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The TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender is easy to configure and ® manage with the Web-based Internet Explorer, Netscape... Wireless Statistics 21 4. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.

Throughput Monitor helps to watch wireless throughput information Wireless statistics enables you to get detailed information about the current connected wireless stations. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e.

TP-Link TL-WA850RE Range Extender - With this feature, WPA provides roughly comparable security to VPN tunneling with WEP, with the benefit of easier administration and use. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer.

Page: 0 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender REV. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Copyright © 2012 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 This device may not cause harmful interference. Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or tv interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 4 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 4 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e. Canadian Compliance Statement This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard s. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 This device may not cause interference, and 2 This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Industry Canada Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES-003 Class B specifications. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. This Class B device meets all the requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty. If you need service, please contact us. This product can be used in the following countries: AT BG BY CA CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LT LV MT NL NO PL PT RO RU SE SK TR UA Page: 5 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. Building 24 floors 1, 3, 4, 5 , and 28 floors 1-4 Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender Model No. If any of the listed items is damaged or missing, please contact your distributor. Conventions The Range Extender, the Device or TL-WA850RE mentioned in this User guide stands for TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation. You can set the parameters according to your demand. The power plug may differ from the picture illustrated in this UG due to different regional power specifications. As follows we just take that of EU version for example. Page: 8 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1. It will enlarge your existing wireless network and mobility within your wireless network while also allowing you to connect a wired device to a wireless environment. Increased mobility and the absence of cabling will be beneficial for your network. With using IEEE 802. It also supports an easy, web-based setup for installation and management. Even though you may not be familiar with the Range Extender, you can easily configure it with the help of this Guide. Before installing the Range Extender, please look through this Guide to get the full information of the TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender. Flashing The Range Extender is connecting the router. Off The Range Extender is not connected any router yet. Wireless Off The Wireless function is disabled. Flashing The Wireless function is enabled. Power Off No Power. Ethernet Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port. On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no activity. Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port. Signal Strength Off No signal at present. Solid 1~5 Signal is transferring. And it also shows the current signal strength the range extender received from the root AP after successful connection. And then release the button and wait the Range Extender to reboot to its factory default settings. Please note that this port is not allowed to be connected with router or AP. Page: 10 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2. The operating distance range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending on the physical position of the wireless devices. Typical ranges vary based on the types of materials and background RF radio frequency noise in your home or office. In order to optimize the performance of TL-WA850RE, please follow the instructions below to achieve an ideal location please make sure it is always within the wireless coverage of the wireless router. If the wireless signal is not satisfactory, you may place TL-WA850RE somewhat nearer to the Wireless router. These lights show the strength of signal your range extender receives from the root AP. It's recommended that you choose a location where at least 3 signal lights light blue, in order to guarantee a good performance. As in compliance with the wireless transmission protocol, all the Range Extender devices are set to work in half-duplex instead of full-duplex mode. In other words, the Range Extender has to process one-way communication between your root Wireless router or AP and the terminal clients; so the transmission time will be double-increased, while the speed will be decreased. Page: 11 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 5 2. Plug your TL-WA850RE directly to a standard electrical wall socket, which is next to the Wireless router. Connect your Wireless Clients such as notebook, pad, smart phone, etc. Or you can connect your PC to the sole LAN port of Range Extender via an Ethernet cable. Log in the web-based management page of TL-WA850RE 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-WA850RE to the wireless router. Adjust an ideal location for TL-WA850RE. Please refer to Section 2. Page: 12 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 6 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This chapter will guide you to configure your PC to communicate with the Range Extender and to configure and manage the TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender easily with a Web-based utility. With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari. Figure 3-1 Login to the Range Extender After a moment, a login window will appear as shown in Figure 3-2. Enter admin for the User Name and Password both in lower case letters. Then click OK or press Enter. Page: 13 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 7 2. After successful login, there will pop up the Quick Setup Start page. Click Next to get the quick setup started. Figure 3-3 Quick Setup Start 3. Figure 3-4 will appear for you to choose the region. Then click Next to continue. Figure 3-4 Quick Setup — Choose Region and Mode 4. The device will detect the existing network. Please wait for a while. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup — Detect Existing Network Page: 14 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 8 5. A list of available wireless network will appear. Check the box before the SSID of your desired network, and then click Next. Wireless Settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-7. Please enter the Wireless Password of your selected target network and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-7 Quick Setup — Wireless Settings Page: 15 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 9 7. Double-check your wireless setting and network setting, when Figure 3-8 appears. If verified, click Finish to complete the Quick Setup. If there is anything wrong, click Back to return the previous pages and reconfigure it. It may take about 2 minutes for successful connection after you click Finish, please wait patiently. Page: 16 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 10 Chapter 4 Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Range Extender via the web-based management page. The TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based Internet Explorer, Netscape® Navigator, Firefox, Safari, Opera or Chrome management page, which can be launched on any windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser. After a successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are eight main menus on the leftmost column of the web-based management page: Status, Quick Setup, WPS, Profile, Network, Wireless, DHCP and System Tools. Submenus will be available after clicking one of the main menus. On the right of the web-based management page are the detailed explanations and instructions for the corresponding page. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS function. The WPS function can be configured on the page as shown in Figure 4-2. The default PIN of the device can be found in the label or User Guide. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN. If this device receives multiple failed attempts to authenticate an external Registrar, this function will be disabled automatically. To add a new device: If the wireless adapter supports WPS, you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and device using either PBC Push Button Configuration method or PIN method. And as for the configuration of the network adapter, here takes the Wireless Adapter of our company for example. Figure 4-4 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Page: 20 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 14 Step 4: Wait until the next screen appears. Click OK to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 4-5 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Enter the PIN into my Range Extender Step 1: Configure the wireless adapter. Page: 21 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 15 Step 2: Configure the router. Figure 4-7 Step 3: Choose Enter the new device's PIN and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field behind PIN in the previous figure. Figure 4-8 Method Three: Enter the PIN from my Range Extender Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Range Extender in Figure 4-2 each Range Extender has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this Range Extender for example. You will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network. The RE LED will be lighted on for about five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless function of the Range Extender is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS. Page: 23 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 17 4. You can Edit, Delete or Add profiles in this page as shown in Figure 4-11 for your convenient reconnection later on. By default, it's the same as root SSID, but you can change it to any other names that you can easily remember and distinguish. Click Connect to connect the range extender to the wireless network that you have chosen in the profile list. Click Add to add a new profile to the list. Click Delete All to delete all the information in the profile list. To add a profile: 1. Click Add in the Profile list page as shown in Figure 4-11. Configure the required parameters as shown in Figure 4-12 , including name your profile, enter the SSID of your root device a wireless router or AP and its MAC address, select the security type of your root device and also enter the wireless password. Then click to Save your profile. By default, it's the same as root SSID, but you can change it to any other names that you can easily remember and distinguish. Please make sure it's the same as the root AP's. Please make sure it's the same as your root AP. Click Save to save this profile in the profile list and go back to the Profile List page. Click Back to go back to the Profile List page, without saving any configuration on this page. Figure 4-13 Add or Modify the Profile Click Edit to further edit the profile s , or Delete to delete the profile s. Click Connect to connect the range extender to the wireless network that you have chosen in the profile list. Click Add to add a new profile to the list. Click Delete All to delete all the information in the profile list. The value cannot be changed. And this type is recommended. If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values, otherwise may result in lower wireless network performance or even can't work. If you choose Static IP, the domain name log in function won't work, and you have to use the IP you set to log in the Range Extender's web based utility. Here you can create a wireless local area network just through a few settings. Wireless Settings is used for the configuration of some basic parameters of the Range Extender. Wireless Security provides three different security types to secure your data and thus provide greater security for your wireless network. MAC filtering allows you to control the access of wireless stations to the Range Extender. Wireless Advanced allows you to configure some advanced parameters for the Range Extender. Throughput Monitor helps to watch wireless throughput information Wireless statistics enables you to get detailed information about the current connected wireless stations. Page: 26 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 20 There are six submenus under the Wireless menu shown in Figure 4-16 : Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Wireless Statistics and Throughput Monitor. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Figure 4-16 Wireless menu 4. This page allows you to configure the wireless mode for your device. Two operation modes are supported here, including Range Extender mode 1, and Range Extender mode 2. The only difference between these two modes is that Range Extender mode 1 has WDS disabled while Range Extender mode 2 has WDS enabled. In both modes, the Range Extender will relay data to an associated root AP. The range extender function is enabled meanwhile. The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range. Since the configurations are almost the same in either operation mode, here we just take that in Range Extender mode 1 for example. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of this device can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of this device in a region while you chose a different region in the drop-down list. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the pull-down list, the dialog shown in Figure appears below. To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Save button, and then you will be reminded to reboot the device. Wireless security can be set on the following screens. Since the configurations are almost the same in either operation mode, here we just take that in Range Extender mode 1 for example. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security. The value can be either 0 or at least 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Page: 29 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 23 2 Shared Key - Select 802. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits 0-9, a-f, A-F in the specified length. These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. Since the configurations are almost the same in either operation mode, here we just take that in Range Extender mode 1 for example. Figure 4-19 Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. The default setting is disabled. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button. To set up an entry, follow these instructions: First, you must decide whether the unspecified wireless stations can access the device or not. If you desire that the unspecified wireless stations can access the device, please select the radio button Allow the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access, otherwise, select the radio button Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access. To add a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX X is any hexadecimal digit. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. Click the Save button to save this entry. To add additional entries, repeat steps 1-4. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Page: 31 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 25 Click the Disable All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example: If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00- 07-BE is able to access the device, while all other wireless stations cannot access the device, you should configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps: 1. Click the Enable button to enable this function. Select the radio button: Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. Click the Add New... Click the Save button. Since the configurations are almost the same in either operation mode, here we just take that in Range Extender mode 1 for example. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. The beacons are the packets sent by the device to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the device will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packets. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval. It is strongly recommended enabled. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. Click the Start button to start wireless throughput monitor. Click the Stop button to stop wireless throughput monitor. Page: 34 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 28 4. The DHCP Server will automatically assign dynamic IP addresses to the computers on the network. This protocol simplifies network management and allows new wireless devices to receive IP addresses automatically without the need to manually assign new IP addresses. There are two submenus under the DHCP menu shown as Figure 4-24 : DHCP Settings and DHCP Client List. Clicking either of them will enable you to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Figure 4-24 The DHCP menu 4. The DHCP Settings page will appear as Figure 4-25. The default setting is Enable. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the computer. The time is measured in minutes. After the time is up, the PC will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. The factory default setting is 0. You can leave the field blank. The factory default setting is 0. The factory default setting is 0. Click Save to save the changes. This function will not take effect until the device reboots. Before the time is up, DHCP client will request to renew the lease automatically. You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current attached devices, click on the Refresh button. Besides, you can find out what happened to the system in System Log. Clicking any of them will enable you to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Figure 4-28 The System Tools menu 4. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the device itself, you can try to upgrade the firmware. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the path name or click Browse… to select the downloaded file on the computer into the File blank. The device will reboot after the Upgrading has been finished. Figure 4-30 Restore Factory Defaults Page: 38 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 32 Click Restore to reset all configuration settings to their default values. Figure 4-31 Save or Restore the Configuration Click Backup to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file. Wrong process will lead this device unmanaged. The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and this device will restart automatically then. Keep the power of this device on during the process, in case of any damage. Figure 4-32 Reboot the device Page: 39 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 33 Click the Reboot button to reboot the device. Figure 4-33 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the device. All users who try to access the device's web-based management page or Quick Setup will be prompted for the device's user name and password. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it. Click Save when finished. Click Clear All to clear all. Page: 40 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 34 Figure 4-34 System Log The device can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the device. Click the Refresh button to show the latest log list. Click the Save Log button to save all the logs in a txt file. Click the Clear Log button to delete all the logs from the system permanently, not just from the page. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Page: 41 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 35 Appendix A: Factory Defaults Item Default Value Common Default Settings Username admin Password admin IP Address 192. This value is case-sensitive. Page: 42 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 36 Appendix B: Troubleshooting T1. There are TWO methods available to restore the factory defaults. Method 1: With the Range Extender TL-WA850RE powered on, use a pin to press and hold the RESET button on the rear panel for more than 8 seconds before releasing it. What can I do if I forget my password? What can I do if I cannot access the web-based configuration page? If yes, please proceed to the next step; otherwise, check the connections again. If you are unable to log in, please RESET the device, and then use the default IP address to get into the web-based configuration page, reconfigure the device. How can I know that my wireless signal has been repeated and boosted by TL-WA850RE? An easy way is to compare the signal strength of your target wireless network symbolized by its SSID , with TL-WA850RE in operation vs. Will the Range Extender work if I connect the ETHERNET port of it to the router via Ethernet cable? The Range Extender is designed to connect wirelessly to the router, while the ETHERNET port is designed to connect with a wired device, like Internet TV, Gaming console, DVR and so on. Why does the wireless transmission rate speed down, while the wireless signal is stronger after repeated by TL-WA850RE? In compliance with the wireless transmission protocol, all the Range Extender devices are set to work in half-duplex instead of full-duplex mode. In other words, the Range Extender has to process one-way communication between your root Wireless router or AP and the terminal clients; so the transmission time will be double-increased, while the speed will be decreased. Page: 44 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 38 Appendix C: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802. MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding. The Enhanced Wireless Consortium EWC was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802. Access points can also bridge to each other. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. In fact, WPA was developed by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of WEP. One of the key technologies behind WPA is the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP. TKIP addresses the encryption weaknesses of WEP. Another key component of WPA is built-in authentication that WEP does not offer. With this feature, WPA provides roughly comparable security to VPN tunneling with WEP, with the benefit of easier administration and use. This is similar to 802. The Wi-Fi Alliance will call this, WPA-Enterprise. One variation of WPA is called WPA Pre Shared Key or WPA-Personal for short - this provides an authentication alternative to an expensive RADIUS server. WPA-Personal is a simplified but still powerful form of WPA most suitable for home Wi-Fi networking. But, using TKIP, WPA-Personal automatically changes the keys at a preset time interval, making it much more difficult for hackers to find and exploit them. The Wi-Fi Alliance will call this, WPA-Personal. Ask a question about the TP-Link TL-WA850RE Have a question about the TP-Link TL-WA850RE but cannot find the answer in the user manual? Perhaps the users of ManualsCat. 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This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 4 dBi. This product can be used in the following countries: AT BG BY CA CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LT LV MT NL NO PL PT RO RU SE SK TR UA DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender Model No. Please refer to Tp link wa850re manual 3 Quick Installation Guide or Chapter 4 Configure the Device for the configurations, as you need. Page: 21 TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 15 Step 2: Configure the router. RE Flashing The Range Extender is connecting the router. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 This device may not cause harmful interference.