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- Page 1 EW-7238RPD Quick Installation Guide 11-2012 / v1.0...
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Page 2: Package Contents
Package Contents Before you start using this product, please check if there is anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer to claim the missing item(s): Access Key Card Ethernet Cable EW-7238RPD CD with User Manual & Quick Installation Guide Quick Installation Guide LED Status Color... - Page 3 Color LED Status Description Excellent signal. Signal strength: 60 – 100%. Signal Strength Slow Good signal. Flashing Signal strength: 60 – 40%. Amber Quick Poor signal. Flashing Signal strength: below 40%. 5 GHz No signal detected or in LED off mode. Wi-Fi extender is on.
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Page 4: Installation
Installation There are two ways you can quickly setup the Wi-Fi extender - using browser-based iQ Setup (steps 1 - 15 below) or using the WPS button (see WPS Setup). Note: It is recommended that you plug in the extender close to your router/access point for the setup process. - Page 5 Wi-Fi network with the SSID “Edimax.Setup” and connect. SSID: Edimax.Setup Open a web browser (http://edimax.setup) and you will see the following screen, please click “Get Started”. Note: You can change language using the drop down menu in the top right corner.
- Page 6 iQ Setup will display all available 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi networks, listed under “SSID”. Please select one or both root Wi-Fi networks that your extender will connect to and subsequently extend. If you don’t wish to use either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz band you must select “Disable” in order to continue.
- Page 7 SSID OBM-Airport-2.4G_2EX to identify itself. Click “Next” to continue and you will be prompted to add http://edimax.setup to your bookmarks (Internet Explorer and Firefox only). This is the URL to access the extender’s browser based configuration interface to further configure the settings of the extender, or to run iQ...
- Page 8 “Cancel” – or select “No” from the drop down menu shown below, before you click “Next”. Please wait while the Wi-Fi extender tests the connection. When the test is complete, click “Apply” to restart the device. Note: If the extender cannot obtain an IP address from the router/access point then you will see the screen below.
- Page 9 Note: When assigning a static IP address to the wireless extender, you need to ensure that you assign an IP address in the same subnet as your network. For example, if your static IP is 192.168.9.2 then you need to assign the wireless extender an IP address in the range 192.168.9.x where x = 3 –...
- Page 10 II-1. iQ Setup 2.ii). It is likely that after the extender restarted, your smartphone re-connected to the Edimax.Setup SSID which is now, upon completion of setup, redundant. After the device has restarted you will see a congratulations screen as shown below, displaying the name and security key for each of the extender’s Wi-Fi networks.
- Page 11 To connect to the extender’s Wi-Fi networks: indows Click the network icon ( , ) in the system tray and select “Connect to a network”. View available Wi-Fi networks by clicking icon along the top right of your screen. Select the SSID which you named your extender’s Wi-Fi network in Step 5 or 6 and enter your password/security key if you set one.
- Page 12 Windows: Mac: Note: The next section WPS Setup describes an alternative setup method to iQ Setup. If you already completed iQ Setup, it is not necessary to perform WPS Setup.
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Page 13: Wps Setup
WPS Setup Note: Please ensure the extender is ready (power LED on, not flashing) before activating WPS. If your wireless router/access point supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) then you can use this method to set up your Wi-Fi extender’s 2.4GHz & 5GHz network. - Page 14 Within two minutes, press and hold the WPS button on the extender for two seconds to activate WPS. The WPS LED ( ) will flash slowly to indicate WPS is activated (see LED Status). Press for two seconds The devices will establish a connection. When a connection is successful, the extender’s WPS LED ( will display on - and remain on for 5 minutes (see LED Status).
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Page 15: Browser Based Configuration Interface
Setup again. To access the browser based configuration interface, enter http://edimax.setup into the URL bar of a web browser on a computer which is connected to the extender’s Wi-Fi network. You will be prompted for a username and password. - Page 16 Mac: Note: Please refer to the user manual for detailed guidance on using the browser based configuration interface.
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Page 17: Connection Problems
Connection Problems If the extender’s 2.4GHz or 5GHz Wi-Fi is disconnected from its root network, your browser will forward to the page shown below: The status of the extender will be displayed, please check your WAN connection and ensure that your router/access point is working properly. To configure the settings of the extender, click “Go to Web Control Panel”... -
Page 18: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. - Page 19 EU Declaration of Conformity English: This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC, 2009/125/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2011/65/EC. French: Cet équipement est conforme aux exigences essentielles et autres dispositions de la directive 1999/5/CE, 2009/125/CE, 2006/95/CE, 2011/65/CE. Czechian: Toto zařízení...
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Page 20: Declaration Of Conformity
Declaration of Conformity We, Edimax Technology Co., Ltd., declare under our sole responsibility, that the equipment described below complies with the requirements of the European R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC, and 2009/125/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2011/65/EC. Equipment: N300+ Concurrent Dual-band Wi-Fi Extender Model No.: EW-7238RPD Report No.: ER261449AC, ER261449AN, EH26449, EA261449,... - Page 21 Notice According to GNU General Public License Version 2 This product includes software that is subject to the GNU General Public License version 2. The program is free software and distributed without any warranty of the author. We offer, valid for at least three years, to give you, for a charge no more than the costs of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code.
- Page 22 intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program. You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee.
- Page 23 6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients’...