ZyXEL Communications wireless n300 range extendor manual

Quick Start Guide www .zyxel.com WRE2205 Wireless N300 R ange Extender V e rsion 1.00 Edition 3, 08/2013 Copyright © 2013 Z yXEL Communications Corpor ation User’s Guide Default Details LAN IP Address http://192.168.1.2 User Name admin P assword 1234 SSID ZyX EL Pre-shared K ey 00000000[...]

WRE2205 User’s Guide 2 IMPORT ANT! READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Related Document ation •Q u i c k S t a r t G u i d e The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the WRE2205 and access the W eb Configurator wizards. It also contains a connection diagram and package contents list.[...]

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WRE2205 User’s Guide 9 C HAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview The WRE2205 (N) is a universal repeater that is an access po int and a wireless client at the same time. The WRE2205 (N) wirelessly relays communications from its wireless clients to the access point. Figure 1 Universal Repeater Y our can create the following connections using the WRE220[...]

Chapter 1 Introductio n WRE2205 User’s Guide 10 1.2 Securing the WRE2205 Do the following things regularly to make the WRE2205 more secure and to manage the WRE220 5 more effectively . • Change the password. Us e a password that’ s not easy to guess and that consists of different types of characters, such as numbers and letters. • Write dow[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction WRE2205 User’s Guide 11 1.4 The WPS Button The WPS button can be used to begin WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), reboot the WRE2205 while keeping it’ s configuration or r eboot the WRE2205 to factory default configuration. 1.4.1 WiFi Protected Setup Y our WRE2205 supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set[...]

Chapter 1 Introductio n WRE2205 User’s Guide 12 a device, it has two minutes to find another devi ce that also has WPS activ ated. Then, the two devices connect and set up a se cure network by themselves. For more in formation on using WPS, see Section 5.2 on page 26 .[...]

WRE2205 User’s Guide 13 C HAPTER 2 The Web Configurator 2.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the WRE2205 W eb Configurator and provides an over view of its screens. The W eb Configurator is an HTML -based management interface that allows easy setup and management of the WRE2205 via Internet browser . Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and lat[...]

Chapter 2 The Web Configurator WRE2205 User’s Guide 14 4 Ty p e admin (default) as the user name and 1234 (default) as the password and click OK . Figure 3 Login Screen 2.3 Resetting the WRE2205 If you forget your password or IP address, or you cannot access the W e b Configurator , press the WPS button for more than 10 seconds to reload the fact[...]

WRE2205 User’s Guide 15 C HAPTER 3 Connection Wizard 3.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the wi zard setup screens in the W eb Configurator . The W e b Configurator’ s wizard setup helps you configure your device. The first time you access the WRE2205 W eb Configurator , the wizard displays automatically . For subsequent access, c[...]

Chapter 3 Connection Wizard WRE2205 User’s Guide 16 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Note: The wireless stations and WRE2205 must use the same SSID, channel ID , WPA -PSK (if WP A- PSK is enabled) or WP A2-PSK (i f WP A2-PSK is enab led) for wire less communication. 2 T y pe a key . The number of characters accepted by the[...]

Chapter 3 Connection Wizard WRE2205 User’s Guide 17 Figure 5 Wizard: T ype a K ey 3.2.2 Manually Configuring AP Parameters If the AP you w ant to connect to is not listed, then follow these steps to configure the security settings of the AP manually . 1 Select Setup repeater manually . 2 T y pe the SSID of the AP into the SSID field. Figure 6 Wiz[...]

Chapter 3 Connection Wizard WRE2205 User’s Guide 18 Figure 7 Wizard: Manually Configuring Security Settings 3.3 Completing the Connection Wizard 1 Click Next . The key verification screen appears. T able 5 Maximum Key Lengths ENCRYPTION KEY FORMAT KEY LENGTH 64-bit WEP ASCII 5 characters Hex 10 characters 128-bit WEP ASCII 13 characters Hex 26 ch[...]

Chapter 3 Connection Wizard WRE2205 User’s Guide 19 Figure 8 Wizard: V e rifying the Key The following screen appears if the key verifies successfully . Figure 9 Wizard: Key V erification Success The following screen appears if the key fails to verify . Click BA CK and check the key .[...]

Chapter 3 Connection Wizard WRE2205 User’s Guide 20 Figure 10 Wizard: Key V erification F ailed 2 Click Apply to complete the wizard setup and restart the WRE2205. Figure 1 1 Connection Wizard Complete[...]

WRE2205 User’s Guide 21 C HAPTER 4 Status 4.1 WRE2205 S t atus The screen below shows the status screen. Figure 12 Status Screen The following table describes the icons shown in the Status screen. The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. T a ble 6 Status Screen Icon Key ICON DESCRIPTION Click this icon to open the setu[...]

Chapter 4 Status WRE2205 User’s Guide 22 Firmware V ersion This is the current firmware version of the WRE22 05. LAN Information - MAC Address This shows the LAN Et hernet adapter MAC Address of your device. - IP Address This shows the LAN port’s IP address. - IP Subnet Mask This shows the LAN port’s subnet mask. - DHCP This shows the LAN por[...]

Chapter 4 Status WRE2205 User’s Guide 23 4.1.1 Summary: Packet St atistics Click the Packet Statistics (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. Read-only inform ation here includes port status, packet specific statistics and the "system up time". The Poll Interval(s) field is configurable and is used for refreshing the screen. Figur[...]

Chapter 4 Status WRE2205 User’s Guide 24 Figure 14 Summary: WLAN Station Status The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.2 Navigation Panel Use the menu in the navigation panel menus to configure WRE2205 features. Figure 15 Menus The following table describes the sub-menus. T a ble 9 Summary: WLAN Station Status LABEL DESCRIPTIO[...]

Chapter 4 Status WRE2205 User’s Guide 25 Wireles s LAN AP Select Use this screen to connect to an access point. General Use this screen to configure wireless LAN. MAC Address List Use the MAC Address List screen to allow devices to ac cess the WRE22 05. Advanced This screen allows y ou to config ure advanced wireless settings. QoS Use this screen[...]

WRE2205 User’s Guide 26 C HAPTER 5 Tutorials 5.1 Overview This chapter provides tutorials for your WRE2205 as follows: • Connecting a Wireless Client using WPS • Push Button Configur ation (PBC) • PIN Configuration • Connecting the WRE2205 to an AP • Connecting to an AP with the WPS PBC Method • Connecting to an AP with the WPS PIN Me[...]

Chapter 5 Tutorials WRE2205 User’s Guide 27 2 Make sure that you have installed the wireless client (this example uses the NWD210N) driver and utility in your notebook. 3 In the wireless client utility , find the WPS se ttings. Enable WPS and press the WPS button ( Start or WPS button) 4 Log into WRE2205’ s W eb Configurator and navigate to the[...]

Chapter 5 Tutorials WRE2205 User’s Guide 28 5.2.2 PIN Configuration When you use the PIN configuration method, yo u need to use both WRE2205’ s configuration interface and the client’s utilities. 1 Launch your wireless client’ s configuration utility . Go to the WPS settings and select the PIN method to get a PIN number . 2 On the WRE2205, [...]

Chapter 5 Tutorials WRE2205 User’s Guide 29 Figure 17 Example WPS Process: PIN Method 5.3 Connecting the WRE2205 to an AP This section gives you an example of how to connect the WRE2205 to an AP . There are four AP connection methods. This tutorial shows you how to use all of them. • Connectin g to an AP with the WP S PBC method - create a secu[...]

Chapter 5 Tutorials WRE2205 User’s Guide 30 • C o n n e c t i n g t o a n A P w i t h t h e W P S P I N m e t h o d - create a secure wireless network simply by entering the WRE2205's PIN (Personal Identifi cation Number) in the AP’s interface. See Section 5.3.2 on page 31 . This is the more secure method, since one device can authentica[...]

Chapter 5 Tutorials WRE2205 User’s Guide 31 Figure 18 Example Connection to AP using WPS: PBC M ethod 5.3.2 Connecting to an AP w ith the WPS PIN Method When you use the PIN configuration method, you n eed to use both the configur ation interface of the AP and the WRE2205’ s configuration interface. 1 Log into WRE2205’ s W eb Configurator and[...]

Chapter 5 Tutorials WRE2205 User’s Guide 32 Figure 19 Example Connection to AP using WPS: PIN Method 5.3.3 Selecting an AP from an Auto matically Detected List Follow the steps below to create a secure wireless ne twork by selecting an AP from a list of detected APs. The instructions require that your hardware is connected (see the Quick Start Gu[...]

Chapter 5 Tutorials WRE2205 User’s Guide 33 Figure 20 T utorial: Selecting an automatically detected AP 2 T ype a key into the KE Y field and click Next . Figure 21 T utorial: The KEY field 3 W ait for the WRE2205 to verify the key with the AP . Figure 22 T utorial: V erifying the key 4 When the key is verified, click Next . Figure 23 T utorial: [...]

Chapter 5 Tutorials WRE2205 User’s Guide 34 5 Click APPLY to save setting s and restart the WR E2205. Click CONTINUE to go to the Status screen without saving the setting s and restarting the WRE2205. Figure 24 T utorial: Saving settings 5.3.4 Selecting an AP by Manua lly Entering Security Information This example shows you how to configure wirel[...]

Chapter 5 Tutorials WRE2205 User’s Guide 35 3 Select the security settings and click Next . Figure 26 T utorial: Security Settings 4 Click Apply to save settings and restart the WRE2205. Click CONTINUE to go to the Status screen without saving the settings and restarting the WRE2205. Figure 27 T utorial: Saving settings[...]

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WRE2205 User’s Guide 38 C HAPTER 6 Wireless LAN 6.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wi reless network settings in your WRE2205. See Section 1.1 on page 9 for an overview of wireless network s. 6.2 What Y ou Can Do •U s e t h e General screen to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the S SID and select the wireless security mode ([...]

Chapter 6 Wireless LAN WRE2205 User’s Guide 39 6.3.1 Wireless Security Overview The following sections introduce different types of wireless security you can set up in the wireless network. 6.3.1.1 MAC Address List Every wireless client has a unique identification number , called a MAC address. 1 A MAC address is usually written using twelve hexa[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless LAN WRE2205 User’s Guide 40 Many types of encryption use a k ey to protect the information in the wireless network. The longer the key , the stronger the encryption. Every wirele ss client in the wireless network must have the same key . 6.3.1.3 WPS WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) is an industry standard specification, defined by th[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless LAN WRE2205 User’s Guide 41 6.5 MAC Address List The MAC Address List screen allows you to sp ecify which devices are allowed to access the WRE2205, while denying access to all unspecified devices. Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of s[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless LAN WRE2205 User’s Guide 42 The following table describes the labels in this menu. 6.6 Wireless LAN Advanced Screen Use this screen to configure adv anced wireless LAN parameters. Click Network > Wireless LAN > Advanc ed . The screen appears as shown. Figure 30 Network > Wireless LAN > Advanced The following table d[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless LAN WRE2205 User’s Guide 43 6.7 Quality of Service (QoS) Screen Use the QoS screen to enable Wifi MultiMedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS). WMM QoS prioritizes traffic using pre-defined voice, video, best -effort and background priorities. Click Network > Wireless LAN > QoS . The following screen appears. Figure 31 Network[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless LAN WRE2205 User’s Guide 44 Figure 32 Network > Wireless LAN > WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen. 6.9 WPS S t ation Screen Use this screen when you want to add a wireless station using WPS. Note: WPS can only be config ured betw een tw o devices at a time. For example if devices A and B are first[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless LAN WRE2205 User’s Guide 45 Note: WPS times out af ter two minutes of pr essing a button. Pre ss the but ton on the second device within about a minute of th e first, then wait two minutes for the WPS configu ration to com plete. T o add the second wireless station, you have to press these buttons on both device and the wireles[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless LAN WRE2205 User’s Guide 46 Figure 34 Network > Wireless LAN > AP Select The following table describes the labels in this screen. T a ble 18 Network > Wireless LAN > AP Select LABEL DESCRIPTION Select Use the radio button to se lect the wirele ss device to which you want to conn ect. SSID This displa ys the Service [...]

WRE2205 User’s Guide 47 C HAPTER 7 LAN 7.1 Overview This screen allows you to assign the WRE2205 a fixed or dynamic IP address. The default IP address is 192.168.1.2. In initial configuration, the WRE2205 acts as a DHCP server , so it can assign your computer an IP address in the same network range as the defau lt IP . After the WRE2205 connects [...]

Chapter 7 LAN WRE2205 User’s Guide 48 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T a ble 19 Network > LAN > IP LABEL DESCRIPTION Get from DHCP Serve r Select this to have t he WRE2205 ge t a dynamic IP address from a DHCP serv er . User Defined LAN IP Click this to en able the manual IP configuration. IP Address T ype the IP a[...]

WRE2205 User’s Guide 49 C HAPTER 8 System 8.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the Syst em screen. 8.2 What Y ou Can Do Use the Password screen to set the password ( Section 8.3 on page 49 ). 8.3 System Password Screen Use this screen to set the web configurator password. Click Maintenanc e > System . The following screen displays[...]

WRE2205 User’s Guide 50 C HAPTER 9 Tools 9.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to upload a new firmwa re, upload or save backup configur ation files, restart the WRE2205 and configure LEDs. 9.2 What Y ou Can Do •U s e t h e Firmware screen to upload firmware to your WRE2205 ( Section 9.3 on page 50 ). •U s e t h e Configuration screen to vi[...]

Chapter 9 Tools WRE2205 User’s Guide 51 Figure 37 Maintenance > T ools > Firmware The following table describes the labels in this screen. Note: Do not turn off the WRE2205 while firmware upload is in progress! After you see the Firmware Upgrading screen, wait until the upgrade process is complete. T a ble 21 Maintenance > T ools > Fi[...]

Chapter 9 Tool s WRE2205 User’s Guide 52 Figure 38 Firmware Upgrading The WRE2205 automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network discon nect. In some operating systems, you ma y see the following icon on your desktop. Figure 39 Network T emporarily Disconnected After the WRE2205 restarts, the Upgrade Accomplished screen appears. [...]

Chapter 9 Tools WRE2205 User’s Guide 53 Figure 41 Maintenance > T ools > Configur ation 9.4.1 Backup Configuration Backup configuration allows you to back up (save) the WRE2205’s current configur ation to a file on your computer . Once your WRE2205 is configured and functioning properly , it is highly recommended that you back up y our co[...]

Chapter 9 Tool s WRE2205 User’s Guide 54 Figure 42 T emporarily Disconnected If you uploaded the default conf igur ation file you may need to change the IP address of your computer to be in the same subnet as that of the default WR E2205 IP address (192. 168.1.2). Refer to your oper ating system’ s help files for details on how to set up your c[...]

Chapter 9 Tools WRE2205 User’s Guide 55 The following table describes the labels on the LED screen. T a ble 23 Maintenance > T ools > LED Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable LED OFF mode T ype in the location of th e file you w a nt to upload in this field or click Browse... to find it. T urn off all LED Select this to turn off all LEDs. T urn [...]

WRE2205 User’s Guide 56 C HAPTER 10 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter . The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Po wer , Hardware Connections, and LEDs • WRE2205 Access and Login • Internet Access • Resetting the WRE2205 to Its F actory Defaults • Wirel[...]

Chapter 10 Troubl eshooting WRE2205 User’s Guide 57 10.2 WRE2205 Access and Login I don’t know the IP address of my WRE2205. 1 Click Start > Run , enter cmd , and then enter Ping z yxelsetupxx xx , where xxxx is the last four digits of the MAC address of the WRE2205. Y ou can find the MAC address on a label on the WRE2205. 2 The default IP a[...]

Chapter 10 Tro ubleshooting WRE2205 User’s Guide 58 • If you changed the IP address and hav e forgotten it, see the troubleshooting suggestions for I don’t know the IP addre ss of my WRE2205. 2 Check the hardware connections, and make sure th e LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide. 3 Make sure y our Internet browser does n[...]

Chapter 10 Troubl eshooting WRE2205 User’s Guide 59 2 T ry to connect directly to the AP . If you can access the Internet, check that the WRE2205 has associated with the AP by checking the WLAN STA Information SSID field shows the SSID of the AP . Se e Section 6.4 on page 40 . 3 If you are trying to access the Internet wirelessly , ma ke sure the[...]

Chapter 10 Tro ubleshooting WRE2205 User’s Guide 60 10.4 Resetting the WRE2205 to It s Factory Default s If you reset the WRE2 205, you lose all of the ch anges you have made. The WRE2205 re-loads its default settings, and the username/password resets to admin / 1234 . Y ou have to make all of your changes again. Y ou will lose all of y our chang[...]

WRE2205 User’s Guide 61 A PPENDIX A Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2013 by Z yXEL Communications Corpor ation. Th e co n te n t s o f th i s p u bl i ca t io n ma y no t be r ep r od u c ed i n a n y p a rt o r a s a wh o le , tra n s cr i be d , s t o re d in a re t ri e va l s y st e m, t r anslated into any language, or tr ansmitted [...]

Appendix A Legal Information WRE2205 User’s Guide 62 This Class B di gital apparatus co mplies with Canad ian ICES-003. Cet appareil numéri que de la classe B es t conforme à la no rme NMB-003 du Ca nada. Viewing Certifications Go to http://www.zyxel.com to view this product ’s documentation and certifi cations. ZyXEL Limited W arranty Z yXEL[...]

Appendix A Legal Informa tion WRE2205 User’s Guide 63 National Restrictions This prod uct may be us ed in al l EU coun tries (an d other co untries f ollowing the EU d irective 1 999/5/EC) without a ny limitat ion except for the count ries mentio ned below : Ce produit peut être utilisé dans tous les pays de l’UE (et da ns tous les pays ayan [...]

Appendix A Legal Information WRE2205 User’s Guide 64 Pour la bande 2.4 GHz, la p uissance est limi tée à 10 mW en p.i.r .e. p our les équipeme nts utilisés en ext érieur dans la band e 24 54 - 2483.5 MHz. Il n'y a pas de restrictions pour des utilisati ons en intérieur ou dans d'autres p arties de la bande 2.4 GHz. Consu ltez http[...]

Appendix A Legal Informa tion WRE2205 User’s Guide 65 • Connect the power adaptor or c ord to the right supp ly voltage (f or example, 110V AC in North America or 230V AC in Europe). • Do NOT al low anything to rest on the p owe r adaptor or cord and do NOT place the pr oduct where anyone can walk on the powe r adaptor or cord. • Do NOT use[...]

Index WRE2205 User’s Guide 66 Index B Backup configuration 53 C certifications notices 61 viewing 62 Channel 22 Configuration backup 53 reset the factory defaults 54 restore 53 copyright 61 CPU usage 22 D disclaimer 61 documentation related 2 duplex setting 22 E encryption 39 key 40 F FCC interference statement 61 Firmware upload 50 file extensio[...]

Index WRE2205 User’s Guide 67 O other documentation 2 overview 9 P port speed 22 product registration 62 Q Quality of Service (QoS) 43 Quick Start Guide 2 R registration product 62 related documentation 2 Reset the device 14 Restore configur ation 53 RTS / C T S T h r e sh o l d 42 S safety warnings 64 Service Set 40 Service Set IDentification 16[...]