Page 1: User Manual
MINI Wireless LAN Repeater User Manual Version: 2.0 (January, 2012)
Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2011/2012 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any...
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.
Page 4 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits 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.
Page 6: Table Of Contents
C A T A L O G Chapter I: Product Information ..............1 1-1 Introduction and safety information ..............1 1-2 Safety Information ................... 2 1-3 System Requirements ..................3 1-4 Package Contents ..................... 4 1-5 Familiar with your new wireless repeater ............5 CHAPTER II: Repeater mode ..............
Page 7 4-2-2 Home ....................79 4-2-3 WPS Setting ..................81 4-2-4 Advanced Settings ................84 4-2-5 MAC Address Filtering ..............88 4-2-6 System Utility ..................95 4-2-7 Configuration ................... 100 Chapter X: Appendix ................. 104 5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC ................104 5-1-1 Windows XP IP address setup: ............
Page 8: Chapter I: Product Information
Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this mini 802.11b/g/n wireless repeater! The ultra-compact design with power built-in allows you to install this repeater everywhere, and still providing excellent network performance to extend the Wi-Fi signal and wireless coverage. Other features of this wireless repeater including: ...
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 wireless repeater is designed for indoor use only. DO NOT expose this device to direct sun light, rain, or snow. 2.
Page 10: System Requirements
1-3 System Requirements  Wireless network card which is compatible with 802.11b/g/n wireless network standard.  Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, or Windows 7 operating system  CD-ROM drive  At least 100MB of available disk space...
Page 11: Package Contents
1-4 Package Contents Before you start to use this wireless repeater, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items: Wireless Repeater (1 pcs) …………………………..…………… 1 □ Quick Installation Guide (1 pcs) …………………………………. 2 □...
Page 12: Familiar With Your New Wireless Repeater
1-5 Familiar with your new wireless repeater Interface Descriptions Item Item Name Description 10/100M Ethernet LAN Port with Auto-MDI/MDI-X. Connecting to computer, switch or hub for local network sharing. Reset / WPS Reset the repeater to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start WPS function. Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults, and press this button for less than 5 seconds to...
Page 13 to switch off the repeater, switch it to Off mode. LED Definitions Color LED Status Description Good signal reception (signal strength Steady ON 100%~50%). Normal signal reception Slow blinking (50%~25%) Signal Amber Blinking Poor signal reception Quick blinking (<25%) Out of signal or disconnected/ or LED off mode.
Page 14 Ready for “Reset to factory default”, Slow Blinking power LED is blinking. power is turned off. When WPS connection is successful, Steady ON turn on for 5 minutes. WPS is in progress of waiting another WPS device’s connection, blinking (0.2 Blinking second on, 0.1 second off) for 2 Green...
Page 15: Chapter Ii: Repeater Mode
CHAPTER II: Repeater mode Repeater mode is your Wi-Fi range extender! It can extend your wireless signal and coverage and help you to solve wireless dead zone problem. This chapter will show you how to quickly install this device by using quick setup and show you the each detailed setting on web UI page of repeater mode.
Page 16 You can build wireless connection via ‘Hardware WPS button’ or ‘Software web browser’. If your broadband router or access point also supports ‘WPS button’, we recommend you to use WPS button to establish connection, it is the fast and secure way without computer. Using WPS button - please go to section 2-1-1 Using Web browser...
Page 17: Hardware Wps Button Setup
2-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup (1) Press and hold WPS button on repeater for 2 seconds, ‘WPS’ LED will start flashing. WPS button WPS LED (2) Press WPS button on the wireless broadband router or access point you wish to connect within 2 minutes. NOTE: this WPS button position on access point is for example, different device may have different WPS button position.
Page 18 TIP: If the access point you wish to connect does not have hardware WPS button, you can also use its web configuration menu’s WPS function to establish connection. Or you can login this repeater web UI to have quick setup (detailed setup refers to ‘2-1-2 Web browser quick setup’...
Page 19 NOTE: If the Signal LED is off, it means this place is out of wireless signal of your wireless broadband router or access point, please move this repeater closer to broadband router until repeater device can receive signal from broadband router and extend its signal. The quick installation setup is completely done, you can refer to ‘2-2 Repeater mode Advanced Settings’...
Page 20: Web Browser Quick Setup
2-1-2 Web browser quick setup Before you can connect to the repeater and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s set to use static IP address, or you’re unsure, please refer to ‘Chapter X: Appendix, 5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC’...
Page 21 (2) Open web browser, it will redirect to web UI setting page. (or you can input the default IP address ‘http://repeater0003’ in address bar) NOTE: this ‘repeater0003” is for example, 0003 is the last 4 digits of device MAC number. Each device has different MAC number, please find it on your device label.) (3)Wireless repeater will prompt you to input username and password.
Page 22 closer to the access point you wish to connect. If you want to connect to a hidden access point, you can select to input SSID manually. (5)You’ll be prompted to input access point’s wireless security key, input it in ‘KEY’ field and click ‘Next’ to continue. (6) It will start to verify the wireless key with your associated access point and show you result within 20 seconds.
Page 23 (7) When key is correct, wireless repeater will display the connection information for you. ‘Device SSID’ will be the same of the access point’s SSID you connected in this step. You can change it to a different SSID if you want. (Note: we recommend you not to change this SSID, it can have the less configuration setting between this repeater and your existing notebook/PC or other wireless client devices)
Page 24 (8) After reboot complete, you can close browser and use your computer to connect to this repeater by the SSID you set in last step and start using network. NOTE: After the wireless connection of this repeater and wireless broadband router is built, repeater is DHCP client and will get IP address from broadband router automatically.
Page 25: Repeater Mode Advanced Settings
2-2 Repeater mode Advanced Settings 2-2-1 Connect to web configuration menu Please open web browser (IE, firefox, chrome etc.) and find ‘300N Wireless Repeaterxxxx Web UI’ firmware link on your bookmark list if you have agreed to save it when you installed this device first time. Or you can directly input ‘http://repeaterxxxx’, (xxxx is the last 4 digits of repeater device MAC address, you can check this number on device label) in address bar then press ENTER key:...
Page 26 in very short time: Detailed operation instructions will be given to following manual.
Page 27: Home
2-2-2 Home The status and information of this wireless repeater will be displayed here. To access ‘Home’ menu, click ‘Home’ on the left. You should see the screen looks like this (the contents will vary depending on your actual setting): You can click ‘Show Active Clients’...
Page 28 wireless clients. Please note: By clicking ‘Show Active Clients’ button, a new browser window will appear. If your browser prevents pop-up window from appearing, please disable this function or you will not be able to use ‘Show Client’ function.
Page 29: Wps Setting
2-2-3 WPS Setting You can configure WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) here. By using WPS, you can establish secure connection between this wireless repeater with other wireless devices which also support WPS in a fast and secure manner. To access ‘WPS Setting’ menu, click ‘WPS Settings’ on the left.
Page 30 The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Enable WPS You can enable or disable WPS function. Disabling WPS function is included hardware WPS button function. Default is ‘enable WPS’. WPS Status Shows the security setting status of WPS.
Page 31 Authentication Shows the authentication mode of this wireless Mode repeater. Passphrase Key Here shows asterisks (*) to indicate wireless security is properly set. There are ‘Registrar’ and ‘Enrollee’ modes for the Config Mode WPS connection. When ‘Registrar’ is enabled, the wireless clients will follow the repeater’s wireless settings for WPS connection.
Page 32: Advanced Settings
2-2-4 Advanced Settings You can configure advanced wireless settings in this page. Please note that these settings are not safe to be configured by novice users. Configure these settings only when you understand what you’re doing. To access ‘Advanced Setting’ menu, click ‘Advanced Setting’ on the left. The following setup page will appear:...
Page 33 The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Threshold. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346. RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio.
Page 34 establish connection with wireless clients by other speed. It’s recommended to select ‘Auto’ and this wireless repeater will adjust the speed automatically. N Data Rate Select wireless data transfer speed by MCS0 to MCS7. MCS stands for Modulation and Coding Scheme, which represents different speed when bandwidth is 20MHz or 40MHz.
Page 35 far from this wireless repeater, you don’t have to select a higher power level, since this may cause some people to try to break into your wireless network when you have a bad password or no password. Enable LED off You can enable or disable LED lights Check ‘Enable LED OFF’...
Page 36: Mac Address Filtering
2-2-5 MAC Address Filtering Besides using wireless security to only allow permitted wireless users to use this wireless repeater, you can also use MAC address filter to allow wireless users with certain MAC address to use this wireless repeater. This will enhance security because you can make a ‘white list’ to allow users on the list to use this wireless repeater only in advance.
Page 37 The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Enable Wireless Check this box to enable MAC filtering. If you didn’t check this box, anyone who knows the Access Control wireless password can get connected to this wireless repeater.
Page 38 ‘Select’ box is checked. Delete all MAC addresses in the list. You’ll be Delete All prompted to confirm deletion first. Reset Uncheck all checked boxes. Select All existing MAC addresses will be listed here. To delete a MAC address from the list, check the box of the MAC address you wish to delete first.
Page 39 Their MAC address will be displayed at ‘MAC Address’ field. If you still can’t identify the MAC address of computer, you can follow the following procedure: Click the network icon located at the lower-right corner, then click ‘Open Network and Sharing Center’.
Page 40 Click the connection that you’ll be used to connect the wireless repeater (in this example, ‘Local Area Connection’): Click ‘Details…’ button.
Page 41 The MAC address of selected network connection will be displayed here as ‘Physical Address’.
Page 43: System Utility
2-2-6 System Utility You can change the settings of several system-level parameters in this page, including administrator’s password, and IP address. To access ‘System Utility’ menu, click ‘System Utility’ on the left.
Page 44 The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Password Settings...
Page 45 Default password of this repeater is 1234, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it. This is very important when you have wireless function enabled. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Description...
Page 46 since this wireless repeater will access Internet via WAN port. DHCP Server This wireless repeater is capable to act as a DHCP server for your network, and it’s disabled by default. If you want to activate this function, please select ‘Enabled’ in ‘DHCP Server’ option, and see next detailed instructions;...
Page 47 If you still need to configure this wireless repeater, click ‘CONTINUE’ button; if you want to save changes and make it work now, click ‘APPLY’ button. You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this wireless repeater.
Page 48: Configuration
2-2-7 Configuration You can backup and restore the configuration of this wireless repeater, so you can recall all settings back in very short time, without doing configuration again. This function is especially useful when you need to use this mini Wi-Fi repeater in different places, like home and hotel.
Page 49 Click ‘Save’ button to save the current settings to a file Backup Settings on your computer. Restore If you want to upload a saved configuration file to wireless repeater, please click ‘Browse’ button to select Settings a saved configuration file on your computer. Then click ’Upload’...
Page 50 The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Browse Select a firmware file saved on your computer. When you are ready, click ‘Apply’ button to start firmware upgrade procedure. Reset When you think this wireless repeater is not working properly, resetting it may help.
Page 51 Click ‘OK’ button to reset wireless repeater, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort.
Page 52: Chapter Iii: Client Mode
CHAPTER III: Client mode Client mode can let your networking device have wireless capability; it will become your networking device’s wireless network card. You can connect this device to Ethernet port of your existing internet TV or DVD player or game console device with Ethernet cable. This chapter will show you how to quickly install this device by using quick setup and show you the each detailed setting on web UI page of client mode.
Page 53 Connect your wired networking device(wired PC, or internet TV, or game console..etc.) and this device by Ethernet cable. NOTE: You must set your networking device as DHCP client (obtain IP automatically from DHCP server) You can build wireless connection via ‘Hardware WPS button’ or ‘Software web browser’.
Page 54: Hardware Wps Button Setup
3-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup (1) Press and hold WPS button on repeater for 2 seconds, ‘WPS’ LED will start flashing. WPS button WPS LED (2) Press WPS button on the wireless broadband router or access point you wish to connect within 2 minutes. NOTE: this WPS button position on access point is for example, different device may have different WPS button position.
Page 55 TIP: If the access point you wish to connect does not have hardware WPS button, you can also use its web configuration menu’s WPS function to establish connection. Or you can login this repeater web UI to have quick setup (detailed setup refers to ‘3-1-2 Web browser quick setup’...
Page 56 NOTE: If the Signal LED is off, it means this place is out of wireless signal of your wireless broadband router or access point, please move this repeater closer to broadband router until repeater device can receive signal from broadband router. The quick installation setup is completely done, you can refer to ‘3-2 Client mode Advanced Settings’...
Page 57: Web Browser Quick Setup
3-1-2 Web browser quick setup Before you can connect to the repeater and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s set to use static IP address, or you’re unsure, please refer to ‘Chapter X: Appendix, 5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC’...
Page 58 (3)Wireless repeater will prompt you to input username and password. Default username is ‘admin’ and password is ‘1234’. Click ‘OK’ button to continue. (4)All wireless access points nearby will be displayed on the list. Select one access point you want to connect and click ‘Next’ button to continue. If the access point you wish to connect does not appear here, please click ‘Refresh’...
Page 59 (6) It will start to verify the wireless key with your associated access point and show you result within 20 seconds. Please follow the instruction to continue setup. (7) When key is correct, Wireless repeater will display the connection information for you. ‘Connected Access Point SSID’...
Page 60 NOTE: this ‘repeater0003” is for example, 0003 is the last 4 digits of device MAC number. Each device has different MAC number, please find it on your device label.) If you use other browser rather than IE and Firefox browser, you have to copy this firmware URL and add it to bookmark manually.
Page 61: Client Mode Advanced Settings
3-2 Client mode Advanced Settings 3-2-1 Connect to web configuration menu Please open web browser (IE, firefox, chrome etc.) and find ‘300N Wireless Repeaterxxxx Web UI’ firmware link on your bookmark list if you have agreed to save it when you installed this device first time. Or you can directly input ‘http://repeaterxxxx’, (xxxx is the last 4 digits of repeater device MAC address, you can check this number on device label) in address bar then press ENTER key:...
Page 62: Home
3-2-2 Home The status and information of client mode will be displayed here. To access ‘Home’ menu, click ‘Home’ on the left. You should see the screen looks like this (the contents will vary depending on your actual setting):...
Page 63: Wps Setting
3-2-3 WPS Setting You can configure WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) here. By using WPS, you can establish secure connection between this wireless repeater with other wireless devices which also support WPS in a fast and secure manner. To access ‘WPS Setting’ menu, click ‘WPS Settings’ on the left.
Page 64 The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Enable WPS You can enable or disable WPS function. Disabling WPS function is included hardware WPS button function. Default is ‘enable WPS’. WPS Status Shows the security setting status of WPS.
Page 65 Passphrase Key Here shows asterisks (*) to indicate wireless security is properly set. Client mode only supports ‘Enrollee’ mode, you Config Mode can input this client mode’s PIN code to AP/Router. Click ‘Start PBC’ to start Push-Button style WPS Start PBC setup procedure.
Page 66: Advanced Settings
3-2-4 Advanced Settings You can configure advanced wireless settings in this page. Please note that these settings are not safe to be configured by novice users. Configure these settings only when you understand what you’re doing. To access ‘Advanced Setting’ menu, click ‘Advanced Setting’ on the left. The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow:...
Page 67 Item Description Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Threshold. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346. 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.
Page 68 If you still need to configure this device, click ‘CONTINUE’ button; if you want to save changes and make it work now, click ‘APPLY’ button. You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to Web UI of this device.
Page 69: System Utility
3-2-5 System Utility You can change the settings of several system-level parameters in this page, including administrator’s password, and IP address. To access ‘System Utility’ menu, click ‘System Utility’ on the left.
Page 70 The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Password Settings Default password of this repeater is 1234, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it.
Page 71 Management IP The default is set to DHCP client to obtain IP address automatically from your broadband router. To set up the IP address of this wireless repeater, please see the following description. Item Description IP Address Input the IP address of LAN / Wi-Fi port of this wireless repeater.
Page 72: Configuration
3-2-6 Configuration You can backup and restore the configuration of this device, so you can recall all settings back in very short time, without doing configuration again. This function is especially useful when you need to use this mini Wi-Fi repeater in different places, like home and hotel.
Page 73 Settings on your computer. Restore If you want to upload a saved configuration file to wireless repeater, please click ‘Browse’ button to select Settings a saved configuration file on your computer. Then click ’Upload’ button to restore the current settings to new one.
Page 74 The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Browse Select a firmware file saved on your computer. When you are ready, click ‘Apply’ button to start firmware upgrade procedure. Reset When you think this wireless repeater is not working properly, resetting it may help.
Page 75 Click ‘OK’ button to reset wireless repeater, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort.
Page 76: Chapter Ix: Ap Mode
CHAPTER IX: AP mode You can build a wireless networking environment for home or small office, please switch this device to wireless access point mode and connect it to your wired router. Then your wireless client users can access internet by wirelessly connecting to this AP without wired cable burden. This chapter will show you how to quickly install this device by using quick setup and show you the each detailed setting on web UI page of AP mode.
Page 77 You can build wireless connection via ‘Hardware WPS button’ or ‘Software web browser’. If your wireless client also supports ‘WPS button’, we recommend you to use WPS button to establish connection, it is the fast and secure way without computer. Using WPS button - please go to section 4-1-1 Using Web browser...
Page 78: Hardware Wps Button Setup
4-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup (1) Press WPS button twice on repeater, ‘WPS’ LED will start flashing. WPS button WPS LED (2) Press WPS button on the wireless client you wish to connect within 2 minutes. WPS button NOTE: this WPS button position on client card is for example, different device may have different WPS button position.
Page 79 (3) If WPS connection is successfully established, ‘WPS’ LED will light for 5 minutes; if ‘WPS’ LED flashes fast, there’s something error, please wait for 2 minutes until ‘WPS’ LED off, and try from step(1) again. WPS LED When quick installation is successfully done, ‘Signal” LED will turn on. Signal LED (4) ‘Signal’...
Page 80: Web Browser Quick Setup
4-1-2 Web browser quick setup Before you can connect to the repeater and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s set to use static IP address, or you’re unsure, please refer to ‘Chapter X: Appendix, 5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC’...
Page 81 (2) Open web browser, it will redirect to web UI setting page. (or you can input the default IP address ‘http://repeater0003’ in address bar) NOTE: this ‘repeater0003” is for example, 0003 is the last 4 digits of device MAC number. Each device has different MAC number, please find it on your device label.) (3)Wireless repeater will prompt you to input username and password.
Page 82 (5) Select security type of wireless link: Encryption: Disable (no security), WEP, WPA pre-shared key, or WPA RADIUS Note: WEP encryption: Select key length (64 or 128bit), key format (Hex or ASCII characters), Default Tx Key (usually use ‘Key 1’), and input key characters (refer to ‘Key Format’...
Page 83 (7)Please wait for few seconds for device to reboot. (8) After reboot complete, you can close browser to finish this quick setup and connect this access point to ADSL modem, wired router, or switch/hub in your network through the LAN port of the access point by Ethernet cable.
Page 84: Ap Mode Advanced Settings
4-2 AP mode Advanced Settings 4-2-1 Connect to web configuration menu Please open web browser (IE, firefox, chrome etc.) and find ‘300N Wireless Repeaterxxxx Web UI’ firmware link on your bookmark list if you have agreed to save it when you installed this device first time. Or you can directly input ‘http://repeaterxxxx’, (xxxx is the last 4 digits of repeater device MAC address, you can check this number on device label) in address bar then press ENTER key:...
Page 85 You should be able to see the configuration manual of this Access Point mode in very short time: Detailed operation instructions will be given to following manual.
Page 86: Home
4-2-2 Home The status and information of this access point will be displayed here. To access ‘Home’ menu, click ‘Home’ on the left. You should see the screen looks like this (the contents will vary depending on your actual setting):...
Page 87 You can click ‘Show Active Clients’ button to show all connected wireless clients. Please note: By clicking ‘Show Active Clients’ button, a new browser window will appear. If your browser prevents pop-up window from appearing, please disable this function or you will not be able to use ‘Show Client’...
Page 88: Wps Setting
4-2-3 WPS Setting You can configure WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) here. By using WPS, you can establish secure connection between this wireless repeater with other wireless devices which also support WPS in a fast and secure manner. To access ‘WPS Setting’ menu, click ‘WPS Settings’ on the left.
Page 89 The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Enable WPS You can enable or disable WPS function. Disabling WPS function is included hardware WPS button function. Default is ‘enable WPS’. WPS Status Shows the security setting status of WPS.
Page 90 Passphrase Key Here shows asterisks (*) to indicate wireless security is properly set. There are ‘Registrar’ and ‘Enrollee’ modes for the Config Mode WPS connection. When ‘Registrar’ is enabled, the wireless clients will follow the access point’s wireless settings for WPS connection. When ‘Enrollee’...
Page 91: Advanced Settings
4-2-4 Advanced Settings You can configure advanced wireless settings in this page. Please note that these settings are not safe to be configured by novice users. Configure these settings only when you understand what you’re doing. To access ‘Advanced Setting’ menu, click ‘Advanced Setting’ on the left. The following setup page will appear:...
Page 92 The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Threshold. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346. RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio.
Page 93 Data Rate Select wireless data transfer speed. When you select a value here, this repeater will refuse to establish connection with wireless clients by other speed. It’s recommended to select ‘Auto’ and this wireless repeater will adjust the speed automatically. N Data Rate Select wireless data transfer speed by MCS0 to MCS7.
Page 94 TX Power Select wireless transmitting power level, from 10% to 100%. When wireless clients are not too far from this wireless repeater, you don’t have to select a higher power level, since this may cause some people to try to break into your wireless network when you have a bad password or no password.
Page 95: Mac Address Filtering
4-2-5 MAC Address Filtering Besides using wireless security to only allow permitted wireless users to use this wireless access point, you can also use MAC address filter to allow wireless users with certain MAC address to use this access point. This will enhance security because you can make a ‘white list’...
Page 96 The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Enable Wireless Check this box to enable MAC filtering. If you didn’t check this box, anyone who knows the Access Control wireless password can get connected to this access point.
Page 97 ‘Select’ box is checked. Delete all MAC addresses in the list. You’ll be Delete All prompted to confirm deletion first. Reset Uncheck all checked boxes. Select All existing MAC addresses will be listed here. To delete a MAC address from the list, check the box of the MAC address you wish to delete first.
Page 98 Their MAC address will be displayed at ‘MAC Address’ field. If you still can’t identify the MAC address of computer, you can follow the following procedure: Click the network icon located at the lower-right corner, then click ‘Open Network and Sharing Center’.
Page 99 Click the connection that you’ll be used to connect the wireless AP (in this example, ‘Local Area Connection’): Click ‘Details…’ button.
Page 100 The MAC address of selected network connection will be displayed here as ‘Physical Address’.
Page 102: System Utility
4-2-6 System Utility You can change the settings of several system-level parameters in this page, including administrator’s password, and IP address. To access ‘System Utility’ menu, click ‘System Utility’ on the left.
Page 103 The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Password Settings Default password of this repeater is 1234, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it.
Page 104 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Item Description Current Password To change password, you have to input current password first. New Password Input new password here. You can use the combination of alphabets, number, and symbols for up to 20 characters. Re-Enter Password Input new password again for conformation.
Page 105 DHCP Server This wireless access point is capable to act as a DHCP server for your network, and it’s disabled by default. If you want to activate this function, please select ‘Enabled’ in ‘DHCP Server’ option, and see next detailed instructions;...
Page 106 If you still need to configure this wireless repeater, click ‘CONTINUE’ button; if you want to save changes and make it work now, click ‘APPLY’ button. You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this device.
Page 107: Configuration
4-2-7 Configuration You can backup and restore the configuration of this access point, so you can recall all settings back in very short time, without doing configuration again. This function is especially useful when you need to use this mini Wi-Fi AP in different places, like home and hotel.
Page 108 Click ‘Save’ button to save the current settings to a file Backup Settings on your computer. Restore If you want to upload a saved configuration file to this device, please click ‘Browse’ button to select a saved Settings configuration file on your computer. Then click ’Upload’ button to restore the current settings to new one.
Page 109 The description of every setup item is listed as follow: Item Description Browse Select a firmware file saved on your computer. When you are ready, click ‘Apply’ button to start firmware upgrade procedure. Reset When you think this wireless AP is not working properly, resetting it may help.
Page 110 Click ‘OK’ button to reset wireless repeater, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort.
Page 111: Chapter X: Appendix
Chapter X: Appendix 5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC 5-1-1 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, then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and then click ‘Properties’...
Page 112: Windows Vista/Windows 7 Ip Address Setup
5-1-2 Windows Vista/Windows 7 IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks, and then click Manage Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Network, then select ‘Properties’. Local Area Connection Properties window will appear, select ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click ‘Properties’...
Page 113 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.
Page 115: Specification
5-2 Specification SoC + RF: Realtek RTL8196CS+ RTL8192CE Flash: 2MB SDRAM: 16MB LAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 Power: 5VDC, 1A Switching Power Module Inside Dimension: 46.5(W) x 73(H) x 41(D) mm excluding power plug Transmit Power: 11n: 13dBm±1.5dBm, 11g: 14dBm±1.5dBm, 11b: 17dBm±1.5dBm Temperature: 32~104°F (0 ~ 40°C) Humidity: 10-90% (NonCondensing)
Page 116: Glossary
5-3 Glossary 1. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? 802.11g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home, office and public networks.
Page 117 a branch or SOHO operation. 5. What is Infrastructure? An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. 6.
Page 118 their needs. 12. What is DSSS? What is FHSS? And what are their differences? Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel.

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CHAPTER IX: AP Mode

Chapter X: Appendix

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