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- Page 1 HWREN15 HI-GAIN WIRELESS-150N Mini Range Extender website www.hawkingtech.com USER’S MANUAL e-mail techsupport@hawkingtech.com © COPYRIGHT 2011 HAWKING TECHNOLOGIES,INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- Page 2 Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Hawking Technologies, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.
- Page 3 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
- Page 4 Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
- Page 5 R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Chapter I: Product Information ..............1 1-1 Product Introduction ..................1 1-2 Safety Information ................... 2 1-3 System Requirements ..................3 1-4 Package Contents ..................... 4 1-5 Product Overview .................... 5 Chapter II: Quick Setup and Basic Settings ..........7 ... - Page 7 6-2 Troubleshooting ..................... 48 6-3 Glossary ......................51 ...
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Page 8: Chapter I: Product Information
Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Hawking HWREN15 Hi-Gain™ Wireless -150N Mini Range Extender! Easy installation procedures allow any computer user to setup a network in very short time - within minutes, even inexperienced users. Just follow... -
Page 9: Safety Information
1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This range extender is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this range extender outdoors. 2. DO NOT put this range extender near hot or humid places, like a kitchen or bathroom. -
Page 10: System Requirements
1-3 System Requirements Computer or network device(s) with wired or wireless network interface card. Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or above, Opera web browser, Mozilla Firefox web browser or Safari web browser). ... -
Page 11: Package Contents
1-4 Package Contents Before you starting to use this range extender, please check if there is anything missing in the package. Contact your place of purchase to claim missing items: 1x - 150N Mini Range Extender 1x - 2dBi Dipole Antenna 1x - Quick Installation Guide 1x - A/C power adapter 1x - Ethernet cord... -
Page 12: Product Overview
1-5 Product Overview Top Panel LED Name Light Description (Left to Right) Status Wireless is Enabled and Connected WLAN is disabled. WLAN Flashing Wireless LAN activity (transferring or receiving data) LAN port is connected LAN port is not connected LAN 1 Flashing LAN activity (transferring or receiving data) LAN port is connected... - Page 13 Back Panel Front Panel Item Name Description Antenna One SMA antenna connector for the 2dBi detachable antenna enclosed with the product. Power Power connector, connects to A/C power adapter. (5V DC/1A) Wired 1/2 Local Area Network (LAN) ports WPS/Reset Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start WPS function.
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Page 14: Chapter Ii: Quick Setup And Basic Settings
Chapter II: Quick Setup and Basic Settings 2-1 Installing the 150N Mini Range Extender to your Network Complete the following instructions to build the network connection between your new wireless range extender and your computers or network devices: 1. Connect the range extender to your computer (source) through the LAN (Wired 1 or Wired 2) port of the range extender by Ethernet cable or connect to it wirelessly. -
Page 15: Connecting To The Range Extender By Web Browser
2-2 Connecting to the Range Extender by Web Browser After your 150N Mini Range Extender has been connected and powered the next step is to access the Web Menu for initial configuration. To do this, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address setting). -
Page 16: Windows 95/98/Me Ip Address Setup
2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP Address Setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network icon, and Network window will appear. Select ‘TCP/IP’, then click ‘Properties’. 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server’ and then click ‘OK’. -
Page 17: Windows 2000 Ip Address Setup
2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP Address Setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon; click Local Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’... -
Page 18: Windows Xp Ip Address Setup
2-2-3 Windows XP IP Address Setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and then click ‘Properties’... -
Page 20: Windows Vista/7 Ip Address Setup
2-2-4 Windows Vista/7 IP Address Setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Under Network and Internet, Click View Network Status and Tasks, then click Manage Network Connections/Change Adapter Settings on the right hand column. Right-click Local Area Network, then select ‘Properties’. -
Page 22: Mac Os X Ip Address Setup
2-2-5 Mac OS X IP Address Setup Go to your system preferences, go to network. Select your network connection. Make sure ‘Configure’ is set to ‘Using DHCP’. -
Page 23: Connecting To Web Management Interface
2-2-6 Connecting to Web Management Interface All functions and settings of this range extender can be configured via web management interface. Please start your web browser, and input ‘192.168.1.240’ in address bar, then press the ‘Enter’ key. The following message should be shown: Please input user name and password in the fields respectively, default user name is ‘admin’, and default password is ‘1234’, then press the ‘OK’... - Page 24 NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interface, and you are being prompted to input the user name and password again, it means you didn’t input the username and password correctly. Retype the user name and password again. If you’re certain about the username and password you typed are correct, please go to ‘6-2 Troubleshooting’...
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Page 25: Quick Setup
Step 2) Please select your wireless network from the list below by selecting the network with your mouse. If your wireless network does not appear, please click ‘Scan’ so our HWREN15 can rescan the wireless networks. You can also manually input your SSID and channel if you know them. - Page 26 Step 4) If your wireless network requires a password, the next page should prompt you to enter your wireless key. This key should be the exact same key as your wireless access point or wirless router. Please contact your network administrator if you do not know the security code. Click ‘Continue’...
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Page 27: Status
Current Version of the hardware. Runtime Code Current Version of the firmware. Version Wireless Configuration Range Extender ID The HWREN15’s wireless name (SSID) Source Access SSID of the connected access point/wireless router Point ID Encryption The type of wireless security being used. -
Page 28: Wireless Security
2-5 Wireless Security This wireless range extender 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 correct encryption key (encryption password). Note: All security settings for the Range Extender must be identical to the original root Access Point’s/Wireless Router’s security settings. - Page 29 Please remember it’s very important to set wireless security settings properly! Without a proper setting, hackers and intruders may gain access to your local network and cause serious problems in your network. There are several things you can do to improve wireless security: 1.
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Page 30: Disable Security
2-5-1 Disable Security Note: The wireless security must match whatever network you are trying to extend. Otherwise, the device will not function. When you select ‘Disable’, wireless encryption for the network is disabled. After you finish with setting, click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved. -
Page 31: Wep
2-5-2 WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a common encryption mode. It is safe enough for home and personal use but if you need higher level of security, please consider using WPA encryption (see next Section). However, some wireless clients don’t support WPA, but only support WEP, so WEP is still a good choice for you if you have such a client in your network environment. - Page 32 Format’ is Hex (10 characters), which means the length of WEP key is 10 characters. Default Tx Key You can set up to four sets of WEP key, and you can decide which key is being used by default here. If you don’t know which one you should use, select “Key 1”.
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Page 33: Wpa Pre-Shared Key
2-5-3 WPA Pre-shared Key WPA Pre-shared key is currently the safest encryption method. It is recommended to use this encryption method to ensure the safety of your data. When you select ‘WPA pre-shared key’ as encryption type, the following messages will be displayed: Here are descriptions of every setup item: WPA Unicast Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES),... - Page 34 When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved. You can click the ‘Continue’ button to return to the previous page and modify other settings, or click the ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless range extender. The changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.
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Page 35: Wps Setting
2-6 WPS Setting Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build a connection between wireless network clients and this extender. You don’t have to select encryption mode and input a long encryption passphrase every time when you need to setup a wireless client, you only have to press a button on wireless client and this extender, and the WPS will do the setup for you. - Page 36 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Enable WPS Check this box to enable or disable WPS function Wi-Fi Protected WPS Status: Displays WPS status. If data Setup Information encryption settings of this extender has never been set, an ‘unConfigured’ message will be displayed here.
- Page 37 Authentication Mode: The wireless security authentication mode of this extender will be displayed here. If you don’t enable security function of the range extender before WPS is activated, the extender will auto set the security to WPA (AES) and generate a set of passphrase keys for WPS connection.
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Page 38: Mac Filtering
2-7 MAC Filtering Another security measure you can use to keep hackers and intruders away is ‘MAC filtering’. You can pre-define a so-called ‘white-list’, which contains MAC addresses of the wireless clients you trust. All other wireless clients with a MAC address that is not in your list will be denied by this wireless range extender. - Page 39 MAC address Input MAC address allowed using this wireless range extender here. You don’t have to add colon (:) or hyphen (-) by yourself, just input 0 to 9 and a to f here, like 112233445566 or aabbccddeeff. Comment You can input any text here as the comment of this MAC address, like ‘ROOM 2A Computer’...
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Page 40: Chapter Iii: Advanced Settings
Chapter III: Advanced Settings 3-1 Advanced Wireless Settings This wireless range extender has many advanced wireless features. Please note that all settings listed here are for experienced users only, if you’re not sure about the meaning and function of these settings, do not modify them, or the wireless performance will be reduced. - Page 41 RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2347 Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 100 DTIM Period Set the DTIM period of wireless radio.
- Page 42 priority of different kinds of data, to give higher priority to applications which require instant responding. Therefore you can improve the performance of such network applications. CTS Protect Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio signal collisions between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless range extenders.
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Page 43: System Utilities
3-2 System Utilities This range extender provides some control functions including password, IP address management, and DHCP server function. Click ‘Advanced Settings’ tab and then click ‘System Utility’ sub-tab beneath it in the web management interface to access these functions. Below are detailed descriptions of every control function. -
Page 44: Ip Address Of The Wireless Range Extender
3-2-2 IP Address of the Wireless Range extender You can change the IP address of this wireless range extender so it can become a part of your local network. Please remember this address or you will not be able to connect to the configuration menu of this wireless range extender. - Page 45 After you finish, please go to the bottom of this page and click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved. You can click the ‘Continue’ button to return to the previous page and modify other settings, or click the ‘Apply’...
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Page 46: Dhcp Server
3-2-3 DHCP Server This wireless range extender is capable of acting as a DHCP server for your network, but it’s disabled by default. If you want to activate this function, please click ‘System Utility’ sub-tab and the following message will be displayed: NOTE: Please remember to select ‘Enable’... - Page 47 and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved. You can click the ‘Continue’ button to return to the previous page and modify other settings, or click the ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless range extender.
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Page 48: Chapter Iv: Advanced Configuration
Chapter IV: Advanced Configuration 4-1 Configuration Backup and Restore You can backup all configurations of this range extender to a file, so you can make several copies of range extender configuration for security reasons. To backup or restore range extender configuration, please follow the following instructions: Click the ‘Configuration’... - Page 49 Restore Settings Press “Browse” to pick a previously-saved configuration file from your computer, and then click “Upload” to transfer the configuration file to range extender. After the configuration is uploaded, the range extender’s configuration will be replaced by the file you just uploaded. Restore to Factory Click this button to remove all settings you made, Default...
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Page 50: Firmware Upgrade
4-2 Firmware Upgrade If there is new firmware available for your wireless range extender, you can upload the firmware to the range extender to change the firmware to the updated version to get extra functions or fix problems. To perform firmware upgrade, click ‘Upgrade’ tab on the top-right of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed: Click ‘Browse’... -
Page 51: System Reset
4-3 System Reset When you think the range extender is not working properly, you can use this function to restart the range extender; this may help to solve certain problems. This function is useful when the range extender is far from you or unreachable. -
Page 52: Chapter V Setup Wizard
Chapter V Setup Wizard The HWREN15 Setup Wizard is used to help troubleshoot a connection or for easy access to the basic configuration settings of the HWREN15. This Utility may often be used in conjunction with support calls from our support department or by the user when on site for quick configuration purposes. - Page 53 You should see your device listed under Mac Address. Each HWREN15 on the network will have a unique Mac Address. This number should correspond to the numbers/letters listed on the bottom of your device. Please select the unit that you wish to configure. Next to the Mac Address, there will be an IP address that is assigned to that particular HWREN15.
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Page 54: Chapter Vi: Appendix
Chapter VI: Appendix 6-1 Hardware Specification SoC+ RF: Realtek RTL 8136C + Realtek RTL 8188CE Flash: 2MB SDRAM: 16MB LAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 2 Antenna: 2dBi Detachable Dipole Antenna Power: 5VDC, 1A Switching Power Adapter Dimension: 20(H) x 58(W) x 87(D) mm Transmit Power: 11n: 13dBm±1.5dBm, 11g: 14dBm±1.5dBm, 11b: 17dBm±1.5dBm Temperature: 32~104°F (0 ~ 40°C) - Page 55 (DHCP), and see if your computer can get an IP address. g. If you did a firmware upgrade and this happens, contact your dealer of purchase for help. h. If all above solutions don’t work, contact Hawking Technologies for help.
- Page 56 Can’t get connected to a. If encryption is enabled, please re-check wireless range WEP or WPA passphrase settings on your extender wireless client. b. Try to move closer to wireless range extender. c. Unplug the power plug of range extender, and plug it back again after 10 seconds.
- Page 57 Hawking Technologies for help.
- Page 58 6-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Range extender): Every non-range extender IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out towards the destination.
- Page 59 “aaa” can be anything from 000 to 255, or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by “.”: bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, where each “b” can either be 0 or 1. A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pattern, and consists of consecutive leading 1’s followed by consecutive trailing 0’s, such as 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000.
- Page 60 NAT: Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP address. Using the broadband range extender’s NAT capability, you can access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP.
- Page 61 Range extender: A range extender is an intelligent network device that forwards packets between different networks based on network layer address information such as IP addresses. Subnet Mask: A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers (e.g. 255.255.255.0) configured like an IP address.