Hardware Housing - Manhattan 525695 User Manual

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ARDWARE OUSING
LAN N etwork P ort
The w ireless r ange e xtender i s e quipped w ith a h igh-­‐speed n etwork p ort, t o w hich y ou c an c onnect y our c omputer f or t he
initial s etup i n c ase y our w ireless r outer d oes n ot s upport W PS — f or e xample, V erizon F IOS® w ireless r outers. Y ou c an u se
the i ncluded n etwork c able f or t hat p urpose, b ut i t i s o kay t o u se a ny s tandard E thernet n etwork c able t hat m eets o r
exceeds t he C at5 s pecification. I f y ou a re n ot s ure a bout t his, d on't w orry. A ny s tandard n etwork c able p urchased f rom
various r etailers o r o nline s hops w ill w ork j ust f ine.
WAN/LAN N etwork P ort
If y ou s et t he w ireless r ange e xtender t o r outer m ode, t hen y ou n eed t o c onnect y our I SP's m odem t o t his p ort.
WPS P ush B utton
Wi-­‐Fi P rotected S etup ( WPS) i s a c omputing s tandard t hat a ttempts t o a llow e asy e stablishment o f s ecure w ireless h ome-­‐
network c onnections. C reated b y t he W i-­‐Fi A lliance a nd i ntroduced i n 2 007, t he g oal o f t he p rotocol i s t o a llow h ome u sers
who k now l ittle o f w ireless s ecurity a nd m ay b e i ntimidated b y t he a vailable s ecurity o ptions t o s et u p t he e ncryption
method W PA2, a s w ell a s m aking i t e asy t o a dd n ew d evices t o a n e xisting n etwork w ithout e ntering l ong p assphrases.
So, w hat d oes t his a ll m ean f or y ou? I f y our w ireless r outer i s a n ewer d evice, t here i s a g ood c hance t hat i t i s e quipped w ith
a W PS p ush b utton, i n w hich c ase y ou a re i n l uck b ecause a dding t he w ireless r ange e xtender t o y our n etwork w ill t ake j ust
a c ouple o f m inutes. I f t he r outer i s a l ittle b it o lder a nd d oes n ot s upport W PS, t he s etup w ill h ave t o b e d one w ith y our
Web b rowser. W hile t his t akes a l ittle b it l onger, t his p rocedure, t oo, i s q uite e asy.
Reset B utton
In o rder t o r eset t he d evice t o i ts f actory d efault s ettings, p ress t he r eset b utton f or 1 0 s econds w hile t he d evice i s p owered
on.
Operation M ode S witch
The w ireless r ange e xtender s upports t wo o perational m odes. F irst, t he A P/Repeater m ode i s t he d efault m ode f or
extending t he r ange f or a n e xisting w ireless n etwork. I f y ou s et t o s elector s witch t o r outer m ode, t hen t he d evice a cts a s a
wireless r outer. I n t he r outer m ode, t his d evice a llows m ultiple w ireless c lients t o s hare a n e xisting I nternet c onnection.
Power O utlet C onnector
The w ireless r ange e xtender p lugs d irectly i nto a n A C p ower w all o utlet. I t s upports 1 10 V / 6 0 H z f or t he U .S. a nd 2 30 V / 5 0
Hz f or E uropean p ower o utlets. T he p lug t ype w ill v ary d epending o n y our l ocation. T he i llustration a bove d epicts t he E U
version.
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