AVM FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G manual

Setup and Operation FRITZ!WL AN R epeater N/G More R ange for E very Wireles s Network S e t t u u p p a a n n d O O p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n Basis-Template: Handbuch Deckblatt, AVM FRITZ!Box-Produkte · Stand: 03-2009[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 2 Legal Notice Lega l N oti ce FRITZ!WLAN Repe ater N/G This documentation and the software it descri b es are protected by copyright. A VM grants the non- exclusiv e right to use the software, which is supplied exclusi vely in what is known as object code format. The li censee m ay create on ly one copy of the s oftware, wh[...]

T able of C ontents FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 3 T able of C ontents T able of C ontents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sy mbols and Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 C ONNECTING AND OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1 Security and Handling. . . . . . . .[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 4 T able of C ontents 6.7 Interference During Audio Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 PRODUCT DETAI LS AND USEF UL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 1 Product Detail s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 1.1 T echnical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Sym bols and Highlighting FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 5 Symbo ls a nd H ig hli gh ti ng The following sections present explanations about th e symbols and highlighting used in this manual. The table below explains th e highlighting use d in this man ual . This symbol indicates useful hints to assist you in work- ing with the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater. This s[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 6 Security and Handling I C ONNECTING AND OPERATION 1 Secu rity and Handli ng What to Watch Out For Safety Instructions When working with the FRITZ! WLAN Repe ater N/G, observe the following sec urity inst ructions in order to protect your - self and the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater from harm.  Do not install the FRITZ!WLAN Repeat[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 7 2 FRITZ!WLAN Repe ater N/G An Overview The FRITZ! WLAN Repeater ex tends the range of yo ur wireless network. T o extend a network the FRITZ!WLAN Re peater is inte grated into the r a- dio network in just a few steps, providing for:  acc ess to the Internet f or comput ers loc ated on the edge or[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 8 Packag e Contents 2.1 Pack age C ontents The following i s included in the FRITZ!WL AN Repeater N/G package:  FRITZ!WLAN Repe ater N/G  printed quick guide 2.2 Operation Requirements In order to operate the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater, y ou must have th e followin g:  WL AN a ccess po in t in accor dan ce wit h IEEE 802.1[...]

Starting Operation FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 9 3 Starting Operation Plugging in and C onnecting the FRITZ!WLAN Repe ater This ch apter co ntains inst ruct ions on the fol lowing topics:  connecting the FRITZ!WLAN Repe at er to the electricity grid  the displ ay of the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater  conne cting the FRITZ!WLAN R epeater w ith an acc ess[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 10 Connecting to an Access Point FRITZ!WLAN Repe ater: Touc h points on the disp lay 3.3 C onnecting to an Ac ces s Point T o extend your r adio network, connect the FRITZ!WLAN Repeat er to you r WLAN acc ess point via a wireles s connection. Use one of the three fol lowing possi- bilities to establish the wireles s connecti[...]

Establi shing a Connection Using WPS FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 11 C onnecting Manually (pag e 13) If the possi bilities listed above are not available to y ou, then establish the wireless connection manually. Establi shing a C onnection Using WPS Prerequisit es T o connect the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater with y o ur WLAN ac - cess point using WP S, the follo[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 12 Establi shing a Connection Using WPS 5. Now press the WLAN button on t he FRITZ!Box w ithin the next two minutes. Hold the button down until the “WLAN” LED begins fla shing. 6. The FRITZ!WLAN Repe ater and the FRITZ!Box now wil l conn ect to eac h other automat ically. The FRITZ!WLAN Repeater aut o matical ly adopts t[...]

Connecting U sing the Online Wizard FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 13 C onnecting Using the Online Wizard For WLAN connections to ac cess points th at do not sup- port WPS, you can use an on line Wizard. P erform the fol- lowing step s: 1. Start a web browser on you r computer. 2. Enter “www.av m .de/en/repeat er” in the address field. 3. Load and st [...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 14 Operating FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 4 Operating FRITZ!WLAN Repeater The basi c funct ions of the FRIT Z!WL AN Re peater , for in stance, turnin g the audio function on and off, can be set directly on the device for max - imum conv enience. Advance d settings of the FRITZ!WLAN Repe a ter can be configured using a we b browser on[...]

Operation Using a Web Browser on the C omputer FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 15 4.2 Operation Using a W eb Browser on the Computer Y ou can operat e the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater vi a a web browser on your c omputer. This means you c an make set- tings for the FRITZ!WLAN Repeat er from an y computer c on- nected to the FRITZ!WLAN Repe ater or the acc ess point[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 16 Music in the Network with the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 5 Music in the Netw ork with the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater With the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater you c an listen to mus ic files from you r comput er on your ster eo system or any FM radio. The stere o sy stem is connected t o the FRITZ!WLAN Repeat er by a cabl e (digital/analog). An FM [...]

Connecting a Stereo S ystem FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 17 5.2 C onnecting a Stereo S ystem Perform the follow ing steps to c onnect a stereo sy stem to the FRITZ!WLAN Repe ater: 1. Pick up an analog or a digital (optic) co nnecting ca- ble (not included with deli very ). 2. C onnect your stereo sy stem using the co nnection ca- ble at one of the two s[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 18 Connecting a R adio 5. Cl ick “St art Frequency Sear ch” or use the arrow k eys to select a frequency. 6. Set the s ame frequency on y our radio. 7. C onfirm by click ing “Apply”. This c oncludes the connecti on of the radio to the FRITZ!WLAN Repeat er. C onnecting a radio to the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater[...]

T roubleshooting FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 19 6 T roubleshooting Help for Errors If you hav e problems with the FRITZ!WLAN R epeater, try to remedy them yourself us ing th e follow ing information. 6.1 Checking the P ower Supply 6.2 Res trict ed Acce ss The display of the FRITZ!WLAN R e peater does not light u p. Possible Cause The FRITZ!WLAN Repe at[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 20 The WLAN Connection C annot Be Establis hed 6.3 The WLAN C onnection Cannot Be Es tab lished Check the TCP/IP proper ties. See the docu mentation of your ac- cess point for more inform atio n. Possible Cause The device s a re not bound to TCP/IP . Remedy Check the network c on nection of the network adapter in the de- vic[...]

The WLAN Connection C annot Be Establis hed FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 21 The encryption of your acces s point is set to WEP . WPS can only be used with WP A/WPA2 encryption. Remedy Set up encryption with WP A/WP A2 in the user interface of you r acc ess point. Possible Cause The WLAN function is dis abled on your acc ess point. Remedy Enable the WLAN[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 22 Regist ration Not Po ssible 6.4 Regist ration Not Possible To confi gure the FRITZ!WLAN Repe a ter for the fir st time without the WPS fu nction, the WLAN adapter must be compatible w ith the WP A/WPA2 enc ryption method. Check which kinds of en- cryption your WLAN adapter supports and set WPA/WP A2 as the encryption meth[...]

Microsoft WLAN Service (W ZC) Is Not Su p ported FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 23 6.5 Microsoft WLAN Servic e (WZ C) Is Not Supported 6.6 No H igh er Data Rate s Availa ble Set the SSID to “v isib le” (announced). For regist ration with the WPS fu nction the SSID mu st be vis ible. Af ter succe ssfu l re gist rati on yo u ca n hi de the SSID of t he [...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 24 Interference Du ring Audio Output 6.7 Interference During Audio Out put The audio outp ut is overmod ulated or the music sou nds very dist orted. Possible Cause Headphones are connected directly to the 3.5-mm ster eo jack. This stereo jack is a non-variable line-out jack. Remedy C o nnect the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater to the li[...]

Product Details FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 25 II PRODUCT DETAILS AND U SEFUL INFORMATION 1P r o d u c t D e t a i l s FRITZ!WLAN Repe ater N/G This ch apter des cribe s product detai ls like technic al data, the declara- tion of CE c o nformity and inst ructio ns for dispos al of your FRITZ!WLAN Repea ter N /G. 1.1 T echnical Specific ations Physic al[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 26 User Interfac e and Display User Interfac e and Display  Settings and status mes sages v ia a web browser on a con nec ted comp ute r  T o uch -se nsi tive L ED m atrix for th e con trol , dis play of connection, activi ty and status 1.2 Dispos al Electrical and electronic equipment must be dispo sed of separately f[...]

Declaration of C E Co nformity FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 27 1.3 Declar ation of CE C onformity Indication of C ountries The radio technology of this devic e is designed for use in all c ountries of the European Union and in Switzerland, Norway and Iceland. In Fr ance only indoor oper ati on is permitted. The manufac- turer AVM G mb H Alt-Moabit 95 D-[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 28 Manufacturer’s W arranty 1.4 Manufact urer’s W arranty W e offer a m a nufact urer’s warranty of 5 years for thi s orig- inal product. The warranty period begins with the pur- cha se date from the first end us er. C ompliance w ith the warranty period c an be proven by submission of the origi- nal invoic e or compar[...]

More about WLAN 29 2 More about WLAN AVM a n d W L A N WLAN (Wireless L ocal Area Network) is a r ad io technology that allows networks ac cess to the Int ernet to be provided without cabl e connec - tions. This allows multiple users to sh are one wireles s Internet connec - tion. 2.1 Standar ds The WLAN standar ds IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE [...]

30 Standards for the Throughput Rate Ran ge The range withi n a WLAN is high ly dependent on the fol- lowing factor s:  the WLAN adapter used  the struct ural conditions  the amount of radio traffi c on the same frequency band. Other WLAN networks, microwave ov ens or Blue toot h transm itte rs (mo bile te lepho nes) may be activ e.  wh[...]

The Standard for Security 31 IEEE 802.11n This standard allows for high throughput rates and rang- es. The FRITZ!WLAN Repeat er supports 802.11n in the 2.4- GHz frequency ban d, or, if desired, also in the 5-GHz fre- quency band. Modulation pr oc esses and antenna tech- niques like MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output ) use the entire frequency ba[...]

32 Security 2.2 Secu rity Security is of utmost importance within radio networks. Therefore it is important that no unauthorized users c an register in a WLAN to use its Internet ac ces s or shared net - work resourc es. This is why the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater ad opts the security settings of your FRITZ!Bo x when it establi shes a connec - tion using W[...]

Frequency Ranges 33 2.3 Fre quency Ranges WLAN uses the frequency rang e around 2.4 GHz in the ISM band or , alternatively , the frequency rang e at 5 GHz. 2.4-GHz Frequency Band In the 2.4-GHz frequency band WLAN works in the same range as Blue tooth, mi crowav e devic es and various other devic es lik e some cordless telephones, radio-controlled [...]

34 Frequency Ranges 5-GHz Frequen cy Band The FRITZ!WL AN Repeater can operate in the 5-GHz fre- quency band as an alt ernative. This frequency range i s u s e d m u c h l e s s f r e q u e n t l y t h a n t h e m o s t c o m m o n 2 . 4 - GHz fre quency ran ge. A prerequi site for use of the 5-GHz frequency band i s that all WLAN adapters in the n[...]

Frequency Ranges 35 Allocation of the WLAN channels in the 5-GHz range Ch annel Frequency (GHz) Cha nn e l Fr equency (GHz) 36 5.18 108 5.54 40 5.20 112 5.56 44 5.22 116 5.58 48 5.24 120 5.60 52 5.26 128 5.64 60 5.30 132 5.66 64 5.32 136 5.68 100 5.50 140 5.70 (20 MHz ban d- width o nly) 104 5.52[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 36 Cus tomer Ser vic e Guide 3 Cu stomer Service Guide Help on All Impor tant Service T opics A VM is there to help shou ld any ques tions or problems arise. Here y ou will find the important information you need, in the form of manuals, updates and su pport. Micro soft Updates In many cases pro blems which arise during oper[...]

Informa tion in the Internet FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 37 3.2 Information in the Internet On its web site AV M presents comprehensive information on your A VM products as well as new product announce- ments and new product ver sions. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) W e would like to m ake our products as ea sy to use as pos- sib le. If you stil l h[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 38 Support from the Ser vic e T eam 3. 4 Su ppo rt fr om t he S ervi ce T e am Should problems w ith your FRITZ!WLAN Repeater aris e, we rec ommend taking the follo wing st eps: 1. If you h ave questions about starting operation of your FRITZ!WLAN Repeater, ple ase consult the chap- ter “Starti ng Operation” from page 9.[...]

Support by Fax FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 39 Suppor t by Fax If neces sary , you can r each AV M Support at the fax num- ber: +49 (0)30 / 39 97 62 66 The following information should be included in Englis h in your fax to th e Suppor t team :  Y our name and address.  An e-mail address or f ax number at which y ou can be reached.  The serial [...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 40 Glo ssar y Gloss ary ADSL abbreviation for Asymmet ric Digital Subscriber Line designates a f ast kind of file tr ansfer that works w ith stan- dard c opper cab les and tr anspor ts signals in both direc- tions at different speeds (up stream at 640 Kbit/s and downstre am at up t o 9 Mbit/s). ADSL2 abbreviation for Asymmet[...]

Glo ssar y FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 41 Alias Alias means different, else an d also known as. An alias is often a shor t, catchy substitute for a long, complic ated string of c haracters, for example, the actual name of the user J.Smith@my-internetprovider .com in place of the string 030123456@m y-internetprov ider.com. Here the name J.Smith function[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 42 Glo ssar y entered by a user and inquires about the c orresponding IP address at a DNS server known to the service. If a DNS server cannot answer the inquiry itself, it can inquire about the IP address (DNS re solution) at other DNS serv- ers. If the Domain Name Ser vice receiv es negative information from the DNS ser ver[...]

Glo ssar y FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 43 dress and the notification of the new IP address, the com- puter can alway s be reached at the selected domain name . Dyn amic IP Address A dynamic IP addres s is an IP address v alid only for the duration of one Internet or network session. Every c omputer participating in the Internet mus t have a u n i q u e[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 44 Glo ssar y Some firewalls also int egrate additional concepts lik e IP masquerading and NA T to decouple data t raffic by distin- guishing strictly between the internal and extern al net- work. Especial ly effective firewall s go even further, analyzing and evaluating the c ontents of the packets and filt ering them accor[...]

Glo ssar y FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 45 Such a default gateway for the compu ter is ne gotiate d au- tomatical ly by the operating system or the dialing soft- ware whenever an ISDN-C ontroller or D SL -Control ler estab- lishes a c onnection to the Internet. If a router i s used for the shared Internet ac cess in a loc al network, the IP ad- dress of[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 46 Glo ssar y IP Addressi ng Addressing i s one of the main functions of the Internet Protoc ol (IP). Internet addresses can be written in deci- mal, oct al or hexadecim al notation. The FRITZ!WLAN Repeat er uses “d otted-decimal” not ation: The four bytes of an address are represented by decimal numbers separa ted by d [...]

Glo ssar y FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 47 Publ ic I P Address A public IP address i s an IP add ress v a lid in the Internet. Every c o mputer or router participating in the Internet mu st have a uniquely a ssigned public IP address. Thi s a ddress is usually negotiated dyn am ically with the Internet Service Provider when a c o nnection to the Interne[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 48 Glo ssar y Network address of the su bnet: 192.168.178 .0 Address of the comput er in the subnet: 192.168.178 .247 IP address pool in the subnet: 192.168. 178.0 - 192.168.178 .255 The IP addresses 192.168.178 .0 and 192.168.178 .255 are re- served. This means that the addresses fr o m 192.168.178 .1 to 192.168.178 .254 ar[...]

Glo ssar y FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 49 TCP/I P abbrevi ation for Tr ansmission C ontrol Protocol / Int ernet Protoc ol TCP/IP is the “languag e” of th e Internet . TCP/IP is used to refer to a suit e of protocols used for data c ommunication over the Internet. TCP and IP are the network and tr anspor t protocol s underlying most Inte rnet servic[...]

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 50 Index Index A access point connecting to . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 , 11 audio bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 B basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 C connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 electrical power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 manually. . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G 51 physical properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 playing back music fro m the compu ter16 product details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 program for the audio bridge . . . . . . 16 R radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 recycling [...]