@jweir43 

 

Here is a FAQ on setting up the extender that shows various methods to try to finally be able to login: https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/174/

 

For the TL-WA5210G to operate as a wireless repeater the network needs to be WEP for the encryption. I would look to set it up as an Access Point (cable ran from router to the 5210G.

Thanks, Tony. I have that FAQ and have followed it to the letter and the sucker still won't load up. And, one of the links in that FAQ is no longer available. I'm starting to think that TPLink is a rather scattered operation. Thanks again, Jim

@jweir43 

 

In your past posting, you mentioned the device not loading up and refusing to be set up. 

 

As you go about setting it up, what is the action that you get stuck on or what specifically is the AP doing?

 

 

@Tony The setup routine says that you go in and give the 5210 an address like 192.168.0.xxx where xxx can be any number from 1 to 255.  I chose 100 purely at random because nothing else in the system has that IP.

 

THen it says to go to 192.168.0.254 (this is printed on the data plate of the 5210 itself as well as being referenced in the TP documentation).  My computer can't find that address, although it can find the addresses of every other piece of gear in the inventory.  I tried getting there through the link on the TP page and that was a nonstarter also.

 

Thanks,

 

Jim

@jweir43 

 

The IP address of the TL-WA5210 is 192.168.1.254 address is correct, but the computer you are using also needs a static IP address assigned.

 

So you need to go into your computer IPv4 settings and assign it a static IP of 192.168.1.10 and subnet of 255.255.255.0, no gateway needed. Now when you connect your computer directly to the 5210 (Ethernet cable from your computer directly to the TL-WA5210), open your web browser and enter the 5210s address.

 

If you are not sure how to assign our computer a static address reference the FAQ mentioned earlier, it is step 2: https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/174/

 

Here is a link to our business support in case there are additional issues you come across: link