time manually: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. 3. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. 4. Click Save. ¾ For automatic time synchronization: 1. Enter the address of the NTP Server Prior. 2. Click the Get GMT button to get GMT from the Internet. ) Note: 1.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-28 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 Message Protocol (ICMP) protocol's mandatory Echo Request datagram to elicit an ICMP Echo Response from a host or gateway. You can use ping to test both numeric IP address or domain name.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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 to be sent. The default is 64. Ping Timeout - Specifies the time to wait for a response in milliseconds. The default is 800.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-30 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 first ping packet is sent out when the device is restarted. ¾ Fail Count - Upper limit of the ping packet the device can drop continuously.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ) 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. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-33 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. ) Note: 1.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4.9.9 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 4-35. Figure 4-35 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-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Figure 4-36 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-37. Figure 4-37 Mail Account Settings • From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. • To - Recipient’s address.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide ) Note: Only when you select Authentication, do you have to enter the User Name and Password in the following fields. • User Name - Your mail account name filled in the From field. The part behind @ is excluded. • Password - Your mail account password. • Confirm The Password - Enter the password again to confirm. • Enable Auto Mail Feature - Select it to mail logs automatically.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide click the Enable button. If disabled, the function of DoS protection in Security settings will be disabled. ¾ Packets Statistics Interval - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic. ¾ Sorted Rules - Choose how displayed statistics are sorted. Click the Auto-refresh checkbox to refresh automatically.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix A: Application Example The TL-WA730RE 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 following instructions. 1. 2. Configure the AP via a wired connection. 1) Connect your AP to your PC with an Ethernet cable. 2) Log on to the web-based management page.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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 “ View Available Wireless Networks. 4) Highlight the SSID of the AP (Here is TP-LINK) and click Connect to add to the network.
TL-WA730RE 5) 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Then the following page will display, which indicates you have been successfully added to the network wirelessly.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix B: Factory Defaults Item Default Value Common Default Settings Username admin Password admin IP Address 192.168.0.254 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Wireless SSID TP-LINK_XXXXXX Wireless Security Disable Wireless MAC Address Filtering Disable DHCP DHCP Server Disable Start IP Address 192.168.0.100 End IP Address 192.168.0.199 Address Lease Time 120 minutes (Range:1 ~ 2880 minutes) Default Gateway (optional) 0.0.0.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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 RESET button on the rear panel for more than 8 seconds before releasing it. ) Note: Once the Access Point is reset, the current configuration settings will be lost and you will need to reconfigure the Access Point. T2.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2) Click Change adapter settings 3) Right-click Local Area Connection, and Click Properties.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4) Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). 5) Select Use the following IP address, enter the 192.168.0.100 into the IP address field, 255.255.255.0 into the Subnet mask field.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Now, try to log on to the Web-based configuration page again after the above settings have been configured. If you still cannot access the configuration page, please restore your Access Point’s factory default settings and reconfigure your Access Point following the instructions of this QIG. Please feel free to contact our Technical Support if the problem persists.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 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 LAN RJ45 port Cabling Type 10BASE-T: 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) Wireless Frequency Band 2.4~2.
TL-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide Appendix E: Glossary 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-WA730RE 150Mbps Wireless N Range Extender User Guide provides an authentication alternative to an expensive RADIUS server. WPA-PSK is a simplified but still powerful form of WPA most suitable for home Wi-Fi networking. To use WPA-PSK, a person sets a static key or "passphrase" as with WEP. But, using TKIP, WPA-PSK automatically changes the keys at a preset time interval, making it much more difficult for hackers to find and exploit them. The Wi-Fi Alliance will call this, WPA-Personal.
