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Edimax EW-7416APn manual

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  • Page 1

    Ho w to setup the rang e extender b y using the Setup Wizard in CD Disc Thank you for purchasing Edimax W ireless Access Point. W e hope this instructio n can help y ou set up the extend er to extend your existing W i-Fi network to a further loc ation which has poor W i-Fi reception. 1. This instruc tion is for W indows computer only. If your c omp[...]

  • Page 2

    Page 1 Introductio n To make Access Po int associate with an existing wireless router, you need to do some setup so that the extender can associate with you r ex isting Wi-Fi net work. Y ou nee d to have some basic understanding about your cu rrent network and you have to enter correct setting in extender. You can feel f ree to skip step 1 and step[...]

  • Page 3

    Page 2 Step 2. If y our Wi-Fi netw ork is secured with a wi reless security pas sword, you need to know y our w ireless password. This step is fo r W in dows 7/Vista W ireless computer. If you have W indows XP or have no W indows 7/Vista wireless computer, you n eed to log into your W i-Fi router’s configuration page or you can check with the per[...]

  • Page 4

    Page 3 Click on Chang e adapter settings on the left menu. Y ou will be back to the Ne twork connection . For W indow s Vista users, click on Manage Network Connections on th e left menu. Step 3. Use an Ethernet cable to connec t the extender with your computer. Do not connect E dimax dev ice to your Wi-Fi router. This Etherne t cable is for setup [...]

  • Page 5

    Page 4 After the extender is setup successfully (later in step 8), you can turn the wirele ss connection back on by right click on Wire less Network Co nnection and click on Enable . Leave this N etwork Co nnection Screen open. Do not close this window. Step 5. Inse rt the Edimax CD disk that came wi th the wireless access point. Once you insert t [...]

  • Page 6

    Page 5 The default pass word is 1234. Enter 1234 as password. Click on Next. If you ever setu p a new login password, please use the new password to login. The default IP address is 192.168.2.1. Do NOT choose “Automatically assign an IP address from your network”. Based on info rmation gathered in Step 1, the existing wirele ss network uses 192[...]

  • Page 7

    Page 6 Select your wireless network. Click on Next . Enter your correct wireless security passphrase key. The securi ty password must b e the same with the wireless password of your ori ginal W i- Fi network. Please n ote th e password is c ase sensitive. In our example, our W i-Fi network has encryption password as 1234567890. We enter the same pa[...]

  • Page 8

    Page 7 Step 6. Ve rify the succ ess of extender setup. Go back to the Network Connections window. Double click on Local Area Connection to get into Local A rea Connection Status. IPV4 Connectivity in dicates the Internet is connected. Click on Detail s tab. The Ethernet ad apter of your computer receives a dynamic IP ad dress like 192.168.1.100 fro[...]

  • Page 9

    Page 8 Step 8. If your computer has wireless adapter, the wire less adapter was disabled in step 3 above. In this step, please enable the wireless network connection. Back to the Net work connection W indow. Right click on W ireless Network Connection. Click on E nable . Step 9. Tr y Wireless Netw ork Connection. Use y our Wireless computers or sma[...]

  • Page 10

    Page 9 Double click on th e Wireless Network Connection icon to get into W ireless Network Connecti on Status window. IPv4 Connectivit y indicates Internet is connected. The SSID indica tes the connection is through the extender. Click on Close . Congratulation , the configuration is completed. You can open your web browser to access I nternet. Onc[...]