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11n Repeater User’s Manual  

 

 

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User’s Manual 

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Page 1: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 1 802 11n WLAN Portable Repeater User s Manual...

Page 2: ...dress automatically 10 For Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP 10 For Windows Vista 32 64 14 For Windows 7 32 64 19 For Windows 8 32 64 24 4 Connecting your device 29 Connecting the Hardware 29 WPS Pairing betwee...

Page 3: ...lly updating firmware 62 13 Backup Restore Settings 64 Save Settings to File 64 Load Settings from File 65 14 Password 67 Setting your username and password 67 15 Time and Date 69 Time and Date Config...

Page 4: ...nP Control Point Software on Windows ME XP 82 UPnP Control Point Software on Windows ME 82 UPnP Control Point Software on Windows XP with Firewall 83 SSDP requirements 83 D Troubleshooting 86 Troubles...

Page 5: ...quipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the eq...

Page 6: ...DHCP Server and DHCP Client Services including IP route and DNS configuration RIP and IP Supports remote software upgrades User friendly configuration program accessed via a web browser The Wireless...

Page 7: ...ernet connected computers at one site Typographical conventions Italic text is used for items you select from menus and drop down lists and the names of displayed web pages Bold text is used for text...

Page 8: ...ndows 98SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 Package Contents 1 11n Repeater 2 Quick Installation Guide 3 Ethernet Cable RJ 45 LED meanings activations Top Side...

Page 9: ...Panel and bottom Side The rear and right panel and bottom side contains a Restore Defaults button the ports for the unit s data and power connections Label Function Ethernet Connects the device via LA...

Page 10: ...automatically Before starting the 11n Repeater configuration please kindly configure the PC computer as below to have automatic IP address DNS Server For Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP 1 Click on Start Cont...

Page 11: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 11 2 Single RIGHT click on Local Area connection then click Properties...

Page 12: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 12 3 Double click on Internet Protocol TCP IP...

Page 13: ...btain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue 5 Click Show icon in notification area when connected see screen image in 3 above then Click...

Page 14: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 14 For Windows Vista 32 64 1 Click on Start Control Panel View network status and tasks...

Page 15: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 15 2 In the Manage network connections click on Manage network connections to continue...

Page 16: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 16 3 Single RIGHT click on Local Area connection then click Properties...

Page 17: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 17 4 The screen will display the information User Account Control and click Continue to continue 5 Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4...

Page 18: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 18 6 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue...

Page 19: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 19 For Windows 7 32 64 7 Click on Start Control Panel in Category View View network status and tasks...

Page 20: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 20 8 In the Control Panel Home click on Change adapter settings to continue...

Page 21: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 21 9 Single RIGHT click on Local Area Connection then click Properties...

Page 22: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 22 10 Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4...

Page 23: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 23 11 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue...

Page 24: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 24 For Windows 8 32 64 1 Move the mouse or tap to the upper right corner and click on Settings...

Page 25: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 25 2 Click on Control Panel...

Page 26: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 26 3 Click on View network status and tasks 4 In the Control Panel Home click on Change adapter settings to continue...

Page 27: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 27 5 Single RIGHT click on Ethernet then click Properties 6 Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4...

Page 28: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 28 7 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue...

Page 29: ...etup Refer to the subsequent chapters for additional configuration instructions Connecting the Hardware This section describes how to connect the device to the wall phone port the power outlet and you...

Page 30: ...Wireless xDSL Cable Modem Make sure to press the button within 120 seconds 2 minutes after pressing the Wireless xDSL Cable Modem s WPS button Step 3 Once the 11n Repeater finished doing WPS Pairing...

Page 31: ...ch your web browser type the following URL in the web address or location box and press Enter on your keyboard http 10 0 0 2 2 Please enter the Login User Name admin and Login Password administrator a...

Page 32: ...Check on Select ratio of SSID of the front AP and configure related parameters 6 Click on Apply Save button 7 Click on OK button 8 Now the 11n Repeater has been configured completed and suitable for W...

Page 33: ...wireless settings via the wireless configuration menu 9 Double click on the wireless icon on your computer and search for the wireless network that you enter SSID name 10 Click on the wireless network...

Page 34: ...aracters for example 12345678 in the key field Network key field Confirm Network key field the default settings Security Mode WPA WPA2 Mixed Pre Shared Key XXXXXXXX which could be found on the bottom...

Page 35: ...w is Now you could check what the Internet WAN access of your network is to know how to configure the WAN port of Wireless Gateway Please follow steps below to check what the Internet WAN access if yo...

Page 36: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 36 2 Double click Network Connections...

Page 37: ...s the DHCP client If you cannot see any Broadband Adapter in the Network Connections your Internet WAN access is DHCP Client or Static IP 3 Click Local Area Connection in LAN or High Speed Internet an...

Page 38: ...s the Static IP If you cannot see any Broadband Adapter in the Network Connections your Internet WAN access is DHCP Client or Static IP 4 Click Local Area Connection in LAN or High Speed Internet and...

Page 39: ...perties and then you could get the IP settings in detail and write down the IP settings as follow IP Address 192 168 10 110 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 10 100 Preferred DNS serve...

Page 40: ...N access is PPPoE Client 6 Click Broadband Adapter in Broadband and you could see string Assigned by Service Provider in Details For PPPoE configuration on Wireless Gateway you ll need following infor...

Page 41: ...r laptop connected to the LAN port on the device A web browser installed on the PC The minimum browser version requirement is Internet Explorer v4 or Netscape v4 For the best display quality use lates...

Page 42: ...Password administrator Note You can change the password at any time or you can configure your device so that you do not need to enter a password See Password 2 Click on OK You are now ready to configu...

Page 43: ...If the LEDs do not illuminate as expected you may need to configure your Internet access settings using the information provided by your ISP For details see Internet Access If the LEDs still do not il...

Page 44: ...55 255 255 0 This is the IP address of the LAN port on the device The LAN port connects the device to your Ethernet network Typically you will not need to change this address See Network Settings LAN...

Page 45: ...tion about the setup of your device including details of the device s Internet access settings details of the device s VoIP settings details of the device s Wireless settings To display this page From...

Page 46: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 46 Repeater Mode Check on Repeater ratio Check on Auto checkbox Click on Site Survey button and wait for 5 seconds for site surveying...

Page 47: ...Repeater User s Manual 47 Check on Select ratio of SSID of the front AP and configure related parameters Click on Apply Save button 3 WLAN mode modified System is rebooting now 4 Please wait 35 secon...

Page 48: ...he setting for IP address subnet mask DHCP etc Note You should only change the addressing details if your ISP asks you to or if you are familiar with network configuration In most cases you will not n...

Page 49: ...nge are not managed by the DHCP Server these could therefore be used for manually configured devices or devices that cannot use DHCP to obtain network address details automatically Your router by defa...

Page 50: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 50 Changing the LAN IP address and subnet mask To Change the configuration of LAN Interface 1 From the Setup menu click on Local Network The following page is displayed...

Page 51: ...and Subnet Mask 3 Click Apply Changes 4 Click OK 5 Type IP Address and Change default LAN port IP address 6 Click in the IP Address and Subnet Mask box and type a new IP Address and Subnet Mask 7 Chan...

Page 52: ...dialog Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP a Bring up a command window b Type ipconfig release in the command window c Type ipconfig renew d Type exit to close the command window Linux a Bring up a she...

Page 53: ...HCP Static IP Configuration If you need to assign static ip for your computer or device on the local area network configure static ip with the mac address 1 From the Setup menu click on Local Network...

Page 54: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 54 2 Enter the IP Address 3 Enter the Mac Address 4 Click Add 5 The DHCP Static IP Configuration that you created has been added in the DHCP Static IP Table...

Page 55: ...alled a compatible Wireless card on your device See Configuring Wireless PCs Wireless Basics The Wireless Network page allows you to configure the Wireless features of your device To access the Wirele...

Page 56: ...p to 20 characters long and contain letters and numbers Mode Specify the WLAN Mode to 802 11b mode 802 11g mode 802 11b g mode 802 11n mode 802 11n g mode or 802 11b g n mode Channel Choose a Channel...

Page 57: ...defines the number of bytes used for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages RTS Threshold RTS stands for Request to Send This parameter controls what size data packet the low level RF proto...

Page 58: ...res to increase the level of complexity of the network security decreasing the chance of a breach MAC addresses can be add delete edit from the ACL list depending on the MAC Access Policy If you choos...

Page 59: ...Access Control Mode only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your Access Point 1 Enable Wireless Access Control Mode 2 Click Apply but...

Page 60: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 60 6 The MAC Address that you created has been added in the Access Control List...

Page 61: ...rrent setting or default setting Reboot Reset 1 From the Maintenance Reboot menu The following page is displayed Fields on the first setting block Description Reboot Restarts the router for the settin...

Page 62: ...he latest firmware version from provider s website to your PC s file directory Once you have downloaded the latest firmware version to your PC you can manually select and install it as follows 1 From...

Page 63: ...ce checks that the selected file contains an updated version of firmware A status screen pops up please wait for a while 8 The device checks that the selected file contains an updated version of firmw...

Page 64: ...to the default configuration but then wish to revert back to the original factory configuration you can do so by resetting the device to factory defaults Save Settings to File It allows you save curr...

Page 65: ...where the file to be saved Or click Cancel to cancel it Load Settings from File It allows you to reload the settings from the file which was saved previously 4 From the Maintenance Backup Restore men...

Page 66: ...peater User s Manual 66 6 If you are happy with this click Upload to start to load settings from file 7 If you are happy with this click Upload to start to load settings from file 8 please wait for a...

Page 67: ...ord protection is enabled on your device and the username and password set are as follows Username admin Password administrator Setting your username and password Note Non authorized users may try to...

Page 68: ...setting uses admin for the username and administrator for password 3 If you are happy with these settings click Modify You will see following page that the new user has been displayed on the Currently...

Page 69: ...ccurate time day information the Simple Network Time Protocol feature provides a way to synchronize the device s own time of day setting with a remote time server as described in RFC 2030 SNTP and RFC...

Page 70: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 70 2 Check the option State 3 Configure the Server 4 From the Time Zone drop down list select Your Own Time Zone 5 Click Apply Changes...

Page 71: ...the current information for the device It will display the LAN WAN and system firmware information This page will display different information according to WAN setting Static IP DHCP or PPPoE 1 From...

Page 72: ...e This page shows the computers identified by the name and MAC address that have acquired IP addresses by the DHCP server with the time that the lease for the IP address is up 1 From the Status Active...

Page 73: ...epeater User s Manual 73 18 Statistics This page shows the packet statistics for transmission and reception regarding to network interface 1 From the Status Statistics menu The following page is displ...

Page 74: ...4 0 workstations Windows XP PCs 1 In the Windows task bar click the Start button and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network Connections icon 3 In the LAN or High Speed Internet window rig...

Page 75: ...all files from your Windows 2000 installation CD or other media Follow the instructions to install the files 7 If prompted click OK to restart your computer with the new settings Next configure the PC...

Page 76: ...new settings Next configure the PCs to accept IP information assigned by the Wireless Gateway 9 In the Control Panel double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon 10 In Network and Dial up Con...

Page 77: ...cally 13 Click OK twice to confirm and save your changes You will be prompted to restart Windows 14 Click Yes Windows NT 4 0 workstations First check for the IP protocol and if necessary install it 1...

Page 78: ...in different subnets on your LAN subnets are described in Appendix B Before you begin you must have the following information available The IP address and subnet mask of each PC The IP address of the...

Page 79: ...numbers For example a 7 digit telephone number starts with a 3 digit prefix that identifies a group of thousands of telephone lines and ends with four digits that identify one specific line in that gr...

Page 80: ...ept all fields set to 0 or all fields set to 255 as those values are reserved for special uses Subnet masks Definition mask A mask looks like a regular IP address but contains a pattern of bits that t...

Page 81: ...ining six bits in field4 for its host IDs ranging from 1 to 62 Note Sometimes a subnet mask does not specify any additional network ID bits and thus no subnets Such a mask is called a default subnet m...

Page 82: ...networking and automatic discovery for a breadth of device categories from a wide range of vendors This means a device can dynamically join a network obtain an IP address convey its capabilities and l...

Page 83: ...nections dialog box select Network Connections 3 In the Network Connections dialog box right click on the local area connection entry for your network this will display a menu Select the Properties me...

Page 84: ...following entries from the Networking Services window and then click OK If you are using Windows XP select Universal Plug and Play If you are using Windows XP SP1 select Internet Gateway Device discov...

Page 85: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 85 For example from the Network Connections window you should see the Internet Gateway Device...

Page 86: ...lity cables Internet Access My PC cannot access the Internet Use the ping utility discussed in the following section to check whether your PC can communicate with the device s LAN IP address by defaul...

Page 87: ...moves any custom settings and returns all settings to their default values I cannot access the web pages from my browser Use the ping utility discussed in the following section to check whether your P...

Page 88: ...ompt window is displayed Figure 8 Using the ping Utility If the target computer cannot be located you will receive the message Request timed out Using the ping command you can test whether the path to...

Page 89: ...e the following Nslookup Click OK A Command Prompt window displays with a bracket prompt At the prompt type the name of the Internet address that you are interested in such as www microsoft com The wi...

Page 90: ...TM data rates range from 45 Mbps to 2 5 Gbps See data rate authenticate To verify a user s identity such as by prompting for a password binary The base two system of numbers that uses only two digits...

Page 91: ...s If the DNS server cannot find the IP address it communicates with higher level DNS servers to determine the IP address See domain name domain name A domain name is a user friendly name used in place...

Page 92: ...f a network ID that identifies the particular network the host belongs to and a host ID uniquely identifying the host itself on that network A network mask is used to define the network ID and the hos...

Page 93: ...P address for a given domain name port A physical access point to a device such as a computer or router through which data flows into and out of the device PPP Point to Point Protocol A protocol for s...

Page 94: ...P IP refers to this whole suite of protocols Telnet An interactive character based program used to access a remote computer While HTTP the web protocol and FTP only allow you to download files from a...

Page 95: ...r VPI the VCI uniquely identifies a VC Your ISP will tell you the VCI for each VC they provide See VC VPI Virtual Path Identifier Together with the Virtual Circuit Identifier VCI the VPI uniquely iden...

Page 96: ...11n Repeater User s Manual 96 Also called the Web Collective term for all web sites anywhere in the world that can be accessed via the Internet...

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