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TP-Link EC330: Configuring Your Wireless Network

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View Wireless Information

  1. View detailed wireless network settings
  2. View detailed information about the connected wireless clients

Change Basic Wireless Settings

  1. Enable/ Disable wireless feature
  2. Changing of wireless network name (SSID) & wireless password
  3. Hiding of wireless network name (SSID)
  4. Change mode/ wireless channel
  5. Changing of Security Option
  6. Enable band steering function

Advanced Wireless Settings

  1. To enable or disable WPS function
  2. To create guest-SSID network

View Wireless Information

1. View detailed wireless network settings

  • Visit TP link website & log in with the password you set for the router
  • Go to Advanced > "Status" page > "Wireless" panel
  • Select "2.4GHz" or "5GHz" to view the wireless details
  • Example:

TP_LINK_EC330_detailed_wireless_network.PNG

Tips: You can also see the wireless details by clicking the router icon on Basic Network Map

2. View detailed information about the connected wireless clients

  • Visit TP link website & log in with the password you set for the router
  • Go to Advanced > Wireless > "Statistics" page
  • You can view the detailed information of the wireless clients, including its connection
    type and security option as well as the packets transmitted
Tips: You can also see the wireless details by clicking the wireless clients icon on Basic Network Map

Change Basic Wireless Settings

1. Enable/ Disable wireless feature

  • Visit TP link website & log in with the password you set for the router
  • Go to Basic > Wireless
  • The wireless radio is enabled by default. If you want to disable the wireless function of the router, just clear the Enable checkboxes. In this case, all the wireless settings will be invalid
Tips: You can also go to Advanced Wireless >Wireless Settings to disable the corresponding wireless function through the 2.4GHz and 5GHz setting options in the Wireless Settings section.

2. Changing of wireless network name (SSID) & wireless password

  • Visit TP link website & log in with the password you set for the router
  • Go to Basic > Wireless
  • Enter a new SSID in the Network Name (SSID) field and a new password in the Password field. Both fields are case-sensitive.
Note: If you use a wireless device to change the wireless settings, you will be disconnected after the new settings are effective. Please write down the new SSID and password for future use.

3. Hiding of wireless network name (SSID)

  • Visit TP link website & log in with the password you set for the router
  • Go to Basic > Wireless
  • Select the "Hide SSID" checkbox, and your SSID will not be broadcast. Your SSID won’t display on your wireless device when you scan for local wireless networks and you need to manually join the network.

4. Change mode/ wireless channel

  • Visit TP link website & log in with the password you set for the router
  • Go to Advanced > Wireless > Wireless Settings
  • Select the wireless network (2.4GHz or 5GHz) you wish to make changes to TP_LINK_EC330_Change_mode_or_channel.PNG
  • Select the wireless mode or channel according to the explanation at the on the table below and click "Save" to make the settings effective.

Mode
  • 802.11n only: Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n devices.**
  • 802.11g/n mixed: Select if you are using both 802.11g and 802.11n wireless clients.
  • 802.11b/g/n mixed: Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless
    clients.
  • 802.11ac/n mixed (5GHz): Select if you are using both 802.11ac and 802.11n wireless
    clients.
  • 802.11a/n/ac mixed (5GHz): Select if you are using a mix of 802.11a, 802.11n and
    802.11ac wireless clients. It is strongly recommended that you select 11a/n/ac mixed.

**Note: When 802.11n only mode is selected, only 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the router. It is strongly recommended that you select 802.11b/g/n mixed, and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the router.
Channel

Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down list.

This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access
point.
Channel Width Select the channel width from the drop-down list. The default setting is Auto, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.
Transmit Power Select Low Middle, or High to specify the data transmit power. The default and recommended setting is High

5. Changing of Security Option

  • Visit TP link website & log in with the password you set for the router
  • Go to Advanced > Wireless > Wireless Settings > click "2.4GHz" or "5GHz"
  • TP_LINK_EC330_Change_security_option.PNG
  • Select an option from the Security drop-down list. The router provides three options: No Security,
     WPA/WPA2 Personal (Recommended), and WPA/WPA2 Enterprise. WPA2 uses the newest standard and the security level is the highest. We recommend you don’t change the default settings unless necessary

6. Enable band steering function

Band steering can detect what a device supports and automatically assign it to the best wireless band based on actual conditions to balance network demands.

  • Visit TP link website & log in with the password you set for the router
  • Go to Advanced > Wireless > Wireless Settings page > locate "Band Steering section
  • Select the "Enable" checkbox, and click "Save" to make the settings effective.

Advanced Wireless Settings

1. To enable or disable WPS function

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) provides you with an easier approach to set up a security-protected Wi-Fi connection. This function is enabled by default, but if you do not need this function:

  • Clear the WPS Enable checkbox and then click "Save" 

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2. To create guest-SSID network

The router supports up to 3 additional guest-SSID wireless networks for client access in each wireless band. You can specify the access and security settings to ensure network security and privacy according to your situation.

  • Visit TP link website & log in with the password you set for the router
  • Locate the Guest-SSID section, and click "2.4GHz" or "5GHz" to open the corresponding setup page
  • Select the Enable SSID 1 (2 or 3) checkbox(es) to enable the corresponding guest-SSID network
    TP_LINK_EC330_guest_SSID.png
  • Enter a new "Network Name (SSID)" or use the default name, this field is case sensitive. Don‘t select "Hide SSID" unless you want your guests to manually input the SSID for Wi-Fi access.
  • Select the "Security" option for the guest-SSID network, "WPA/WPA2 Personal" is recommended, and you can set a password for the network.
    • If you want to allow the wireless devices on the guest-SSID network to communicate with each other via methods such as network neighbours, Samba, Ping, and FTP, select the "Allow Guests to Access Each Other" checkbox
    • If you want to allow the wireless devices on the guest-SSID network to communicate with the devices connected to the router’s LAN ports or main network via methods such as network neighbours, Samba, Ping, and FTP, select the "Allow Guests to Access My Local Network" checkbox.
  • Repeat the steps above to set other wireless networks if needed, and click "Save" to make the settings effective.

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