Tp-Link TL-WPA271 [38/51] System tools

TL-WPA281/TL-WPA271 Wireless N Powerline Extender

z IGMP Priority - IGMP frames are defined by the Internet Group Management Protocol and

represent management messages passed between various network infrastructure

components.As a management protocol, these frames are by default classified at the highest

CAP3 by default.

z AV Stream Priority - AV Stream is placed in the specified priority queue, default is CAP2.

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Note:

1. CAP3 is the highest priority while CAP0 is the lowest priority.CAP3 is used for the delivery of voice

and urgent MMEs and control messages such as IGMP and MLD,CAP2 is used for the delivery of

video and non urgent MMEs, CAP0 and CAP1 are used for delivery of best effort data.

2. If both VLAN and TOS are enabled and a frame is found that contains both, VLAN Tags will

override TOS Bits.

Click the Save button to save your settings.

3.7 System Tools

System Tools option helps you to optimize the configuration of your device. You can upgrade the

Powerline Extender to the latest version of firmware as well as backup or restore the device’s

configuration files. It’s suggested that you change the default password to a more secure one because it

controls access to the device’s web-based management page. Besides, you can find out what

happened to the system in System Log.

There are six submenus under the System Tools menu (shown as Figure 3-26): Firmware Upgrade,

Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password and System Log. Clicking any of them will

enable you to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are

provided below.

Figure 3-26 The System Tools menu

3.7.1 Firmware Upgrade

Selecting System Tools > Firmware Upgrade allows you to upgrade the latest version of firmware for

the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-27.