TP-Link AP500 User Manual

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About This Guide
This guide provides details of each function and shows how to configure the AP device
appropriate to your needs. In addition to this guide, a Quick Installation Guide is also
released with each TP-LINK AP device, you are suggested to configure your AP device
for quick Internet setup by following the published Quick Installation Guide before you
get started with a further configuration.
Conventions
In this guide the following conventions are used:
Convention Description
AP device Stands for 11AC Wireless Gigabit Access Point without any explanation.
parameters
Parameters provided in the screenshots are just references for setting up the device,
which may differ from the actual situation. You can set the parameters according to
your demand.
screenshots
The demonstrated screenshots may look a little different from the actual web page of
your device due to the various firmware versions. Please just configure your product
based on the actual web page.
Blue Italic Hyperlinks are in blue italic. You can click to redirect to a website or a specific section.
Blue
Contents to be emphasized and texts on the web page are in blue, including the
menus, items, buttons, etc.
>
The menu structures to show the path to load the corresponding page. For example,
Advanced > Wireless > WPS means the WPS function page is under the Wireless menu
that is located in the Advanced tab.
Note:
Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the device.
Tips:
Indicates important information that helps you make better use of your device.
symbols on the web
page
• click to edit the corresponding entry.
• click to delete the corresponding entry.
• click to enable or disable the corresponding entry.

TP-Link AP500 Specifications

General

2.4 GHz	Yes
Frequency band	2.4 - 5 GHz
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Receiver sensitivity	11g 54M: -76dBm@10% PER 11n HT20 MCS7: -73dBm@10% PER 11n HT40 MCS7: -71dBm@10% PER 11a 6Mbps:-94dBm@10% PER 11a 54Mbps: -75dBm@10% PER 11ac HT20 MCS8: -66dBm@10% PER 11ac HT40 MCS9: -62dBm@10% PER 11ac HT80 MCS9: -59dBm@10% PER
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate	1300 Mbit/s
Security algorithms	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Internal	No
Placement	Table
Certification	CE, FCC, RoHS
Product color	Black
LED indicators	Power, WPS
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Processor frequency	1000 MHz
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows 98SE / NT / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1, Mac OS, NetWare, UNIX, Linux
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
Antenna features	Detachable antenna
Antennas quantity	3
Package type	Box

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	162 mm
Width	242 mm
Height	44 mm