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  • Page 1 Wireless WIFI Extender ® MEDION E85029 (MD 87119) Instruction manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Notes on how to use these instructions ..5 1.1. Symbols and key words used in these instructions ............5 Proper use ............7 Safety instructions ..........8 3.1. Operating safety ..........8 3.2. Data backup ..........11 3.3. Power supply ..........12 3.4. Declaration of conformity ......
  • Page 3 7.4. Quick setup ........... 53 7.5. WPS settings ..........55 7.6. Advanced settings ........56 Medion Finder Tool ........59 Troubleshooting .......... 61 Do you need more help? ......62 Cleaning ............63 Disposal ............64 Glossary ............67 Licence information ........73 GNU General Public Licence ......

  • Page 4: Notes On How To Use These Instructions

    1. Notes on how to use these instructions Read the safety instructions carefully before use. Note the warnings on the device and in the operating instructions. Always keep the operating instructions close to hand. The operating instructions are part of this product. If you sell the device or give it away, make sure you also hand over these instructions and the warranty card.
  • Page 5 BEWARE! Please follow the instructions to prevent injuries and property damage! ATTENTION! Please follow the guidelines to avoid property damage! NOTE! Additional information on using the device. NOTE! Please follow the guidelines in the operating instructions! WARNING! Warning: danger of electric shock! •...

  • Page 6: Proper Use

    2. Proper use This is an information electronics device. This device is designed to amplify the signal in a Wi-Fi network. The amplification of the signal also increases the range of the Wi-Fi network. In addition, the device can be used as an access point for devices that communicate wirelessly or as a client for connected devices which do not have their own Wi-Fi adapter.

  • Page 7: Safety Instructions

    3. Safety instructions Please read the instructions carefully before first use. The instructions will help you to op- erate the device reliably and help increase its service life. Always keep these operating instructions near at hand to the device, but store them safely so that you can pass them on to a new owner should you sell the device.
  • Page 8 • Keep the plastic packaging out of the reach of children as it can cause suffocation! • Always follow the user instructions of the devices that you connect to the Wi-Fi repeater. • Do not place liquid-filled containers, such as vases, on or near the device. The container may tip over and the liquid may impair the electrical safety of the device.
  • Page 9 • The minimum distance between the user and/or any bystander and the radiating structure of the transmitter is 20 cm. • After transporting the device, wait until it has reached room temperature before switching it on. Major fluctuations in temperature or humidity can lead to condensation which could cause an electrical short-circuit.

  • Page 10: Data Backup

    be reset to the factory settings. • Do not place any open flames (candles or similar) on or near the device. • Do not insert anything into the device through the slots and openings. This could result in an electric shock to the user, an electric short-circuit or even ignite a fire which will damage your device.

  • Page 11: Power Supply

    damages that are incurred. Always backup your data onto an external storage device (e.g. CD-R) before updating it. 3.3. Power supply • To disconnect the power supply to the device or to isolate the product entirely from voltage sources, disconnect the device from the mains completely by unplugging it from the mains socket.

  • Page 12: Declaration Of Conformity

    3.4. Declaration of conformity Medion AG hereby declares that product MD 87119 conforms to the following European directives and standards: • R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC • EMC Directive 2004/108/EC • Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC • Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC • RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.

  • Page 13: Check Package Contents

    Before use 3.5. Check package contents Please check your purchase to ensure that all items are included. If anything is missing, please contact us within 14 days of purchase. After unpacking, ensure that the following parts have been supplied: • Wi-Fi repeater •...

  • Page 14: Overview Of The Device

    4. Overview of the device Signal WLAN Power Access Point Range Extender/Verstärker Client LAN port (RJ45) Wi-Fi signal strength LED Wi-Fi LED Power LED WPS LED LAN LED WPS button/reset button Mode selector (access point; range extender/ amplifier; client) 15 / 81...

  • Page 15: Overview Of The Led Displays

    4.1. Overview of the LED displays Colour Status Description Good reception Permanently (signal strength 100–50%) Normal reception: Flashes slowly (50– Wi-Fi 25%) signal Orange Flashes strength Poor reception: Flashes quickly (< 25%) No reception or LED Off mode has been selected Connection to a wireless router or Flashes...
  • Page 16 Colour Status Description The repeater is activated. In LED Off mode all LEDs are deactivated apart from the POWER LED Permanently Via the web interface, the LED Off mode can also be set so the POWER Green POWER LED is also deactivated.
  • Page 17 Colour Status Description Once a WPS connection has Permanently been successfully made, the WPS LED lights up for 5 minutes. A WPS connection is being established or the device is waiting for the WPS signal Flashes from another slowly Green device.
  • Page 18 Colour Status Description A connection via Permanently the LAN port has been established The connection via the LAN port Flashes Green is active (data are being transmitted) No LAN connection or the LED Off mode has been selected 19 / 81...

  • Page 19: Start Of Operation

    5. Start of operation 5.1. Setting the operating mode Use the mode switch on the Wi-Fi repeater to switch the device to the operating mode that you wish to use. The usage possibilities are described in the following chapter. 6. Operating mode 6.1.
  • Page 20 6.1.1. How to set up the Wi-Fi repeater for operation as a repeater: Set the mode selection switch to RANGE EXTENDER/ Acess Point AMPLIFIER. Range Extender / Verstärker Client  Connect the repeater only to an easily accessible mains socket. The POWER LED lights up.

  • Page 21: Wps Button

    6.1.2. Installation as repeater via the WPS button The quickest, easiest and most secure way of establishing a wireless connection between the repeater and the Wi-Fi router is by using the WPS button. NOTE! This connection method presupposes that both devices have a WPS button. To do this, refer to the manual of your router.

  • Page 22: The Web Interface

     Once the connection has been established, the WPS LED lights up for 5 minutes.  If the WPS LED flashes quickly, there has been an error during connection. Wait two minutes until the LED goes out and restart the connection process.
  • Page 23 Wi-Fi repeater. The Wi-Fi repeater now receives the IP addresses from the router and passes them on to the devices connected to the Wi-Fi repeater. Installation  Connect the LAN port on your computer with the LAN socket on the repeater using the supplied LAN cable.
  • Page 24  Then open your web browser and enter either "http://repeater.setup" or the IP address "192.168.66.254".  The repeater's login window appears. Enter the default user name "admin" and the default password "1234". Click on "OK". (image similar)  The Quick Setup menu appears. All available wireless access points are listed.
  • Page 25 NOTE! If the desired access point is not listed, ensure that it is active and move the repeater closer to the access point. Then click on "UPDATE" to update the list of available wireless access points. If the desired access point is not listed (because it is a hidden network) place a check in the box “Set up repeater manually”...
  • Page 26 (image similar) NOTE! The “Device SSID” is the network call sign of the repeater and, as default, is set to the same SSID as the access point to which the repeater is connected. However, you can enter a different SSID here if desired. ...
  • Page 27 6.1.4. After the configuration  You can remove the LAN cable from the Wi-Fi repeater. NOTE! You can also connect a LAN cable to the LAN port on the Wi-Fi repeater to connect with the network of the access point whose signal is being amplified by the Wi-Fi repeater.

  • Page 28: Installation As Client

    6.2. Installation as client Use the client mode to use the Wi-Fi repeater as a Wi- Fi adapter. This allows you to register devices that only have a LAN port (e.g. set-top boxes, printers ...) to the network via Wi-Fi. NOTE! The “Device SSID”...
  • Page 29 6.2.1. Wi-Fi repeater basic settings in client mode • Before the Wi-Fi repeater is configured via the web interface, DHCP for Wi-Fi and LAN is activated. • After the Wi-Fi repeater has been set up via the Quick Setup menu and connected to the home router, the Wi-Fi repeater restarts.
  • Page 30  Set the mode selection switch Acess Point to CLIENT. Range Extender / Verstärker Client  Connect the repeater only to an easily accessible mains socket. The POWER LED lights up. NOTE! Before you start making settings, the device should be connected to the mains outlet for about 1 minute until the repeater/amplifier is fully booted.
  • Page 31 rapidly.  Now press the WPS button on the router with which you would like to connect the repeater. This step must be carried out within two minutes. The connection is established and the network information is exchanged.  Once the connection has been established, the WPS LED lights up for 5 minutes.
  • Page 32 6.2.3. Installation as client via the web interface  Set the mode selection switch to CLIENT. Acess Point  Connect the repeater only Range Extender / Verstärker Client to an easily accessible mains socket. The POWER LED lights  Connect the LAN port on your computer with the LAN socket on the repeater using the supplied LAN cable.
  • Page 33  The repeater's login window appears. Enter the default user name "admin" and the default password "1234". Click on "OK". (image similar)  The Quick Setup menu appears. All available wireless access points are listed. Select the access point with which the repeater should be connected and click on “NEXT”.
  • Page 34 NOTE! If the desired access point is not listed, ensure that it is active and move the repeater closer to the access point. Then click on "UPDATE" to update the list of available wireless access points. If the desired access point is not listed (because it is a hidden network) place a check in the box “Set up repeater manually”...
  • Page 35 (image similar)  Wait a few seconds while the repeater restarts. After the restart is complete, you can connect the computer via the repeater to an access point from the list of available networks. NOTE! To call up the Quick Setup menu again at any time, press down the WPS button for about 10 seconds, until the POWER LED flashes.

  • Page 36: Installation As Ap (Access Point)

    6.3. Installation as AP (access point) Select AP mode, if you want to operate the repeater as a wireless access point. In this operating mode, the repeater acts as a wireless interface for communication with the network. For example, you can connect the repeater to a network router that has no Wi-Fi interface so that devices can now access the network router via the repeater.
  • Page 37 6.3.1. Configuration as AP  Set the mode selection switch to AP.  Connect the repeater only to an Acess Point easily accessible mains socket. Range Extender / Verstärker Client The POWER LED lights up. NOTE! Before you start making settings, the device should be connected to the mains outlet for about 1 minute until the repeater/amplifier is fully booted.
  • Page 38  Skip the suggestion from Windows to set up the network using the Windows Setup and select the entry “VERBINDUNG MIT DEM NETZWERK HERSTELLEN, OHNE ES EINZURICHTEN”.  Then open your web browser and enter either “http://repeater.setup” or the IP address “192.168.66.1”.
  • Page 39 (image similar)  The “SECURITY” window appears. Select a network encryption type. The possible encryption options are: WEP, WPA pre-shared key or WPA RADIUS. (image similar)  If all of the connection data are correct, click “APPLY”. (image similar) Wait a few seconds while the repeater restarts. After the restart has been completed, the repeater is available as a wireless access point.
  • Page 40 (image similar)  Now connect the LAN port on the Wi-Fi repeater with the LAN port on the home router or a network socket for your home network using the supplied LAN cable.  Clients (other computers or Wi-Fi-capable devices) within the range of the repeater can now be connected to the Wi-Fi repeater (by entering the previously defined network key or via the WPS...
  • Page 41 6.3.2. Connecting to the repeater’s access point using the WPS button The quickest, easiest and most secure way of establishing a wireless connection between the repeater and the device that is to be connected to the access point is by using the WPS button. ...
  • Page 42 WPS LED lights up for 5 minutes.  If the WPS LED flashes, there has been an error during connection. Wait two minutes until the LED goes out and restart the connection process.  After the connection has been completely set up, the signal LED will indicate the quality of the connection.
  • Page 43  The repeater's login window appears. Enter the default user name "admin" and the default password "1234". Click on "OK". (image similar)  The Quick Setup menu appears. Enter an SSID (network identification) by which the repeater can be identified as an “Access Point” in the network.
  • Page 44 (image similar)  If all of the connection data are correct, click “APPLY”. (image similar) Wait a few seconds while the repeater restarts. After the restart has been completed, the repeater is available as a wireless access point. 45 / 81...

  • Page 45: The Web Interface

    7. The web interface You can use the web interface to configure the repeater and set it up to suit your needs or, if the connection via WPS was not successful, to make a connection. The appearance of the web interface will change for each selected mode, as options will be hidden or shown depending on whether they are required for the selected mode.

  • Page 46: Manually Setting Up Dhcp On A Windows Pc

    NOTE! If the repeater has already been configured, the transfer of the IP address of the PC via which you want to access the repeater must be set manually. See next section. 7.2. Manually setting up DHCP on a Windows PC In AP operation, the management IP address of the repeater is set to 192.168.66.1.
  • Page 47 (TCP/IP) – GENERAL and then enter the IP address as described in the following: • IP address: 192.168.66.x (whereby x can be a number between 2 and 200. If more than one computer is using this access point, each computer must use its own number) •...
  • Page 48 • IP address: 192.168.66.x (whereby x can be a number between 2 and 200. If more than one computer is using this access point, each computer must use its own number) • Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0  To finish, click on OK. 7.2.3.
  • Page 49 (image similar) On the left margin, you will find four menu options for configuring the repeater. The contents of the individual menus differ depending on which mode the repeater is set to. 50 / 81...

  • Page 50: Home Page

    7.3. Home page On the home page you will find all the information on the repeater and its settings. 7.3.1. System Operating time This shows the operating time since the unit was last switched on. Device version This shows the version of the device. Firmware version This shows the version of the firmware.
  • Page 51 Channel This shows the channel that the Wi-Fi repeater is transmitting on. Security This shows what encryption method the Wi-Fi repeater is set to use. If no encryption has been set, the entry displays “Deactivated”. BSSID (MAC) This shows the MAC address of the repeater’s Wi-Fi adapter.

  • Page 52: Quick Setup

    7.3.3. LAN settings IP address This shows the Wi-Fi repeater’s IP address. Subnet mask This shows the subnet mask which the Wi-Fi repeater is set to. Standard gateway This shows the standard gateway which the Wi-Fi repeater is set to. MAC address This shows the MAC address of the repeater’s LAN adapter.

  • Page 53: Access Point Mode

    point is shown automatically.  Click the APPLY button to finish the process. The data are saved and the repeater restarts.  After the restart of the repeater is completed, the home page of the web interface will reappear. You can now close the browser.

  • Page 54: Wps Settings

    7.5. WPS settings In the WPS settings menu, you can configure the repeater’s WPS function.  WPS functionality is activated by default. To deactivate this function, remove the tick from the box WPS EINSCHALTEN. 7.5.1. Wi-Fi protected setup information You will find a list of WPS settings under the heading Wi-Fi Protected Setup Information.

  • Page 55: Advanced Settings

    7.5.2. Device configuration Under the heading Device Configuration, you have the option to configure the WPS settings: • Configuration mode: Here you can set the Wi- Fi repeater as either enrollee or registrar for WPS permissions on the network. • Configuration via push button method: Here you can run the WPS function via the software.
  • Page 56 Menu option Meaning The fragment threshold setting is used for the transmission of Fragment threshold fragmented data packets. The default value is 2346. This setting is used to define RTS threshold the RTS value. The default value is 2347. This setting defines the interval Beacon interval for sending out the beacon.

  • Page 57: Mac Filter

    Menu option Meaning This setting defines the type of CTS protect CTS signal. This setting defines a value for TX power regulating the transmitting power of radio systems.  You can switch off the LEDs on the device. To do this, put a tick in the check box LED out mode.

  • Page 58: Medion Finder Tool

    Wi-Fi.  On the supplied CD you will find a Finder Tool that will make access to the web interface easier. Double-click on the file Medion-Finder.exe to start the Finder Tool. NOTE! The repeater can only be found by the Finder Tool during the initial installation.
  • Page 59 (image similar)  Insert the CD-ROM in the correct drive on your computer. Double-click on the file Medion-Finder. exe to start the Finder Tool. (image similar)  If you do not want to use the Finder, open your web browser and enter either “http://repeater.

  • Page 60: Troubleshooting

    NOTE! If the repeater is connected via a LAN cable, the Wi-Fi connection to the repeater still has to be established. The Finder Tool will help you to access the repeater’s configuration menu. 9. Troubleshooting Error • No LED is lit •...

  • Page 61: Do You Need More Help

    10. Do you need more help? If the above suggestions did not solve your problem, please contact us. The following information would help us: • What external devices are connected? • When operating the product, at which step did the problem occur? •...

  • Page 62: Cleaning

    11. Cleaning Follow the instructions below to increase the service life of the product: • Always unplug the mains adapter and disconnect all the cables before cleaning the product. • Do not use solvents, corrosive agents or aerosol- based detergents to clean the device. •...

  • Page 63: Disposal

    12. Disposal Packaging Your appliance has been packaged to protect it against transportation damage. Packaging materials are raw materials and can therefore be reused or recycled. Device Old appliances should not be disposed of with the household waste. As per Directive 2012/19/EU, the device must be properly disposed of at the end of its service life.
  • Page 64 Technical data Input: AC 100 - 230 V ~ 50/60 Hz Wi-Fi standard: 802.11 b/g/n Frequency 2.4 GHz Dimensions see diagram 42 mm 69 mm Signal WLAN Power Access Point Range Extender/Verstärker Client 38 mm Consumption (LAN operation) 1.43 W (Wi-Fi operation) 1.95 W Standby 1.3 W...
  • Page 65 Humidity during operation: 5%–65% Subject to technical and optical changes as well as printing errors. 0700 66 / 81...

  • Page 66: Glossary

    13. Glossary Access Point (AP), Wireless AP Also known as a base station, this is an electronic device that functions as an interface for wireless communications devices. End devices make a radio connection to the wireless access point via a wireless adapter.
  • Page 67 DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol to assign an IP address to devices in the network. Dynamic addresses allow a device to have a different IP address each time it connects to a network. In some systems, the IP address changes automatically while the device is connected.
  • Page 68 The SSID is set at the base station. To connect several base stations to the same network, they need to be set to the same SSID; this is then known as an ESSID (extended SSID). Gateway The standard gateway is provided by the computer/ router in the network in which all queries are made which have no address in the local network (queries in the Internet).

  • Page 69: Subnet Mask

    Passphrase Key The network key that is used for authentication on a WEP/ WPA2 encrypted network. Registrar The device that publishes and withdraws WPS permissions within a network. A registrar can be integrated into a wireless access point or be separate from the access point (AP).
  • Page 70 TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet protocol – a series of protocols used for communication via connected networks. The standard for data transmission via networks. See also Protocol. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a standard used to simply add devices to an existing network without the often laborious setting up of an adequate encryption.
  • Page 71 Push Button Configuration (PBC): The access point and the devices to be connected to it all have a physical or virtual (software-based) button to set up a connection. When this is pressed, a two-minute phase starts in which the devices can join the network. 72 / 81...

  • Page 72: Licence Information

    Anyone interested can download the source text of the relevant GPL/LGPL by following this link: http://www.medion. com. Please state the MD number or MSN number in the download centre. These numbers can be found on the product.

  • Page 73: Gnu General Public Licence

    15. GNU General Public Licence Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it.
  • Page 74 source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights. We protect your rights with two steps: (1) copyright the software, and (2) offer you this license which gives you legal permission to copy, distribute and/or modify the software. Also, for each author‘s protection and ours, we want to make certain that everyone understands that there is no warranty for this free software.
  • Page 75 Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of having been made by running the Program). Whether that is true depends on what the Program does. 1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program’s source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty;...
  • Page 76 identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program, and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works. But when you distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based on the Program, the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of this License, whose permissions for other licensees extend...
  • Page 77 program in object code or executable form with such an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.) The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it. For an executable work, complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable.
  • Page 78 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‘ exercise of the rights granted herein. You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License.
  • Page 79 8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the original copyright holder who places the Program under this License may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries, so that distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded.
  • Page 80 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. 12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR...
  • Page 81 120 Faraday Park, Faraday Road, Dorcan Swindon SN3 5JF, Wiltshire United Kingdom Hotline: 0333 32 13 106 (National rate) Fax: 01793 71 57 16 To contact us by email please visit the “Service and Support” section of our website at www.medion.co.uk. www.medion.co.uk...

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