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Page 1: ...1 LevelOne User Manual WRE 8011E AC1200 Wireless Range Extender V1 0_20161125...

Page 2: ...000 XP 9 For Windows Vista 32 64 12 For Windows 7 32 64 15 For Windows 8 8 1 32 64 19 For Windows 10 32 64 24 4 Connecting your device 28 Connecting the Hardware 28 WPS Pairing between WRE 8011E and W...

Page 3: ...IP Configuration 52 10 Wireless Network 5GHz 54 Wireless Basics 54 Advanced Settings 57 Security 59 WEP Encryption Key 61 WEP Use 802 1x Authentication 62 WPA2 WPA Mixed Personal Pre Shared Key 63 WPA...

Page 4: ...dows 95 98 PCs 100 Windows NT 4 0 workstations 101 Assigning static Internet information to your PCs 102 B IP Addresses Network Masks and Subnets 103 IP Addresses 103 Structure of an IP address 103 Ne...

Page 5: ...via a web browser The Portable Repeater has the internal Ethernet switch allows for a direct connection to a 10 100BASE T Ethernet network via an RJ 45 interface with LAN connectivity for both the Por...

Page 6: ...nventions 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 strings that you type when prompted by the program and...

Page 7: ...XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8 1 and Windows 10 Package Contents 1 WRE 8011E 2 Quick Installation Guide 3 Ethernet Cable RJ 45 LED meanings activations Top Side The Top Side contains...

Page 8: ...ottom 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 LAN Ethernet...

Page 9: ...ly Before starting the WRE 8011E 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 Control Panel in Cl...

Page 10: ...10 2 Single RIGHT click on Local Area connection then click Properties 3 Double click on Internet Protocol TCP IP...

Page 11: ...ddress 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 on OK to comp...

Page 12: ...12 For Windows Vista 32 64 1 Click on Start Control Panel View network status and tasks 2 In the Manage network connections click on Manage network connections to continue...

Page 13: ...e RIGHT click on Local Area connection then click Properties 4 The screen will display the information User Account Control and click Continue to continue 5 Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4...

Page 14: ...14 6 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue...

Page 15: ...15 For Windows 7 32 64 7 Click on Start Control Panel in Category View View network status and tasks 8 In the Control Panel Home click on Change adapter settings to continue...

Page 16: ...16 9 Single RIGHT click on Local Area Connection then click Properties 10 Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4...

Page 17: ...17 11 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue...

Page 18: ...18...

Page 19: ...19 For Windows 8 8 1 32 64 1 Move the mouse or tap to the upper right corner and click on Settings...

Page 20: ...20 2 Click on Control Panel...

Page 21: ...21 3 Click on View network status and tasks 4 In the Control Panel Home click on Change adapter settings to continue...

Page 22: ...22 5 Single RIGHT click on Ethernet then click Properties 6 Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4...

Page 23: ...23 7 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue...

Page 24: ...24 For Windows 10 32 64 1 Right click on Network icon then click Open Network and Sharing Center 2 In the Control Panel Home click on Change adapter settings to continue...

Page 25: ...25 3 Single RIGHT click on Ethernet then click Properties...

Page 26: ...26 4 Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4...

Page 27: ...27 5 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue...

Page 28: ...small office network setup 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 th...

Page 29: ...nig WPS Pairing with 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 WRE 8011E finished d...

Page 30: ...web browser type the following URL in the web address or location box and press Enter on your keyboard http repeater nw Repeater Mode Extend your Wireless Network 2 Check on Select ratio of SSID of t...

Page 31: ...Mode Extend your Wired Network to allow wireless devices to connect your wired network using Wi Fi 5 Click on TCP IP Settings LAN SETTING from left menu 6 Select on Client from DHCP drop down list 7 C...

Page 32: ...ctions Wireless Connection For easy installation it is saved to keep the settings You can later change the wireless settings via the wireless configuration menu 1 Double click on the network icon on y...

Page 33: ...acters for example 12345678 in the key field Network key field Confirm Network key field the default settings Security Mode None You can later change this network key via the wireless configuration me...

Page 34: ...ould check what the Internet WAN access of your network is to know how to configure the WAN port of Portable Repeater Please follow steps below to check what the Internet WAN access if your own Networ...

Page 35: ...35 2 Double click Network Connections...

Page 36: ...ient 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 and you could s...

Page 37: ...P 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 you could see...

Page 38: ...hen 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 server 192 168 10...

Page 39: ...PoE Client 6 Click Broadband Adapter in Broadband and you could see string Assigned by Service Provider in Details For PPPoE configuration on Portable Repeater you ll need following information that y...

Page 40: ...web browser installed on the PC The minimum browser version requirement is Internet Explorer v4 or Netscape v4 For the best display quality use latest version of Internet Explorer Netscape or Mozilla...

Page 41: ...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 illuminate as ex...

Page 42: ...s 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 Interface DHCP D...

Page 43: ...e 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 the head men...

Page 44: ...44 Repeater Mode Extend your Wireless Network 1 Check on Select ratio of SSID of the front AP and click on Next button 2 Configure related parameters and then click on Connect button 3 Please wait...

Page 45: ...oot the Device during this time Please wait 20 seconds AP Mode Extend your Wired Network to allow wireless devices to connect your wired network using Wi Fi 6 Click on TCP IP Settings LAN SETTING from...

Page 46: ...oot the Device during this time Please wait 20 seconds 10 Please disconnect the Ethernet Cable from PC and connect it to the LAN port of xDSL Cable Modem 11 Now the WRE 8011E has been configured compl...

Page 47: ...ss 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 need to make any changes...

Page 48: ...side of this range 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...

Page 49: ...49 Changing the LAN IP address and subnet mask To Change the configuration of LAN Interface 1 From the left hand menu click on TCP IP Settings LAN Interface The following page is displayed...

Page 50: ...50 2 Change the IP Address and Subnet Mask and DHCP Client Range 3 Click Save Apply 4 Change setting successfully Do not turn off or reboot the Device during this time Please wait 15 seconds...

Page 51: ...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 shell b Type pump...

Page 52: ...r or device on the local area network configure static ip with the mac address 1 From the left hand menu click on TCP IP Settings LAN Interface The following page is displayed 2 Click Set Static DHCP...

Page 53: ...53 7 Click Reboot Now 8 The DHCP Static IP Configuration that you created has been added in the DHCP Static IP Table...

Page 54: ...nstalled 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 Wir...

Page 55: ...55...

Page 56: ...nel Width Choose a Channel Width from the pull down menu Control Sideband Choose a Control Sideband from the pull down menu Channel Number Choose a Channel Number from the pull down menu Broadcast SSI...

Page 57: ...WLAN1 Advanced Settings The following page is displayed Field Description Fragment Threshold When transmitting a packet over a network medium sometimes the packet is broken into several segments if t...

Page 58: ...ong preamble IAPP Disable or Enable IAPP Protection A protection mechanism prevents collisions among 802 11g nodes Aggregation Disable or Enable Aggregation Short GI Disable or Enable Short GI WLAN Pa...

Page 59: ...802 1x Authentication by WEP 64bits or WEP 128bits Authentication Configure the Authentication Mode to Open System Shared Key or Auto Key Length Select the Key Length 64 bit or 128 bit Key Format Sele...

Page 60: ...er the communication is for establishing a pre authentication security association and one of the mobile node and the authentication agent initiating pre authentication by transmitting a message with...

Page 61: ...as secure as once believed 1 From the Encryption drop down list select WEP setting 2 From the Key Length drop down list select 64 bit or 128 bit setting 3 From the Key Format drop down list select AS...

Page 62: ...radio waves so that it is protected as it is transmitted from one end point to another However it has been found that WEP is not as secure as once believed 1 From the Encryption drop down list select...

Page 63: ...work with some older network cards Both provide good security with two significant issues Either WPA or WPA2 must be enabled and chosen in preference to WEP WEP is usually presented as the first secu...

Page 64: ...wireless Wi Fi computer networks WPA is designed to work with all wireless network interface cards but not necessarily with first generation wireless access points WPA2 implements the full standard bu...

Page 65: ...PA2 4 Check the option of TKIP and or AES in WPA WPA2 Cipher Suite if your Encryption is WPA Mixed 5 Enter the Port IP Address and Password of RADIUS Server 6 Click on Save Apply button to confirm and...

Page 66: ...crease 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 choose Allowed...

Page 67: ...t 1 From the Wireless Access Control Mode drop down list select Allowed Listed setting 2 Enter the MAC Address 3 Enter the Comment 4 Click Save Apply button 5 Click OK button 6 Change setting successf...

Page 68: ...able to connect the Access Point 1 From the Wireless Access Control Mode drop down list select Deny Listed setting 2 Enter the MAC Address 3 Enter the Comment 4 Click Save Apply button 5 Change settin...

Page 69: ...ollowing page is displayed Field Description Disable WPS Checking this box and clicking Save Apply will disable Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS is turned on by default Self PIN Number Self PIN Number is AP...

Page 70: ...IN they need to apply this button to commit changes Reset It restores the original values of Self PIN Number and Client PIN Number Client PIN Number It is only used when users want their station to jo...

Page 71: ...installed 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 Wi...

Page 72: ...72 Figure 5 Wireless Network page...

Page 73: ...a Channel Width from the pull down menu Control Sideband Choose a Control Sideband from the pull down menu Channel Number Choose a Channel Number from the pull down menu Broadcast SSID Broadcast or H...

Page 74: ...enu click on WLAN2 ADVANCED The following page is displayed Field Description Fragment Threshold When transmitting a packet over a network medium sometimes the packet is broken into several segments i...

Page 75: ...ble or long preamble IAPP Disable or Enable IAPP Protection A protection mechanism prevents collisions among 802 11g nodes Aggregation Disable or Enable Aggregation Short GI Disable or Enable Short GI...

Page 76: ...802 1x Authentication by WEP 64bits or WEP 128bits Authentication Configure the Authentication Mode to Open System Shared Key or Auto Key Length Select the Key Length 64 bit or 128 bit Key Format Sele...

Page 77: ...er the communication is for establishing a pre authentication security association and one of the mobile node and the authentication agent initiating pre authentication by transmitting a message with...

Page 78: ...as secure as once believed 1 From the Encryption drop down list select WEP setting 2 From the Key Length drop down list select 64 bit or 128 bit setting 3 From the Key Format drop down list select AS...

Page 79: ...79 7 Change setting successfully Do not turn off or reboot the Device during this time Please wait 20 seconds...

Page 80: ...found that WEP is not as secure as once believed 1 From the Encryption drop down list select WEP setting 2 Check the option of Use 802 1x Authentication 3 Click on the ratio of WEP 64bits or WEP 128bi...

Page 81: ...tallation instructions In the Personal mode the most likely choice for homes and small offices a pass phrase is required that for full security must be longer than the typical 6 to 8 character passwor...

Page 82: ...ssues Either WPA or WPA2 must be enabled and chosen in preference to WEP WEP is usually presented as the first security choice in most installation instructions In the Personal mode the most likely ch...

Page 83: ...83 6 Change setting successfully Do not turn off or reboot the Device during this time Please wait 20 seconds...

Page 84: ...crease 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 choose Allowed...

Page 85: ...ect Allowed Listed setting 2 Enter the MAC Address 3 Enter the Comment 4 Click Save Apply button 5 Click OK button 6 Change setting successfully Do not turn off or reboot the Device during this time P...

Page 86: ...ontrol Mode drop down list select Deny Listed setting 2 Enter the MAC Address 3 Enter the Comment 4 Click Save Apply button 5 Change setting successfully Do not turn off or reboot the Device during th...

Page 87: ...up Using this feature could let your wireless client automatically syncronize its setting and connect to the Access Point in a minute without any hassle To access the Wireless Network WPS page From th...

Page 88: ...ds to be supported with four digit PIN Field Description Push Button Configuration Clicking this button will invoke the PBC method of WPS It is only used when AP acts as a registrar Save Apply Wheneve...

Page 89: ...89 12 Status This page displays the current information for the device It will display the LAN WAN and system firmware information 1 From the Management Status menu The following page is displayed...

Page 90: ...90 13 Statistics This page shows the packet statistics for transmission and reception regarding to network interface 1 From the Management Statistics menu The following page is displayed...

Page 91: ...nually download the 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 a...

Page 92: ...92 5 Change setting successfully Do not turn off or reboot the Device during this time Please wait 105 seconds...

Page 93: ...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 current settings to...

Page 94: ...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 MANAGEMENT Backup Restore menu The following p...

Page 95: ...lt configuration but then wish to revert back to the original factory configuration you can do so by resetting the device to factory defaults Note If you reset your device to factory defaults all prev...

Page 96: ...annot be undone any changes that you have made to the basic settings will be replaced If you are happy with this click OK Or click Cancel to cancel it 4 Reload setting successfully The Router is booti...

Page 97: ...the web server of Access Point Empty user name and password will disable the protection To change the default password 1 From the left Management menu click on Password The following page is displayed...

Page 98: ...tions 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 right click on...

Page 99: ...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 PCs to accept IP...

Page 100: ...ext configure the PCs to accept IP information assigned by the Portable Repeater 9 In the Control Panel double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon 10 In Network and Dial up Connections wind...

Page 101: ...k 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 In the Window...

Page 102: ...bnets 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 default gateway...

Page 103: ...xample 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 group Similarly...

Page 104: ...s 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 tells what par...

Page 105: ...s 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 mask These mas...

Page 106: ...d 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 learn about th...

Page 107: ...og 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 menu entry 4 In...

Page 108: ...ries 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 discovery and Contr...

Page 109: ...109 For example from the Network Connections window you should see the Internet Gateway Device...

Page 110: ...ity 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 default...

Page 111: ...ttings 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 PC can communicate w...

Page 112: ...public IP address for an Internet site if known If the target computer receives the message a Command Prompt window is displayed Figure 10 Using the ping Utility If the target computer cannot be loca...

Page 113: ...he nslookup command from the Start menu Click the Start button and then click Run In the Open text box type the following Nslookup Click OK A Command Prompt window displays with a bracket prompt At th...

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