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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com WLX-2001...
  • Page 2 300Mbps. With the WLX-2001, you can enjoy high-speed wireless networking throughout your home without additional cabling. The WLX-2001 features a WPS button which allows you to set up the extender quick and easy. Alternatively, the software wizard automatically detects the available Wi-Fi networks nearby and helps you establish a connection within seconds.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    5 NETWORK + SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............. 10 6 WLX-2001 PLACEMENT ................10 7 PC NETWORK ADAPTER SETUP ..............11 8 BRINGING UP THE WLX-2001 ..............15 9 INITIAL SETUP WLX-2001 ............... 16 10 CONFIGURATION WIZARD ..............18 11 BASIC SETTINGS ................. 20 12 ADVANCED SETTINGS ................
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  • Page 5: Key Features

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1 KEY FEATURES Features Advantages Incredible Data Rate up to Heavy data payloads such as MPEG 300Mbps* video streaming IEEE 802.11n Compliant and Fully Interoperable with IEEE backwards compatible with 802.11b / IEEE802.11g compliant 802.11b/g devices with legacy protection Support 802.1x authenticator,...

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped back in its original package. 1. The WLX-2001 Range Extender N300 2. A Quick Install Guide 3. A CD (User’s Manual) 4.

  • Page 7: Cautions

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3 CAUTIONS This device’s design and manufacturer has your safety in mind. In order to safely and effectively use this device, please read the following before usage. 3.1 Usage Cautions The user should not modify this device. The environmental temperature should be within +5 ~ +35 degrees Celsius.

  • Page 8: Product Layout

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4 PRODUCT LAYOUT Description Network Port You can use these ports to connect a wired device so it benefits from the repeated signal. OPS Button You can use this button to connect using OPS. OPS Button functions: Press 0-5 seconds: WPS registrar Press 5-10 seconds: WPS enrollee...
  • Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com LED Description Color Description WLAN Blue Lights up in Blue when WLAN is enabled. Blinks when OPS is active. Power Orange Lights up when powered ON. Blinks on TEST/RESET. Signal White This LED shows the quality of the signal it receives from your Router/Access Point.

  • Page 10: Network + System Requirements

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5 NETWORK + SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To begin using the WLX-2001, make sure you meet the following as minimum requirements: • PC/Notebook. • 1 Free Ethernet port. • WiFi card/USB dongle (802.11 b/g/n) – optional.

  • Page 11: Pc Network Adapter Setup

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 7 PC NETWORK ADAPTER SETUP Windows XP • Enter [Start Menu] -> select [Control panel] -> select [Network]. • Select [Local Area Connection]) icon -> select [properties] • Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] =>Click [Properties].
  • Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com • Select the [General] tab. The device supports the [DHCP] function, please select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically]. Windows Vista/Seven • Enter [Start Menu] -> select [Control panel] -> select [View network status and tasks] ->...
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com • Select [Local Area Connection]) icon -> select [properties] • Select [Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)] -> Click [Properties].
  • Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com • Select the [General] tab. The device supports the [DHCP] function, please select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically].

  • Page 15: Bringing Up The Wlx-2001

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 8 BRINGING UP THE WLX-2001 You can connect the WLX-2001 directly to a wall outlet via the supplied power adapter. The WLX-2001 automatically enters the self-test phase. During self-test phase, the Power LED will be lit continuously to indicate that this product is in normal operation.

  • Page 16: Initial Setup Wlx-2001

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 9 INITIAL SETUP WLX-2001 LOGIN procedure 1. OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). 2. Type http://wlx2001.setup in the address bar and press [Enter] 3. Type user name and password (default is admin/admin). 4. Click OK.
  • Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5. You will see the home page of the WLX-2001. The System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your device, the UP time, hardware information, serial number as well as firmware version...

  • Page 18: Configuration Wizard

    10 CONFIGURATION WIZARD With the wizard you can configure the Range Extender to connect to your existing network. Click Wizard to start configuring the WLX-2001. The Setup wizard will now be displayed. On the first page you can select the network that the Range Extender needs to connect to.
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com On this last page you will see the new settings of your Range Extender. You can use these settings on your computer to connect to the Range Extender. You can use the “Copy to Clipboard” button to copy the wireless password to your clipboard so you don’t have to type it in.

  • Page 20: Basic Settings

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 11 BASIC SETTINGS Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By selecting a different band setting, you’ll be able to allow or deny the wireless clients on a certain band. MAIN ESSID Please input the ESSID (the name used to identify this wireless access point) here.
  • Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Site Survey Click ‘Site Survey’ button, then a “Wireless Site Survey Table” will pop up. It will list all available access points nearby. You can select one access point in the table and the access point will join wireless LAN through this access point.

  • Page 22: Advanced Settings

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 12 ADVANCED SETTINGS Security This device provides many types of wireless security (wireless data encryption). When you use data encryption, data transferred by radio signals in the air will become unreadable for those people who don’t know the correct encryption key (encryption password).
  • Page 23 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Key Length You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. The larger the key will be the higher level of security is used, but the throughput will be lower. Key Format You may select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f"...
  • Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com WPA Unicast Cipher Suite Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of them, but you have to make sure your wireless client supports the cipher you selected. Pre-shared Key Format Please select the format of pre-shared key here, available options are ‘Passphrase’...
  • Page 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced This tab allows you to set the advanced wireless options. The options included are Channel Bandwidth, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, and Preamble Type. You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on the router.
  • Page 26 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Preamble Type Set the type of preamble of wireless radio. The default setting is ‘Short Preamble’. Broadcast ESSID Decide if the wireless access point will broadcast its own ESSID or not. You can hide the ESSID of your wireless access point (set the option to ‘Disable’), so only people who know the ESSID of your wireless access point can get connected.
  • Page 27 AP mode: If you push the button for 5-10 seconds the device acts as a WPS registrar. In this mode it’s set to connect client devices to the WLX-2001. You have to push the button on the wireless client or in the utility of the wireless client within 2 minutes.
  • Page 28 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Authentication Mode It shows the active authentication mode for the wireless connection. Passphrase Key It shows the passphrase key that is randomly generated by the wireless router during the WPS process. You may need this information when using a device which doesn’t support WPS.

  • Page 29: Toolbox Settings

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 13 TOOLBOX SETTINGS System This device provides some control functions including password, IP address management, and DHCP server function. Please go to Toolbox, and open the ‘System’ tab, to access these functions. Below are detailed descriptions of every control function. Password Settings You can change the password used to enter the web configuration menu of this device.
  • Page 30 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com network this device connects to, please select ‘Disable’. After you finish, please go to the bottom of this page and click ‘Apply’. DHCP Server This device is capable to act as a DHCP server for your network. Default Gateway Please input the IP address of default gateway of your network here.
  • Page 31 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Backup You can back up all configurations of this device to a file, so you can make several copies of access point configuration for security reasons. Backup Settings Press ‘Save...’ button, and you’ll be prompted to download the configuration as a file.
  • Page 32 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Upgrade If there is a new firmware available, you can upload the firmware to the device to get extra functions or problem fixes. Click the ‘Browse’ button. You’ll be prompted to provide the filename of the firmware upgrade file.
  • Page 33 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Reset When you think the device is not working properly, you can use this function to restart the device; this may help and solve the problem. This function is useful when the device is far from you or unreachable. However, if the device is not responding, you may have to switch it off by unplugging the power plug and plugging it back again after 10 seconds.
  • Page 34 Availability of source code Sitecom Europe BV has made available the full source code of the GPL licensed software, including any scripts to control the compilation and installation of the object code in the driver section of this product on the Sitecom website.
  • Page 35 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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. If the software is modified by someone else and passed on, we want its recipients to know that what they have is not the original, so that any problems introduced by others will not reflect on the original authors' reputations.
  • Page 36 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or, c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code.
  • Page 37 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS Revision 1.1 © Sitecom Europe BV 2012 Note: All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as our engineers are always updating and improving the product, your device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified...

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