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Summary of Contents for Hi-Gain HW7ACX

Page 1: ...website www hawkingtech com e mail techsupport hawkingtech com COPYRIGHT 2014 HAWKING TECHNOLOGIES INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED USER S MANUAL Hi Gain Wireless AC Range Extender AP HW7ACX...

Page 2: ...respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should t...

Page 3: ...rence to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1...

Page 4: ...ty to operate equipment Federal Communication Commission FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment In order to avoi...

Page 5: ...are for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines...

Page 6: ...EU Countries Not intended for use None...

Page 7: ...Mac OS X IP Address Setup 17 2 2 6 Tablet Smartphone Setup 18 2 2 7 Connecting to Web Management Interface 20 2 3 Quick Setup 22 2 3 1 Setting up in Extender Mode 22 2 3 2 Setting up in Access Point M...

Page 8: ...atus and Tools 65 4 1 System Status 65 4 1 1 System information and firmware version 65 4 1 2 Local Network 66 4 1 3 Active DHCP client list 67 4 1 4 Statistics 68 4 2 Configuration Tools 69 4 3 Firmw...

Page 9: ...Wireless AC Range Extender include Supports 2 4GHz and 5GHz wireless devices simultaneously Provides IEEE 802 11A B G N AC wireless LAN capability Supports 64 128 bit WEP WPA and WPA2 wireless data en...

Page 10: ...ld They may put the small parts in their nose or mouth and it could cause serious damage to them KEEP THIS RANGE EXTENDER OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN 6 The range extender will become hot when being used...

Page 11: ...ce s with wired or wireless network interface card Web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or above Netscape Navigator 4 7 or above Opera web browser Mozilla Firefox web browser or Safari web brow...

Page 12: ...ange extender please check if there is anything missing in the package Contact your place of purchase to claim missing items 1x HW7ACX Hi Gain Dual Band Wireless N Range Extender 1x Quick Installation...

Page 13: ...less network is switched off Flashing Wireless LAN activity transferring or receiving data Wired 1 5 10 100M On LAN port is linked in 10 100Mbps speed Off LAN port is not linked in 10 100Mbps speed Ba...

Page 14: ...Press this button for less than 5 seconds to start WPS function NOTE For 2 4GHz 802 11b and 802 11g mode the signals can be transmitted only by antenna 1 The antenna on the right side of the rear pan...

Page 15: ...e through the LAN port of the range extender by Ethernet cable or connect to it wirelessly 2 Connect the A C power adapter to the wall socket and then connect it to the Power socket of the range exten...

Page 16: ...l need to enter the following default login and password to access the Quick Setup menu Login admin Password 1234 If it s set to use a static IP address or you are unsure please follow the following i...

Page 17: ...rt button it should be located at lower left corner of your computer then click control panel Double click Network icon and Network window will appear Select TCP IP then click Properties 2 Select Obta...

Page 18: ...d be located at lower left corner of your computer then click control panel Double click Network and Dial up Connections icon click Local Area Connection and Local Area Connection Properties window wi...

Page 19: ...12 2 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click OK...

Page 20: ...en click control panel Double click Network and Internet Connections icon click Network Connections and then double click Local Area Connection Local Area Connection Status window will appear and then...

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Page 22: ...etwork Status and Tasks then click Manage Network Connections Change Adapter Settings on the right hand column Right click Local Area Network then select Properties Local Area Connection Properties wi...

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Page 24: ...17 2 2 5 Mac OS X IP Address Setup Go to your system preferences go to network Select your network connection Make sure Configure is set to Using DHCP...

Page 25: ...your tablet or smart phone First make sure JavaScript is On Go to Settings icon Select a Safari make sure b JavaScript is ON Go back to Home Screen Select Settings In Wi Fi Networks select c Hawking_...

Page 26: ...19 Android Android 2 1 Go to Settings Go to Wireless Networks Check Turn on Wi Fi and then click on Wi Fi settings Look for Hawking_HW7ACX_2 4GHz then select to connect...

Page 27: ...Please start your web browser and input 192 168 1 240 in address bar then press the Enter key The following message should be shown Please input user name and password in the fields respectively defau...

Page 28: ...ed to input the user name and password again it means you didn t input the username and password correctly Retype the user name and password again If you re certain about the username and password you...

Page 29: ...scanning for available networks to extend This is where you will setup and connect to your wireless networks 2 3 1 Setting up in Extender Mode Step 1 Choose Extender Mode Step 2 The HW7ACX will first...

Page 30: ...an click scan If you do not want to use 5GHz you can click skip and it will bypass the 5GHz network Step 4 If your 5GHz network has wireless security it will prompt you to enter in your password If yo...

Page 31: ...X an IP address uncheck the input box and type in your own IP and subnet mask Step 6 Congratulations You have completed the setup of the HW7ACX Click Finish for the device to reboot 2 3 2 Setting up i...

Page 32: ...25 Step 2 Input your wireless settings 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

Page 33: ...eless client of a certain band 2 4GHz Band If you select 2 4GHz B 2 4GHz N or 2 4GHz G only wireless clients using the wireless band you select 802 11b 802 11 Draft N or 802 11g will be able to connec...

Page 34: ...lient to connect this router maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802 11a clients maximum 150Mbps for 802 11n clients and maximum 433Mbps for 802 11ac clients Channel Number 4 Please select a channel numb...

Page 35: ...curity please select your level of security here Refer to Section 3 3 3 for descriptions of security types Click Apply for the device to restart Click Back if you wish to make changes Plug the HW7ACX...

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Page 37: ...30 Chapter III General Setup In this chapter you ll know how to change the major settings of the HW7ACX Log onto the device and click on General Setup...

Page 38: ...portant when you have wireless function enabled To change password please follow the instructions Please click General Setup at top of web management interface select System tab on the left hand colum...

Page 39: ...new password again when you see above message If you see the following message It means the content in Current Password field is wrong please click OK to go back to previous menu and try to input cur...

Page 40: ...33 Please use new password to enter web management interface again and you should be able to login with new password...

Page 41: ...u have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your network here are some suggestions 1 A valid IP address has 4 fields a b c d for most of home and company users it s suggested to use 192 168...

Page 42: ...y Address 3 Please input your gateway address for the network 802 1d Spanning Tree 4 Spanning Tree Protocol STP prevents loops from being formed when switches or bridges are interconnected via multipl...

Page 43: ...ain Name 4 If you wish you can also optionally input the domain name for your network This is optional Recommended Value if you don t know what to fill Lease Time Two Weeks or Forever if you have less...

Page 44: ...will be assigned in random order by this way Enable Static Check this box to enable this function DHCP Leases 1 otherwise uncheck it to disable this function MAC Address 2 Input the MAC address of th...

Page 45: ...lick Delete All 3 After you finish all LAN settings please click Apply button on the bottom of this page After you click Apply the following message will be displayed on your web browser Press Go Back...

Page 46: ...th other computers Please click General Setup tab at the top of web management interface and then click 2 4GHz Wireless Configuration or 5GHz Wireless Configuration tab on the left hand column The fol...

Page 47: ...2 11b wireless network clients to connect to this router maximum transfer rate 11Mbps 2 4 GHz N 2 4GHz band only allows 802 11n wireless network clients to connect to this router maximum transfer rate...

Page 48: ...er maximum transfer rate 433Mbps for 802 11ac clients 5GHz N AC 5GHz band this mode allows 802 11n and 802 11ac wireless network client to connect this router maximum transfer rate 150Mbps for 802 11n...

Page 49: ...t manual channel number selecting and this would help in certain scenarios when there are radio communication conflicts Associated Clients 4 Click Show Active Clients button then an Active Wireless Cl...

Page 50: ...ick Go Back to go back to previous setup menu to continue on access point setup or click Apply to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect Please wait 30 60 seconds for the access poin...

Page 51: ...signal of any existing wireless router access point It will act as a wireless relay and create a larger and seamless network for your wireless devices to connect to Band 2 Select the band you want to...

Page 52: ...ents 5GHz N 5GHz band this mode allows 802 11n wireless network client to connect this router maximum transfer rate 300Mbps for 802 11n clients 5GHz A N 5GHz band this mode allows 802 11a and 802 11n...

Page 53: ...ations that are connecting to the access point Root AP SSID 6 In Universal Repeater mode this device can act as a station to connect to a Root AP You should assign the SSID of the Root AP here or clic...

Page 54: ...ase click Continue to back to previous setup menu to continue on router setup or click Apply to reboot the router so the settings will take effect Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebo...

Page 55: ...and click Wireless Configuration on the left hand column Choose Advanced Settings Fragment Threshold 1 Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio Do not modify the default value if you do not unders...

Page 56: ...default value if you do not understand the function default setting is Auto 20 40 MHz for 2 4GHz and Auto 20 40 80 MHz for 5GHz AC Preamble Type 8 Set the type of preamble do not modify the default va...

Page 57: ...ey are being transferred over a wireless network If you do not understand the function then it is safe to set this option to Enable however default value is Disable After you finish these wireless set...

Page 58: ...to section 3 4 3 1 WEP Please go to section 3 4 3 2 WPA Please go to section 3 4 3 3 WPA Radius Please go to section 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 1 Disable wireless security When you select this mode data encryptio...

Page 59: ...length and Hex as key format you ll see the message at the right of Key Format is Hex 10characters whichmeansthelengthofWEPkeyis10 characters Default Tx Key 4 You can set up to four sets of WEP key an...

Page 60: ...er Please input the IP address of RADIUS server here IP address 10 RADIUS Server Please input the port number of RADIUS server here Port 11 RADIUS Server Please input the password here Password 12 Aft...

Page 61: ...access point will use WPA encryption and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite Cipher Suite 2 Available options are WPA TKIP W...

Page 62: ...ick Go Back to go back to previous setup menu or click Apply to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect Please wait 30 60 seconds for the access point to reboot 3 3 3 4 WPA RADIUS If...

Page 63: ...here RADIUS Server Please input the port number of your Port 4 Radius authentication server here Default setting is 1812 RADIUS Server Please input the password of your Radius Password 5 authenticatio...

Page 64: ...57 point to reboot...

Page 65: ...a safer wireless environment You can add up to 20 MAC addresses by using this function Please click General Setup at the top of web management interface and click Wireless Configuration on the left h...

Page 66: ...field to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a memory aid Add 4 Click Apply button to add the MAC address and associated comment to the MAC address filtering table Clear 5 Click Clear to remove...

Page 67: ...60 Please click Go Back to go back to previous setup menu or click Apply to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect Please wait 30 60 seconds for the access point to reboot...

Page 68: ...on Configuration PBC and PIN code If you want to use PBC you have to push a specific button on the wireless client to start WPS mode and switch this wireless access point to WPS mode too You can push...

Page 69: ...t is properly set you ll see Configured message here If wireless security function has not been set you ll see Not configured Self PIN code This is the WPS PIN code of this wireless access point This...

Page 70: ...s point s wireless settings for WPS connection When Enrolle mode is enabled the access point will follow the wireless settings of wireless client for WPS connection Configure Click Start PBC to start...

Page 71: ...ey or passphrase for you so you only have to input the complicated key or passphrase once Once you have chosen a password write it down and keep it in a secure place 3 You can hide the ESSID of this a...

Page 72: ...tem status menu please either click Status link located at top of web management interface 4 1 1 System information and firmware version You can use this function to know the system information and fi...

Page 73: ...You can use this function to know the status of your access point Please click Status menu at the top of web management interface and then click Local Network on the left hand column NOTE Information...

Page 74: ...ck all active DHCP leases issued by this access point Please click Status menu at the top of web management interface and then click Active DHCP Client on the left hand column All information about ac...

Page 75: ...check the statistics of wireless LAN and WAN interface of this access point Please click Status menu at the top of web management interface and then click Statistics on the left hand column You can cl...

Page 76: ...kup Press Save button and you ll be prompted to Settings 1 download the configuration as a file default filename is default bin you can please save it as another filename for different versions and ke...

Page 77: ...70 Factory Default 3 restore the configuration of this access point back to factory default settings...

Page 78: ...puter will be equipped with new function You can also use this firmware upgrade function to add new functions to your access point even fix the bugs of this access point To upgrade firmware please fol...

Page 79: ...ed click Apply button and the access point will start firmware upgrade procedure automatically The procedure may take several minutes please be patient NOTE Never interrupt the upgrade procedure by cl...

Page 80: ...it will solve the problem Please click Tools menu at the top of web management interface and then click Reset on the left hand column Please click Reboot to reset your access point and it will be ava...

Page 81: ...R2 RAM 32MB LAN Ports 10 100M Port x 5 Antenna External Dipole Antenna x 2 2 4G x 1 2 4G 5G x 1 Power DC 12V 0 5A Switching Power Adapter Dimension 30 H x 127 W x 105 D mm Temperature Operating 0 40C...

Page 82: ...not responding to me when I want to access it by web browser b Please check the connection of power cord and network cable of this range extender All cords and cables should be correctly and firmly i...

Page 83: ...Are you too far from your range extender Try to get closer d Please remember that you have to input ESSID on your wireless client manually if ESSID broadcast is disabled File download is very slow or...

Page 84: ...l something wrong or see the smoke coming out from range extender or A C power adapter please disconnect the range extender and A C power adapter from utility power make sure it s safe before you re d...

Page 85: ...ng Broadbandrange extender com into your Internet browser the user is sent to the proper IP address The DNS server IP address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS serv...

Page 86: ...he IP address for a device is in its binary form 11011001 10110000 10010000 00000111 and if its network mask is 11111111 11111111 11110000 00000000 It means the device s network address is 11011001 10...

Page 87: ...rchase more IP addresses from your ISP Port Network Clients LAN PC uses port numbers to distinguish one network application protocol over another Below is a list of common applications and protocol po...

Page 88: ...ed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet which must be assigned by InterNIC TCP IP UDP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP and Unreliable Datagram Protocol UDP TCP...

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