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- Page 1 TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports REV.:1.0.0 1910010832...
- Page 2 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Page 3: Fcc Statement
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. -
Page 4: Ce Mark Warning
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. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction... -
Page 5: Industry Canada Statement
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. -
Page 6: Safety Information
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. -
Page 7: Declaration Of Conformity
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Model No.: TL-WA890EA Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:... -
Page 8: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Package Contents ....................1 Chapter 1 Introduction ................... 2 Product Overview ....................2 Main Features ....................2 Appearance ....................... 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ................4 Before You Begin ....................4 Basic Requirements ..................4 Connecting the Device ..................4 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide ............... -
Page 9: Package Contents
Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items is damaged or missing, please contact your distributor. Conventions The Entertainment Adapter, the Device or TL-WA890EA mentioned in this User guide stands for TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports without any explanations. -
Page 10: Chapter 1 Introduction
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. By connecting them to TL-WA890EA, the entertainment devices in your home that previously required running Ethernet cables around furniture, through walls and doorways can now be connected to your network wirelessly, without the risk of degrading performance. - Page 11 Indication Press the button for 1 - 2 seconds to enable WPS function. Button Press the button for 5 - 8 seconds to reset TL-WA890EA. WPS/RESET 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.
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Page 12: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Please follow the steps below to connect the devices: 1) Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port of TL-WA890EA, and the other end to the power adapter; then plug the power adapter to a standard wall socket. - Page 13 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”.
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Page 14: Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide
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. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari. - Page 15 TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Figure 3-3 Quick Setup Start 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 The device will detect the existing network.
- Page 16 TL-WA890EA 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 Double-check your wireless setting on the page as shown in Figure 3-8.
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Page 17: Chapter 4 Configure The Device
Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Entertainment Adapter via the web-based management page. The TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, Firefox, ®... -
Page 18: Quick Setup
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 ... - Page 19 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"...
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Page 20: Advanced
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). - Page 21 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 ...
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Page 22: Wireless Settings
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 ... -
Page 23: Dhcp Settings
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 ... - Page 24 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 ...
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Page 25: Profile
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 ... - Page 26 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.
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Page 27: System Tools
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. -
Page 28: Factory Defaults
TL-WA890EA N600 Universal Dual Band WiFi Entertainment Adapter with 4 Ports Note: 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. -
Page 29: Reboot
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…... -
Page 30: Password
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. - Page 31 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.
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Page 32: Appendix A: Factory Defaults
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.net... -
Page 33: Appendix B: Troubleshooting
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. -
Page 34: Appendix C: Specifications
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 Ports Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port Wireless Frequency Band 2.4GHz, 5GHz... -
Page 35: Appendix D: Glossary
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 ... - Page 36 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.
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