300N Wireless LAN Repeater User Manual Version: 1.
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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. 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.
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
CATALOG Chapter I: Product Information ...................................................................... 1 1-1 Introduction and safety information ................................................................ 1 1-2 Safety Information ........................................................................................... 2 1-3 System Requirements ...................................................................................... 3 1-4 Package Contents ..........................................
4-2-2 Home .................................................................................................. 80 4-2-3 WPS Setting ....................................................................................... 82 4-2-4 Advanced Settings .............................................................................. 85 4-2-5 MAC Address Filtering ...................................................................... 89 4-2-6 System Utility..............................................................
Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this mini 802.11b/g/n wireless repeater! The ultra-compact design with power built-in allows you to install this repeater everywhere, and still providing excellent network performance to extend the Wi-Fi signal and wireless coverage. Other features of this wireless repeater including: Extend the wireless signal inside your home or office. Ultra-compact design while maintaining excellent network performance.
1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This wireless repeater is designed for indoor use only. DO NOT expose this device to direct sun light, rain, or snow. 2. DO NOT put this at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom. Also, do not left this Wireless repeater in the car in summer. 3.
1-3 System Requirements Wireless network card which is compatible with 802.11b/g/n wireless network standard.
1-4 Package Contents Before you start to use this wireless repeater, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items: □ Wireless Repeater (1 pcs) …………………………..…………… 1 □ Quick Installation Guide (1 pcs) ………………………………….
1-5 Familiar with your new wireless repeater Interface Descriptions A B C D Item A B C D Item Name LAN Description 10/100M Ethernet LAN Port with Auto-MDI/MDI-X. Connecting to computer, switch or hub for local network sharing. Reset / WPS Reset the repeater to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start WPS function. Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults, and press this button for less than 5 seconds to start WPS function.
to switch off the repeater, switch it to Off mode. LED Definitions LED Color LED Status Description Good signal reception (signal strength 100%~50%). Normal signal reception Slow blinking (50%~25%) Steady ON Signal Amber Blinking Poor signal reception Quick blinking (<25%) Out of signal or disconnected/ or LED off mode. Connect to wireless Router/or AP, wireless function is active (transferring or receiving data) Wireless network is switched off/ or LED off mode. Power is turned on.
Ready for “Reset to factory default”, power LED is blinking. power is turned off. When WPS connection is successful, turn on for 5 minutes. WPS is in progress of waiting another WPS device’s connection, blinking (0.2 second on, 0.1 second off) for 2 minutes. WPS error, blinking (0.1 second on, 0.1 second off) NO WPS is in progress/ LED off mode LAN port is connected. LAN port is active (transferring or receiving data).
CHAPTER II: Repeater mode Repeater mode is your Wi-Fi range extender! It can extend your wireless signal and coverage and help you to solve wireless dead zone problem. This chapter will show you how to quickly install this device by using quick setup and show you the each detailed setting on web UI page of repeater mode.
(2) (1) You can build wireless connection via ‘Hardware WPS button’ or ‘Software web browser’. If your broadband router or access point also supports ‘WPS button’, we recommend you to use WPS button to establish connection, it is the fast and secure way without computer.
2-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup (1) Press and hold WPS button on repeater for 2 seconds, ‘WPS’ LED will start flashing. WPS button WPS LED (2) Press WPS button on the wireless broadband router or access point you wish to connect within 2 minutes. NOTE: this WPS button position on access point is for example, different device may have different10WPS button position.
TIP: If the access point you wish to connect does not have hardware WPS button, you can also use its web configuration menu’s WPS function to establish connection. Or you can login this repeater web UI to have quick setup (detailed setup refers to ‘2-1-2 Web browser quick setup’ manual) manual) (3) If WPS connection is successfully established, ‘WPS’ LED will light for 5 minutes; if ‘WPS’ LED flashes fast, there’s something error, please wait for 2 minutes until ‘WPS’ LED off, and try from step(1) again.
NOTE: If the Signal LED is off, it means this place is out of wireless signal of your wireless broadband router or access point, please move this repeater closer to broadband router until repeater device can receive signal from broadband router and extend its signal. The quick installation setup is completely done, you can refer to ‘2-2 Repeater mode Advanced Settings’ to login in web UI for other advanced settings.
2-1-2 Web browser quick setup Before you can connect to the repeater and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s set to use static IP address, or you’re unsure, please refer to ‘Chapter X: Appendix, 5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC’ to set your computer to use dynamic IP address. (1)Use Ethernet cable to connect your computer’s Ethernet port and wireless repeater’s Ethernet port.
If you are using wireless connection in Windows 7 and encountered the following screen, please click “Connect the network without setting it up” on the blue line then you can successfully link to repeater. Do NOT click “OK “. In case you click ‘OK’, Windows 7 will ask for security key, please click “Cancel” to back to this page. (2) Open web browser, it will redirect to web UI setting page.
(4)All wireless access points nearby will be displayed on the list. Select one access point you want to connect and click ‘Next’ button to continue. If the access point you wish to connect does not appear here, please click ‘Refresh’ until it appears on the list, or try to move wireless repeater closer to the access point you wish to connect. If you want to connect to a hidden access point, you can select to input SSID manually.
(6) It will start to verify the wireless key with your associated access point and show you result within 20 seconds. Please follow the instruction to continue setup. (7) When key is correct, wireless repeater will display the connection information for you. ‘Device SSID’ will be the same of the access point’s SSID you connected in this step. You can change it to a different SSID if you want.
NOTE: this ‘repeater0003” is for example, 0003 is the last 4 digits of device MAC number. Each device has different MAC number, please find it on your device label.) If you use other browser rather than IE and Firefox browser, you have to copy this firmware URL and add it to bookmark manually. (7)Please wait for few seconds for wireless repeater to reboot.
2-2 Repeater mode Advanced Settings 2-2-1 Connect to web configuration menu Please open web browser (IE, firefox, chrome etc.) and find ‘300N Wireless Repeaterxxxx Web UI’ firmware link on your bookmark list if you have agreed to save it when you installed this device first time.
You should be able to see the configuration manual of Wireless repeater in very short time: Detailed operation instructions will be given to following manual.
2-2-2 Home The status and information of this wireless repeater will be displayed here. To access ‘Home’ menu, click ‘Home’ on the left.
You can click ‘Show Active Clients’ button to show all connected wireless clients. Please note: By clicking ‘Show Active Clients’ button, a new browser window will appear. If your browser prevents pop-up window from appearing, please disable this function or you will not be able to use ‘Show Client’ function.
2-2-3 WPS Setting You can configure WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) here. By using WPS, you can establish secure connection between this wireless repeater with other wireless devices which also support WPS in a fast and secure manner. To access ‘WPS Setting’ menu, click ‘WPS Settings’ on the left.
The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Enable WPS WPS Status Self PinCode SSID Authentication Mode Description You can enable or disable WPS function. Disabling WPS function is included hardware WPS button function. Default is ‘enable WPS’. Shows the security setting status of WPS. If the wireless security (encryption) function of this device is properly set, you’ll see ‘Configured’ message here.
Passphrase Key Config Mode Start PBC Start PIN Here shows asterisks (*) to indicate wireless security is properly set. There are ‘Registrar’ and ‘Enrollee’ modes for the WPS connection. When ‘Registrar’ is enabled, the wireless clients will follow the repeater’s wireless settings for WPS connection. When ‘Enrollee’ mode is enabled, the repeater will follow the wireless settings of wireless router for WPS connection. Click ‘Start PBC’ to start Push-Button style WPS setup procedure.
2-2-4 Advanced Settings You can configure advanced wireless settings in this page. Please note that these settings are not safe to be configured by novice users. Configure these settings only when you understand what you’re doing. To access ‘Advanced Setting’ menu, click ‘Advanced Setting’ on the left.
The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Threshold. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346. RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2347. Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 100.
N Data Rate Channel Width Preamble Type Broadcast ESSID WMM CTS Protect TX Power establish connection with wireless clients by other speed. It’s recommended to select ‘Auto’ and this wireless repeater will adjust the speed automatically. Select wireless data transfer speed by MCS0 to MCS7. MCS stands for Modulation and Coding Scheme, which represents different speed when bandwidth is 20MHz or 40MHz. It’s recommended to select ‘Auto’ and this wireless repeater will adjust the speed automatically.
Enable LED off mode far from this wireless repeater, you don’t have to select a higher power level, since this may cause some people to try to break into your wireless network when you have a bad password or no password. You can enable or disable LED lights Check ‘Enable LED OFF’ mode to setup LED behavior: Turn off all LED: disabled all LED lights Turn off all LED except POWER LED: all LED lights will be disabled, except ‘POWER’ LED When you finish settings in this page, click ‘Apply’ button.
2-2-5 MAC Address Filtering Besides using wireless security to only allow permitted wireless users to use this wireless repeater, you can also use MAC address filter to allow wireless users with certain MAC address to use this wireless repeater. This will enhance security because you can make a ‘white list’ to allow users on the list to use this wireless repeater only in advance. For those clients who don’t list on this white list can’t get connected, even he or she know the password.
The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Enable Wireless Access Control MAC Address Comment Add Clear Delete Selected Description Check this box to enable MAC filtering. If you didn’t check this box, anyone who knows the wireless password can get connected to this wireless repeater. Input the MAC address of the clients you wish to deny or accept to access the repeater into the MAC address list.
Delete All Reset Select ‘Select’ box is checked. Delete all MAC addresses in the list. You’ll be prompted to confirm deletion first. Uncheck all checked boxes. All existing MAC addresses will be listed here. To delete a MAC address from the list, check the box of the MAC address you wish to delete first. You can select more than one MAC addresses here. When you finish settings in this page, click ‘Apply’ button.
Their MAC address will be displayed at ‘MAC Address’ field. If you still can’t identify the MAC address of computer, you can follow the following procedure: Click the network icon located at the lower-right corner, then click ‘Open Network and Sharing Center’.
Click the connection that you’ll be used to connect the wireless repeater (in this example, ‘Local Area Connection’): Click ‘Details…’ button. The MAC address of selected network connection will be displayed here as ‘Physical Address’.
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2-2-6 System Utility You can change the settings of several system-level parameters in this page, including administrator’s password, and IP address. To access ‘System Utility’ menu, click ‘System Utility’ on the left.
The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Password Settings 36
Default password of this repeater is 1234, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it. This is very important when you have wireless function enabled. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Current Password New Password Re-Enter Password Description To change password, you have to input current password first. Input new password here.
Generally you can use ‘0.0.0.0’ (default value) since this wireless repeater will access Internet via WAN port. DHCP Server This wireless repeater is capable to act as a DHCP server for your network, and it’s disabled by default. If you want to activate this function, please select ‘Enabled’ in ‘DHCP Server’ option, and see next detailed instructions; if you don’t want to use DHCP server function, or there’s another DHCP server on the network this access point connects to, please select ‘Disable’.
If you still need to configure this wireless repeater, click ‘CONTINUE’ button; if you want to save changes and make it work now, click ‘APPLY’ button. You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this wireless repeater.
2-2-7 Configuration You can backup and restore the configuration of this wireless repeater, so you can recall all settings back in very short time, without doing configuration again. This function is especially useful when you need to use this mini Wi-Fi repeater in different places, like home and hotel. To access ‘Configuration’ menu, click ‘Configuration’ on the left.
Backup Settings Restore Settings Reset to Factory Default Click ‘Save’ button to save the current settings to a file on your computer. If you want to upload a saved configuration file to wireless repeater, please click ‘Browse’ button to select a saved configuration file on your computer. Then click ’Upload’ button to restore the current settings to new one. To reset all settings of this wireless repeater to factory defaults, including password.
The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Browse Description Select a firmware file saved on your computer. When you are ready, click ‘Apply’ button to start firmware upgrade procedure. Reset When you think this wireless repeater is not working properly, resetting it may help. To reset this wireless repeater, click ‘Apply’ button.
Click ‘OK’ button to reset wireless repeater, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort.
CHAPTER III: Client mode Client mode can let your networking device have wireless capability; it will become your networking device’s wireless network card. You can connect this device to Ethernet port of your existing internet TV or DVD player or game console device with Ethernet cable. This chapter will show you how to quickly install this device by using quick setup and show you the each detailed setting on web UI page of client mode.
(2) (1) Connect your wired networking device(wired PC, or internet TV, or game console..etc.) and this device by Ethernet cable. NOTE: You must set your networking device as DHCP client (obtain IP automatically from DHCP server) You can build wireless connection via ‘Hardware WPS button’ or ‘Software web browser’. If your broadband router or access point also supports ‘WPS button’, we recommend you to use WPS button to establish connection, it is the fast and secure way without computer.
3-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup (1) Press and hold WPS button on repeater for 2 seconds, ‘WPS’ LED will start flashing. WPS button WPS LED (2) Press WPS button on the wireless broadband router or access point you wish to connect within 2 minutes. NOTE: this WPS button position on access point is for example, different device may have different46WPS button position.
TIP: If the access point you wish to connect does not have hardware WPS button, you can also use its web configuration menu’s WPS function to establish connection. Or you can login this repeater web UI to have quick setup (detailed setup refers to ‘3-1-2 Web browser quick setup’ manual) manual) (3) If WPS connection is successfully established, ‘WPS’ LED will light for 5 minutes; if ‘WPS’ LED flashes fast, there’s something error, please wait for 2 minutes until ‘WPS’ LED off, and try from step(1) again.
NOTE: If the Signal LED is off, it means this place is out of wireless signal of your wireless broadband router or access point, please move this repeater closer to broadband router until repeater device can receive signal from broadband router. The quick installation setup is completely done, you can refer to ‘3-2 Client mode Advanced Settings’ to login in web UI for other advanced settings.
3-1-2 Web browser quick setup Before you can connect to the repeater and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s set to use static IP address, or you’re unsure, please refer to ‘Chapter X: Appendix, 5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC’ to set your computer to use dynamic IP address. (1)Use Ethernet cable to connect your computer’s Ethernet port and this wireless repeater’s Ethernet port.
(3)Wireless repeater will prompt you to input username and password. Default username is ‘admin’ and password is ‘1234’. Click ‘OK’ button to continue. (4)All wireless access points nearby will be displayed on the list. Select one access point you want to connect and click ‘Next’ button to continue. If the access point you wish to connect does not appear here, please click ‘Refresh’ until it appears on the list, or try to move this wireless repeater closer to the access point you wish to connect.
(6) It will start to verify the wireless key with your associated access point and show you result within 20 seconds. Please follow the instruction to continue setup. (7) When key is correct, Wireless repeater will display the connection information for you.
NOTE: this ‘repeater0003” is for example, 0003 is the last 4 digits of device MAC number. Each device has different MAC number, please find it on your device label.) If you use other browser rather than IE and Firefox browser, you have to copy this firmware URL and add it to bookmark manually. (7)Please wait for few seconds for wireless repeater to reboot. (8) After reboot complete, you can connect to access point and use it to access network / Internet.
3-2 Client mode Advanced Settings 3-2-1 Connect to web configuration menu Please open web browser (IE, firefox, chrome etc.) and find ‘300N Wireless Repeaterxxxx Web UI’ firmware link on your bookmark list if you have agreed to save it when you installed this device first time.
You should be able to see the configuration manual of Client mode in very short time: Detailed operation instructions will be given to following manual.
3-2-2 Home The status and information of client mode will be displayed here. To access ‘Home’ menu, click ‘Home’ on the left.
3-2-3 WPS Setting You can configure WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) here. By using WPS, you can establish secure connection between this wireless repeater with other wireless devices which also support WPS in a fast and secure manner. To access ‘WPS Setting’ menu, click ‘WPS Settings’ on the left.
The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Enable WPS WPS Status Self PinCode SSID Authentication Mode Passphrase Key Description You can enable or disable WPS function. Disabling WPS function is included hardware WPS button function. Default is ‘enable WPS’. Shows the security setting status of WPS. If the wireless security (encryption) function of this device is properly set, you’ll see ‘Configured’ message here.
Config Mode Start PBC Start PIN Client mode only supports ‘Enrollee’ mode, you can input this client mode’s PIN code to AP/Router. Click ‘Start PBC’ to start Push-Button style WPS setup procedure. This wireless repeater device will wait for WPS requests from another wireless device for 2 minutes. The ‘WPS’ LED on the wireless repeater will be blinking for 2 minutes when this wireless repeater is waiting for incoming WPS request.
3-2-4 Advanced Settings You can configure advanced wireless settings in this page. Please note that these settings are not safe to be configured by novice users. Configure these settings only when you understand what you’re doing. To access ‘Advanced Setting’ menu, click ‘Advanced Setting’ on the left.
Item Description Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Threshold. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346. RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2347. Channel Width Select the wireless channel width, 20MHz or 40MHz. 40MHz provides better network speed for 802.11n wireless clients. WMM Enable or disable Wireless Multi-Media.
If you still need to configure this device, click ‘CONTINUE’ button; if you want to save changes and make it work now, click ‘APPLY’ button. You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to Web UI of this device.
3-2-5 System Utility You can change the settings of several system-level parameters in this page, including administrator’s password, and IP address. To access ‘System Utility’ menu, click ‘System Utility’ on the left.
The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Password Settings Default password of this repeater is 1234, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it. This is very important when you have wireless function enabled.
Management IP The default is set to DHCP client to obtain IP address automatically from your broadband router. To set up the IP address of this wireless repeater, please see the following description. Item IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Address Description Input the IP address of LAN / Wi-Fi port of this wireless repeater. (Default IP of client mode is 192.168.2.
You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to Web UI of this device.
3-2-6 Configuration You can backup and restore the configuration of this device, so you can recall all settings back in very short time, without doing configuration again. This function is especially useful when you need to use this mini Wi-Fi repeater in different places, like home and hotel. To access ‘Configuration’ menu, click ‘Configuration’ on the left.
Item Backup Settings Restore Settings Reset to Factory Default Description Click ‘Save’ button to save the current settings to a file on your computer. If you want to upload a saved configuration file to wireless repeater, please click ‘Browse’ button to select a saved configuration file on your computer. Then click ’Upload’ button to restore the current settings to new one. To reset all settings of this wireless repeater to factory defaults, including password.
The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Browse Description Select a firmware file saved on your computer. When you are ready, click ‘Apply’ button to start firmware upgrade procedure. Reset When you think this wireless repeater is not working properly, resetting it may help. To reset this wireless repeater, click ‘Apply’ button.
Click ‘OK’ button to reset wireless repeater, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort.
CHAPTER IX: AP mode You can build a wireless networking environment for home or small office, please switch this device to wireless access point mode and connect it to your wired router. Then your wireless client users can access internet by wirelessly connecting to this AP without wired cable burden. This chapter will show you how to quickly install this device by using quick setup and show you the each detailed setting on web UI page of AP mode.
(2) (1) You can build wireless connection via ‘Hardware WPS button’ or ‘Software web browser’. If your wireless client also supports ‘WPS button’, we recommend you to use WPS button to establish connection, it is the fast and secure way without computer.
4-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup (1) Press WPS button twice on repeater, ‘WPS’ LED will start flashing. WPS button WPS LED (2) Press WPS button on the wireless client you wish to connect within 2 minutes. WPS button NOTE: this WPS button position on client card is for example, different device may have different WPS button position. TIP: If your wireless client card does not have hardware WPS button, you can also use its web configuration menu’s WPS function to establish connection.
(3) If WPS connection is successfully established, ‘WPS’ LED will light for 5 minutes; if ‘WPS’ LED flashes fast, there’s something error, please wait for 2 minutes until ‘WPS’ LED off, and try from step(1) again. WPS LED When quick installation is successfully done, ‘Signal” LED will turn on. Signal LED (4) ‘Signal’ LED in AP mode is Steady light to provide wireless clients the best signal.
4-1-2 Web browser quick setup Before you can connect to the repeater and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s set to use static IP address, or you’re unsure, please refer to ‘Chapter X: Appendix, 5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC’ to set your computer to use dynamic IP address. (1)Use Ethernet cable to connect your computer’s Ethernet port and wireless repeater’s Ethernet port.
If you are using wireless connection in Windows 7 and encountered the following screen, please click “Connect the network without setting it up” on the blue line then you can successfully link to repeater. Do NOT click “OK “. In case you click ‘OK’, Windows 7 will ask for security key, please click “Cancel” to back to this page. (2) Open web browser, it will redirect to web UI setting page.
(4) Please input a SSID (a name used to identify this access point) in ‘Device SSID’ field, then click ‘Next’ button. Default SSID is repeater, you can change this default SSID if you want.
Note: WEP encryption: Select key length (64 or 128bit), key format (Hex or ASCII characters), Default Tx Key (usually use ‘Key 1’), and input key characters (refer to ‘Key Format’ you selected for number of characters) WPA pre-shared key: Select one WPA Unicast Cipher Suite (usually use default setting ‘WPA(TKIP)’), Pre-shared Key Format: Passphrase (alphanumeric characters) or Hex (64 Hex Characters), and input key characters in ‘KEY’ field.
4-2 AP mode Advanced Settings 4-2-1 Connect to web configuration menu Please open web browser (IE, firefox, chrome etc.) and find ‘300N Wireless Repeaterxxxx Web UI’ firmware link on your bookmark list if you have agreed to save it when you installed this device first time.
You should be able to see the configuration manual of this Access Point mode in very short time: Detailed operation instructions will be given to following manual.
4-2-2 Home The status and information of this access point will be displayed here. To access ‘Home’ menu, click ‘Home’ on the left.
You can click ‘Show Active Clients’ button to show all connected wireless clients. Please note: By clicking ‘Show Active Clients’ button, a new browser window will appear. If your browser prevents pop-up window from appearing, please disable this function or you will not be able to use ‘Show Client’ function.
4-2-3 WPS Setting You can configure WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) here. By using WPS, you can establish secure connection between this wireless repeater with other wireless devices which also support WPS in a fast and secure manner. To access ‘WPS Setting’ menu, click ‘WPS Settings’ on the left.
The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Enable WPS WPS Status Self PinCode SSID Authentication Mode Passphrase Key Description You can enable or disable WPS function. Disabling WPS function is included hardware WPS button function. Default is ‘enable WPS’. Shows the security setting status of WPS. If the wireless security (encryption) function of this device is properly set, you’ll see ‘Configured’ message here.
Config Mode Start PBC Start PIN There are ‘Registrar’ and ‘Enrollee’ modes for the WPS connection. When ‘Registrar’ is enabled, the wireless clients will follow the access point’s wireless settings for WPS connection. When ‘Enrollee’ mode is enabled, the access point will follow the wireless settings of wireless router for WPS connection. Click ‘Start PBC’ to start Push-Button style WPS setup procedure. This wireless repeater will wait for WPS requests from another wireless device for 2 minutes.
4-2-4 Advanced Settings You can configure advanced wireless settings in this page. Please note that these settings are not safe to be configured by novice users. Configure these settings only when you understand what you’re doing. To access ‘Advanced Setting’ menu, click ‘Advanced Setting’ on the left.
The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Threshold. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346. RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2347. Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 100.
Data Rate N Data Rate Channel Width Preamble Type Broadcast ESSID WMM CTS Protect Select wireless data transfer speed. When you select a value here, this repeater will refuse to establish connection with wireless clients by other speed. It’s recommended to select ‘Auto’ and this wireless repeater will adjust the speed automatically. Select wireless data transfer speed by MCS0 to MCS7. MCS stands for Modulation and Coding Scheme, which represents different speed when bandwidth is 20MHz or 40MHz.
TX Power Channel Number Enable LED off mode Select wireless transmitting power level, from 10% to 100%. When wireless clients are not too far from this wireless repeater, you don’t have to select a higher power level, since this may cause some people to try to break into your wireless network when you have a bad password or no password. This is the radio frequency used to transmit and receive the wireless signal. The wireless devices in the same network should follow the same setting.
4-2-5 MAC Address Filtering Besides using wireless security to only allow permitted wireless users to use this wireless access point, you can also use MAC address filter to allow wireless users with certain MAC address to use this access point. This will enhance security because you can make a ‘white list’ to allow users on the list to use this wireless repeater only in advance. For those clients who don’t list on this white list can’t get connected, even he or she know the password.
The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Enable Wireless Access Control MAC Address Comment Add Clear Delete Selected Description Check this box to enable MAC filtering. If you didn’t check this box, anyone who knows the wireless password can get connected to this access point. Input the MAC address of the clients you wish to deny or accept to access this AP into the MAC address list.
Delete All Reset Select ‘Select’ box is checked. Delete all MAC addresses in the list. You’ll be prompted to confirm deletion first. Uncheck all checked boxes. All existing MAC addresses will be listed here. To delete a MAC address from the list, check the box of the MAC address you wish to delete first. You can select more than one MAC addresses here. When you finish settings in this page, click ‘Apply’ button.
Their MAC address will be displayed at ‘MAC Address’ field. If you still can’t identify the MAC address of computer, you can follow the following procedure: Click the network icon located at the lower-right corner, then click ‘Open Network and Sharing Center’.
Click the connection that you’ll be used to connect the wireless AP (in this example, ‘Local Area Connection’): Click ‘Details…’ button.
The MAC address of selected network connection will be displayed here as ‘Physical Address’.
4-2-6 System Utility You can change the settings of several system-level parameters in this page, including administrator’s password, and IP address. To access ‘System Utility’ menu, click ‘System Utility’ on the left.
The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Password Settings Default password of this repeater is 1234, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it. This is very important when you have wireless function enabled.
Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Current Password New Password Re-Enter Password Description To change password, you have to input current password first. Input new password here. You can use the combination of alphabets, number, and symbols for up to 20 characters. Input new password again for conformation. Management IP The default is set to DHCP client to obtain IP address automatically from your broadband router.
via WAN port. DHCP Server This wireless access point is capable to act as a DHCP server for your network, and it’s disabled by default. If you want to activate this function, please select ‘Enabled’ in ‘DHCP Server’ option, and see next detailed instructions; if you don’t want to use DHCP server function of this wireless access point, or there’s another DHCP server on the network this access point connects to, please select ‘Disable’.
If you still need to configure this wireless repeater, click ‘CONTINUE’ button; if you want to save changes and make it work now, click ‘APPLY’ button. You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this device.
4-2-7 Configuration You can backup and restore the configuration of this access point, so you can recall all settings back in very short time, without doing configuration again. This function is especially useful when you need to use this mini Wi-Fi AP in different places, like home and hotel. To access ‘Configuration’ menu, click ‘Configuration’ on the left.
Backup Settings Restore Settings Reset to Factory Default Click ‘Save’ button to save the current settings to a file on your computer. If you want to upload a saved configuration file to this device, please click ‘Browse’ button to select a saved configuration file on your computer. Then click ’Upload’ button to restore the current settings to new one. To reset all settings of this device to factory defaults, including password.
The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Browse Description Select a firmware file saved on your computer. When you are ready, click ‘Apply’ button to start firmware upgrade procedure. Reset When you think this wireless AP is not working properly, resetting it may help. To reset this wireless repeater, click ‘Apply’ button.
Click ‘OK’ button to reset wireless repeater, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort.
Chapter X: Appendix 5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC 5-1-1 Windows XP IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and then click ‘Properties’ 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.
5-1-2 Windows Vista/Windows 7 IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks, and then click Manage Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Network, then select ‘Properties’.
2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.
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5-2 Specification SoC + RF: Realtek RTL8196EU+ RTL8192ER Flash: 2MB SDRAM: 16MB LAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 Power: 5VDC, 1A Switching Power Module Inside Dimension: 46.5(W) x 73(H) x 41(D) mm excluding power plug Transmit Power: 11n: 13dBm±1.5dBm, 11g: 14dBm±1.5dBm, 11b: 17dBm±1.
5-3 Glossary 1. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? 802.11g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home, office and public networks. 802.11g defines the use of the same OFDM modulation technique specified in IEEE 802.11a for the 5 GHz frequency band and applies it in the same 2.4 GHz frequency band as IEEE 802.11b. The 802.
a branch or SOHO operation. 5. What is Infrastructure? An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. 6. What is BSS ID? A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. 7.
their needs. 12. What is DSSS? What is FHSS? And what are their differences? Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel. To an unintended receiver, FHSS appears to be short-duration impulse noise. Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted.
