TP-Link RE580D manual

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    19100112 RE 1910011262 REV 1.0 .0 Easy Wi - Fi Exte nsion Flexibl e P la cement AC 1 90 0 Wi- Fi Range Extender RE 580D[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK S Specificat ions are s ubject t o change wit hout not ice. is a registered t rademar k of TP - LINK TECHN OLOGIES CO., LT D. Other brands and product names are t rademarks or r egistered trade marks of their respect ive holders. No part of the speci fications may be reproduc ed in any form or by any means or used t o make[...]

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    FCC STATE MENT This equip ment has been tested and f ound to co mply with t he limits for a Class B digita l device, pursuant t o part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e lim its are design ed to provide re asonabl e protect ion again st harmful inter ferenc e in a residential insta llation. This equipment generate s, uses and can radi ate radio frequency [...]

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    Country Restriction Reason/r emark Bulgaria None General aut horizat ion req uired f or outdoor u se and publ ic servic e France Outdoor use li mited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. w ithin the band 2454 - 2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocat ion use . Refarming of the 2.4 GH z band h as been ongoing in recent y ears t o allow current re lax ed regulati on. Full imple[...]

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    CAN ICES - 3 (B)/NMB - 3 (B) Radiat ion Exposure Sta tement: This equip ment complies with IC radiatio n exposur e limits set forth for an uncontrol led environ ment. This equipment shou ld be instal led and op era ted with mini mum distan ce 20cm betw een the rad iator & y our body . Déclaration d'exp osition aux radiat ions: Cet équipe[...]

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    Safety Information ● When product has power but ton, the pow er button is one of the way to shut off the produ ct; w hen there is no power butt on, t he only way to completely shut of f power is to discon nect the pr oduct or t he power adapter fro m the power s ource. ● Don’t disas semble th e product , or make repairs y oursel f. You ru n t[...]

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    TP - LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLA RATION OF CONFORMITY For the fol lowing equi pment : Product Des cription: AC1 90 0 Wi - Fi Range Ext ender Model No.: RE 580D Trademar k: TP - LINK We declar e under o ur ow n respons ibility that the ab ove product s satis fy all the techn ical regul ations applicable t o the prod uct w ithin the sco pe of C[...]

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    Introd uction ........................................................................ 1 Product O verv iew ..................................................................... 1 What can your Extender d o .................................................. 1 Support for t he 802.11a c wireless t echnology ..................... 1 Main Features ....[...]

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    I n t ro d u c tion This chapt er covers t he following to pics:  Product Overview  Appearan ce Pro du c t O ve r v i ew Wh at can your Extender do The RE 5 80D AC 1 90 0 Wi - Fi Range Ext ender is dedi cated to Sma ll Office/Ho me Offic e (SOHO) wir eless network solutions. It will enlarge your exist ing wirele ss net work and mobility withi[...]

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    Main Feat ures  Complies wit h IEEE 802. 11 ac  Pro vid es multip le encry ption security Types includ ing: 64/128 - bit W EP a nd W PA - PSK/W PA2 - PSK  Supports Buil t - in DHCP se rver  Supports F irmwar e U pgra de  Supports Web - bas ed M anage ment Appear anc e LEDs Ports Buttons Introduct ion 2[...]

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    LED Explan ation Name Status Indicati on RE Sol id blue The extend er has e stablished a s ecure connectio n, and the s ignal strengt h is adequat e . Solid orang e The extend er has e stablished a s ecure connectio n, but the sig nal strengt h is too wea k . Name Status Indicati on RE B li nki ng WPS connect ion is in pro cess . Off No act ive con[...]

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    Co n n ec t the Ex tender to t he I nte r n et This chapt er covers t he following to pics:  Befor e You Begin  Basic Require ments  Quick Set up Befo r e Y ou Begin Please read t his g uide c arefully before insta lling and using the device . The operating d istance ran ge of y our wireless co nnec tion can v ary signific antly depending [...]

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    Basic Requi r emen ts  P lace your extender in a well - ventilate d place far from direct sunlight, any heat er or heating v ent .  L eave at least 2 i nches (5cm) space aro und the dev ice for heat di ssi pati on .  Turn off y our extender and unplug the power a dapter in a lightin g storm to avoid da mage .  Use W eb browser, s uch as[...]

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    2) I mm edi atel y press the RE button on your extend er . The L ED should chan ge fro m flashi ng to sol id, showin g that W PS conne ction is successful. 3) If you are connecting th e extender to a dua l - ban d r outer but onl y 2.4GHz or 5GHz LED is o n, repeat st ep 1 and 2 again to conn ect th e other band. 3 Relocate Plug the exte nder into [...]

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    Using y our Web Browser 1 Power On Plug the ext ender into an electri cal outl et near you r router , and wait u ntil the Power L ED is lit and soli d blue. 2 Connect to the Extender ● Connect ing via Ethernet Cabl e 1) Disable the W i - Fi on y our computer . 2) Connect the ext ender to your co mputer v ia an Ethernet cable. ● Connect ing via [...]

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    4 Configure 1) Create a ne w username and pass word t o log in the web management page, then cli ck Confirm . 2) Sel ec t y our r egion , t hen click Next . Per FCC regulations, al l Wi - Fi products marketed in the U.S. are fi xed to the U.S. reg ion. Connect the Extender to the Inter net 8[...]

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    3) Select y our router's 2. 4GHz hos t networ k and enter the password, then click Next . 4) Select y our router's 5GHz host networ k and enter th e passwor d, then cl ick Next . If your rou ter does not support 5GHz wireless network, please click Skip to conti nue. Connect the Extender to the Inter net 9[...]

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    5) Either keep the s ame SSIDs as your host networ k or create new names for the ex tende d netw orks, then c lick Next . 6) Verify y our wireless set tings and c lick Finish . The c orrespo nding LEDs (2.4G Hz and 5GHz) shoul d turn on and st ay solid. Connect the Extender to the Inter net 10[...]

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    5 Relocate Plug the exte nder into an electrica l outlet about half way betw een your router (Host N etwor k) and the W i - Fi dead zone. W ait until the LED is lit wit h a solid b lue. If not , relocat e the ext ender closer to t he router to achi eve a good (or bet ter) sig nal quality . E njoy! Both extended net wor ks share the same W i - Fi pa[...]

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    V ie w the I nf or matio n of the Extender This chapt er covers t he following to pics:  V iew th e E xten der ’s C urrent S tatu s  View the Informa ti on ab out the Host Netwo rk, the E xtender and the Cli ents V iew the Extender ’s C urr ent S ta tus 1) Launch a web br owser an d type in http ://tplin krepeater.n et , t hen go to S ett[...]

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    ● The e xtender is connect ed to t he router un n orm all y. M ay be the gatewa y is set incorre ctly in the S ta tic IP. You can s elect “ O btain an I P addres s automati cally” on t he “LAN Settings ” page. Instruct ions for the i cons o f 2.4GHz/5G Hz wire less status: Name Instructi ons T he wireles s is on and encryp ted . T he wir [...]

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    M ana ge t he Ex ten d ed Netw ork and Security Settings This chapt er covers t he following topics :  Ext end anot her Net work  Extender Settings  Man a ge th e Extender’ s Wi - Fi Security Settings  C hange the Exte nder’s IP A ddress  DHCP Se rver Ex ten d another N etw ork I f you w ant to extend another network, y ou can re[...]

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    3) Sel ec t the networ k you wa nt to extend from the l ist. 4) Once a networ k is selecte d, the SSI D and security settings o f that networ k will aut omat ically fill i n . If the host network is encry pted, enter the password in the box of the host wireless sec urity . 5) Clic k Save to save t he settings . If the networ k you want t o extend i[...]

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    6) Relocate . Plug in the ext ender ha lfway bet ween your w ireless router /AP (Host Networ k) and the W i - Fi dead z one. Wait for the ext ender to r econnect and t he LED turns solid b lue. If not, relocate it closer t o the router t o achieve a good (or bett er) signal qual i ty. Enjoy! The e xtender sh ares the sa me wireless n etwor k name ([...]

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    Man a ge t he Extender ’s Wi - Fi Securit y Settings C hange your Adm in Account 1) Launch a web br owser an d type in http ://tplin krepeater.n et , then go to Settings -> System Tools -> A dmin A ccount w ebpa ge . 2) Create a new userna me and pass w ord as show n in the figure be low.  Old Us ern ame : Enter y our current user name[...]

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    4) A dd the dev ice to the blac klist by following t he ways . ● A dd the Onlin e Devi ces to the black list . In the Online Devices l ist, you can v i ew the infor mation about the devices conn ected to t he e xtend er . For one d evice, y ou can clic k the icon to add the device to the blac klist. For sev eral dev ices, select the m and clic k [...]

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    4) Click the Add b utton .  Device Nam e: Enter the dev ice nam e .  M AC Add r e ss : Enter the M AC address of the host i n XX - XX - XX - XX - XX - XX format (e.g. 00 - 11 - 22 - 33 - 44 - AA). 5) Clic k OK to save your se ttings. Modify or Rem ove a Device in the Blacklist/W hitelist 1) Launch a web br owser an d type in http ://tplin kre[...]

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    C hange the Ext ender ’s IP Address By default, the extend er is set to obtain a n IP addr ess automatically from th e front router. If you want to use a specific IP address appropr iate to your net work demand, ple ase refer t o the steps be low. 1) Launch a web br owser an d type in http ://tplin krepeater.n et , then go to Settings - >N etw[...]

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    ● Enable DHCP Server When the DHCP Server is On , please make sure that IP Addre ss Pool , Default Gat eway for the DHCP serv er and LAN IP a ddress are in the sam e segmengt as the rout er . Otherwises, th e e xtend er cannot acc ess the Internet. 1) Launch a web br owser an d type in http ://tplin krepeater.n et , then go to Settings - >N et[...]

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     Clien t Name: The name of the DHC P client.  M AC Add re s s : The MAC addres s of the D HCP clie nt.  Assi gned IP Address : The IP addres s that is allocated t o the client by the DHCP s erver.  Lease Time : The time durat ion that the IP addr ess is leased to t he DHCP clie nt. C li ck Refresh to ref r esh the DH CP Client List. M a[...]

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    More F unc tions M o re F u nc tio ns More F unc tions This chapt er covers t he following to pics:  Entertainment Adapter Ent er tain ment A dapter The e xtender RE 580D can be used as a wireles s adapter to con nect an y Ethernet - enabled dev ice, such as a Blu - ray pl ayer, gam e conso le, DVR, o r smart TV, t o your wirel ess network. Afte[...]

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    Mana ge the Extender This chapt er covers t he following to pics:  LED Co ntrol  Firmware Upgrade  Backup & Restore  Factory Defaults  System Log  Rebo ot  Logout LED C ontrol LED Control can turn off the LEDs at the specific time . The e xtender ca n s til l work normally after the LED s are off. 1) Launch a web br owser a[...]

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    ● LED O ff Time: S et the time to tur n off the LE D s. Clic k Save to save y our setting s. Fi r mw a r e Up gra de 1) Launch a web br owser an d type in http ://tplin krepeater.n et , t hen go to S ettings - >System Tools - >Fi rmwar e Upgr ade we bpage. 2) You can view the firmw are version an d the softw are version . Search t he late[...]

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    ● Configur ation Restore Clic k Brow se to locate and select your backup file. Cl ick Restore and then YES to restore t he exten der . The rest ore process m ay take a few minutes to complete an d the extender w ill automatic ally reboot itself when finished . F ac tor y Defaults 1) L aunch a web brow ser an d type in http ://tplin krepeater.n et[...]

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    Y ou can also c l ick the foll owing butt ons to apply the settings.  Clic k Refresh to updat e the syst em log.  Clic k Delete A ll to permanently remove al l logs.  Clic k Save L og to save t he system log as a .txt file on y our computer . Reb oot 1) Launch a web br owser an d type in http ://tplin krepeater.n et . 2) Clic k Rebo ot on [...]

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    Appendix Appendix Appe ndix Appendix Appendix This chapt er covers t he following to pics:  Factory Defaults  Troubl esh ootin g  Specifi cations  Glossary F ac tor y Defaults Nam e Status Common De fault Settings Userna me adm in Password adm in IP Address 192.168. 0.254 Subnet Mas k 255.255. 255.0 Dom ain http:/ /tplinkrepeat er.net W[...]

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    T roubleshooti ng T1. How do I resto re m y extend er ’s configuration to its factory default settings? T here are tw o ways to reset the extender : ● O ption One: W ith the exte nder powered on, use a pin t o press and hol d the RESET butt on until all LEDs turn on momentaril y , then releas e the button. ● Option T wo: R estore the default [...]

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    Spe cifications General Standards an d Protocols IEEE 802.3, I EEE 802. 3u, I EEE 802 .1 1a, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1 1b, IEEE 80 2.11g, IE EE 802.1x, I EEE 802.11 e, IEE E 802.11i , IEEE 802.11ac, TCP/IP, DHCP Saf ety & Em iss ion CE Ports One 10/10 0/1000M Auto - Negotiation LA N RJ45 port W irele ss Frequency Band 2 .4GHz : 2.4~2.4835G H z[...]

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    station" that can conn ect a wired L AN to one or many wireless devices. Access po ints can also br idge to eac h o ther. ● DNS (Domain Na me System) – A n Int ernet Ser vice that t ranslates t he names of webs ites into I P addres ses. ● Domain Name - A descriptive name for an addr ess or group of address es on the Internet . ● DoS ( [...]