Edimax AV500 Nano manual

1 HP -5101Wn User Manual 03- 2013 / v1.0[...]

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3 CONTENT S I. PRODU CT INFORMA TION ......................................................................................... 5 I-1. Pack age Conten ts ..................................................................................................................... 5 I-2. Hardw are ..............................................................[...]

4 V -1. Configuri ng your IP a ddre ss ................................................................................................ . 68 V -1- 1. How to Configur e Y our Computer to U se a Dynamic IP Addre ss ..................................... 68 V -1-1- 1. W in dows XP ........................................................................[...]

5 I. PRODUCT IN FORMATION Bef o r e y ou st a rt using this product, please c heck if there is anything missing in the pack age, and contact y our dealer to claim the missing items(s): I-1. P ac k age Con ten ts I-2. Har dwar e It em Description Ethernet Port Connects HP- 5101Wn to a computer or other network device via Ethernet cable. WPS/Reset Bu[...]

6 Group Button Groups the HP-5 101Wn with other P owerline devices to establish a n encrypted Powerline network. Press for less tha n 3 seconds to join/establish a network, and 5 – 8 sec onds to leave a Powerline networ k. I-3 . LED St atus LED Color LED Statu s Description WLAN Green Flashing Wireless activity (transmitting or receiving data). O[...]

7 I-4 . Sa fe ty Inf or mation In order t o ensure the saf e opera tion of the device and its users, plea se rea d and act in accordance with the f oll owing saf ety instructions. 1. The wirele ss ext ender is designe d f or indoor use only; do not place th e wir eless e xtender outdoor s. 2. Do not place th e wirele ss extender in or near hot/humi[...]

8 II. CREATING A P OWERLINE NE TWORK A minimum of two Powerline device s are required to e s tab lish a Po werline network. For be s t performance, plug Po werline adapters directly into st an dard wall sock ets. A v oid using multi -socke t ad apters . It may be con v enient t o inst all and configure your Powerline adapt ers in the same roo m, an[...]

9 4. P re ss th e “ Gr oup” button but ton on each P owerline adapter f or less than 3 seconds, within 2 minutes o f each other . The a dapter s will automatically group to gether and gener ate an encrypte d network. Y ou can now setup the HP- 5101W n’ s W i -F i using either II -2. iQ Setup or II -3. WPS Setup .[...]

10 II-2 . iQ Setup 1. Use a W i-F i device (e.g. computer , tablet, smartphone) to sear ch for a W i -F i network with the SSID “Edimax.Se tup” and connect to it. 2. Open a w eb brow ser and if you do not automatically arriv e at the “ Get Start e d” screen shown below , enter the URL http://e dimax.setup . Select y our language from the dr[...]

11 3. Select “Obt ain an IP addre ss automatically ” and then click “NEXT ” . Adv anced users who need to specify an IP addres s for the HP - 51 01W n, select “U se the following IP address” . 4. Please w ait a moment.[...]

12 5. Please en ter a “MAIN ESSID” – this is a name to identify the HP- 5101W n’ s Wi - F i network, which you wi ll connect to fr om y our wirele ss device. Then select a channel number (“ Auto” is recommende d) and enter a “W i -F i Security P assw or d” between 8– 64 ch ar acters, which is the pa sswor d us e d to connect t o t[...]

13 7. Please w ait while the HP-5101W n re starts. 8. When the HP - 5101W n has re starte d, the f ollowing “Congr atulations” scree n wi ll be display e d, indicating that wir eless setup is complet e. Y our HP - 5101W n’ s W i -F i should now be ac tive and r eady f or use. If you nee d, y ou can reloc ate the HP -5101W n to any power sock [...]

14 R ef er to II -4. Connecting to your HP - 5101W n f or help wit h c onnecting a W i -F i de vice t o the extender ’ s W i -F i.[...]

15 II -3. WPS Setup If your wir eless router/ access point supports WPS (W i -F i Pr ot ecte d S etup) then you c an use this method to set up your HP - 5101W n’ s W i -F i network. WPS is an alternative to II -2. iQ Setup. The HP - 5101W n’ s W i - F i settings (including SSID) wi ll be the same as your e xisting rout er/ access poin t . 1. Pr[...]

16 II-4 . Connecting to your HP -5101W n The following st e ps 9-11 are an ex amp le of how to c onnect to a W i -F i network using W indows V ist a. If you are usin g a different version of W indows, the pr oce ss may v ar y slightly – please connect t o a W i -F i network i n the usual manner for oper ating s y s tem. 1. Click the network ic on[...]

17 3. A fter corr ectly enter ing y our pass wor d, you wi ll be success fully connecte d to y our W i -F i network. 4. Y ou can also use the Ethernet port on the underside of the HP-5 101W n to connect a computer or other de vice via Ethernet cable.[...]

18 II-5 . Lea ving a P owerline Network Pr e ss the G r oup/Re set button on the wirele ss extender f or 5 – 8 seconds to lea ve a P owerline network that the extender is connecte d to . The e xtender wi ll be disconnect e d/ungroupe d from its ne twork and r ea dy to r econnect to any P owerline network. II-6 . Re setting the W ireless Extender [...]

19 III. BROWSER BASED CONFIGUR ATION INTERF ACE Once y ou ha ve se tup the wir el e ss extender a s detailed in II. CRE A TING A POWERLINE NETWORK or the included QIG , you can further c onfigur e the set tings of the wirele ss e xtender or run iQ S e tup again using the brow ser base d con figur ation interf ace. T o acc e ss th e bro wser base d [...]

20 - III - 1. Home - III - 2. iQ Setup - III - 3. Basic Sett ing - III - 4. WPS Setting - III - 5. W ireless A dv ance d - III - 6. Sys t em Utility - III - 7. Configur ation T ool[...]

21 III-1. Home The Home page show s the basic st atus and inf orma tion of the wirele ss extender . The screenshots shown in this manu al are e xamples . The information you see on your scre en wi ll be unique to your configur ation. Sy st em U ptime Displays the t ot al pa sse d time since the device w as turned[...]

22 on . Har dwar e V ersion Displays the har dware v er sion. Runtime Code V ersion Displays the curr e nt firm war e v ersion. W ireless Configur ation Mode Displays the curr e nt wir eless opera ting mode. ESSID Displays the curr e nt ESSID (the name use d to identify the wir eless e xtender ). Channel Number Displays the curr e nt wir eless chan[...]

23 time, the access point will disassociate with it. When the wir eless client become s acti ve, it wi ll ha ve t o r e-associate with the access point. III -2. iQ Setup T o perform iQ Setup again and con figur e the W i -F i network s which the extender will connect to , select “ i Q Se tup” . Y ou wi ll see the scree n below . Please click ?[...]

24 III -3 . Basic Set ting Th e “Basic Set ting ” page enable s y ou to configur e the ESSID , channel number and other basic par am et er s of the wirele ss extender . Mode The e xtender ’ s mode cannot be configur e d – the def aul t mode is “ Acc e ss P oint ” . The device acts as a wir eless acce ss point to a wir e d Ethernet ne tw[...]

25 band(s) wi ll be able to connect. MAIN ESSID Specify an ESSID (the name use d to identify the access point) of up to up to 32 alphanumerical character s. Please no te tha t the ESSID is case sensitive. AP Isolation When this is set to “ Enabled ” , wirele ss clients connecte d to this device wi ll be able to access the Interne t, but wi ll n[...]

26 III-3-1 . Security The wirele ss ext ender pro vides a v a riety o f wirele ss security options (data encryption) which can be con figure d on this page. It is important to c onfigure security to pr ev ent intruder s fr om accessing y our local network and causing damage to c omputer s and server s. U se complica te d, hard- to - gue ss security[...]

27 III-3-1-1 . Disable Select “ Disable ” to disable wir ele ss encryption for the network. This is not r ecommended - an y one within range c an connect to the device ’ s SSID. Enable 802.1x Authentication Check this bo x to enable 802.1x user authentica tion. See below . III-3-1-1-1 . 802.1x Authentica tion If you select “Disable” or ?[...]

28 III-3-1-2 . WEP W ire d Equivalent Priv acy (WEP) is a basic encryption type. WP A encr yption is recommende d – thoug h some legacy wireless devic es ma y only support WEP . WEP supports data r ate s up to a maximum 54Mbps. K ey Leng th Select “ 64 -bit ” or “ 128-bit ” k ey leng th . “ 128 - bit ” is saf er than “64 - bit ” b[...]

29 Click “ CONTINUE ” to sav e the change s and con tinue configuring other s et t ings, or click “ APPL Y” to r es tart the s ystem and mak e the cha nge s tak e eff ect. III-3-1-2 . WP A Pre-share d Ke y WP A pre-share d ke y is the recommende d and most secur e encryption typ e. WP A U nicast Cipher Suite Select fr om WP A ( TKIP), WP A2[...]

30 Click “ CONTINUE ” to sav e the change s and con tinue configuring other s et ting s, or click “ APPL Y” to r es tart the s ystem and mak e the cha nge s tak e eff ect. III-3-1-3 . WP A Radius WP A RADIUS is a combination of WP A encr yption and RADIUS user authenticat ion. If you ha ve a RADIUS authentication server , you c an authentic[...]

31 Click “ CONTINUE ” to sav e the change s and con tinue configuring other s et ting s, or click “ APPL Y” to r es tart the s ystem and mak e the cha nge s tak e eff ect.[...]

32 III -4 . WPS Setting WPS (W i-F i Prot ecte d Setup) is a simple wa y to e st ablish connections between WPS comp atibl e device s. WPS devices f eatur e a WPS function whi ch can be activ ate d by pushi ng a WPS button on the device or from within the device’ s fir m war e/configur ation i n terf ace. When WPS is activa te d in the corr ect m[...]

33 Click the “Start PBC ” button to activ at e WPS – d o not push the WPS/Re s e t button on the e xtender . PIN code setup v aries slightly in that i t r equi r e s you t o manually enter a PIN code int o each device via the WPS Settings bef ore activ ating WPS. WPS Sta tus Displays “Con figure d” or “unC onfigure d” depending on whe[...]

34 III-5 . W irele ss Adv anc ed In “ Adv anced Set ting ” y ou can configur e the adv an ce d f ea ture s of the wirele ss e xtender . Please do not modify these se ttings unle ss you k now what eff ect the change s wil l ha ve on y our access point; adv anced set tings are f or experienced user s o nly . Changing these settings can adversely [...]

35 Fr ag ment Thr eshol d Set the fr ag ment thr eshold of the wirele ss r adio. The def aul t v alue is “ 2346 ” . RTS Thr eshold Set the R TS thre shold of the wir eless r adio. The def ault v alue is “ 2347 ” . Beac on Interv al Set the beacon in terv al o f the wireless r adio. The def aul t v alue is “ 100 ” . DTIM P eriod Set the [...]

36 Click “ CONTINUE ” to sav e the change s and con tinue configuring other s et ting s, or click “ APPL Y” to r es tart the s ystem and mak e the cha nge s tak e eff ect. III-5-1 . MAC F i lteri ng The MAC fi ltering f eatur e all ow s y ou to define a list o f wir eless device s p ermit te d to c onnect to this access point, identifie d b[...]

37 Select SSID Select which SSID to configur e. MAC A ddre ss F i ltering T able: Select Check this bo x to select MAC addr ess(es). Delete Select e d Click this button to dele te select e d MAC addr e ss(e s). Delete All Delete all MAC a ddre sses in the t able. R e set U ncheck all selected MA C addr e ss entrie s. Enable W irele ss Acce ss Contr[...]

38 Click “ CONTINUE ” to sav e the change s and con tinue configuring other s e ttings, or click “ APPL Y” to r es tart the s ystem and mak e the cha nge s tak e eff ect. III-6 . Sys t em Uti lity In “Sy stem Util ity ” y ou can configur e the e xtender ’ s adminis tr ative pass wor d and man age the e xtender ’ s I P and DHCP setti[...]

39 Curren t P ass wor d Enter y our cu rr ent p assw or d. The def ault passw or d i s 1234 . New P asswor d Enter y our d e sir ed new p ass wor d he r e. Y ou can use any combination o f let ter s, numbe r s and symbols up to 20 char acters. Re - Enter P ass wor d Confirm y our new passw or d. Y ou can modif y the IP addr e ss of the extender , e[...]

40 you may not be able to c onnect to the browser-based configur ation int e rfac e in the future. For s tatic IP users, the wireless e xtender needs t o have an IP address in the same subnet as your network, in order that you can ac ces s the browser based configur ation interface. For e x ample, if your sta tic IP is 192.168.9.2 then you nee d to[...]

41 Click “ CONTINUE ” to sav e the change s and con tinue configuring other s et ting s, or click “ APPL Y” to r es tart the s ystem and mak e the cha n ges t ak e eff ect. III-6-1 . T ime Setting Y ou can configur e the time set tings of your wireless e xtender here. The dat e and time of the device c an be con figure d manually or can be [...]

42 T i me Z one Select the time zone of y our coun try/ region. If your country/r egi on is not liste d, please select another country/r egi on whose time z one is the same as your s. T i me Server A ddre ss The e xtender supports NTP (Network T ime Pro toc ol) f or automa tic time and date setup. Input the host name or IP addr e ss of the IP serve[...]

43 Click “ A dd” to open a new window and create a ne w schedule d ev ent. En sure that you have correctly configured the time settings of your wireless e xtender before ena bling the scheduling function.[...]

44 Service Select the type of even t to be sche duled . “ W irele ss off ” wi ll swit ch off wir eless and “ Auto r eboot ” will re start the device. Sche dule Description Assign the even t an optional name or description f or r ef erence. Start T ime Specify a start time (hh.mm) for the even t on one o r more specifie d da ys. End T i me S[...]

45 Click “ CONTINUE ” to sav e the change s and con tinue configuring other s et ting s, or click “ APPL Y” to r es tart the s ystem and mak e the cha nge s tak e eff ect. II -7. Configur ation T ool On the c onfigur ation tool page y ou can backup the e xtender ’ s curr ent set tings, re stor e t he se ttings to a pr eviously sav e d ver[...]

46 Y ou can also reset the devic e to fact ory defaults by pressing and holding the Rese t/WPS button for a t leas t 10 seconds. See II -3. Reset tin g The W ir ele ss Extender . Backup Se ttings Click “ Sav e ” to sa ve the curr ent se ttings of the e xtender as a con fig.bin fi le to your specifie d location. R e stor e Settings Click the bro[...]

47 III -7-1. Diagnosis U sing the diagn osis tool, y ou can ping a specific IP addr e ss and automatically r eboot the device if there is no re sp onse. W at chdog and r eboot device Select “ Enable ” or “ Disable ” for the automa tic r eboot function. Ping addr e ss Specify the IP addre ss to ping. T i me int erval Specify the frequency of[...]

48 III -7-2. F irmware U pgr ade The wirele ss e xtender ’ s firmw ar e upgr ade f eatur e allows y ou to upgr ade the sy st em firmw ar e to a mor e r ecent ver sion. Y ou can download the late st firmw ar e fr om the Edimax w ebsite. Do not switch off or disconnect the acce ss point during a firmware upgr ade, as this could damage the device. I[...]

49 III -7-3. R eboot If the wirele ss e xtender malfunctions or is not r esponding, then it is r ecommende d that you r e set the device. This f ea ture is use ful if the location of the acce ss point is not con venient t o phy sically use the hardw ar e re s et but ton. A s ys tem r eb oot will re st art t he device without aff ecting exist ing se[...]

50 IV. POWERLINE U TILITY SOFTW ARE The included CD-ROM con tains P ow erline uti lity softw ar e, which enables y ou to manage and configur e your P owerline netw ork in more d et ai l. The uti lity enables y ou to ma nage all connect e d P owerline adapt ers. IV -1. Inst allation Before inst allating the utili ty softw are, please uninstall an y [...]

51 Step 3 Then click “S etup Uti lity ” .[...]

52 Step 4 Click right button on W inPCap4.1.2 then cli ck “Pr operties” . Step 5 Click Compatibili ty t ab and check “ Run this pr ogr am in compatibility mode for :", then select W indows 7, then click “ Appl y ” .[...]

53 Step 6 Then click “W inPcap_4_1_2” . The wizar d wil l guide y ou thr ough the setup pr oce ss.[...]

54 Step 7 When the f oll owing W i nP cap Compati bility Assistant appear s, select Run the progr a m without get ting help.[...]

55 Step 8 A fter the inst al lat ion is complet e, click “F ini sh” .[...]

56 Step 9 Click the “E dimax P owerLine Uti lity ” , the “PLC 500Mbps Util ity ” appear s, click “Ne xt ” to con tinue.[...]

57 Step 10 Select where y ou want to ins t all the uti lity softwar e, and then cli ck “Next ” . Step 11 A fter the inst al la tion is complet e, click “Close” .[...]

58 Step 12 An icon will appear on your desk top. Click the icon to open the uti lity softw ar e. Not e: Y ou can manage all the connect e d power line adapters with the uti lity softw ar e. Howe ver , installing the util ity so ftwar e is optional.[...]

59 IV -1.2 W in XP /V ista / 7 Step 1 Bef or e inst alling the uti lity softwar e, mak e sure that no o ther powerline utilit y is ins talle d on your computer . If any other uti lity softwar e is installe d, uninst all it and reboo t the computer . Step 2 Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the f ollowing EZmax W izar d a ppear s, s elect y[...]

60 Step 4 If you hav e not inst alled W inP cap v ersion 4.1.2 (or higher) on your computer bef or e. The wizar d wi ll guide you thr ough th e setup pr ocess.[...]

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62 Step 5 When the “Edimax P owerLine Utili ty ” setup wiz ar d appear s, click “Next ” to con tinue. Step 6 In t he “ License Agreement ” screen, please selec t “ I Agree ” and then click “Next ” to continue.[...]

63 Step 7 Select where you want t o inst all the uti lity softwar e, and t hen click “Next ” . Step 8 If you confirm t o inst all the uti lity , click “Ne xt ” .[...]

64 Step 9 A fter the in st allati on is complete, click “Close” . Step 10 An icon will appear on your desk top. Click the icon to open the uti lity softw ar e. Not e: Y ou can manage all the connect e d power line adapter s with the uti lity softw ar e. Howe ver , installing the util ity so ft war e is optional.[...]

65 IV -2. Using the Utility Software IV -2-1. Main T ab The “Main” tab pro vide s a list of pow erline a dapter s connecte d to the network. The upper panel displa ys loc al powerline a dapter s. The lower panel display s r emote pow erline a dapter s i n the network. Set Nam e Select a device a nd click “ Set Nam e ” to renam e the device.[...]

66 IV -2-2. Diagnostics T ab The “Diagnostics” tab displa ys the s ys tem in f ormation and history o f all r emote device s. The upper panel display s technical da t a concerning the softwar e and hardw ar e on the host computer and the low er panel display s the history o f all r emote device s.[...]

67 IV -2-3. About T ab The “ About ” tab c ont ains some basic inf ormation about the softw are. Y o u can also enable or disabl e the autosc an function under “Pref erences” .[...]

68 V. APPENDIX V -1. Con figuring your IP addr ess Bef ore y ou use the wir ele ss extender , plea se mak e sure y our computer is set to use a dynamic IP addr ess . This means your computer c an obt ain an IP addr e ss automatic ally from a DHCP server . This is a sim ple pr ocedur e, which is e xplained st ep by s tep in V -1-1. How to configur e[...]

69 V -1-1-1. W indows XP 1. Click the “Start ” button (it should be locate d in the lower -left c orner of y our computer), then click “Contr ol Panel” . Doubl e - click the “Network and Interne t Connections” icon, click “Network Connections” , and then double- click “Local Are a Connection” . The “Local A r ea Connecti on St[...]

70 V -1-1-2. W indows V ista 1. Click the “Start ” button (i t should be locate d i n the low er -left corner of y our computer), then click “Contr ol Panel” . Cli ck “ V iew Network St atus and T asks” , then click “Manage Network Connections” . Right - click “Local Ar ea Network ” , then sel ect “Pr operties” . The “Loca[...]

71 2. Select “Obtain an IP a ddress automatically” and “ Obtain DNS server address automatical ly”, then click “OK”.[...]

72 V -1-1-3. W indows 7 1. Click the “Start ” button (it should be locate d in the lower -left c orner of y our computer), then click “Contr ol Panel” . 2. U nder “Network and Internet ” click “ V iew network s tatus and t ask s” . 3. Click “Local Area Connecti on”.[...]

73 4. Click “Properties”. 5. Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv6) and then click “Properties”.[...]

74 3. Select “Obtain an IP a ddress automatically” and “ Obtain DNS server address automatical ly”, then click “OK”. IV -1-1- 4. W indows 8 1. From the W indows 8 Start scr een, y ou need to s witch to de s kt op mode. Move y ou r cur ser to the bot tom left o f the scree n and click.[...]

75 2. I n de skt op mode, click the F i le Explorer ic on in the bottom left of the scree n, as shown below . 3. Rig ht click “Ne twork” and then select “Propertie s” .[...]

76 4. I n the window that opens, select “Ch ange a da pt er set tings” from the le ft side. 5. Choose your c onnection and right click, then sele ct “Pr opertie s” .[...]

77 6. Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv6) and then click “Properties”. 4. Select “Obtain an IP address automatical ly” and “Obtain DNS server address automatical ly”, then click “OK”.[...]

78 V -1-1-5 . Mac O S Not e: Please e nsure that your wireless e xtender is swit che d on and connecte d to your Macint osh via Et hernet c able before you begin. 1. Hav e y our M acintosh computer opera te as usual, and click on “S ys tem Pr ef erences” . 2. In System Preferences, click on “Network”.[...]

79 3. Here y ou will see a ll of y our n etw ork connections. Network Pr efer en ce s will now display an E thernet adapt er , as shown below . The status of “E thernet ” should be “Connec te d” . 4. Click on “Ethernet ” in the left panel and then click the drop down arro w for the menu labeled “Configur e IPv4” in the right panel. [...]

80 V -1- 2. How to Modify the IP Addr e ss of Y our P C or Macint osh Please f ollow the instructions appropriate f or your oper ating sy s tem. In the f ollowing e xample s we use t he IP a ddre s s 192.168. 10 .20 though you can use any IP a ddr e ss in the r ange 192.168.9.x (x = 3 – 254) in or der to access the br ow ser based configur ation [...]

81 Not e: Y our exis ting s ta tic IP addre s s will be dis playe d in the “ IP addre ss ” field before you replace it. Please mak e a note of this IP addre ss , subnet mask, def ault gat ew ay and DNS server addresse s. IP addre ss : 192.168. 10 . 20 Subnet Mask : 255.255.25 5.0 Click ‘OK’ when finished. V -1-2-2 . W indows V ist a 1. Clic[...]

82 Not e: Y our exis ting s ta tic IP addre s s will be dis playe d in the “ IP addre ss ” field before you replace it. Please mak e a note of this IP addre ss , subnet mask, def ault gat ew ay and DNS server addresse s. IP add r e ss : 192.1 68. 10 .20 Subne t Mask : 2 55.25 5.25 5.0 Click ‘ OK’ when fi nishe d. V -1-2-3. W indows 7 1. Cli[...]

83 3. Click “Local Area Connecti on”. 4. Click “Properties”.[...]

84 5. Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv6) and then click “Properties”. 6. Select “U se the follo wing IP addre ss” , then i nput the f ollowing v al ue s: Not e: Y our exis ting s ta tic IP addre s s will be dis playe d in the “ IP addre ss ” field before you replace it. Please mak e a note of this IP addre ss , subnet mask[...]

85 2. In desk top mode, click the F il e Explor er icon in the b ot tom le ft of the scree n, as shown below . 3. Right click “Netw ork” and then selec t “Pr opertie s” .[...]

86 4. In the window that opens, select “ Change adap ter set ti ngs” fr om the left side. 5. Choose your connection and right click, then select “Properties” .[...]

87 6. Select “Inter net Protocol V ersion 4 (TCP/IPv4 ) and then cli ck “Properties”. 7. Select “U se the follo wing IP addre ss” , then input the follo wing value s:[...]

88 Not e: Y our exis ting s ta tic IP addre s s will be dis playe d in the “ IP addre ss ” field before you replace it. Please mak e a note of this IP addre ss , subnet mask, def ault gat ew ay and DNS server addre sses. IP addre ss : 192.168. 10 . 20 Subnet Mask : 255.255.25 5.0 Click ‘OK’ when finished. V -1-2-5 . Mac O S Not e: Please e [...]

89 4. Click on “Ethernet ” in the left panel and then click the drop down arro w for the menu labeled “Configur e IPv4” in the right panel. From the dr op down menu, select “Ma nually ” . 5. In the panel on the right side, enter IP address 19 2.168. 10 . 2 0 and subn et mask 255.25 5.255.0. Click on “ Apply ” .[...]

90 Not e: Y our exis ting s ta tic IP addre s s will be displayed in the “ IP addre ss ” field before you replace it. Please mak e a note of this IP addre ss , subnet mask, rout er IP and DNS server address. 6. In the left sidebar , “Etherne t ” should now display “Connecte d” as shown below . In the right panel, y ou should see the IP [...]

91 3. Click on “Manage wirele ss network s” in the left menu. 4. Y ou should se e the pr ofile of your W i - F i network in the list. Right click on y our W i -F i n e twork and then click on “P r operties” . 5. Click on the “Secur ity ” tab, and then check the bo x labeled “Show char acters” . This wi ll show y our network security[...]

92 V -1-3- 2. W indows 8 8. Fr om the W indows 8 Start screen, y ou nee d to switch to de s k top mode. Move y ou r cur ser to the bot tom left o f the scree n and click. 9. In desk top mode, click the network icon in the bot tom right corner .[...]

93 10. Select y our W i-F i connection from the list and right click. Select “ V iew connection propertie s” . 11. In t he window that opens, click the “Secu rity ” tab and check the bo x labeled “Show char acters” . Y ou r netw ork security k ey w i ll be display e d in the field “Network security k ey ” .[...]

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95 V -1-3-3. Mac 1. Open a new F inder window , and select “ Appl ica tions” from the menu on the left side. Open the f older labeled “Uti lities” and then open the application “K ey chai n A cce s s” . 2. Select “P assw o r ds” from the sub - menu l abele d “Categ ory ” on the left s ide, as shown below . T hen sear ch the list[...]

96 3. Double click the SSID of your netw ork and you wil l see the f oll owing window . 4. Check the box labele d “Show pass wor d” and you will be ask ed to en ter y our adminis tr ative pass wor d, which you use to log into y our Mac. Enter your pass wor d and click “ Allow ” .[...]

97 Y our network security pass wor d will now be display ed in th e field next to the bo x labeled “Show p asswor d” . In the ex ample below , the netw ork security pass wor d is “ edima x1234” . Please mak e a note of y our network security pass wor d.[...]

98 V -1-4. How t o F ind Y our Rout er ’ s IP A ddre s s T o fi nd y our rout er ’ s IP addre ss, please follo w the instructions appropriate f or y our oper ating sy st em. V -1-4-1. W indows XP , V ista & 7 1. Go to “Start ” , select “Run” and type “ cmd” , then pr ess Enter or click “OK” . 2. A new window wi ll open, type[...]

99 3. Y our ro uter ’ s IP addre ss wi ll be displaye d n e x t to “De f ault Gatew a y ” . V -1-4- 2. W indows 8 1. Fr om the W indows 8 Start screen, mo ve y our curser to the top righ t corner of the scr een to display the Charms bar .[...]

100 12. Cli ck “Se ar ch” and enter “ cmd” into the se arch bar . Click the “Command Pr ompt ” app which be display ed on the left side. 13. A new window wi ll open, type “ ipconfig ” and pre ss Enter .[...]

101 14. Y our rout er ’ s IP addre ss wil l be display ed next t o “Def au lt Gate wa y ” . V -1-4-3. Mac 1. Launch “ Sys tem Pr ef erence s ” and click on “ N etw ork ” . 2. If you ar e using an Ethernet c able to connect to y our network, y our r outer ’ s IP addr ess wi ll be display ed ne xt to “ R outer ” .[...]

102 3. If you ar e using W i -F i, click “ Wi - Fi ” in the left panel, and then “ Adv ance d ” in the bott om right c orner . 4. Click the “ TCP /IP ” tab and y our router ’ s IP addre ss will be display e d next to “ R outer ” .[...]

103 V -2. T r oubleshooting If you ar e e xperiencing problems with your wirele ss extender , please r ef er to this trouble shooting guide bef or e cont act ing y our dealer of purchase f or help. Not e: If you are e xp eriencing problems imme diately aft er a firmw are upgr ade, ple ase con tact your dealer of purchase for help. Scenario Solution[...]

104 obt ain an IP addre ss. e. Ensur e that all other W i-F i/Ethernet a dapter s are disabled or disc onnecte d. I can’t log onto the br ow ser -bas e d con figur ation interf ace: incorrect pass wor d. a. P assw or d is case- sensitive. Mak e sure the “Caps Lock” light is not il luminat e d. b. If you do not know y our pass wor d , r e stor[...]

105 wir eless e xtender? V -3. Glossary Default Gateway ( Wireless bridge): Every non-access point IP device needs to configure a defaul t gateway’s IP address. When the d evice sends out an IP packet, if the destina tion is not on the same network, the devic e has to send the packet to its defa ult gateway, which will then send it out towards th[...]

106 A network mask is also a 32 -bit binary patt ern, and consists of consecutive leading 1’s followe d by consecutive trailing 0’s, such as 11111111.11111111.11111111 .00000000. Therefo re sometimes a network mask can also be described simpl y as “x” number of leadi ng 1’s. When both are represente d side by side in th eir binary forms, [...]

107 Application Protocol Port Number Telnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 110 H.323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP Trap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP TCP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 Access point: A access p oint is an intelligent network device that forwards packets between different networks based on networ k layer address infor[...]

108 Fe deral Communication Commission Int erfer ence Sta tement This equipment has been tes t ed and f o und to comply with the limits f or a Class B digita l device, pur suant to P art 15 of F CC Rules. T hese limits a re d esigne d to pr ovide r easonable pr otection ag ainst harm ful interf erence in a r esiden tial inst allation. This equi pmen[...]

109 This equipment is de signed with the utmost car e for the sa fe ty of th ose who install and use it. How ev er , special att ention mus t be paid to the danger s of electric shock and sta tic electricity when working with electrical equipmen t. All guidelines of this and o f the comput er manufact ure mus t there f ore be allow ed at all times [...]

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