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Edimax EW-7438RPn User Manual

Edimax EW-7438RPn User Manual

Mini 802.11b/g/n wireless repeater
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  • Page 1 EW-7438RPn User Manual 04-2012 / 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 and safety information ..............2  1-2 Safety Information ................... 3  1-3 Package Contents ..................... 4  1-4 Familiar with your new wireless repeater ............5  Chapter II: Repeater mode ................8  ...

  • Page 4: Chapter I: Product Information

    Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this mini 802.11b/g/n wireless repeater! The ultra-compact design with power built-in allows you to install this repeater everywhere, and still providing excellent network performance to extend the Wi-Fi signal and wireless coverage. Other features of this wireless repeater including: Extend the wireless signal inside your home or office.

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This wireless repeater is designed for indoor use only. DO NOT expose this device to direct sun light, rain, or snow. 2.

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    1-3 Package Contents Before you start to use this wireless repeater, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for 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: Familiar With Your New Wireless Repeater

    1-4 Familiar with your new wireless repeater Interface Descriptions Item Item Name Description 10/100M Ethernet LAN Port with Auto-MDI/MDI-X. Connecting to computer, switch or hub for local network sharing. Reset / WPS Reset the repeater to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start WPS function. Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults, and press this button for less than 5 seconds to...
  • 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 Connected to existing Wi-Fi Flashing...
  • 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: Repeater Mode

    Chapter II: Repeater mode  Repeater mode is your Wi-Fi range extender! It can extend your wireless signal and coverage and help you to solve wireless dead zone problem. This chapter will show you how to quickly install this device by using quick setup and show you the each detailed setting on web UI page of repeater mode.

  • Page 11: Hardware Wps Button Setup

    2-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup  (1) Press and hold WPS button on repeater for 2 seconds, ‘WPS’ LED will start flashing. WPS button WPS LED (2) Press WPS button on the wireless broadband router or access point you wish to connect within 2 minutes. NOTE: this WPS button position on access point is for example, different device may have different WPS button position.
  • Page 12 TIP: If the access point you wish to connect does not have hardware WPS button, you can also use its web configuration menu’s WPS function to establish connection. Or you can login this repeater web UI to have quick setup (detailed setup refers to ‘2-1-2 Web browser quick setup’...
  • Page 13 NOTE: If the Signal LED is off, it means this place is out of wireless signal of your wireless broadband router or access point, please move this repeater closer to broadband router until repeater device can receive signal from broadband router and extend its signal. The quick installation setup is completely done, you can refer to ‘2-2 Repeater mode Advanced Settings’...

  • Page 14: Web Browser Quick Setup

    2-1-2 Web browser quick setup  Before you can connect to the repeater 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 X: Appendix, 5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC’...
  • Page 15 If you have accidentally clicked “OK”, you will see the following. Please click “Cancel”. 2. Now you should have connected to the Wi-Fi extender. Open your web browser and input the access key in address bar to log in the extender’s web configuration interface.
  • Page 16 http://extenderxxxxxx http://extenderxxxxxx 3. You will then be prompted to log in. The default username is “admin” and the default password is “1234”. Click “OK” to continue. 4. iQ Setup will start detecting available Wi-Fi networks automatically. All the detected Wi-Fi networks will be displayed in the list. Select the one to which you wish to connect and click “Next”...
  • Page 17 Note: If you have set the SSID on your root AP to be hidden, please type in the information manually. Setup extender manually 5. You will be prompted to input access point’s wireless security key. Input the same password as the existing Wi-Fi network in the “KEY” field and click “Next”...

  • Page 18: Repeater Mode Advanced Settings

    button to get connected. 8. By default, the extender’s SSID is the same as the root access point’s SSID. You can change the extender’s SSID if you want. Click “APPLY” to complete the setup. 9. Please wait for few seconds for wireless repeater to reboot. 10.

  • Page 19: Connect To Web Configuration Menu

    2-2-1 Connect to web configuration menu  Please open web browser (IE, firefox, chrome etc.) and input http://extenderXXXXXX in address bar then press ENTER key: http://extenderXXXXXX Wireless repeater will prompt you to input username and password. Default username is ‘admin’ and password is ‘1234’. Click ‘OK’ button to continue.
  • Page 20 Detailed operation instructions will be given to following manual.  ...

  • Page 21: Home

    2-2-2 Home  The status and information of this wireless repeater will be displayed here. To access ‘Home’ menu, click ‘Home’ on the left. You should see the screen looks like this (the contents will vary depending on your actual setting):...
  • Page 22 You can click ‘Show Active Clients’ button to show all connected wireless clients. Please note: By clicking ‘Show Active Clients’ button, a new browser window will appear. If your browser prevents pop-up window from appearing, please disable this function or you will not be able to use ‘Show Client’...

  • Page 23: Wps Setting

    2-2-3 WPS Setting  You can configure WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) here. By using WPS, you can establish secure connection between this wireless repeater with other wireless devices which also support WPS in a fast and secure manner. To access ‘WPS Setting’ menu, click ‘WPS Settings’ on the left.
  • Page 24 The following setup page will appear:     The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Enable WPS You can enable or disable WPS function. Disabling WPS function is included hardware WPS button function. Default is ‘enable WPS’. WPS Status Shows the security setting status of WPS.
  • Page 25 Authentication Shows the authentication mode of this wireless Mode repeater. Passphrase Key Here shows asterisks (*) to indicate wireless security is properly set. Config Mode There are ‘Registrar’ and ‘Enrollee’ modes for the WPS connection. When ‘Registrar’ is enabled, the wireless clients will follow the repeater’s wireless settings for WPS connection.

  • Page 26: Advanced Settings

    2-2-4 Advanced Settings  You can configure advanced wireless settings in this page. Please note that these settings are not safe to be configured by novice users. Configure these settings only when you understand what you’re doing. To access ‘Advanced Setting’ menu, click ‘Advanced Setting’ on the left. The following setup page will appear:...
  • Page 27 The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Threshold. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346. RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio.
  • Page 28 default setting is ‘Short Preamble’. Broadcast ESSID When set to ‘enabled’, every wireless devices can scan and found this wireless repeater; when set to ‘disabled’, only wireless clients who know exact SSID can get connected with this wireless repeater. Set to disabled will help to improve security.
  • Page 29 button; if you want to save changes and make it work now, click ‘APPLY’ button.   You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this wireless repeater. ...

  • Page 30: Mac Address Filtering

    2-2-5 MAC Address Filtering  Besides using wireless security to only allow permitted wireless users to use this wireless repeater, you can also use MAC address filter to allow wireless users with certain MAC address to use this wireless repeater. This will enhance security because you can make a ‘white list’ to allow users on the list to use this wireless repeater only in advance.
  • Page 31 The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Enable Wireless Check this box to enable MAC filtering. If you Access Control didn’t check this box, anyone who knows the wireless password can get connected to this wireless repeater.
  • Page 32 If you still need to configure this wireless repeater, click ‘CONTINUE’ button; if you want to save changes and make it work now, click ‘APPLY’ button. You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this wireless repeater. TIPS: 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 wireless...
  • Page 34 Click the connection that you’ll be used to connect the wireless repeater (in this example, ‘Local Area Connection’): Click ‘Details…’ button.
  • Page 35 The MAC address of selected network connection will be displayed here as ‘Physical Address’.  ...
  • Page 36    ...

  • Page 37: System Utility

    2-2-6 System Utility  You can change the settings of several system-level parameters in this page, including administrator’s password, and IP address. To access ‘System Utility’ menu, click ‘System Utility’ on the left.
  • Page 38 The following setup page will appear:       The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Password Settings Default password of this repeater is 1234, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it.
  • Page 39 Management IP To set up the IP address of this wireless repeater, please see the following description. Item Description IP Address Input the IP address of LAN / Wi-Fi port of this wireless repeater. NOTE: Please remember this IP address. If you forget this IP address and you didn’t use DHCP server function to assign IP address to clients, you’ll not be able to connect to this wireless...

  • Page 40: Configuration

    2-2-7 Configuration  You can backup and restore the configuration of this wireless repeater, so you can recall all settings back in very short time, without doing configuration again. This function is especially useful when you need to use this mini Wi-Fi repeater in different places, like home and hotel.
  • Page 41 Restore If you want to upload a saved configuration file to Settings wireless repeater, please click ‘Browse’ button to select a saved configuration file on your computer. Then click ’Upload’ button to restore the current settings to new one. Reset to To reset all settings of this wireless repeater to factory Factory defaults, including password.
  • Page 42   The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Browse Select a firmware file saved on your computer.   When you are ready, click ‘Apply’ button to start firmware upgrade procedure. Reset When you think this wireless repeater is not working properly, resetting it may help.

  • Page 43: Chapter Iii: Appendix

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

  • Page 44: Windows Vista/Windows 7 Ip Address Setup

    3-1-2 Windows Vista/Windows 7 IP address setup:  1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at 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’. Local Area Connection Properties window will appear, select ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click ‘Properties’...
  • Page 45 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 47: 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% (NonCondensing)

  • Page 48: 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 that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home, office and public networks.
  • Page 49 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 50 their needs. 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.

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