dougie wrote

I normally get "authentication error occurred". Do you think that's ok?

No, that's not o.k., but shit can happen at various stages, therefore just test the WiFi (not Internet!) connection stand-alone with the CPE unplugged. You won't get an IP then for the tablet/smart phone, but at least you can see wether the error message still appears. If it does so with CPE's default settings, something weird is going on.

But you mention a "second CPE" and I'm not sure that I correctly understand your first post where you wrote that you want to just extend WiFi to your garden. What exactly are you trying to achieve? Do yo set up a directional link from one CPE to another CPE in your garden or do you want to use one CPE only as an access point for tablest/smart phones etc. in the garden?

Anyway, just test your tablets/smart phones first before changing anything on the WiFi menu. Default settings are fine for a test. Also make sure you are really using a free IP for the CPE not being used by any other device in your network if you connect the CPE with your router. Try connecting to the WiFi (w/o password), then start a browser and try to go to the Pharos web UI. There are further diagnostics tools which can help to track down a problem. Connecting a 2.4GHz tablet to the CPE210 must work with default settings.

dougie wrote

Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it.

You're welcome.

My garden is only 30m but the kids and I spend a lot of time camping out so we need the wifi to watch movies etc.

The CPE210 has an antenna beam width of 65°. In order to cover an area of 30m width it would have to be mounted (roughly) 18m apart.

You should send it back to Amazon and get an EAP110-Outdoor instead, see: http://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/cat-5693_EAP110-Outdoor.html

The EAP110-Outdoor will perfectly cover your whole garden in every direction 360° (and most certainly your neighbor's garden also :D ) even if mounted on the outside of your house's wall rather then in the center of the area to be covered. What's more, setup is much easier and the way to access the built-in web UI is exactly the same as for a CPE, but the EAP110-Outdoor's menu structure is not nearly as complex as the CPE's menu.

dougie wrote

I did actually have it working! I came home and followed your instructions in the post above, it worked inside the house. Then I fitted it outside and it stopped working. I must have changed a setting or something.

It probably worked inside your house because of reflections of the WiFi signal from the walls.

See post #14. Use an EAP110-Outdoor instead of a CPE. CPEs are for radio links over long distances in the kilometer range, not for gardens with a 30m area. You will have nothing but trouble and frustration with a CPE on such a small area.

dougie wrote

The EAP 110 outdoor seems to be out of srock.

Which country?

What does this bit mean?

4. Next, set a fixed IP to the CPE210 ...

Integrate the CPE in your home network by assigning a fixed IP address to it (in the same way your main router uses a fixed IP for itself).