Installation Manual

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How to setup WL-WN575A2/WL-WN575A3 Repeater Mode through Ethernet Cable

Note:

The following setup procedure is for INITIAL SETUP. If your product has been configured before,

we suggest you to RESET the product (Please refer to HOW TO RESET WL-WN575A2 /

WL-WN575A3 for instruction) then follow the steps as bellowing.

1. Power On

1.1 Make sure POWER SWITCH of the product is placed at OFF. If not, please slip to OFF for

your safety.

1.2 Make sure MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH is placed at REPEATER (Figure 1). If not, please slip

to REPEATER.

Figure 1

1.3 Plug the product into a power socket.

(

Note: To setup the product easily, smoothly and successfully, we STRONGLY RECOMMEND

you place the product NEAR BY your Router or AP).

1.4 Slip the POWER SWITCH to ON

1.5 Wait until the POWER indicator is ON and the lowest WiFi indicator is FLASHING

2. Connect to the product

2.1 Insert one end of Ethernet cable to you PC network port and the other end to LAN port of

the product.

Summary of content (9 pages)

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How to setup WL-WN575A2/WL-WN575A3 Repeater Mode through Ethernet Cable Note: The following setup procedure is for INITIAL SETUP. If your product has been configured before, we suggest you to RESET the product (Please refer to HOW TO RESET WL-WN575A2 / WL-WN575A3 for instruction) then follow the steps as bellowing. 1. Power On 1.1 Make sure POWER SWITCH of the product is placed at OFF. If not, please slip to OFF for your safety. 1.2 Make sure MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH is placed at REPEATER (Figure 1).
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.2 Power on your PC, the LAN indicator of the product will be ON. 2.3 Click corner. icon on your taskbar, then Figure 2 shows up at your screen right bottom Figure 2 2.4 Click “Open Network and Sharing Center”, Figure 3 will show up. Figure 3 2.5 Click “Local Area Connection” (Figure 4).
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Figure 4 2.6 Click “Details” to check your IP address is “192.168.10.X” and IP Subnet Mask is “255.255.255.0”, similar to Figure 5. Figure 5 2.7 If your PC’s IP address is similar to Figure 5, please skip to 3.1.
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“Close”, then “Properties” (Figure 6). Figure 6 2.8 Double click “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”, then select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” as Figure 7 shows, then click “OK”. Figure 7 2.9 Repeat step 2.6 to check your PC’s IP address has been configured correctly.
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3. Configure 3.1 Launch a WEB BROWSER, such as Microsoft IE, Google Chrome or Apple Safari. 3.2a Type “http://192.168.0.1” in the address bar then “Enter” (refer to Figure 8). Figure 8 OR 3.2b Type “http://ap.setup” in the address bar then “Enter” (refer to Figure 9). Note: Please make sure you type in “http://ap.setup” exactly, not “ap.setup”. Because some browse assume “ap.setup” to a Keyword instead of domain name. Figure 9 3.3 You will be prompted as Figure 10 to Login Web Management.
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Figure 11 3.4 Once you logged in web management, Figure 12 shows up. If you want to change login password, please click “OK” to change your password (refer to How to Change Password), otherwise, please click “Cancel”. Figure 12 3.5 To setup parameters of Repeater mode, please click “Repeater Wizard” (Figure 13). Figure 13 3.
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SSID. Please select the SSID of router/AP you want to repeat. Then input the password into “Wi-Fi Key” if necessary and click “Apply” (Refer to Figure 14). Note: The password here is the PASSWORD of your target router/AP’s access code. Figure 14 Note: If you can’t find the router you want to repeat, you can scroll the “Scroll-bar” or you can click “Refresh” to refresh WiFi list. 3.7 Once you click “Apply” you will be prompted to restart the product as Figure 15. Figure 15 3.
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status of repeater. Note: If you login the web management by IP address, you may not login the repeater again. It because if repeat successfully, the IP of the product has been changed by your router/AP. Please try 3.2b to login. Figure 16 3.9 As Figure 17 shows, if you configure the product correctly and repeat successfully, the status will be “Connected”. Figure 17 Note: If the status is “Scanning”, please wait a moment.
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4. Relocation 4.1 Please power off the product and unplug from power socket. 4.2 Plug the product in the middle of your router/AP and your WiFi dead zone, then power on the product. 4.3 You will be noticed by WiFi indicator light green not flashing. Note: To leverage the coverage and performance, we strongly suggest you to place the product where 2 WiFi indicators light green. If WiFi indicator isn’t ON, maybe the product is out of your router/AP’s signal coverage.