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4. Set up
The OWA3111 can be used:
• As a
wired Wi-Fi 6 home network enabler
.
You will use this scenario in case your Internet gateway and/or home network has
no Wi-Fi, or Wi-Fi capabilities without Wi-Fi 6.
For this scenario, see
“4.1. Wired Wi-Fi 6 home network enabler” on page 5
.
• As a
wireless Wi-Fi 6 home network enabler
.
You will use this scenario in case your Internet gateway and/or home network has
Wi-Fi, but no Wi-Fi 6 and/or EasyMesh.
For this scenario, 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 network extender” on page 7
.
To join an existing EasyMesh home network, you must first enable EasyMesh
on your OWA3111 via its GUI. For more information, see
“5.7. Configure your
Wi-Fi extender to your needs” on page 11
.
4.1. Wired Wi‑Fi 6 home network enabler
This scenario allows you to add Wi-Fi 6 coverage using the OWA3111.
OWA3111
Wi-Fi 6 access point
Internet gateway
Wi-Fi device
Ethernet cable
Wi-Fi 6
You will connect the OWA3111 to your Internet gateway either:
• Directly using an Ethernet cable.
• Indirectly via a powerline adapter or similar.
Step 1: Set up the Wi‑Fi extender
1
Take the included Ethernet cable (this is the cable with the yellow connectors).
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the blue Ethernet WAN ( ) port on
the back of your OWA3111. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to an
Ethernet or LAN port of your Internet gateway.
2
Take the power supply, plug the small end into the power inlet port (
) 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:
• Supports WPS, use WPS to pair it with the OWA3111. For more information, see
“5.4. Pairing Wi-Fi devices to your OWA3111” on page 10.
• Does not support WPS, configure it with the Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and
wireless key that are printed on the product label on the bottom of the OWA3111.
For more information, consult the user documentation of your device.
Step 3: Connect an Ethernet device (optional)
You can use the OWA3111’s yellow Ethernet LAN (
) port to connect an
Ethernet device (for example, a Set-Top Box, a NAS drive or computer) to your home
network.
