Repeater Mode - Encore ENHWI-3GN3 User Manual

6.0 - Repeater Mode

Repeater mode has limited settings and features compared to the AP Mode. Choose
"Repeater Mode" on the top right corner of the configuration page. The ENHWI-
3GN3 will re-start and will lose connection to your computer.
Using the ENHWI-3GN3 as a wireless repeater requires good knowledge in
computer either wired or wireless networking. You will need to have all the network
data and information from the existing network, IP address being used and network
design and architecture of the network you want to join in. If you don't have these
data on hand at this time, stop and take all these information first, you will be asked
to enter these data and other wireless information during the Repeater Mode setup.
If after the successful repeater setup you see two SSID's with the same name as
your existing wireless router, this means your existing wireless router and this
ENHWI-3GN3 are within the same wireless range, therefore you don't need a
wireless repeater.
Due to the ENHWI-3GN3 is now a repeater and not an Access Point anymore, its
DHCP server will no longer functional. That means your computer will have no IP
address to lease to, therefore your computer is IP Address free. To be able to
connect back to the ENHWI-3GN3 repeater's setup interface, you have to manually
assign a static IP address to your computer network interface card. Use IP Address
range 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254, then open your web browser and enter
192.168.0.1 (default). Once the Repeater Mode web interface screen is up, you may
now start setting up the Repeater to join your existing wireless network.
You will see the configuration home page under "Repeater Mode". Notice the left
pane with less selection than in AP Mode.
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