Installation As Wireless Range Extender; Installation Usingw Ps - Manhattan 525695 User Manual

2. I W R E
NSTALLATION AS IRELESS ANGE XTENDER
The M anhattan W ireless A C750 D ual-­‐Band R ange E xtender c an b e i nstalled i n o ne o f t wo w ays. T he f irst w ay i nvolves t he
aforementioned W PS, w hile t he s econd ( we c all i t t he m anual m ethod) u ses a m ore t raditional s etup p rocess. B oth w ays
lead t o t he s ame r esult, a nd i t i s o nly a m atter o f c onvenience a s t o w hy y ou w ould u se W PS o ver t he m anual m ethod,
provided y our r outer s upports W PS.
2.1 I U W PS
NSTALLATION SING
If y our w ireless r outer i s e quipped w ith a W PS b utton ( sometimes r eferred t o a s N -­‐connect),
then y ou c an c onnect t he r ange e xtender t o y our n etwork l iterally j ust b y p ushing t wo
buttons. H ere i s h ow i t w orks.
Step 1 :
Plug t he w ireless r ange e xtender i nto t he w all o utlet. T he p osition o f t he w all o utlet m ust b e
chosen c arefully. M ake s ure t hat y ou a re c lose e nough t o y our w ireless r outer s o t hat t he
wireless s ignal i s s till r elatively s trong. I f y ou m ove t oo f ar a way f rom t he w ireless r outer a nd
the w ireless s ignal i s a lready q uite w eak i n t hat l ocation, y ou w ill n ot b e a ble t o a chieve g ood
results. U se a w ireless d evice a nd c heck t he s ignal s trength i n t he l ocation w here y ou p lan t o
install t he r ange e xtender.
Note:
If t he s ignal s trength i s b elow 6 0%, y ou s hould m ove c loser t o t he w ireless r outer.
Step 2 : W ait f or a bout 6 0 s econds t o a llow t he w ireless r ange e xtender t o c omplete i ts s tartup s equence. V erify t hat t he
power L ED i s i lluminated.
Step 3 : O n y our r outer, l ocate a nd p ress t he W PS b utton.
Note: T he p icture i llustrates t he l ocation o f t he W PS b utton
on a M anhattan w ireless r outer. O ther r outers m ay n ot
have t he W PS b utton i n t he s ame l ocation. I f y ou c annot
find a W PS b utton, y ou s hould s kip t his s ection a nd
continue w ith t he m anual i nstallation.
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