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N26968 11/12 MEDION Australia Pty Ltd St Leonards, NSW 2065 Australia Hotline: 1 300 884 987 Opening hours: Mon - Fri 08:30AM to 06:00PM EST Internet www .medion.com.au E-mail Suppor t australia@medion.com WiFi R ang e Extender MEDION ® P89137 (MD 86738) Instruct ion Manual 86738 EN ALDI AUS Cover RC1.indd 1 86738 EN ALDI AUS Cover RC1.indd 1 29.0[...]

1 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support WiFi Ran ge Extender P89137 (MD 86738) Warr anty Det ails The product is guarant eed to be free from def ects in workmanship and parts for a period of 1 2 months from the date of purchase. Def ects that occur within this warranty period, under normal use and care, will be re[...]

2 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support T able of Con ten ts Warr anty Details ................................................. 1 Notes on how to use these instructions ............... 4 Symbols and ke y words used in these instructions .... 4 Proper use............................................................[...]

3 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Do you need more help? ................................... 55 Cleaning ........................................................... 56 Disposal ............................................................ 57 T ec hnical data .................................................. [...]

4 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Not es on how to use these instructions Read these operating instructions carefully before using the de vice for the first time. Note the warnings on the device and in the oper ating instructions. Alwa ys k eep the operating instructions close to hand. If you sell the device[...]

5 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support PLEASE NOTE! Additional information on using the device PLEASE NOTE! Please follo w the guidelines in the operating instructions! W ARNING! Warning: danger of electric shock! • Bullet point/information on occurrences during operation  T ask s to be per formed 86738 EN A[...]

6 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Proper use This device is designed to amplify the signal in a wir eless netw ork . In addition, the device can be used as an access point for devices that communicat e wirelessly or as a client for devices which do no t hav e their own wir eless adaptor . Never use the de vi[...]

7 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support device. • Please also follo w the operating instructions for any devices that you connect t o the WiFi Range Extender . • Do not place liquid-filled containers, such as vases, on or near the device. The container may tip o ver and the liquid may impair the electrical saf[...]

8 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Data backup W e do not accept an y liability for claims for compensation due to loss of data or any damages that are incurred. Before e very update, back up your files on external media (e.g. CD-R). Power supply • Even when the ON/OFF switch is se t to OFF , some of the co[...]

9 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Not es on conf ormity Y our device fulfils the requirements for electromagne tic compatibility and electrical safety . Conf ormity inf ormation as per R&TTE Medion AG her eby declares that these de vices conform to the fundamental requirements and the remaining per tinen[...]

10 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Befo re u se Check pack age con ten ts Please check your purchase t o ensure all items are included and contact us within 1 4 days of pur chase if any components are missing. Af ter unpacking, ensure that the follo wing par ts hav e been supplied: • WiFi Range Extender ?[...]

11 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Over view of the device Access Point Repeater/Verstärker Client Signal WLAN Power WPS LAN WPS 0 ON / OFF 1 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1) L AN connection 2) Wireless signal strength LED 3) WL AN: Wireless LED 4) Po wer LED 5) WPS LED 6) L AN LED 7) WPS button/rese t button 8) Mode sel[...]

12 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Overview of the LED displays LED Colour Status Description Wireless signal strength LED Orange On constantly Good reception (signal strength 1 00 – 50%) Flashes Normal reception: Flashes slow ly (50 – 25%) Poor recep tion: Flashes quickly (< 25%) Of f No reception or[...]

13 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support LED Colour Status Description POWER Green On constantly The repeater is switched on. In LED Of f mode, all LEDs are deactivat ed apar t from the PO WER LED. Via the web interface, the LED Of f mode can also be set so the POWER LED is also deactivated. Flashes slow ly The de[...]

14 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support LED Colour Status Description WPS Green On constantly Once a WPS connection has been successfully made, the WPS LED lights up for 5 minutes. Flashes slow ly A WPS connection is being established or the device is waiting for the WPS signal from another de vice. The WPS LED f[...]

15 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support LED Colour Status Description L AN Green On constantly L AN connection has been established Flashes L AN connection is active (data are being transmitted) Of f No L AN connection or the LED Of f mode has been selected 86738 EN ALDI AUS Content RC2.indd 15 86738 EN ALDI AUS [...]

16 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Initial oper ation Settin g the oper ating mode Use the mode switch on the WiFi Range Extender to switch the device to the oper ating mode that you wish to use. The usage possibilities are described in the following chapter . Oper atin g mode Installation as r ange e xtende[...]

17 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support How to set up the WiFi R ange Extender for oper ation as a r ange e xtender (r epeat er): Set the mode selection switch to TGRGC VGT .  Connect the repeater to an easily accessible mains socke t.  Switch on the repeater b y pressing the RQYGT button. The RQYGT"NG[...]

18 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Installation as r epea ter via the WPS button The quickest, easiest and most secure w a y of establishing a wireless connection betw een the repeater and the wireless rout er is by using the WPS button. PLEASE NOTE! This connection method presupposes that bo th devices ha v[...]

19 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support  If the WPS LED flashes, there has been an error during connection. W ait two minutes until the LED goes out and restar t the connection process.  Af ter the connection has been complet ely set up, the signal LED will indicate the quality of the connection.  T o ma[...]

20 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Installation  Using the supplied L AN cable, connect t he L AN por t on your computer t o the L AN por t on the repeater . OR Alternatively , you can use the wireless int er face on your computer . Search in the av ailable wireless netw ork s for the netw ork “repeater[...]

21 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support  The Quick Setup menu appears. All av ailable wireless access points are listed. Select the access point that you would lik e to connect t o the repeater and click “ PGZV ” PLEASE NOTE! If the desired access point is not list ed, ensure that it is active and mo ve th[...]

22 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support  The repeater no w display s the connection information. If all of the connection data are correct, click “ CEEGRV ”. PLEASE NOTE! The “Device SSID” is the netw ork call sign of the repeater and, as default, is se t to the same SSID as the access point to which t[...]

23 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support PLEASE NOTE! Af ter configuration, the repeater’s DHCP server is deactivated and the DHCP server of the access point whose signal is being amplified is used instead. After co nfig urati on  Y ou can remov e the L AN cable from the WiFi Range Extender . PLEASE NOTE! Y o[...]

24 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Installation as a clien t Use the client mode to use the WiFi Range Extender as a wireless adaptor . This allow s you to r egister devices that only hav e a L AN por t (e.g. set-top box es, printers...) to the netw ork via wireless. WiFi Ran ge Extender basic settin gs in c[...]

25 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support  Set the mode selection switch to ENKGPV .  Connect the repeater to an easily accessible AC 230 V 50/60 Hz mains socke t.  Switch on the repeater b y pressing the RQYGT button. The RQYGT"NGF lights up.  Press and hold the WPS button on the repeat er for 3 s[...]

26 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support  Now press the WPS button on the r outer with which you would lik e to connect the repeater . This step must be carried out within two minutes. The connection is established and network information is exchanged.  Once the connection has been established, the WPS LED l[...]

27 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Installation as a clien t via the web interf ace  Set the mode selection switch to ENKGPV .  Connect the repeater to an easily accessible AC 230 V 50/60 Hz mains socke t.  Switch on the repeater b y pressing the RQYGT button. The RQYGT"NGF lights up.  Using[...]

28 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support  Open your w eb brow ser and enter either “ http:// repeater ” or the IP address “ 1 92. 1 68.66.253 ”. The repeater’s login windo w appears. Enter the default user name “ admin ” and the default password “ 12 3 4 ”. Then click “ QM ”.  The Quick[...]

29 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support PLEASE NOTE! If the desired access point is not list ed, ensure that it is active and mo ve the r epeater closer to the access point. Then click on “ WRFC VG ” to update the list of a vailable wir eless access points.  The login window f or the selected access point [...]

30 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support via the repeater t o a wireless access point from the list of av ailable networks. PLEASE NOTE! T o call up the Quick Setup menu again at any time, press down the YRU butt on for about 1 0 seconds, until the RQYGT"NGF flashes. The repeater is no w reset t o the factor [...]

31 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Installation as an AP (ac cess poin t) Select AP mode, if you want t o operate the r epeater as a wireless access point. In this mode, the repeater acts as a wireless interface for communication with the network. For example, you can connect the repeater t o a network route[...]

32 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support  Search in the a vailable wireless ne tworks for the unsecured netw ork “repeater” and click on “ EQPPGEV ”.  Open your w eb brow ser and enter either “ http:// repeater ” or the IP address “ 1 92. 1 68.66. 1 ”.  The repeater’s login windo w appea[...]

33 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support  The Quick Setup menu appears. Enter an SSID (netw ork identification) by which the repeater can be identified as an AP in the netw ork. Click on “ PGZV “. The default SSID is “repeater”.  The “Security” window appears. Select a netw ork encr yption type. [...]

34 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support W ait a fe w seconds while the repeater restarts. Af ter the restar t has been completed, the repeat er is av ailable as a wireless access point.  Now use the supplied L AN cable to connect the L AN por t on the WiFi Range Extender to the L AN por t on the home router or[...]

35 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support  Clients (other computers or wir eless-capable devices) within the range of the repeat er can now be connected to the WiF i Range Extender (by ent ering the previously defined netw ork key or via the WPS button). Connecting to the repe at er’s access point usin g the W[...]

36 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support information is exchanged.  Once the connection has been established, the WPS LED lights up for 5 minutes.  If the WPS LED flashes, there has been an error during connection. W ait two minutes until the LED goes out and restar t the connection process.  Af ter the c[...]

37 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Confi guring the r epea ter as an acc ess point (AP) via a LAN connec tion  Set the mode selection switch to AP .  Connect the repeater to an easily accessible AC 230 V 50/60 Hz mains socke t.  Switch on the repeater b y pressing the RQYGT button. The RQYGT"NG[...]

38 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support “ 12 3 4 ”. Then click “ QM ”.  The Quick Setup menu appears. Enter an SSID (netw ork identification) by which the repeater can be identified as an AP in the netw ork. Click on “ PGZV “. The default SSID is “repeater”. 86738 EN ALDI AUS Content RC2.indd 3[...]

39 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support  The “Security” window appears. Select a netw ork encr yption type. The encr yption types are as follo ws: WEP , WP A pre-shared k ey or WP A RADIUS.  If all of the connection data are correct, click “ CEEGRV ”. W ait a fe w seconds while the repeater restarts[...]

40 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support The We b Int erf ace Y ou can use the web interface to conf igure the repeater and set it up to suit y our needs or , if the connection via WPS was not successful, t o make a connection. The appearance of the web int er face will change for each selected mode, as options wi[...]

41 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Manually settin g up DHCP on a Windows PC In AP operation, the management IP address of the repeater is se t to 1 92. 1 68.66. 1 . Please ensure that the IP address of your PC is in the r ange 1 92. 1 68.66.2~1 92. 1 68.66.252. T o log in via the web interface, the IP addre[...]

42 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Setting the IP addr ess in Windows Vista/7  Click on the START button on the task bar and then Control Panel.  Click on Network and Sharing Centre . Click on Change adapter settings .  Click on L AN connection with the r ight mouse button and then select Properties[...]

43 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Loggin g on to the web int erface  Enter the rele vant management IP in your bro wser f or the currently set operating mode.  The repeater’s login windo w appears. Enter the default user name “ admin ” and the default password “ 12 3 4 ”. Then click “ QM ?[...]

44 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support On the lef t margin, you will find four menu options f or configuring the repeater . The content of the individual menus dif fer depending on which mode the repeater is set to. Home page On the home page, you will find all information about the repeater and its se ttings. S[...]

45 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support ESSID This show s the SSID that the WiFi Range Extender has adopted fr om the wireless netw ork. Channel This show s the channel that the WiFi Range Extender is transmitting on. Security This show s what encr yption method the WiFi Range Extender is set t o use. If no encr [...]

46 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support LAN settings IP addre ss This show s the WiFi Range Extender’s IP address. Subnet mask This show s the subnet mask which the WiF i Range Extender is set t o. St andard g ate wa y This show s the standard gate wa y which the WiFi Range Extender is set t o. MAC addre ss Thi[...]

47 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support  Click the CEEGRV , button to finish the process. The data are sav ed and the repeater r estar ts.  Af ter the restar t of the repeater is comple ted, the home page of the web interface will reappear . Y ou can now close the bro w ser . Access Poin t mode  Star t b[...]

48 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Wi-Fi pro tected set up inf ormation Y ou will f ind a list of the WPS settings under the heading Wi-Fi Protected Setup Information . • WPS status : Show s the status of the security settings. If you ha ve no t ye t made any settings in Quick Se tup, the notification Unco[...]

49 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Device con figur ation Under the heading Device configuration , you hav e the option to configure the WPS settings: • Configuration mode: Here you can se t the WiFi Range Extender as either enrollee or registr ar for WPS permissions in the network. • Configuration via p[...]

50 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Advanc ed settings A TTENTION! The advanced settings ar e only for experienced users with suf ficient wireless knowledge. Y ou should not change any of these settings if y ou do not know what effect this will have on the r outer . Here is a list of the menu options and thei[...]

51 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Menu option Meaning Broadcast ESSID This setting defines whether the ESSID is broadcast or not. WMM This setting defines whether the WMM function is activated or deactivated. CTS protect This setting defines the type of CTS signal. TX pow er This setting defines a value for[...]

52 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support MAC filte r If you want t o use MAC addr ess filtering, you can use this menu option to mak e the required se ttings. Device settings This menu option allow s you t o the set the passwor d for the web int er face, conf igure the IP address and se t up the DHCP functionality[...]

53 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Medion Finder T o ol  On the supplied CD-ROM, you will find a Finder T ool that will make access t o the web interface easier . Double-click on the file Medion-Finder .exe to star t the Finder T ool. PLEASE NOTE! The repeater can only be f ound by the Finder T ool during[...]

54 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support  Inser t the CD-ROM into the CD drive of y our computer . Double-click on the f ile Medion-Finder . exe to star t the Finder T ool.  If you do not w ant to use the Finder , open your web brow ser and enter either “ http://r epeater ” or the IP address correspondin[...]

55 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Do you need more help? If the abov e suggestions did not solve y our problem, please contact us. T o mak e it easier for us to help y ou, please hav e the follo wing information to hand: • What external devices are connect ed? • When operating the device, at which st ep[...]

56 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Cleanin g Y ou can increase the lifespan of your de vice with the follo wing measures: • Alwa ys unplug the de vice and disconnect all cables before cleaning. • Do not use solv ents, corrosive de tergents or aerosol deter gents to clean the device. • Clean the device [...]

57 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Disposal Packag in g Y our device has been packaged to pro tect it against transpor tation damage. Packaging materials are ra w materials and can theref ore be reused or recy cled. Device At the end of its life, the de vice should not be disposed of in the normal household [...]

58 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support T echnical data Input: AC 1 00 - 2 40 V ~ 50/60 Hz Wireless standard: 802. 1 1 b/g/n Dimensions see diagram Access Point Repeater/Verstärker Client Signal WLAN Power WPS LAN WPS 47 mm 78 mm 41 mm 76 mm T otal weight (approx.) 86 g Operating temper ature 5°C to 35°C Humid[...]

59 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Glossar y Access Poin t (AP), Wireless AP Also known as a base station, this is an electronic de vice that functions as an interface for wireless communications devices. End devices mak e a radio connection t o the wireless access point via a wireless adapt er . The access [...]

60 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support netw ork . Dynamic addresses giv e the device a dif ferent IP address each time it connects to a ne twork. In some systems, the IP addr esses changes automatically while the device is connected. DHCP also supports a combination of static and dynamic IP addresses. See also P[...]

61 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support no address in the local netw ork (queries in the Internet). It forwards these queries to a computer/r outer that may be able to answ er these queries. Normally , you enter the IP address of your home r outer (DSL router) as the standard gate wa y . IP Addre ss A binar y 32-[...]

62 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Self PIN code The PIN code that is provided b y the registrar f or completing a connection via the WPS function. SSID By providing different netw ork call signs, it is possible to operate v arious wirelesss at the same location. The SSID is set at the base station. T o conn[...]

63 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support be provided t o the registrar (e.g. the access point) when connecting to a netw ork. Push Button Configuration(PBC) : The access point and the devices to be connect ed to it all hav e a phy sical or vir tual (sof tware-based) button t o set up a connection. When this is pre[...]

64 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Wireless Ran ge Extender P89137 (MD 86738) Repair and Ref urbished Goods or P arts Notice Unfortunately , from time to time, faulty pr oducts are manufactured which need to be re turned to the Supplier for repair . Please be aw are that if your pr oduct is capable of retain[...]

65 T elephone: 1300 884 987 Internet: www.medion.com.au After Sales Support Please be assured though, refurbished parts or replacements are only used where the y meet ALDI’s stringent quality specifications. If at any time y ou feel your r epair is being handled unsatisfactorily , you may escalate y our complaint. Please telephone us on 1 300 884[...]