User manual TP-LINK TL-WN851ND

[. . . ] 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · · · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. [. . . ] A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three WLAN segments. Note: You can extend this repeating by adding up to 2 additional TL-WN851NDs configured in repeater mode. However, since Repeater configurations communicate in half-duplex mode, the bandwidth decreases as you add Repeaters to the network. Also, you can extend the range of the wireless network with wireless antenna accessories. Bridge (Point to Point) - This mode bridges the AP and another AP also in bridge mode to connect two wired LANs. Please input the MAC address of the other AP in the field of MAC of AP. · With AP mode: If you select this option, you AP will also support AP mode when it is in Bridge(Point to Point) mode. Here is an example of how to configure Point-to-Point Bridge. Please do the following: Figure 3-8 Point to Point Bridge 17 TL-WN851ND 1. 2. 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide Configure the TL-WN851ND (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode. Configure the TL-WN851ND (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode. AP1 must have AP2's MAC address in its MAC Address field and AP2 must have AP1's MAC address in its MAC Address field. Configure and verify the following parameters for both access points: · · 3. Both use the same Channel, and security settings if security is in use. For 152-bit encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters. · · Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type. WPA/WPA2 - Select WPA/WPA2 based on Radius Server. · Version - You can select one of following versions, 1) 2) 3) Automatic - Select WPA or WPA2 automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. WPA2 - WPA version 2. · · · · Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES. Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared passphrase. · Version - You can select one of following versions 1) Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 3) WPA2-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA2. · · PSK Passphrase - You can enter a passphrase between 8 and 63 characters long. Group Key Update Period - Specifiy the group key update interval in seconds. Enter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. Note: The AP will reboot automatically after you click the Save button if you have select the Reboot checkbox. 21 TL-WN851ND 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide 3. 4. 4 MAC Filtering The Wireless MAC Filtering for wireless networks are set on this page, Figure 3-12: Figure 3-12 Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the AP, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access. 64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit means assigning a unique WEP key to access the AP. [. . . ] SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802. 11 standard. [. . . ]