TP-Link TL-WA7210N Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Figure 5-71 The System Tools menu

5.17.1 Time Settings

Choose menu “

System Tools > Time Settings

”, and then you can configure the time on the

following screen.

Figure 5-72 Time settings



Time Zone

- Select your local time zone from this pull-down list.



To set time manually:

1.

Select your local time zone.

2. Enter the

Date

in Month/Day/Year format.

3. Enter the

Time

in Hour/Minute/Second format.

4. Click

Save

.



For automatic time synchronization:

1.

Enter the address or domain of the

NTP Server I

or

NTP Server II

.

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2. Click the

Get GMT

button to get GMT from the Internet.



To enable Daylight Saving:

1. Select the

Enable Daylight Saving

checkbox to enable daylight saving function.

2. Schedule the span of time which this function will effect. For example, if you want this

function work at 0 o'clock(am) on the 1st Sunday of April and last until at 6 o'clok(pm) on

the 2nd Saturday of September, you need choose "Apr", "1st", "Sun", "0am" at

Start

part

and choose "Sep", "2nd", "Sat", "6pm" at the

End

part.

3. Click the

Save

button to effect this function.



Note:

1)

This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall functions. These time

dependant functions will not work if time is not set. So, it is important to specify time settings

as soon as you successfully login to the Device.

2)

The time will be lost if the Device is turned off.

3)

The Device will automatically obtain GMT from the Internet if it is configured accordingly.

4)

In daylight saving configuration, start time and end time shall be within one year and start

time shall be earlier than end time.

5)

After you enable daylight saving function, it will take action in one minute.

5.17.2 Diagnostic

Choose menu “

System Tools > Diagnostic

”, and then you can transact Ping or Traceroute

function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen.

Figure 5-73 Diagnostic Tools



Diagnostic Tool

-

Click the radio button to select one diagnostic tool:



Ping -

This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution

to a given host or gateway.



Traceroute -

This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.

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

Note:

You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If

pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is

not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you

are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.



IP Address/ Domain Name

- Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose

connection you wish to diagnose.



Ping Count

- Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4.



Ping Packet Size

- Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent. The default is 64.



Ping Timeout

- Time to wait for a response, in milliseconds. The default is 800.



Traceroute Max TTL

- Set the maximum number of hops (max TTL to be reached) in the

path to search for the target (destination). The default is 20.

Click the

Start

button to start the diagnostic procedure.

The

Diagnostic Results

page (as shown in Figure 4-25) displays the result of diagnosis.

If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine.

Figure 5-74 Diagnostic Results



Note:

1)

Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time.

2)

"Ping Count", "Ping Packet Size" and "Ping Timeout" are Ping Parameters, and "Traceroute

Max TTL" is Traceroute Parameter.

5.17.3 Firmware Upgrade

Choose menu “

System Tools > Firmware Upgrade

”, and then you can update the latest version

of firmware for the Device on the following screen.

Figure 5-75 Firmware Upgrade



To upgrade the Device's firmware, follow these instructions:

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1.

Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com).

2.

Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the

File Name

blank.

3.

Click the

Upgrade

button.

4.

The Device will reboot while the upgrading has been finished.



Firmware Version

- Displays the current firmware version.



Hardware Version

- Displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the

upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version.



Note:

The firmware version must correspond to the hardware. The upgrade process takes a few

moments and the Device restarts automatically when the upgrade is complete. It is important to

keep power applied during the entire process. Loss of power during the upgrade could damage

the Device.

5.17.4 Factory Defaults

Choose menu “

System Tools > Factory Defaults

”, and you can restore the configurations of the

Device to factory defaults on the following screen.

Figure 5-76 Restore Factory Default

Click the

Restore

button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.



Default User Name

- admin

.



Default Password

- admin

.



Default IP Address

- 192.168.0.254

.



Default Subnet Mask

- 255.255.255.0

.



Note:

All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored.

5.17.5 Backup & Restore

Choose menu “

System Tools > Backup & Restore

”, and then you can save the current

configuration of the Device as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as

shown in Figure 4-30.

Figure 5-77 Backup & Restore

Click the

Backup

button to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file.

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

To restore the AP's configuration, follow these instructions:

1.

Click the

Browse

button to find the configuration file which you want to restore.

2.

Click the

Restore

button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you

have input or selected in the blank.



Note:

The current configuration will be covered with the uploading configuration file. Wrong process will

lead the device unmanaged. The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and the AP will restart

automatically then. Keep the power of the AP on during the process, in case of any damage.

5.17.6 Reboot

Choose menu “

System Tools > Reboot

”, and then you can click the

Reboot

button to reboot the

Device via the next screen.

Figure 5-78 Reboot the Device

Click the

Reboot

button to reboot the Device.



Some settings of the Device will take effect only after rebooting, including:



Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically).



Change the DHCP Settings.



Change the Wireless configurations.



Change the Web Management Port.



Upgrade the firmware of the Device (system will reboot automatically.).



Restore the Device's settings to the factory defaults (system will reboot automatically.).



Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically.).

5.17.7 Password

Choose menu “

System Tools > Password

”, and then you can change the factory default user

name and password of the Device in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-32.

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