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2.2  Basic Requirements 
  Place your Range Extender in a well-ventilated place far from direct sunlight, any heater or 
heating vent. 
  Leave at least 2 inches (5cm) space around the device for heat dissipation. 
  Turn off your  Range Extender  and unplug the power adapter  in a lighting storm to avoid 
damage. 
  Use Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 6.0 
or above. 
  Operating temperature of the Range Extender should be 0℃~40℃  (32℉~104℉). 
  Operating humidity of the Range Extender should be 10%~90%RH (Non-condensing). 
2.3  Connecting the Device 
 
Figure 2-1 Typical connection of TL-WA854RE 
To establish a typical connection of the Range Extender, please take the following steps: 
1.  Connect the Cable/DSL modem to a Wireless router with an Ethernet cable. 
2.  Plug your TL-WA854RE  directly to a standard electrical wall socket, which is next to the 
Wireless router.   
3.  Connect your Wireless Clients (such as notebook, pad, smart phone, etc.) to TL-WA854RE 
wirelessly.   
4.  Log in the web-based management page of TL-WA854RE and complete the configurations. 
(Please refer to Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide or Chapter 4 Configure the Device
 for the 
configurations, as you need.) Through the web page configuration you can successfully 
connect TL-WA854RE to the wireless router. 
5.  Adjust an ideal location for TL-WA854RE. (Please refer to Section 2.1 Before You Begin for 
detailed information about ideal location.)