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You can check the ‘

Signal

’ LED status to understand signal reception level.   

Steady light: Excellent, signal > 67%   
Slow Flash: Good, signal < 66% 
Quick Flash: Fair, signal < 33% 
No Flash: no signal. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Signal LED 

NOTE: If the Signal LED is off, it means the location is out of range of 

your wireless broadband router or access point.    Please move this 

HW7ACW closer to the wireless signal until the HW7ACW can receive 

signal from broadband router and bridge the signal. 

Summary of Contents for HW7ACW

Page 1: ...website www hawkingtech com e mail techsupport hawkingtech com COPYRIGHT 2015 HAWKING TECHNOLOGIES INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED USER S MANUAL Wireless AC Multifunction Extender HW7ACW...

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: ...If this equipment does cause harmful interference 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 interferenc...

Page 4: ...onsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment Federal Communication Commission FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for...

Page 5: ...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 of this and of the...

Page 6: ...eral Setup 23 2 2 1 System 23 2 2 2 Local Network 26 2 2 3 Wireless Configuration 29 2 2 3 1 Security Settings 30 2 2 4 Wireless Access Control 35 2 2 5 Advanced Wireless Settings 38 2 2 6 Wi Fi Prote...

Page 7: ...ess Point Web Based Setup 95 4 3 General Setup 101 4 3 1 System 102 4 3 2 Local Network 104 4 2 3 Wireless Configuration 107 4 2 3 1 Security Settings 108 4 2 3 2 Security Tips for Wireless Network 11...

Page 8: ...b g n and 802 11ac standards Speeds up to 300Mbps for 2 4Ghz 150Mbps for 5GHz and 433Mbps for 5Ghz in 11ac mode Dual band provide user to the best compatibility to the wireless router Extend the wirel...

Page 9: ...2 WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup hardware button for easy installation and secure wireless security...

Page 10: ...k port on the unit Bridge Mode The HW7ACW will allow you to connect wired devices wirelessly to an existing wireless router or access point It will bridge these devices wirelessly with your network It...

Page 11: ...be fatal If they throw this wireless HW7ACW it will be damaged PLEASE KEEP THIS WIRELESS HW7ACW OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN 4 This Wireless HW7ACW will become hot when being used for long time This i...

Page 12: ...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 13: ...eless HW7ACW please check if there s anything missing in the package If so please contact your place of purchase to claim missing items 1x Wireless AC Multifunction Extender 1x Quick Installation Guid...

Page 14: ...Description A Mode switch You can switch the operation mode by this switch The HW7ACW supports 3 modes AP mode Repeater mode and Bridge Client mode B LAN port One 10 100Mbps Ethernet LAN Port with Aut...

Page 15: ...efault LED Definitions LED Color LED Status Description Signal Status 5G Amber Steady ON 1 Good signal RSSI 100 50 Blinking 1 Poor signal 2 Slow blinking RSSI 50 25 3 Quick blinking RSSI 25 Off 1 No s...

Page 16: ...ff Off 1 Power is turned off 2 LED off mode except power LED is on other LEDs are off If you select to enable LED OFF mode power LED On Off depends on your selection you can select to leave only power...

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Page 18: ...llation Guide For first time setup and easy installation you can move this device close to the Wireless Broadband Router or Access point you wish to connect to After the installation is done and wirel...

Page 19: ...g There are two ways to set this up You can build wireless connection via Hardware WPS button or Software web browser If your wireless router or access point supports WPS we recommend you use the WPS...

Page 20: ...13 2 1 1 Hardware WPS button setup 1 Press and hold WPS button on HW7ACW for 2 seconds WPS LED will start flashing WPS button...

Page 21: ...utton on the wireless broadband router or access point you wish to connect within 2 minutes WPS LED NOTE this WPS button position on access point is an example Different devices may have different WPS...

Page 22: ...until WPS LED off and try from step 1 again When WPS installation is successful the WLAN LEDs will turn on TIP If the access point you wish to connect does not have hardware WPS button you can also u...

Page 23: ...status to understand signal reception level Steady light Excellent signal 67 Slow Flash Good signal 66 Quick Flash Fair signal 33 No Flash no signal Signal LED NOTE If the Signal LED is off it means...

Page 24: ...et port You can also use your computer s wireless configuration utility to search for a wireless network called Hawking_HW7ACW and get connected The default 2 4GHz wireless name of this HW7ACW device...

Page 25: ...18 3 Once you are logged in the HW7ACW setup page will appear...

Page 26: ...of the page Select your network and click Next 5 If your network is a secure network a password field will be prompted Please type in the wireless password of the 2 4GHz network Contact your network a...

Page 27: ...t to repeat a 5GHz network you can click skip on the bottom of the page Select your network and click Next 7 If your network is a secure network a password field will be prompted Please type in the wi...

Page 28: ...nputted the correct password Click Next to continue if you wish to repeat a 5GHz signal 8 By default the HW7ACW will use the same SSID as your Home Wireless Network If you wish to use a different name...

Page 29: ...setup page to view the general settings Note2 After configuration you can access the settings page at any time using http repeater setup from any computer that is wirelessly or directly connected to...

Page 30: ...en accessed from the web browser There s a security risk if you don t change the default password since everyone can see it at the prompt This is very important when you have wireless function enabled...

Page 31: ...se input new password here Confirm Please input new password here again Password 3 If the password you typed in New Password 2 and Confirm Password 3 field are not the same you ll see the following me...

Page 32: ...K to go back to previous menu and try to input current password again If the current and new passwords are correctly entered after you click Apply you ll be prompted to input your new password Please...

Page 33: ...ery computer manually and dynamic IP address IP address of computers will be assigned by access point automatically It s recommended for most computers to use dynamic IP address it will save a lot of...

Page 34: ...d is an integer between 1 and 254 This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients so you can set d field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 or any number between 1 and 254 and pick a number bet...

Page 35: ...r is Enabled Default Gateway 1 Please input your default gateway address Domain Name 2 If you wish you can also optionally input the domain name for your network This is optional DHCP Client Start IP...

Page 36: ...b on the left hand column The following message will be displayed on your web browser Recommended Value if you don t know what to fill Lease Time Two Weeks or Forever if you have less than 20 computer...

Page 37: ...existing network you hope to repeat 2 2 3 1 Security Settings It is important to set your wireless security settings properly In repeater mode the security settings must match the wireless network yo...

Page 38: ...ll be shown on your web browser Key Length 2 There are two types of WEP key length 64 bit and 128 bit Using 128 bit is safer than 64 bit but will reduce some data transfer performance Key Format 3 The...

Page 39: ...After you finish WEP setting please click Apply 6 button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser TIPS Examples of WEP key ASCII 5 characters pilot phone 23561 2Hyux xmL ASCII 1...

Page 40: ...r Suite 2 Available options are WPA TKIP WPA2 AES and You can select one of them but you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected Pre shared Select the type of pre shared...

Page 41: ...ss point so the settings will take effect Please wait 30 60 seconds for the access point to reboot NOTE Some wireless clients especially those manufactured before year 2003 only support WEP or WPA TKI...

Page 42: ...assigned can gain access to your wireless access point Use this function with other security measures described in previous section to create a safer wireless environment You can add up to 20 MAC addr...

Page 43: ...nput any text here as the comment of this MAC address like ROOM 2A Computer or anything You can input up to 16 alphanumerical characters here This is optional and you can leave it blank however it s r...

Page 44: ...ease click Apply 8 button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser Please click Go Back to go back to previous setup menu or click Apply to reboot the access point so the settin...

Page 45: ...gure these settings please click General Setup at the top of web management interface and click Advanced Settings on the left hand column Fragment Threshold 1 Set the Fragment threshold of wireless ra...

Page 46: ...ansfer rate automatically It is not necessary to change this value unless you know what will happen after modification N Data Rate 6 Same as above but only for 802 11n clients Channel Width 7 Set chan...

Page 47: ...not have to set output power to 100 This will enhance security malicious unauthorized users in distance will not be able to reach your wireless access point WMM 12 Wi Fi MultiMedia WMM will enhance t...

Page 48: ...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 49: ...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 50: ...ction of this wireless access point 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 o...

Page 51: ...ireless clients will follow the access 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 connectio...

Page 52: ...s The status and information of the HW7ACW will be displayed here Click on the status tab on the top of web page You should see the screen looks like this the contents will vary depending on your curr...

Page 53: ...click Tools menu at the top of web management interface and then click Configuration Tools on the left hand column Backup Press Save button and you ll be prompted to Settings 1 download the configurat...

Page 54: ...configuration is uploaded the access point s configuration will be replaced by the file you just uploaded Restore to Click this button to remove all settings you made and Factory Default 3 restore th...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...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 57: ...is strange you can perform a access point reset Sometimes 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...

Page 58: ...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 3 1 Client Bridge Quick Installation Guide Switch mode selector to Cli...

Page 59: ...ireless connection via Hardware WPS button or Software web browser If your wireless router or access point supports WPS we recommend you use the WPS button to establish connection It is the fast and s...

Page 60: ...53 3 1 1 Hardware WPS button setup 1 Press and hold WPS button on the HW7ACW for 2 seconds The WPS LED will start flashing WPS button...

Page 61: ...54 2 Press the WPS button on the wireless broadband router or access point you wish to connect within 2 minutes WPS LED...

Page 62: ...from step 1 again When WPS installation is successful WLAN LED will turn on NOTE Different devices will have different WPS button positions TIP If the access point you wish to connect does not have h...

Page 63: ...od signal 66 Quick Flash Fair signal 33 No Flash no signal Signal LED NOTE If the Signal LED is off it means the location is out of range of your wireless broadband router or access point Please move...

Page 64: ...IP on PC to set your computer to use dynamic IP address 1 Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer s Ethernet port and HW7ACW s Ethernet port 2 Open a web browser and it should automatically re...

Page 65: ...58 3 Once you are logged in the HW7ACW setup page will appear 4 Click on Select Site Survey to choose the wireless network you wish to bridge to...

Page 66: ...Mode is 192 168 1 242 Note1 It is recommended you give it an IP address in the same range of your network Otherwise once it is configured it will not be in the same range and you will not be able to...

Page 67: ...next page will prompt you to enter in your security key Please make sure you type in the exact key as the wireless network If you are unsure what your key is please contact the wireless router access...

Page 68: ...ngs If everything is correct click Finish and the HW7ACW will then proceed to reboot and restart 9 After reboot complete you can close the web browser to finish this quick setup Connect the HW7ACW via...

Page 69: ...en accessed from the web browser There s a security risk if you don t change the default password since everyone can see it at the prompt This is very important when you have wireless function enabled...

Page 70: ...se input new password here Confirm Please input new password here again Password 3 If the password you typed in New Password 2 and Confirm Password 3 field are not the same you ll see the following me...

Page 71: ...K to go back to previous menu and try to input current password again If the current and new passwords are correctly entered after you click Apply you ll be prompted to input your new password Please...

Page 72: ...ery computer manually and dynamic IP address IP address of computers will be assigned by access point automatically It s recommended for most computers to use dynamic IP address it will save a lot of...

Page 73: ...d is an integer between 1 and 254 This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients so you can set d field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 or any number between 1 and 254 and pick a number bet...

Page 74: ...r is Enabled Default Gateway 1 Please input your default gateway address Domain Name 2 If you wish you can also optionally input the domain name for your network This is optional DHCP Client Start IP...

Page 75: ...b on the left hand column The following message will be displayed on your web browser Recommended Value if you don t know what to fill Lease Time Two Weeks or Forever if you have less than 20 computer...

Page 76: ...ting to It must match the same settings as the original WiFi access point router 3 2 3 1 Security Settings It is important to set your wireless security settings properly In repeater mode the security...

Page 77: ...ll be shown on your web browser Key Length 2 There are two types of WEP key length 64 bit and 128 bit Using 128 bit is safer than 64 bit but will reduce some data transfer performance Key Format 3 The...

Page 78: ...After you finish WEP setting please click Apply 6 button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser TIPS Examples of WEP key ASCII 5 characters pilot phone 23561 2Hyux xmL ASCII 1...

Page 79: ...r Suite 2 Available options are WPA TKIP WPA2 AES and You can select one of them but you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected Pre shared Select the type of pre shared...

Page 80: ...ss point so the settings will take effect Please wait 30 60 seconds for the access point to reboot NOTE Some wireless clients especially those manufactured before year 2003 only support WEP or WPA TKI...

Page 81: ...assigned can gain access to your wireless access point Use this function with other security measures described in previous section to create a safer wireless environment You can add up to 20 MAC addr...

Page 82: ...nput any text here as the comment of this MAC address like ROOM 2A Computer or anything You can input up to 16 alphanumerical characters here This is optional and you can leave it blank however it s r...

Page 83: ...ease click Apply 8 button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser Please click Go Back to go back to previous setup menu or click Apply to reboot the access point so the settin...

Page 84: ...gure these settings please click General Setup at the top of web management interface and click Advanced Settings on the left hand column Fragment Threshold 1 Set the Fragment threshold of wireless ra...

Page 85: ...ansfer rate automatically It is not necessary to change this value unless you know what will happen after modification N Data Rate 6 Same as above but only for 802 11n clients Channel Width 7 Set chan...

Page 86: ...not have to set output power to 100 This will enhance security malicious unauthorized users in distance will not be able to reach your wireless access point WMM 12 Wi Fi MultiMedia WMM will enhance t...

Page 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ...ction of this wireless access point 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 o...

Page 90: ...ireless clients will follow the access 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 connectio...

Page 91: ...s The status and information of the HW7ACW will be displayed here Click on the status tab on the top of web page You should see the screen looks like this the contents will vary depending on your curr...

Page 92: ...click Tools menu at the top of web management interface and then click Configuration Tools on the left hand column Backup Press Save button and you ll be prompted to Settings 1 download the configurat...

Page 93: ...configuration is uploaded the access point s configuration will be replaced by the file you just uploaded Restore to Click this button to remove all settings you made and Factory Default 3 restore th...

Page 94: ...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 95: ...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 96: ...is strange you can perform a access point reset Sometimes 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...

Page 97: ...P 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 4 1 AP mode Quick Insta...

Page 98: ...router or access point supports WPS we recommend you use the WPS button to establish connection It is the fast and secure way without computer Using WPS button please go to section 4 1 1 Using Web bro...

Page 99: ...92 4 1 1 Hardware WPS button setup 1 Press WPS button twice on the HW7ACW WPS LED will start flashing WPS button...

Page 100: ...ample 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...

Page 101: ...s fast there s something wrong Please wait 2 minutes until WPS LED goes off and try from step 1 again When quick installation is successfully done the Wireless LED will turn on 4 Connect the HW7ACW to...

Page 102: ...ou can also use your computer s wireless configuration utility to search for a wireless network called Hawking_HW7ACW and get connected The default 2 4GHz wireless name of this HW7ACW device is Hawkin...

Page 103: ...96 and password is 1234 Click OK button to continue 3 Once you are logged in the HW7ACW setup page will appear...

Page 104: ...tings please input a wireless name you wish to use for the HW7ACW Default 2 4GHz Wireless Name is Hawking_HW7ACW_2 4GHz Default 5GHz Wireless Name is Hawking_HW7ACW_5GHz You can keep the channels by d...

Page 105: ...it is configured it will not be in the same range and you will not be able to access the setup page to view the general settings Note2 After configuration you can access the settings page at any time...

Page 106: ...CW via Ethernet cable to your router or network for the device to work correctly in Access Point mode Note WEP encryption Select key length 64 or 128bit key format Hex or ASCII characters Default Tx K...

Page 107: ...100...

Page 108: ...101 4 3 General Setup In this chapter you ll know how to change the major settings of the HW7ACW Log onto the device and click on General Setup...

Page 109: ...t at the prompt This is very important when you have wireless function enabled To change password please follow the instructions Please click General Setup at top of web management interface select Sy...

Page 110: ...ing message Please retype the 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 previ...

Page 111: ...to computers static IP address set the IP address for every computer manually and dynamic IP address IP address of computers will be assigned by access point automatically It s recommended for most c...

Page 112: ...is an integer between 1 and 254 This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients so you can set d field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 or any number between 1 and 254 and pick a number betw...

Page 113: ...d Default Gateway 1 Please input your default gateway address Domain Name 2 If you wish you can also optionally input the domain name for your network This is optional DHCP Client Start IP 3 Please in...

Page 114: ...b on the left hand column The following message will be displayed on your web browser Recommended Value if you don t know what to fill Lease Time Two Weeks or Forever if you have less than 20 computer...

Page 115: ...ting to It must match the same settings as the original WiFi access point router 4 2 3 1 Security Settings It is important to set your wireless security settings properly In repeater mode the security...

Page 116: ...ill be shown on your web browser Key Length 2 There are two types of WEP key length 64 bit and 128 bit Using 128 bit is safer than 64 bit but will reduce some data transfer performance Key Format 3 Th...

Page 117: ...After you finish WEP setting please click Apply 6 button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser TIPS Examples of WEP key ASCII 5 characters pilot phone 23561 2Hyux xmL ASCII 1...

Page 118: ...r Suite 2 Available options are WPA TKIP WPA2 AES and You can select one of them but you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected Pre shared Select the type of pre shared...

Page 119: ...he key 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 th...

Page 120: ...113 MAC address...

Page 121: ...s The status and information of the HW7ACW will be displayed here Click on the status tab on the top of web page You should see the screen looks like this the contents will vary depending on your curr...

Page 122: ...click Tools menu at the top of web management interface and then click Configuration Tools on the left hand column Backup Press Save button and you ll be prompted to Settings 1 download the configura...

Page 123: ...e configuration is uploaded the access point s configuration will be replaced by the file you just uploaded Restore to Click this button to remove all settings you made and Factory Default 3 restore t...

Page 124: ...mputer 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 fo...

Page 125: ...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 126: ...t is strange you can perform a access point reset Sometimes 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...

Page 127: ...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 and then double click Loc...

Page 128: ...121 2 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click OK...

Page 129: ...orner 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 Local Area Connectio...

Page 130: ...123 2 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click OK...

Page 131: ...124 5 1 3 Mac OS X IP Address Setup 1 Go to your system preferences go to network Make sure next to Configure you have it set under Using DHCP...

Page 132: ...5 5 2 Specification SoC RF MTK MT7620A 7610E Flash 4MB DDR2 RAM 32MB LAN Port 10 100M UTP Port x 1 Power 5VDC 1 2A Switching Power Module Inside Temperature 32 104 F 0 40 C Humidity 10 90 NonCondensin...

Page 133: ...ERP The ERP adds OFDM as a mandatory new coding scheme for 6 12 and 24 Mbps mandatory speeds and 18 36 48 and 54 Mbps optional speeds The ERP includes the modulation schemes found in 802 11b including...

Page 134: ...in WEP security especially the reuse of encryption keys TKIP is involved in the IEEE 802 11i WLAN security standard and the specification might be officially released by early 2003 9 What is AES AES...

Page 135: ...ed for retransmission To an unintended receiver DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected ignored by most narrowband receivers 13 What is Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum technology is a...

Page 136: ...129 Configuration and PIN code...

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