TP-Link Router TL-WA501G User Manual

TL-WA501G54M Wireless Access Point User Guide 
 
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 00-0A-EB- 00-07-5F not be able to access the AP, 
and the wireless station C with MAC address...

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) Note:  
If you select the radio button  Allow the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list 
to access  for Filtering Rules,  the wireless station B will sti ll not be able to access the AP, 
however, other wireless stations that are not  in the list will be able to access the AP. 
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...

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Disconnected 
¾  Received Packets -  packets received by the station 
¾  Sent Packets -  packets sent by the station 
You cannot change any of the val ues on this page. To update this page and to show the current 
connected wireless stations, click on the  Refresh button. 
If the numbers of connected wireless st ations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to 
the next page and click the  Previous button to return the previous page. 
) Note:...

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another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer. 
¾ Start IP Address -  This field specifies the first of  the addresses in the IP address pool. 
192.168.1.100 is the def ault start address. 
¾ End IP Address -  This field specifies the last of  the addresses in the IP address pool. 
192.168.1.199 is the  default end address. 
¾ Address Lease Time -  The Address Lease Time  is the amount of time a network user will...

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assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings. This page is used for address reservation 
(shown in Figure 3-19 ). 
 
Figure 3-19 Address Reservation 
¾  MAC Address -  The MAC address of the PC of whic h you want to reserve IP address. 
¾  Reserved IP Address -  The IP address of the AP reserved. 
To Reserve IP addresses: 
1. Click the  Add New... button to add a new Address Reservation entry. 
2.  Enter the MAC address (The format for t he MAC...

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Figure 3-20 AP Wireless Advanced Settings 
¾  Enable AP Isolation -  Isolate all connected wirele ss stations so that wireless stations can not 
access each other through WLAN. This  option is available only for AP mode. 
¾ Disable short preamble - Disable short preamble and us e long preamble only. 802.11b 
mode supports only long pr eamble and this parameter will be ignored.
 
¾ RTS threshold -  RTS/CTS Threshold, the packet size t hat is used to...

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) Note: 
The AP will reboot automatically after you click the Save button. 
3.7 System Tools 
 
Figure 3-21 The System Tools menu 
There are five submenus under the System Tools menu (shown in  Figure 3-21): Firmware , 
Factory Defaults, Reboot, Password, and Syslog.  Click any of them, and you will be able to 
configure the correspon ding function. The detailed explanations for  each submenu are provided 
below. 
3.7.1 Firmware 
The page (shown in  Figure...

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¾ Hardware Version -  displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the 
upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version. 
)  Note: 
Do not turn off the AP or press the Reset  button while the firmware is being upgraded. 
The AP will reboot after the Upgrading has been finished. 
3.7.2 Factory Defaults 
This page (shown in  Figure 3-23) allows you to restore the factory default settings for the AP. 
 
Figure 3-23 Restore Factory...

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you have input or selected in the blank. 
) Note: 
The current configuration will be covered with  the uploading configuration file. Wrong process will 
lead the device unmanaged. The restoring process  lasts for 20 seconds and restart automatically 
then. Keep the power of the  device on during the process, in case of any damage. 
3.7.4 Reboot 
This page (shown in Figure 3-25) allows you to reboot the AP. 
 
Figure 3-25 Reboot the AP 
Click the  Reboot...

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It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the AP. 
All users who try to access the APs web-based utilit y or Quick Setup will be prompted for the APs 
user name and password. 
)  Note: 
The new user name and password must not exceed  14 characters in length and must not include 
any spaces. Enter the new Pa ssword twice to confirm it. 
Click the  Save button when finished. 
Click the  Clear All  button to...