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    EW -7438RPn V2 Quick Installation Guide 08-2013 / v1.0[...]

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    1 I. Product Information I- 1. Package Contents - EW -7438 RP n - CD with multi -language QIG & user manual - Quick installation gui de (QIG) - RJ45 Ethernet cable - Access key card I-2. System Requirements - Wi -Fi extender /Wi-Fi bridge mod e: Existing 2.4GHz wireless netwo rk - Access point mode : Cable/DSL modem - Computer with 2.4GHz 802.1[...]

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    2 Wi - Fi Green Flashing Transferring dat a Off Wi -Fi not acti ve or in LED off mode Power Green On Extender is on Flashing Resetting to factor y default settings, or system is b ooting up Off Extender is off or in LED of f mode WPS Green On WPS connection e stablished (LED will remain on for 5 minutes to indicate a successful connection) Flashing[...]

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    3 II. Installation The EW -7438RPn has three different operati ng modes which you can ch oose depending on you r network requirements . Each mode is described belo w: Wi -Fi Extender The device connects wirelessly to your existing network and repeats the wireless signal. Location: The best location for your extender is roughly in the middle between[...]

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    4 2. The green power L ED will flash while the system is booting up. The device is ready when the green power LED displays on . 3. Use a Wi-Fi device (e.g. computer, tablet, smartphon e) to search for a Wi - Fi network wit h the SSID “ Edi max. Setup ” and conn ect to it. If you are using a computer, please disconnec t any Ethernet cables. For [...]

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    5 4. O pen a web brows er and if you do not au tomatically arrive at the “Get Started” screen shown below , enter the URL http:// edimax.setup and click “Get Started” to begin the setup process. If you cannot access http://edimax.setup , please make sure your computer is set to use a dynamic IP address. For more information please refer to [...]

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    6 6. Follow the on-screen in structions for your selected mode to complet e setup. The rest of this guide will use “Wi - Fi Extender” mode as an example. For more information on ot her modes, please refer to the user manual o r VI. Access Point M ode. 7. Please read the on screen instructions about selecting a good location f or your wireless e[...]

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    7 Do not check “C onnect to a hidden network” unles s you wish to connect to a hidden SSID instead. Refer to the user manual for more information. 9. Please wait while the EW -7438RPn te sts the connection . If your Wi-Fi extender cannot obtain an IP address (below) from your existing router/access point then c lick the “Static IP” button t[...]

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    8 Please wait a moment unt il the extender is ready. 11. A final congratulations scr een will in dicate that setup is comple te . The EW -7438RPn is working and r eady for use - the ambe r signal s trength LED should display on or flash depending on you r signal strengt h. 12. Please close the browse r window. Y ou can now conn ect to the extender [...]

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    9 III. Reset the Extender If you experience problems wit h your extender or if you want to change t he extender to a diffe rent operating mode, you can reset the device bac k to its factory settings. This resets all settings back to d efault. 1. Press and hold the WPS/Reset butto n for at least 10 seconds u ntil the green power LED is flashing . 2.[...]

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    10 IV. Browser Based Configuration Interface After setup you ca n use the browser based configuration int erface to configure advance d settings. 1. To access the browser based confi guration inte rface enter http://edimax.setup into the URL ba r of a browser on a network device which is connecte d to the same Wi- Fi network as the extender. 2. You[...]

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    11 V. WPS If your wireless ro uter/access point supports WPS (Wi -Fi Protected Setup) then you can use t his method to s etup your wireless extender . 1. Press the WPS but ton on you r wireless router/a ccess point to a ctivate its WPS. Please check the instructions for your wireless router/access point for how long you need to hold down its WPS bu[...]

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    12 Federal Communic ation Comm ission Interference S tatement This equipment has b een tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B dig ital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are de signed to pro vide reasonable protecti on against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equ ipment generates, us e[...]

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    13 EU Declaration of Conformity English: This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2006/95/EC, 2011/65/EC. Franç ais: Cet équipement est conforme aux exigences essentielles e t autres dispositions de la directive 2006/95/CE, 2011/65/CE. Čeština : Toto zařízení je v souladu se z[...]

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    14 Declaration of Conformity We, Edimax Tec hnology Co., L td ., d eclare un der our sole respo nsibility, that the equipmen t described b elow complies with the requirements of the European R&TTE directive 2006 /95/EC, an d directive 2011 /65/EC(RoHS) . Equipment: N300 Universal Wi- Fi Extender Model No.: EW - 7438 RPn The following Eu ropean [...]

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    15 Notice Accord ing to GNU General Public License Version 2 This product includes software that is sub ject to the GNU G eneral Public License version 2. The program i s free softwar e and distributed without an y warran ty of the auth or. We offer, valid for at least three year s, to give you, for a char ge no more than the costs of phy sically p[...]

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    16 intact all the notices that refer to this License and t o the absence of a n y warranty; and give any other recipients of th e Program a copy of th is License along with t he Program. You may charge a fee for th e physical act o f transferring a cop y, and you may at your option offer warranty pro tection in exchange for a fee. 2. You may modify[...]

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    17 Therefore, by modifying or d istributing th e Program (or any work b ased on the Program), you indicate y our acceptance of this License to do so, a nd all its terms and co nditions for co pying, distributin g or modifying the Program or work s based on it. 6. Each time you redistribu te the Program (or a ny work bas ed on the Program) , t he re[...]