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  • Page 1 EW-7438RPn User Manual 07-2012 / v1.2...
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright © Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission from Edimax Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents ......................1   Chapter I: Product Information ..............2   1-1 Introduction ..................... 2  1-2 Safety Information ................... 3  1-3 Package Contents ..................... 4  1-4 Familiarizing Yourself with Your New Wi-Fi Extender ........5  Chapter II: Extender mode ................8  ...

  • Page 4: Chapter I: Product Information

    Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this universal Wi-Fi extender! The ultra-compact design with built-in power allows you to install this extender anywhere, and receive excellent network performance in extending Wi-Fi signals and wireless coverage. Other features of this Wi-Fi extender include: Extend the wireless signal inside your home or office.

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    1-2 Safety Information In order to ensure the safety of users and this device, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This Wi-Fi extender is designed for indoor use only. DO NOT expose this device to direct sunlight, rain, or snow. 2.

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    1-3 Package Contents Before you start to use this Wi-Fi extender, please check if there’s anything missing from the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim any missing items: 1 x Wi-Fi extender 1 x Ethernet cable 1 x Access key card 1 x Quick installation guide 1 x CD with user manual and multi-language QIG...

  • Page 7: Familiarizing Yourself With Your New Wi-Fi Extender

    1-4 Familiarizing Yourself with Your New Wi-Fi Extender Interface Descriptions Item Item Name Description LAN Port 10/100M Ethernet LAN Port with Auto-MDI/MDI-X. Connects to a computer, switch or hub for local network sharing. Reset / WPS Resets the extender to factory default settings (clears all settings) or starts the WPS function.
  • Page 8 LED Definitions LED Name LED Status Description Excellent signal reception (Signal strength 50 – 100%) Good signal reception Flashing (Signal strength 25 – 50%) Signal Strength Flashing Poor signal reception Rapidly (Signal strength < 25%) No signal detected, disconnected, or in LED off mode Flashing Transferring data...
  • Page 9 WPS connection established WPS in progress (waiting for Flashing another WPS device’s connection) Flashing WPS error Rapidly No WPS connection established or in LED off mode LAN port connected LAN activity (transferring data) Flashing LAN port not connected  ...

  • Page 10: Chapter Ii: Extender Mode

    Chapter II: Extender mode  In extender mode, the Wi-Fi extender receives a wireless signal from a root wireless access point or router. It then repeats the signal it receives. This repeated signal can then be detected and used by other wireless devices, such as notebook computers, smartphones, and tablet computers.
  • Page 11 Plug the Wi-Fi extender into a power outlet close to the root wireless access point and switch it on (1). The extender will automatically initialize. In a few seconds, the Power LED will light up. Approximately 30 seconds later, the Wi-Fi LED will begin to flash rapidly and irregularly (2).

  • Page 12: Hardware Wps Button Setup

    2-1-1 Hardware WPS Button Setup  1. Press and hold the WPS button on the extender for 2 seconds, until the WPS LED starts flashing. WPS button WPS LED 2. Press the WPS button on the root wireless access point within 2 minutes to establish a connection.
  • Page 13 te: This WP PS button po osition on th his access p point is an e example, diff ferent devic ces may hav ve different WPS button n positions. If the acce int you wish h to connect t to does no t have a har rdware WPS S button, yo...
  • Page 14 hen a WPS S connecti ion has be en succes sfully esta ablished, t the Signal ength LED ED will als so light up p in orange gnal LED te: If the W WPS LED co ontinues to b blink in two o-second int tervals thout movin...
  • Page 15 The quick installation setup is now done, you can refer to ‘2-2 Extender mode Advanced Settings’ to login to the web UI for other advanced settings.

  • Page 16: Web Browser Quick Setup

    2-1-2 Web browser quick setup  Before you can connect to the extender and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s set to use static IP address, or you’re unsure, please refer to ‘Chapter III: Appendix, 3-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC’...
  • Page 17 te: If you ar re using Wi indows 7 an nd the follow wing appear rs, please clic ck “Connect t the networ rk without s setting it up p”. Please do o not click “OK K”. te: If you h ave acciden ntally clicke ed “OK”, yo...
  • Page 18 ethod 1 (W Windows P PCs only) en your w web browse er and inp put the acc cess key in n the addre ess bar to in t to the exte ender’s we eb configu uration inte erface. te: The acce ess key can be found o n the access...
  • Page 19 You will t then be pr rompted to o log in. T The default t username e is “admi in” and the de efault pass sword is “ “1234”. Cl lick “OK” ” to contin nue. iQ Setup w will start d detecting available W Wi-Fi netw...
  • Page 20 te: If you h ave set the SSID on yo our root AP to be hidde n, please ty in t the informat tion manual lly. Setup ex xtender man nually 5. You will b be prompt ted to ente er the exte ender’s SS ID and th...
  • Page 21 After you u click “NE EXT’ the W Wi-Fi Ext tender will l start to v verify the wireless k key with y your assoc iated acce ess point a and will sh how you result with hin 2 minu utes.
  • Page 22 te: After the e wireless c connection b between the e extender a and the reless broad dband router r is establish hed, the ext tender becom mes a DHC clie ent and will receive its IP address from the br oadband rou uter omatically.

  • Page 23: Extender Mode Advanced Settings

    2 Extender r Mode Ad dvanced S Settings 2-1 Connec cting to th he web con nfiguration n menu  ere are two o ways to connect t to the web b configura ation menu ethod 1 (W Windows P PCs only) ter connec cting to the e Wi-Fi ex...
  • Page 24 The configuration screen will appear shortly:  ...

  • Page 25: Home

    2-2-2 Home  The status and information of this Wi-Fi extender will be displayed here. To access the ‘Home’ menu, click ‘Home’ on the left. You should see something similar to the following screen (the contents will vary depending on your actual settings): You can click the ‘Show Active Clients’...
  • Page 26 te: When yo ou click the e ‘Show Act tive Clients ’ button, a n new browse ndow will ap ppear. Som me browsers automatica lly block po op-up ndows, so p lease disabl le pop-up b locking or y you will not t be able to e the ‘Show...

  • Page 27: Wps Setting

    2-2-3 WPS Setting  You can configure WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) here. By using WPS, you can quickly establish a secure connection between this Wi-Fi extender and other wireless devices that also support WPS. To access the ‘WPS Settings’ menu, click ‘WPS Settings’ on the left. The following setup page will appear:  ...
  • Page 28 Item Description Enable WPS You can enable or disable the WPS feature. Disabling WPS here will also disable the hardware WPS button. WPS is enabled by default. WPS Status Shows the security setting status of WPS. If the Wi-Fi extender’s security has been configured, whether manually or automatically through the WPS button, the WPS status entry will be ‘Configured’.
  • Page 29 The ‘WPS S’ LED on n the Wi-F Fi extende r will blin while this s Wi-Fi ex xtender wa aits for inc coming WPS requ uests. te: For WPS S2.0 compl iance specif fications, W WEP and WP PA-PSK do t support WP PS connect ions.

  • Page 30: Advanced Settings

    2-2-4 Advanced Settings  You can configure advanced wireless settings on this page. Please note that these settings should not be configured by novice users. Configure these settings only when you understand what you’re doing. To access the ‘Advanced Settings’ menu, click ‘Advanced Settings’ on the left.
  • Page 31 Item Description Fragment Threshold Set the fragment threshold. Do not modify the default value if you don’t know what this does, default value is 2346. RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold. Do not modify the default value if you don’t know what this does, default value is 2347.
  • Page 32 setting is ‘Short Preamble’. Broadcast ESSID When set to ‘enabled’, every wireless device will be able to scan for and find this Wi-Fi extender; when set to ‘disabled’, only wireless clients that know the extender’s exact SSID can connect to the extender.
  • Page 33   If you wish to continue configuring this Wi-Fi extender, click the ‘CONTINUE’ button; if you want to save changes and apply the changes, click the ‘APPLY’ button.   You’ll be prompted to wait for approximately 30 seconds before you can reconnect to the Wi-Fi extender. ...

  • Page 34: Mac Address Filtering

    2-2-5 MAC Address Filtering  This Wi-Fi extender can use its MAC address filter to only allow wireless users with certain MAC addresses to connect. This will enhance security because you can make a ‘white list’ in advance, to only allow users on the list to use this Wi-Fi extender. Clients not on this white list cannot connect to the extender, even if the user knows the password.
  • Page 35 Item Description Enable Wireless Check this box to enable MAC filtering. If you Access Control don’t check this box, anyone who knows the wireless password can connect to this Wi-Fi extender. MAC Address Input the MAC address of the clients you wish to add to the white list.
  • Page 36 click the ‘APPLY’ button. You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Wi-Fi extender.  TIP: If you don’t know the MAC address of your computer or wireless device, you can follow the following procedure: For wireless devices and computers which are connected to this Wi-Fi extender already, you can click the ‘Show Active Clients’...
  • Page 37 Select the connection that you’ll be using to connect to the Wi-Fi extender (in this example, ‘Local Area Connection’): Click the ‘Details…’ button.
  • Page 38 The MAC address of the selected network device will be displayed here as ‘Physical Address’.  ...
  • Page 39    ...

  • Page 40: System Settings

    2-2-6 System Settings  You can change the settings of several system-level parameters on this page, including the administrator password, and IP address. To access the ‘System Settings’ menu, click ‘System Settings’ on the left.
  • Page 41 The following setup page will appear:     Password Settings The default password of this extender is 1234, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from a web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it. This is very important when you have wireless functions enabled.
  • Page 42 Item Description Current Password To change the password, you have to input the current password first. New Password Input the new password here. You can use any combination of letters, numbers, and symbols up to 20 characters. Re-Enter Password Input the new password again for confirmation.  ...
  • Page 43 Management IP Item Description IP Address Input the IP address of the LAN / Wi-Fi port of this Wi-Fi extender. NOTE: Please remember this IP address. If you forget this IP address and you didn’t use the DHCP server function to assign IP addresses to clients, you’ll not be able to connect to this Wi-Fi extender, and you’ll need to clear all settings and passwords to reset the IP address back to the...
  • Page 44 When you finish changing the settings on this page, click the ‘APPLY’ button. You’ll see the following message:   If you wish to continue configuring this Wi-Fi extender, click the ‘CONTINUE’ button; if you want to save changes and apply the changes, click the ‘APPLY’...
  • Page 45 2-2-7 Configuration  You can back up and restore the configuration of this Wi-Fi extender, so you can recall all settings in a very short time, without going through the process of configuration again. This feature is especially useful when you need to use this Wi-Fi extender in different places, such as at home and in a hotel.
  • Page 46 select a saved configuration file on your computer. Then click the ‘Upload’ button to change the current settings to saved ones. Reset to To reset all settings of this Wi-Fi extender to factory Factory defaults, including the password. You’ll be prompted to Default confirm the settings reset: Click ‘OK’...
  • Page 47 Item Descriptio owse Select a fi firmware f file saved o on your co omputer.   hen you ar re ready, c click the ‘A APPLY’ b button to s start the fir rmware grade. ote: DO N NOT TURN N OFF OR R UNPLU UG THE D...

  • Page 48: Resetting The Extender With The Hardware Reset Button

    3 Resetting g the Exten nder with the Hardw ware Rese et Button If y you find th hat the ext tender is n not behavin ng as expe ected, it m may help to rese et the devi ice. To res set the ext tender, pre ess the WP...

  • Page 49: Chapter Iii: Appendix

    Chapter III: Appendix  3-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC  3-1-1 Windows XP IP Address Setup:  1. Click the ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click the Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, then double-click Local Area Connection, the Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and then click ‘Properties’...

  • Page 50: Windows Vista/Windows 7 Ip Address Setup

    3-1-2 Windows Vista/Windows 7 IP address setup:  1. Click the ‘Start’ button (it should be located at the lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks, and then click Manage Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Network, then select ‘Properties’.
  • Page 51 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 53: Specifications

    3-2 Specifications  SoC + RF: Realtek RTL8196CS+ RTL8192CE Flash: 2MB SDRAM: 16MB LAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 Power: 5VDC, 1A Switching Power Module Inside Dimension: 46.5(W) x 73(H) x 41(D) mm excluding power plug Transmit Power: 11n: 13dBm±1.5dBm, 11g: 14dBm±1.5dBm, 11b: 17dBm±1.5dBm Temperature: 32~104°F (0 ~ 40°C) Humidity: 10-90% (Non Condensing)

  • Page 54: Glossary

    3-3 Glossary  1. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? 802.11g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications, and provides for up to 54 Mbps data rates in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for home, office and public networks.
  • Page 55 a branch or SOHO operation. 5. What is Infrastructure? An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. 6.
  • Page 56 12. What is DSSS? What is FHSS? And what are their differences? Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel.

  • Page 57: Technical Support Information

    3-4 Technical Support Information  Support documentation is available on the enclosed CD and on our global websites. Website: http://www.edimax.us Email: support@edimax.com Europe Website: http://www.edimax.eu/en/index.php Email: support@edimax.nl Website: http://www.edimax.co.uk Email: support@edimax.co.uk Germany Website: http://www.edimax-de.eu Email: support@edimax-de.eu France Website: http://www.edimax.fr Email: support@edimax.fr...

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