How do I change the SSID etc on a TL-WA854RE range extender.

How do I change the SSID etc on a TL-WA854RE range extender.

How do I change the SSID etc on a TL-WA854RE range extender.
How do I change the SSID etc on a TL-WA854RE range extender.
Saturday - last edited Saturday
Tags: #Installation #Range Extender
Model: TL-WA854RE  
Hardware Version: V4
Firmware Version: Not known

I have 2 of these range extenders. I want to change the SSID on each to reflect their physical position at home. When I set the first one up using the TP-Link Tether Android app on my Android tablet, it gave it an SSID ending in EXT. I was able to change its ip (LAN) Address in the Tether app so that it was the same as the Reserved ip Address on DHCP Server in my TP-Link Archer C80 router. Some questions:

1. But the router does not allocate an ip address on the router's DHCP Server.

2. I can't connect to the extender on wifi on my Android tablet. It sees the extender but seems to reject the password that I created in the Tether app for the extender.

3. I can 'login' to the extender in my tablet's Web Browser using the ip (LAN) Address but even though I can see the various parameters such as SSID & Password, there is no facility to change any e.g. SSID.

Can anybody tell me how to solve any of these problems?

PS I've tried Resetting the extender, but that didn't help. 

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Re:How do I change the SSID etc on a TL-WA854RE range extender.
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  @JohnRose 

 

Hi, thanks for posting question here.

Currently it does not change wireless password on most range extender models.

About changing SSID, you may refer to this guide to try again:

How to change wireless settings of TP-Link range extender on Tether App

Best regards.

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