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SimpliNET2

Mesh WiFi System

User Guide 

v190716

Содержание SimpliNET2

Страница 1: ...SimpliNET2 Mesh WiFi System User Guide v190716...

Страница 2: ...iFi signal strength degrades with distance Classic WiFi Router WiFi Mesh Router Mesh Extender units amplify the WiFi signal while broadcasting the same SSID Ethernet Broadband Modem Mesh WiFi Router W...

Страница 3: ...erent packages Package Contents SimpliNET2 Mesh System 3 Pc 1 x Router 2 x Extenders The extenders in this package are pre paired with the Router SimpliNET2 Mesh System 2 Pc 1 x Router 1 x Extenders T...

Страница 4: ...Understating your hardware Section 1 4...

Страница 5: ...Identifying Router and Extenders Extender White Top Router Grey Top 5...

Страница 6: ...Router and Extender Ports Router ports 1 x 1 Gbps Internet WAN Port 2 x 1 Gbps LAN Ports 1 x USB 2 0 port Extender ports 3 x 1 Gbps LAN Ports 6...

Страница 7: ...ender Pairing Button Press for 1 second to pair router with extender Reset Button Press for 6 seconds to reset to factory default settings Power ON OFF Switch Connect power adapter and then turn ON Po...

Страница 8: ...LED and Touch Pad Router Extender Touch pad for GuestLink Status LED Located below the Touch pad 8...

Страница 9: ...tender and Router are pairing GuestLink is attempting to allow a guest to connect to SimpliNET2_TouchLink WiFi network Solid Blue The Range Extender is connected to the router Solid Red The connection...

Страница 10: ...eset 1 Power on the router ensure that power switch is set to ON position 2 Use a paperclip to press the reset button see picture for about 6 seconds or till the LED turns purple 3 Then release the re...

Страница 11: ...Fi network name and security key to connect your WiFi devices to the Mesh WiFi system Please take a picture of the router label so you can access it from anywhere even when you are not near the router...

Страница 12: ...Interface MAC Address Please take a picture of all the extender labels so you have access to them from anywhere even when you are not near the extenders Use this MAC address to manually pair this ext...

Страница 13: ...Setup Section 2 13...

Страница 14: ...integrated router modem The SimpliNET2 Router can function as the primary router on your home network and your WiFi devices can connect directly to it The SimpliNET2 Extenders are not necessary if the...

Страница 15: ...stalled your WiFi devices will automatically connect to the SimpliNET2 Router or to one of the SimpliNET2 Extenders depending on which device Router or Extenders provide the strongest signal at that l...

Страница 16: ...SimpliNET2 Router Ethernet SimpliNET2 Router Modem Ethernet Broadband ISP Ethernet Switch SimpliNET2 Router 16 Modem Ethernet Broadband ISP Ethernet Router or Mesh System SimpliNET2 Router You can co...

Страница 17: ...SimpliNET2 Router Devices Devices WiFi Devices WiFi Router Ethernet WiFi Devices Devices 17 You can connect your devices using WiFi or Ethernet to the SimpliNET2 Router or Extenders You can also conne...

Страница 18: ...addresses are assigned by your ISP Standalone Broadband Modem Internet Broadband ISP SimpliNET2 Router LAN Integrated Combined Modem and WiFi Router Internet Broadband ISP SimpliNET2 Router LAN When...

Страница 19: ...et Currently the WiFi backhaul uses a special 5GHz channel The Ethernet backhaul network cable must be plugged into the LAN1 port of the SimpliNET2 extender SimpliNET2 Router SimpliNET2 Extender Backh...

Страница 20: ...WiFi Connection Section 3 20...

Страница 21: ...es a security key SimpliNET2_Touch Used only with the GuestLink feature which is described later Each SimpliNET2 system has a unique WiFi security key that is printed on the label at the bottom of rou...

Страница 22: ...the IP address assigned to the WiFi interface on the PC The default IP address assigned by SimpliNET2 is from the subnet 192 168 10 X The default IP address for the router is 192 168 10 1 This is the...

Страница 23: ...SimpliNET2 Extenders Devices connected to the LAN ports of the SimpliNET2 Router or Extenders Devices connected over WiFi to the SimpliNET2 network SimpliNET2 Router SimpliNET2 Extender Backhaul Samp...

Страница 24: ...ed over WiFi or Ethernet is 192 168 10 100 192 168 10 200 However if SimpliNET2 Router is connected to an integrated router modem the default DHCP range may conflict with the IP address assigned to th...

Страница 25: ...Configuration Section 4 25...

Страница 26: ...llent WiFi coverage Smart Firewall for security and privacy Mesh WiFi System Smart Firewall The Smart Firewall can be customized by visiting https portal iotdef com from a web browser on your PC or Ma...

Страница 27: ...er device unique admin password set during manufacturing During initial setup and after reset the router defaults back to this password The login password is printed on the label at the bottom of the...

Страница 28: ...integrated router modem device Number of devices connected to the mesh system over WiFi and Ethernet Does not include the mesh extenders DNS Server address assigned to the router by the upstream devic...

Страница 29: ...ssigned to the LAN interface of SimpliNET2 Use this IP address to access the SimpliNET2 web configuration page 2 4 Ghz WiFi Channel selection is set to AUTO by default This can be modified in WiFi 2 4...

Страница 30: ...Mesh System Menu Options Wizard 30 Wi Fi Setup...

Страница 31: ...of the SimpliNET2 web configuration page after 5 minutes of inactivity After changing any setting that requires the router to reboot you will be logged out automatically You can log out manually by s...

Страница 32: ...Internet Connection Section 5 32...

Страница 33: ...Mode When operating in this mode the WAN Ethernet port can be used to connect local network devices i e it gets reconfigured as a LAN port The mode the router is currently operating in is indicated w...

Страница 34: ...setting up the SimpliNET2 Router in WiFi client mode you have the option of Selecting a WiFi network or Manually typing in the WiFi network name and security key Wizard WiFi Client Select a WiFi Wiza...

Страница 35: ...t common type of connection type used by cable and fiber type broadband connections Static IP This information will be provided by your ISP Point to Point over Ethernet PPPoE This is typically used by...

Страница 36: ...f the DNS servers Following are IP addresses of popular DNS servers Google DNS1 8 8 8 8 DNS2 8 8 4 4 Comcast DNS1 75 75 75 75 DNS2 75 75 76 76 OpenDNS DNS1 208 67 222 222 DNS2 208 67 220 220 SimpliNET...

Страница 37: ...LAN Setup Section 6 37...

Страница 38: ...i bands 2 4GHz WiFi band and the 5Ghz WiFi band When Smart Connect is disabled you can configure the network name SSID of each band separately The default Security Type WPA2 PSK is the more secure opt...

Страница 39: ...WiFi device will seamlessly connect to the WiFi band that is compatible with the device s WiFi adapter Older devices typically connect to the 2 4Ghz band and newer devices connect to the faster 5Ghz b...

Страница 40: ...er WiFi and those connected to the LAN ports using Ethernet The default IP address range for devices is 192 168 10 100 through 192 168 10 200 You can customize the IP address range assigned to your de...

Страница 41: ...er s LAN interface Ensure that this range is on a different subnet from the IP address assigned to the WAN interface of the router by the upstream device Change the DHCP Start and DHCP End to appropri...

Страница 42: ...nt DHCP server and default gateway device on your network To disable DHCP select Disable from DHCP Dynamic IP drop down list In this mode you will need another DHCP server on the LAN side of the netwo...

Страница 43: ...ment Type Automatic IP address assignment is not permanent It can change after SimpliNET2 router reboots Manual IP address is static and will not change across reboots The same set of devices are also...

Страница 44: ...me DHCP assigned IP address every time even if the SimpliNET2 router is rebooted SimpliNET2 allows you to make any dynamically assigned IP address permanent static The Add Current Client shows a list...

Страница 45: ...ng delete Enter the desired Name IP Address and MAC address of a device to add it to the list of devices for static IP address assignment and then click the button Select from an existing list of devi...

Страница 46: ...eveal your WiFi password to them Wi Fi GuestLink Once the connection time window expires WiFi devices can no longer connect to the SimpliNET2_Touch network When GuestLink is enabled simply touching th...

Страница 47: ...uently without having to use the GuestLink feature by touching the top of the router or range extender You can terminate a guest WiFi device s access to the SimpliNET2_Touch network by delete the devi...

Страница 48: ...Extender Setup Section 7 48...

Страница 49: ...Router communicates with all paired SimpliNET2 Extenders using a WiFi or Ethernet backhaul channel You can add up to 10 extenders to a single SimpliNET2 mesh system The Mesh Device List section in th...

Страница 50: ...s will show as disconnected when The extender is turned off The extender is on but is unreachable by the router through the backhaul Ethernet or WiFi When an Extender is connected the IP address assig...

Страница 51: ...ender ID is the last 2 numbers of the Extender s 5G MAC address printed at the bottom of the router SimpliNET2 extenders which ship separately individually need to be paired with your existing SimpliN...

Страница 52: ...Remotely Accessible Services Section 7 52...

Страница 53: ...itly allowed by one or more of the following methods 1 Port Forwarding configured through Virtual Servers 2 System configured as demilitarized zone DMZ host 3 Universal Plug and Play UPNP configuratio...

Страница 54: ...Service Access Configuration Options Virtual Server Port Forwarding 54 DMZ Host UPNP Local Network...

Страница 55: ...of the systems running the telnet TCP 23 and HTTP TCP port 80 servers respectively For the Remote Computer to be able to access to the services running on the computers on the home network the rules...

Страница 56: ...is routed to the DMZ Host In this setup the DMZ Host is running the telnet TCP 23 HTTP TCP port 80 and RDP TCP 3389 services For the Remote Computer to be able to access to the services running on th...

Страница 57: ...Plex Media Server TCP 32400 Minecraft TCP 25565 World of Warcraft TCP UDP 3724 RTSP TCP UDP 554 Port Description DNS TCP UDP 53 FTP TCP 21 HTTP TCP 80 NNTP TCP 119 POP3 TCP 110 PPTP TCP 1723 SMTP TCP...

Страница 58: ...fic from the Internet to devices in the home network Some devices such as IP cameras Network Attached Storage NAS need to allow access to the device from outside the home network In order to do so the...

Страница 59: ...ecurity risk Enabling UPnP on the SimpliNET2 router only enables this functionality on the home network LAN side To improve the security of your home network UPnP is disabled by default It must be ena...

Страница 60: ...SP and make it accessible through a domain name With Dynamic DNS you use a domain such as yourname ddns net which would translate to the current public address assigned to your SimpliNET2 Router by yo...

Страница 61: ...Other Services Section 7 61...

Страница 62: ...e Internet The server pool ntp org is used for synchronizing time The Time Zone it set to US EST by default To set the Time Zone to a different one use the drop down list and select the appropriate Ti...

Страница 63: ...bled by default So that it cannot be compromised by bot attacks from the Internet 2 The router does not respond to ping request from the Internet reducing is discoverability 3 Stateful Firewall is ena...

Страница 64: ...ust be formatted as NTFS or FAT32 for SimpliNET2 to recognize it The contents of the USB thumb are accessible using the share 192 168 10 1 sda1 To map a drive to this share on your Windows PC use the...

Страница 65: ...Updates If instructed by IoT Defense support you can also apply firmware updates manual Firmware updates to the router and the extenders can be applied manually through the router web interface access...

Страница 66: ...up Login Password menu option Changing the router password does not have any affect on the WiFi security key During initial setup and after reset the router password defaults back to the password prin...

Страница 67: ...be automatically downloaded by your browser After a factory reset of your router you can select the same file using the Browse button and then select Restore to restore back the saved settings from t...

Страница 68: ...ys to reboot the router Soft reboot using the Device Reboot option Hard reboot by turning the power off and then back on again Note that rebooting the router does not affect the extenders Setup Device...

Страница 69: ...ngs Region settings determine the WiFi channel that is used by the 2 4 Ghz and 5 0 Ghz radios By default the Region is set to FCC US There is seldom any need to change the Region settings Setup Region...

Страница 70: ...Questions Feedback For any feedback or questions about the user guide please contact IoT Defense Inc hello iotdef com 70...

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