TP-Link Technologies Co. Ltd. WA860REV4 Manuale Utente

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Chapter 4

More Features of Your Extender

4. 1.  Use Your Extender as a Wireless Adapter

The extender can be used as a wireless adapter to connect any wired-only device, such 
as a Blu-ray player, game console, DVR, or smart TV, to your wireless network.
After configuration, you can connect an Ethernet-enabled device to the extender via an 

Ethernet cable.

  Note: 

Extenders that have no Ethernet port do not support this feature.

Smart TV

Game Console

Desktop

Router

4. 2.  Transform Your Existing Wired Network to a 

Wireless One

The extender can work as an access point, transforming your existing wired network to 
a wireless one. 

4. 2. 1.  To Set Up the Extender as an Access Point

1. Visit 

http://tplinkrepeater.net

, and log in with the password you set for the extender.

2. Click 

Mode

 in the top right corner of the page. Select 

Access Point

 and click 

Save

. 

The extender will reboot and switch to Access Point mode.

3. After rebooting, connect the extender to your modem or wired router via an Ethernet 

cable.