TP-Link TL WA5210G Configurations.

TP-Link TL WA5210G is the most affordable long range 54Mbps Outdoor Access Point.It has power to build long range wireless Point to point (p2p) and point to multi point (p2mp) Links.TP-Link TL WA5210G comes with the functions of Access Point, WISP Router and WISP Client router.The 12dbi High Gain Antenna can through wireless signals to long distances and the weather proof enclosure make it to resist against environmental changes.Its 27dbm output power enables it to create a strong and stable link upto 54Mbps (Not actually).How ever you can buy this device to play and get familiar with the wifi technology, but i will not recommend you to use it in professional setups.It can only support upto 10 active users and can cover about 1.5 kilo meters of area. Now lets talk about its configurations,The configurations of TP-Link TL WA5210G is very simple so lets start. TP-Link TL WA5210G configurations as access point Connect all the cables to it and to your computer,Open your browser and type its default ip( 192.168.1.254) to access it web console.A pop up page will ask you to enter user name and password. Tip:Default username and password is “Admin” Once you will see its web console main page, click on Quick setup in the left navigation bar.Click on Next to proceed to the setup,Select AP in the operation mode page and click Next.You can select AP-Client router if you want it to connect to you WISP.But we are going to configure it to use as a Wifi Access Point so we will choose AP(Access Point). In the next step,you will see the Wireless Settings, Enter your Network Name in the SSID Field,This name will be shown in the air. Select your Current country in the Region Filed. Choose a channel that is not used or less used by other devices in your area.(Remember:Choosing the same channel for more than one devices in the same range may disturb your wireless distribution). Click Next. Click Finish in the next step. After reboot device will be Configured and now you can detect its wireless signals on wireless devices.Now we will Change some of its settings to make it work flawlessly. Click on the Network Tab in the left Navigation bar.Now we will change its default IP So that hackers may not try to get into our device or they may not flood our device. Change the last prefix of your IP Address and click save.(e.g 192.168.1.254 change to 192.168.1.200). Tip:After reboot, access your device’s web console with new changed IP i.e 192.168.1.200. Now we will change the distance settings,click on Wireless menu in the left navigation bar and select the sub-menu named Distance Settings. Set the Adjust option to outdoor,and put distance to 4 kilometers.(Trust me,it will not through signals to 4 kilometers we are just setting it to get max. coverage). Now Click on Wireless settings and make sure your are using the Vertical Antenna in Antenna Settings. Tip:If you are using an external antenna with it,you must set Antenna Settings to External. Now Click On System Tools and click on password to change your current password. Now we will take the backup of our settings so that in case of loosing our config. we should not waste our time on re config. Click on Backup in system tools and click on Backup.You will get a backup file,save it to your computer.