OWA3111
Quick Setup Guide
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Page 1: ...OWA3111 Quick Setup Guide Technicolor Delivery Technologies www technicolor com ...
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Page 3: ...A3111 Do not make any connections until instructed to do so 2 Check the content of your box Your package contains the following items D C A B Item Description A One OWA3111 B User Documentation this Quick Setup Guide Safety Instructions Regulatory Notices Other additional documents may be included C One power supply adapter D One Ethernet cable with yellow connectors ...
Page 4: ...rts EasyMesh as EasyMesh agent that allows you to bring an ultimate in home Wi Fi experience by creating a unified intelligent Wi Fi environment throughout your home using multiple EasyMesh enabled access points 3 2 Top panel A WPS button and Status LED item A The WPS button with integrated Status LED on the top panel of your OWA3111 is used to pair the OWA3111 with other Wi Fi devices and informs...
Page 5: ...ower supply Warning Only use the power supply delivered with your OWA3111 USB port item D optional The USB port optional is reserved for future use Ethernet LAN port item E The Ethernet LAN port allows you to connect an Ethernet device for example a set top box a NAS drive Ethernet WAN LAN port item F The Ethernet WAN port allows you to connect your OWA3111 to the Internet gateway If free you can ...
Page 6: ...enario see 4 2 Wireless Wi Fi 6 home network enabler on page 6 As an EasyMesh home network extender You will use this scenario in case you want to extend your existing EasyMesh Wi Fi home network with additional coverage using the OWA3111 In such environment your Internet gateway or another Wi Fi device is already operating as the Wi Fi EasyMesh controller For this scenario see 4 3 EasyMesh home n...
Page 7: ... of the OWA3111 and then plug the other end into a nearby power outlet 3 Press the power button on the back of the OWA3111 The Status LED will first be solid yellow during startup then turn solid green If this is not the case check the connections you made 4 Wait until the Status LED turns solid green before connecting your Wi Fi devices Step 2 Connect your Wi Fi devices If your Wi Fi device Suppo...
Page 8: ... Internet gateway on page 8 6 Check the link quality via the Status LED on the OWA3111 If it is Solid green then link quality is optimal Solid yellow then link quality is fair but not optimal Solid red then link quality is bad It is advised to reposition your OWA3111 See 5 6 Optimizing the link quality on page 10 for more information Step 2 Connect your Wi Fi devices If your Wi Fi device Supports ...
Page 9: ...on on the back of the OWA3111 The Status LED will first be solid yellow during startup 4 Wait until the Status LED slowly blinks yellow 5 Enable EasyMesh on your OWA3111 if not done yet For more information see 5 7 Configure your Wi Fi extender to your needs on page 11 6 Onboard the OWA3111 to the EasyMesh network using WPS For detailed instructions see 5 3 Joining your OWA3111 with an existing Ea...
Page 10: ... Procedure 1 Briefly press the WPS button on the OWA3111 The Status LED on the OWA3111 starts blinking green 2 Within two minutes briefly press the WPS button on your Internet gateway or a Wi Fi extender connected to it Note On some Internet gateways you may have to press and hold the WPS button for a few seconds or until its WPS LED starts blinking 3 After some time the Status LED on the OWA3111 ...
Page 11: ...one or more of the following states Flashing green yellow 1 second each EasyMesh onboarding started and ongoing Flashing green 3 seconds yellow 1 seconds EasyMesh network was found but upstream onboarding ongoing or failing Flashing green 1 second yellow 3 seconds No EasyMesh network was found Once the the Wi Fi connection is successfully established it will turn solid green yellow or red Note If ...
Page 12: ... 5 What to do when the Status LED is blinking red This indicates that the OWA3111 could not establish a Wi Fi connection through WPS Do the following 1 Wait until the red blinking LED goes out then try using WPS again 2 Turn your OWA3111 slightly and then try again 3 Obstructions may deteriorate the signal strength Try to minimize the number of walls between the two devices and then try again 4 Mo...
Page 13: ...111 to re evaluate the link quality If the link quality did not improve 1 Unplug the power supply and move the OWA3111 closer to your access point or to a place with less obstacles between the OWA3111 and your access point 2 Plug in the power supply and wait two minutes to allow the OWA3111 to start up all services and evaluate the link quality 5 7 Configure your Wi Fi extender to your needs Acces...
Page 14: ...onfiguring Easy Mesh To use EasyMesh you must first enable it on your OWA3111 To enable EasyMesh 1 Browse to the Wi Fi extender web user interface and login as the user admin for more information see Accessing the OWA3111 web interface on page 11 2 To open the EasyMesh page click the EasyMesh card header 3 On the EasyMesh page you can see whether EasyMesh is enabled on your Wi Fi extender or not I...
Page 15: ...3111 restarts with the factory default configuration None of the Wi Fi and EasyMesh settings nor other configuration changes you made to the OWA3111 are preserved Proceed as follows 1 Make sure that your Wi Fi extender is turned on 2 Use a pen or an unfolded paperclip to push the recessed Reset button on your Wi Fi extender shortly less than 5 seconds and then release it to force it to restart for...
Page 16: ...t off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes...
