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1 EW -7416 APn v2 & EW- 7415PDn User Manual 12 -2012 / v1.1[...]
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2 COP YRIGHT Copyrigh t E d imax T echnology Co., L t d. al l right s r e serve d. No p art of th is public ation ma y be r ep roduce d , transmit t e d, tr an scribed , st ore d in a r etrie val sy s tem, or tr ansla t e d int o an y languag e or c ompu ter langu age, in an y f orm or b y an y me ans, electr onic , mechan ical, magn etic, op t[...]
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3 Cont e nt s I. Product Inf ormation ........................................................................................................................ 5 I- 1. Pack age Conten ts ........................................................................................................... 5 I- 2. Description ....................................[...]
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4 IV -1-3. W indows 7 .................................................................................................................. 63 IV -1-4 . W indows 8 ............................................................................................................ 67 IV -1-5 . Mac OS ............................................................[...]
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5 I. Product Informa tion Thank you f or pu r chasing an Edimax EW -7416APn V2 /E W - 7 415PDn wirele ss acce ss point. This product pro vides wir ele ss access to an e x isting wir e d Ether net network, at spee ds of up to 300Mbps for 802.11n compatible wir eless device s. I- 1. P ackag e Cont ents Bef ore y ou start us ing the access point, plea[...]
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6 (Wireless LAN) Flashing Dat a is being transmit ted wir elessly . O ff Dat a is not being tr ansmitte d wir elessly . LAN Gr een On Ether net port is connected to a va lid device. Flashing Dat a is being transmit ted through the E the rnet cable. O ff No v alid connection. Back panel a. Ant enna Connector This is where y ou connect the antennas. [...]
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7 Not e : If you ar e us ing the EW -7415 PDn with a PoE sw itch, y ou do not nee d to connect the power adap ter . Product Label The pr oduct label on t he underside of the device displa ys the de f ault IP addr ess, username and passwor d of the access point.[...]
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8 I-3. Safety In formation In order t o ensure the saf e oper ation of the access point and its user s, please r ea d and a ct in accordance with the following saf ety instructions. 1. The access point is designe d for indoor use only; d o not place the ac ce ss point outdoor s. 2. Do not place th e access point in or near hot/humid places, such as[...]
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9 II. Quick Installa tion Your wireless access poi nt can be up and running in a matter of minutes. If you need to make more detailed co nfigurations after setup, you can refer to III. Browser Based Config uration Interface. 1. Connect on e end of an Ethernet cable to the E thern et port on your computer . Conn ect the other end to an Ethern et por[...]
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10 Y ou wi ll then be prompte d to enter the device ’ s username and passwor d. The def ault username is admin and the d ef ault passwor d is 1234 . Fr om here, you will see the browser base d configur atio n interf ace home scree n.[...]
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11 Select “ Basic Set tings ” fr om the menu on the left side of the scree n. “ Basic Settings ” allows y o u to set the mode of the access point and c onfigur e th e settings accor dingly . Open the dr op d own menu labeled “ Mode ” and select fr om the 6 av ai lable modes: The av ai lable modes are: AP Acce ss point mode allows wir el[...]
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12 that will help you to e xtend your W i- F i netw ork . The device acts as a client and AP at the same time. It its clien t function to connect to a r oot AP , and use s its AP function to servic e wireless client s within its cov er age. Please r ef er to the appropriate c hapter o f the user man ual f or your de sired oper ating mod e: - III-2-[...]
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13 II - 2. W indows 1. W indows user s can run the setup wizar d on the included CD . Insert the Edima x CD into y our computer ’ s CD drive. When the AutoPlay scr een appear s, sele ct “ Run Autorun.ex e. ” Not e: If a popup window appears asking “ Do you want to allo w the following progr am to mak e change s to this c om puter ” , plea[...]
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14 6. The setup wizard will then show the access point ’ s IP i nf ormation. The def ault IP is 19 2.168.2.1. Click “ Next ” to con tinue. Not e: Please do no t select “ Automat ically assign an IP addre ss from your network ” unle ss you are performing more advanc e d setup. F or first -time inst allation, ple ase use t he default IP add[...]
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15 II -2-1. Acce ss Point Mode 1. Select Access P oint Mode and cli ck “ Next ” . 2. Y ou wi ll be promp te d to set the SSID of this acce ss point. The SSID wi ll be the name of the acce ss point when you connect to it wir elessly . The def au lt SSID is Edima x AP . This page also off ers the op t ion to change the pass wor d u se d to acce s[...]
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16 5. The device wi ll sav e your set tings, then r eboot. Please do not disconnect or turn off the device during this proce ss. 6. A fter the device r e boots, y ou wi ll see a final congr atulation scree n. Click “ F inish ” to comple te the setup.[...]
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17 II -2-2. AP Client Mode 1. Select AP Cl ient Mode and click “ Next ” . 2. Y ou wi ll hav e the option to change the pass word used t o acce ss the device ’ s configur ation set t ings. For fir st time setup, please simply click “ Next ” without changing anything. 3. The device wi ll sear ch f or nearby wirele ss n etw orks to c onnect [...]
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18 6. The device wi ll save y our s et ti ngs, then r eboot. Please do not disconnect or turn off the device during this proce ss. 7. A fter the device r e boots, y ou wi ll see a final congr atulation screen. Click “ F inish ” to complete the se tup.[...]
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19 II -2-3. Repe ater Mode (W i-F i Extender) 1. Select Repea ter Mode and click “ Next ” . 2. Y ou wi ll be promp te d to set the SSID of this device. The SSID wi ll be the name of the device when y ou connect to it wirele ssl y . The def ault SSID is Edimax AP , y ou ar e option to change it to the same SSID as your curr ent wir eless ne twor[...]
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20 6. The device wi ll save y our s et ti ngs, then r eboot. Please do not disconnect or turn off the de vice during thi s pr oce ss. 7. A fter the device r e boots, y ou wi ll see a final congr atulation scr een. Click “ F inish ” to complete the se tup.[...]
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21 II -6. Hardwar e Inst allation A fter con figuring your device, you can inst all it in its final location. Acce ss Point Mode Connect one port of the device to y o ur r outer or xDSL modem. Y ou can now connect to the device thr ough a wire d connecti on by connecting y our computer to it with an Ethernet c ab le, or connect to the de vice wirel[...]
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22 III. Browser Based Co nfiguratio n Interface Once y ou have setup the access point in its desir ed oper ating mode as det ai le d in II. Quick Installation , y ou can further configur e the set tings of the acce ss point anytime using the bro wser base d configura tion inter f ace . Not e: Y ou may need t o modify the IP address of your PC or Ma[...]
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23 Y ou wi ll then be prompte d to enter the device ’ s username and passwor d. The def ault username is admin and the d ef ault passwor d is 1234 . W indows: Mac:[...]
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24 Fr om here, y ou wi ll see the brow ser based c onfigur ation interf ace home scree n.[...]
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25 III-1. Home The Home page display s 11 cat egorie s in the left panel which you c an select : - III-1. Home - III-2. Basic Set tings - III-3. WPS Set ting - III-4. Adv anced Set tings - III- 5. Security - III- 6. Radius Server - III-7. MAC F i lt ering - III-8. Sy stem Uti lity - III-9. Configur ation T o ol - III- 10 . U pgr ade - III-11. Re se[...]
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26 Sy stem U ptime Displays the t ot al time the acce ss point has been oper ational sin ce it was las t swit che d on. Har dwar e V ersion Displays har dwar e ver sion. Thi s inf or mation is helpful if you e xperience problem s with your access point and need t echnical support. Runtime Code V ersion Displays cur ren t firmw ar e ver sion. This i[...]
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27 L AN Configur ation IP Addr ess Displays the IP a ddre ss of the access point. Subnet Mask Displays the subnet ma sk of the IP a d dre ss. Def ault Gate way Displays the IP a ddre s s of the def ault ga tewa y . MAC A ddre ss Displays the MA C addr ess of the A cce ss Poin t. III-2. Basic Set tings “ Basic Set ti ngs ” allows y ou to set the[...]
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28 points c an be connecte d in t his mode. AP Bridge-WDS This mode is simi lar to “ AP Bridge to Multi-Poin t ” , but the device is not in brid ge-de dicat e d mode, and wi ll be able to accept wir ele ss clients whil e the device is working as a wir eless bridge. U niver sal Repeat er The device wil l act as a wirele ss range e xtender . A ct[...]
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29 combinations o f each . Only wir eless clients of the same band or bands as you select wil l be able to connect. MAIN ESSID Specify an ESSID (t he name used to identify the access po int) of up to up to 32 alphanumerical character s . Please no te tha t the ESSID is case sensitive. Channel Number Select a channel number f or the access point. Wh[...]
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30 MAIN ESSID Specify an ESSID (the name used t o identif y the access point) of up to up to 32 alphanumerical char acters. Please no te tha t the ESSID is case sensitive. Site Surve y Click the “ Select Site Survey ” butt on to display the “W ir ele ss Site Survey T able” w hich sh ows all a v ai lable Wi - F i netw orks . Select which net[...]
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31 butt o n. III-2-3. AP Bridge-Point t o Point Mode In AP bridge-point to point mode , the access point c onnects to another wir eless acce ss p oint in the same mode, and a ll connecte d Ethernet clients of both device s are connecte d together . This allows two ph ysically isolate d network s to communicate with each o ther . Not e: The acc ess [...]
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32 or click “ APPL Y” to r est art the sys tem an d mak e the cha nge s tak e eff ect. III-2-4. AP Bridge-Point t o Multi-Point Mode In AP bridge-point to multi-poi nt mode th e acce ss p oint can connect to up to f our other wir ele ss access points also using the same mode, and a ll connecte d Ether net clients o f all access point s wi ll be[...]
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33 Click “ CONTINUE ” to save the change s and continue configuring other s et tings, or click “ APPL Y” to r est art the sys tem an d mak e the cha nge s tak e eff ect. III-2-5. AP Bridge-WDS In this mode, the a cce s s point can connect to up to f our other wirele ss access points also using the same mode, and a ll connecte d Ethernet cli[...]
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34 channel number must be the same as the other access points y ou wish to connect to. Associate d Cli ents Click the “ Show Active Clients ” but ton and a ne w window wi ll appear which display s infor mation about wir eless client s connecte d to this access point. Click the “ Re fre sh ” button in the new window to re fre sh the li st. M[...]
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35 Band Select the wirele ss band you wish to use for the acce ss point: 802 .11b, 802.11g, 802.11n or selected combinations o f each . Only wir eless devices o f the same band or bands as you select wi ll be able to connect. MAIN SSID Specify an ESSID (the name used t o identify t he access point) of up to up to 32 alphanumerical char acters. Plea[...]
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36 III-3 . WPS Set ting WPS (W i -F i Pro tecte d Setup) is a simpl e wa y to es tablish connections between WPS compa ti ble de vices. WPS device s f ea ture a W PS function whi ch can be activa ted by pushing a WPS butto n on the device or fr om within t he device’ s firmw ar e/c onfiguration in terf ace. When WPS is activat ed in the corr e ct[...]
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37 WPS Sta tus Displays “Con figure d” or “unConfigured” depe nding on whether WPS Settings f or the access point hav e been con figure d or n ot, either manually or usi ng the WPS button. Self PIN Code This is the WPS PIN code of the wireless acce ss point f or use with other WPS-enabled wirele ss d evices. SSID Displays the SSID (ESSID) o[...]
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38 III-4 . Adv anced Settings In “ Adv anced Set ting ” you can c onfigure the a dvance d f ea ture s of the access poin t. Pl ease do no t m odify these set t ings unless y ou know what ef f ect th e change s wi ll have on your acce ss point; adv ance d set tings are f or experienced user s only . Fr agm ent Thr eshold Set the Fr agment thre s[...]
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39 you ar e familiar with this setting. RTS Thr eshold Set the R TS thre sh old of the wireless r adio. The def a ult value is 234 7 - please do not modify unless y ou are familiar with this setting. Beac on Interv al Set the beacon in terv al of the wirele ss r adio. The def ault value is 100 - please do not modif y unless you are f ami liar with [...]
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40 may not requir e 100% output power . Set ting a lower power output can enhance security s ince poten tially malicious/unknown users in dist ant are as will not be able to acce ss your signal. Click “ APPL Y ” to sa ve change s. The following me ssage wi ll appear: Click “ CONTINUE ” to save the change s and continue configuring other s e[...]
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41 III-5. Security Th e access point pr ovides a variety of wir eless security options (wi r eless data encryption). When dat a is encrypted, inf ormation tr ansmitte d wirele ssly cannot be re ad by any one who do es no t know the enc ryption k ey . Select SSID SSID choice Select which SSID to configur e security set t ings f or . Security Set tin[...]
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42 III-5-1. Disab le When you select “ Disabl e ” , wir eless encryption f or the network is disabled. This means an y one who knows the device ’ s SSID can connect to it, and i s not r ecommended. Enable 802.1x Authentication Check this bo x to enable 802.1x user authentication. See III-5-2. 802.1x Authentication. Click “ APPL Y ” to sa [...]
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43 RADIUS Server Port Enter the por t number of the RADI US authentication server here. Def ault v alue is 1812. RADIUS Server P asswor d Enter the p ass word o f the RADIUS authentication server here. Click “ APPL Y ” to sa ve change s. The following me ssage wi ll appear: Click “ CONTINUE ” to save the change s and continue configuring ot[...]
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44 128-bit. U sing “ 128-bit ” is saf er than “ 64 -bit ” , but wi ll r e duce some data tr ansfer perf ormance. K ey F ormat Select a k ey f ormat: ASCII or Hex. The k ey leng th wi ll also be display ed here - ASCII and Hex k ey s v ary in length acc or di ng to “K ey Leng th” (above) ”. Def ault T x K ey Y ou can set up to f our s [...]
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45 Suite AES is saf er than TKIP , but no t supp orte d by all wirele ss clients. Please mak e sure y ou r wirele s s client supports y our selection . WP A2(AES) is recommende d, or WP A2 Mix ed if y our client does not support AES. Pr e-share d Key Forma t Select the pre-share d k ey format fr o m “ P assphr ase ” ( 8 to 63 alphanumerical cha[...]
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46 clients. Please mak e sure y ou r wirele s s client supports y our selection . WP A2(AES) is recommende d, or WP A2 Mix ed if y our client does not support AES. U se inter nal MD5 /PEAP RADIUS Server Check the box t o use an internal MD5 /PE AP RADIUS Server . RADIUS Server IP addr ess Enter the IP a ddress of the RADIUS authentication server he[...]
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47 III-6 . Radius Server Radius server set ti ngs can be con figure d on this page. A Radius server pr ovide s user -base d a uthentication to impr ove security and off er wirele s s client contr ol – users can be authentica te d bef o re g ain ing access to a ne twork. The access point ’ s internal r adius server only suppo rts 96 user s and 1[...]
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48 Enable Radius Server Check the box t o enable the Radius s erver . U sername Enter a username f or a Radius user p r ofile. P asswor d Enter a p assw ord f or a Radius user pr ofile. Re - T ype P asswor d Confirm the pa sswor d. Configur e Select “ Add” to a dd t he user pr ofile – all user profiles wi ll be display ed undernea th onc e th[...]
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49 III-7 . MAC F i lt ering The MAC fil tering f eatur e allows you to de fine a list of wir eless device s p ermit te d t o connect to this acce ss point , identifie d by their unique MAC addr ess. When device s n ot on the list of MAC a ddresse s attemp t to connect t o this acce ss point, they wi ll be denied. Select SSID SSID choice Select whic[...]
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50 Delete Selec te d Click this button to dele te selected MAC a ddress(e s ). Delete All Delete all MAC a ddre s s es in the table. R e set U ncheck all selecte d MAC a ddre ss entrie s. Enable W ireless Acce ss Control Check this bo x to enable MAC addr ess fi ltering. MAC a ddre ss Enter a MA C addr ess permitte d to connect to the acce ss point[...]
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51 III-8 . Sy stem Uti lity In “ Sys tem Uti lity ” y ou can configur e basic s ystem and adminis tr ative par ameter s. III-8- 1. Pa ssw ord Set ti ngs Y ou can change the passw o r d used to login to the br owser -based con figura tion interf ace here. It is advise d to do so for security pu rposes. P assword Set tings Curren t P asswor d Ent[...]
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52 Click “ APPL Y ” to sa ve change s. The following me ssage wi ll appear: Click “ CONTINUE ” to save the change s and continue configuring other s et tings, or click “ APPL Y” to r est art the sys tem an d mak e the cha nge s tak e eff ect. III-8- 2. Management IP Y ou can modif y the IP addr e ss of the acce ss point, enabling it to [...]
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53 not be able t o connect to the browser-base d configur ation in terf ace in the future. Not e: T o reset the IP addre ss back to its default v alu e of 19 2.168.2.1, press and hold the WPS/Re set button on the ac ce ss po int f or 10 sec onds. Be aw are that doing so re store s all set tings and passwords back t o factory defaults. Click “ APP[...]
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54 Domain Name Server IP Input the IP addr ess o f the do main name server (DNS). Start IP Input the start a ddre ss of the IP r ange. End IP Input the end addre ss of the IP rang e. Domain Name Input the domain name for y our network (optional). Lease T ime Choose a lease time (the dur ation that every compute r can k eep a specific IP addr e ss) [...]
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55 III-9. Configur ation T ool The access point ’ s configur ation tool enables y ou to back up the curren t settings, r e stor e the s ettings to a pr eviously back ed up ver sion or r e set the access point back to it s original fact ory settings. Backup Se ttings Click “ Sav e ” to sa ve the curr ent se ttings on your computer as a .bin fi[...]
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56 butt on is loca ted on the front p anel of the devic e. III- 10 . U pgr ade The access point ’ s upg r ade f eatur e allows y ou to update the sy stem firmw ar e to a more r ecent ver sion. Y ou can downloa d the lates t fi rmw ar e fr om the Edimax w ebsite. Selecting “ U pg r ade ” from the menu on the left side wi ll bring you t o the f[...]
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57 R efr esh your bro wser to re turn to the “ Status and Inf ormation ” homepage of the br owser base d con figur ation device. III-11. Rese t If the access point malfunctions or is not re sp onding, th en it is rec o mmended that y ou reset the device. This fe ature is useful if the location o f the access point is not c on venient. T o re s [...]
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58 W indows: Mac: Click “ OK ” to c ontinue, or “ Cancel ” to abort. Y ou wi ll see a warning that it may tak e a while for the acce ss point to r e set. Not e: Do not turn off the Ac cess poin t during the re set proce ss.[...]
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59 W indows: Mac: Please click “ OK ” to st art t he re set proce ss. Y ou wi ll see the f ollowing screen whi le the sy stem re sets, the timer wi ll count do wn fr om 30 seconds. When the timer reache s z ero and the re set is complet e, please click “ OK ” . Y ou wi ll r eturn to the “ Re set ” page o f the bro wser based configur at[...]
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60 IV. APPENDIX IV -1. Con fig uring your IP addr ess Bef ore y ou use this access point , you may nee d to modi fy the IP addre ss of your PC or Macintosh . The pr ocedure f or doing so varies acr oss di ff eren t oper ating sys tems; please f ollow the appropriat e guide: - IV -1- 1. W indows XP - IV -1- 2. W indows V ista - IV -1- 3. W indows 7 [...]
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61 The “Local Ar ea Connection Status” window wi ll appear , click “Proper ties” . 2. Select “U se th e f oll owing IP addr e ss” , and input the follo wing values: Not e: Please no te your e xisting set ting before changing it. A fter you have finishe d using the browser base d configuration int erface, ch ange this setting back t o it[...]
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62 IV -1-2. W indows V ista 1. Cli ck the “Start ” butt on , locate d in the low er -left c orner of y ou r computer , and then click “ Co ntr ol P an el” . Click “ V iew Network Status and T asks” and then click “ Manage N etwork Connections” . Right - click “Local Area N et wor k” , and select “Properties” . The “Local A[...]
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63 2. Select “U se th e f oll owing IP addr e ss” , and input the follo wing values: IP addre ss : 192.168.2. 10 Subnet Mask : 255.255.25 5.0 Not e: Please no te your e xisting set ting before changing it. A fter you have finishe d using the browser base d configuration in terf ace, you can c hange this setting back t o its original value. C li[...]
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64 1. U nder “ Network and Interne t ” click “ V iew network s tatus and ta sks ” . 2. Cli ck “ Local Area Connecti on ” .[...]
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65 3. Cli ck “ Properties ” . 4. Select “ Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv6) and th en click “ Properties ” .[...]
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66 5. Select “U se the f ollowing IP addr e ss” , and input the follo wing values: Not e: Please no te your e xisting set ting before changing it. A fter you have finishe d using the browser base d configurat ion interf ace, you can c hange this setting back t o its original value. IP addre ss : 192.168.2.1 0 Subnet Mask : 255.255.25 5.0 C lick[...]
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67 IV -1-4 . W indows 8 1. Fr om the W i ndows 8 St a rt screen, y o u need t o switch to de sktop mode. Move y ou r cur ser to the bot tom left o f the screen and click. 2. In desk top mod e, click the F i le Explorer ic on in the bottom left of the scree n, as shown below .[...]
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68 3. Right click “Netw ork” and then select “Pr opertie s” . 4. In the window that opens, select “Ch ange adap ter set ti ngs” from the le f t side.[...]
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69 5. Choose your connection and right click, then select “Properti e s” . 6. Select “Inter net Protocol V ersion 4 (TCP/IPv4 ) and th en click “Properties”.[...]
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70 7. Select “U se the f ollowing IP addr e ss” , then input th e f ollowing value s: Not e: Please no te your e xisting set ting before changing it. A fter you have finishe d using the browser base d configurat ion interf ace, you can c hange this setting back t o its original value. IP addre ss : 192.168.2.1 0 Subnet Mask : 255.255.25 5.0 Cli[...]
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71 IV -1-5 . Mac OS 1. Have y ou r Macintosh c om puter oper ate a s usual, and cl i ck on “Sy stem Pr ef erence s” . 2. In System P references, click on “N etwork”. 3. Here you will see al l of y our n etw ork connections. Network Pr efer ences wi ll now display an E t hernet adapt er , as shown below . The status of “E t hernet ” shou[...]
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72 4. Cli ck on “E thernet ” in the left panel and then click the drop down arr ow f or the menu labeled “Configur e IPv4” in the right panel. From the drop down menu, select “Ma nually ” . 5. In t he panel on the right side, ent er IP addre ss 192.168.2.10 and subnet mask 2 55.25 5.255.0. Click on “ Appl y ” .[...]
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73 6. In t he left sidebar , “Ethernet ” should now display “Connecte d” as shown below . In the right panel, y ou should see the IP addre ss 192.168.2.10 and subnet mask 255.25 5.255.0.[...]
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74 IV - 2. How to F ind your Network Security Ke y T o find your network security k ey , please f ollow the instructions appropriate f or y our oper ating sy stem. Not e: If you are using W indows XP or earlier , please con tact your ISP or router manufac turer to find your network sec urity k ey . IV -2- 1. W indows 7 & W indows V ist a 1. Ope[...]
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75 4. Y ou should see the pr ofile of your W i -F i network in the list. Right click on y our W i-F i network and then click on “ Propertie s ” . 5. Cli ck on the “ Securi ty ” tab, and then check the bo x labeled “ Show char acters ” . This wi ll show y our network security k ey . Cl ick the “ Cancel ” button t o close the window .[...]
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76 IV -2- 2. W indows 8 1. From the W indows 8 Start screen, y o u need t o switch to de skt op mode. Move y ou r cur ser to the bot tom left o f the screen and click. 2. In desktop mode, click the network icon in the bot tom right cor ner . 3. Select y our W i - F i connection fr om th e list and right click . Select “ V i ew[...]
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77 connection propertie s” . 4. In t he window that opens, click the “ Security ” tab and check the box labeled “Show char acters” . Y ou r network security k ey wil l be display ed in the field “Network security k ey ” .[...]
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78 IV -2-3. Mac 1. Open a new F inder window , and select “ Applications ” fr om the menu on the left side. Open the f older labeled “ Uti litie s ” and then open the application “ K ey ch ain Acc e ss ” . 2. Select “ P asswor ds ” from the sub-menu lab ele d “ Category ” on the left side, as shown below . T hen sear ch the list[...]
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79 3. Doubl e click the SSI D of y our network and you wi ll see the f ollowing window . 4. Chec k the bo x labeled “ Show pass word ” and y ou wi ll be ask ed to en ter your adminis tr ative pas sw ord, which you use to log int o y our Mac. Enter y our pass wor d and click “ Allow ” .[...]
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80 Y our network security pass wor d wil l now be display ed in the field next to the bo x labeled “ Show pa sswor d ” . In the ex ample below , the n etwork security pass wor d is “ edimax1234 ” . Please m ak e a note of y our network security pass word.[...]
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81 IV -3 . T roubleshooting If you ar e e xpe riencing problems with your access point, please r ef er to thi s tr oubleshooting guide bef ore c ont acti ng y our dealer of pur chase f or h elp. Scenario Solution My access point c an ’ t locat e a wir eless acce ss point/wir ele ss device when using the “ Si te Survey ” functi on. a. Click ?[...]
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82 client. con figur ation interf ace) is “ Enabl e d ” or “ Disabled ” . If “ Disabled ” y ou need t o input the ESSID into y our wireless clien t manually . b. T ry moving clos er to the acce ss point F ile transf er s ar e slow or fr equently interr upte d. a. T ry to move closer to wher e the wi rele ss ac ce ss point is locat e d. [...]
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83 computers on your home network is th e location of th e DNS server your ISP has assi gned to you. DSL Modem: DSL sta nds for Digital Subscriber Line . A DSL modem u ses your existing phone line s to transmit d ata at high spe eds. Ethernet: A standard for computer n etwo rks. Ethern et network s are connec ted by special cab les and hubs, an d m[...]
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84 LAN: Local Area Net wo rk. A LA N is a grou p of compu ters and devices connec ted together in a relatively small area ( such as a house or an office). Your ho me net work is considered a LAN. MAC A ddres s: MAC s tands f or Me dia Acce ss Contr ol. A MAC ad dre ss is the hardw are addr ess o f a de vice connec ted to a ne twork. The MAC add r e[...]
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85 so that when the y int erface with e ach other ba se d on such a p ro toc ol, the in terpre tation of their b eha vio r is well defin e d and c an be ma de objectiv ely , without con fusion or misunder standing. Acce ss poin t: A acce ss point is an int elligen t network d evice tha t f orwar ds pack et s betw een d iff eren t network s base d o[...]
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86 Fren ch O ffice T el: +33-1605 35680 F ax: +33-1605 35689 Support: supp ort@ed imax. fr German O ffice T el: +49- 215488 -77334 F ax: +49- 215488 -77339 Support: sup port@e dimax -de.eu P oland O ffice T el: +48- 22 -60 79480 F ax: +48- 22 -60 79481 Support: sup port@e dimax.pl R omania O ffice T el: +40- 31 -425012 6 F ax: +40- 31 - 4250125 Sup[...]
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87 Aust ralia O ffice T el: +61-3- 95431888 F ax: +61-3-9899 2 746 T ech Supp ort: 1300 540 83 3 Email: sales @ed imax -au.com Support: sup port@e dimax -au.com China O ffic e T el: +8610-82 665815 F ax: +8610-82 665 795 Support: service@e dimax.c om.cn Hong K ong O ffice T el: +85 2-2169 63 11 F ax: +852-2169 6300 Support: service@e dimax.com.cn I[...]
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88 Malay sia - Kuala Lumpur Au thoriz ed Service Centr e T echnic al Hotline: 03 205 2 4288; 03 9130 77 28 (11am ~ 8pm, Monday ~ Frida y ex cept national h oliday s) Email: sales @ed imax .com.sg Support: supp ort@ed imax.c om.sg Indone sia - Jakart a Authorize d Service Centr e Sales & T echnic al Hotline: 021 7 0 777 629 (9am ~ 6p m, Monda y [...]
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