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Version A1.0, June 19, 2012

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Wireless-N Range Extender User Manual Version A1.0, June 19, 2012...
  • Page 2 Preface This manual provides information related to the installation and operation of this Wireless-N Range Extender. The individual reading this manual is presumed to have a basic understanding of home networking terminology and concepts. If you find the product to be inoperable or malfunctioning, please contact technical homesupport@comtrend.com support for immediate service by email at For product updates, new product release, manual revision, or software upgrades,...
  • Page 3 Copyright Copyright© 2012 Comtrend Corporation. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is proprietary to Comtrend Corporation. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without the prior written consent of Comtrend Corporation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter I: Product Information ..............1   1-1 Introduction and safety information ..............1   1-2 System Requirements ..................2   1-3 Package Contents.....................3   1-4 Get familiar with your new Wireless-N Range Extender ........4   CHAPTER II: Repeater Mode ..............7  ...
  • Page 5 3-2-5 Wireless Setup – Encryption ..............61   3-2-6 Wireless Setup - WPS Setup ..............62   3-2-7 Advanced Settings ..................65   3-2-8 System Utility.....................68   3-2-9 Configuration .....................71   CHAPTER IV: AP Mode................75   4-1 AP Mode Quick Installation Guide..............75  ...

  • Page 6: Chapter I: Product Information

    Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information The WAP-5883’s compact design with built-in power provides excellent network performance to extend your Wi-Fi signal and wireless coverage. Features of this Wireless-N Range Extender include:  Easily extends the wireless signal inside your home or office ...

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    1-2 System Requirements  Wireless network card which is compatible with 802.11b/g/n wireless network standard  Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 operating system  CD-ROM drive  At least 100MB of available disk space...

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    1-3 Package Contents Before you start to use this Wireless-N Range Extender, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your place of purchase to claim for missing items: * 1 - CDROM (QIG/User Manual) (1) * 1 - Wireless-N Range Extender (2) * 1 - RJ-45 Cable (3) * 1 - Printed QIG (4)

  • Page 9: Get Familiar With Your New Wireless-N Range Extender

    1-4 Get familiar with your new Wireless-N Range Extender Interface Descriptions Item Item Name Description 10/100M Ethernet LAN Port with Auto-MDI/MDI-X. Connect to a computer, switch or hub for local network sharing. Reset / WPS Reset the Wireless-N Range Extender to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start the WPS function.
  • Page 10 LED Activity Color LED Status Description Good signal reception (signal strength Steady ON 100%~50%). Normal signal reception Slow blinking (Signal strength 50%~25%) Signal Amber Blinking Poor signal reception Quick blinking (Signal strength <25%) Out of signal range or disconnected/ or in LED off mode.
  • Page 11 Power is turned off. When WPS connection is successful, Steady ON stays on for 5 minutes. WPS is in progress of waiting for Blinking Green another WPS device’s connection Quick blinking WPS error NO WPS is in progress/ LED off mode Steady ON LAN port is connected.

  • Page 12: Chapter Ii: Repeater Mode

      CHAPTER II: Repeater Mode This chapter will explain how to quickly install this Wireless-N Range Extender by using the quick setup method and explain each detailed setting on the web user interface while in repeater mode. 2-1 Repeater Mode Quick Installation Guide For first time setup and installation, move this Wireless-N Range Extender close to the Wireless Broadband Router or Access point you wish to connect to.
  • Page 13 You can setup the wireless connection via the ‘Hardware WPS button’ or ‘Software web browser’. If your broadband router or access point also supports a ‘WPS button’, we recommend you to use the WPS button to establish connection. Using WPS button - please go to section 2-1-1 Using Web browser - please go to section 2-1-2...

  • Page 14: Hardware Wps Button Setup

    TIP: If the access point you wish to connect to does not have a hardware WPS button, you can also use its web configuration menu’s WPS function to establish connection. Or you can login to the WAP-5883’s web user interface to perform the quick setup (detailed setup refers to ‘2-1-2 Web browser quick...
  • Page 15 (3) If the WPS connection is successfully established, the ‘WPS’ LED will stay lit for 5 minutes; if the ‘WPS’ LED flashes fast, a problem has occurred, please wait for 2 minutes until the ‘WPS’ LED goes off, and start from step(1) again. WPS LED When quick installation is successful, the ‘Signal”...

  • Page 16: Web Browser Quick Setup

    The quick installation setup is complete, you can refer to ‘2-2 Repeater mode Advanced Settings’ to login to the web user interface for other advanced settings. 2-1-2 Web browser quick setup Before you can connect to the Wireless-N Range Extender and start the configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address).
  • Page 17 (2)Open your web browser and input ‘http://192.168.0.2’in the address bar. NOTE: By default the Comtrend WAP-5883 has a default IP address of 192.168.0.2. To login through the Web Management interface, your computer (whether connected wireless or via Ethernet directly to the Wireless-N Range Extender) will need to have an IP in the same range: 192.168.0.x.
  • Page 18 (4)All wireless access points nearby will be displayed in the list. Select one access point you want to connect to and click the ‘Next’ button to continue. If the access point you wish to connect to does not appear here, click the ‘Refresh’...
  • Page 19 (8) Please wait for a few moments for the Wireless-N Range Extender to restart. (9) After the reboot is complete, the following will be displayed upon successful connection. (10) Click the ‘Refresh’ button of your browser to login to the Wireless-N Range Extender’s home page of the Web user interface to make additional setting changes.

  • Page 20: Repeater Mode Advanced Settings

    2-2 Repeater mode Advanced Settings 2-2-1 Setup IP address The default IP address of this Wireless-N Range Extender is 192.168.0.2, please make sure your PC’s IP is within the range of 192.168.0.3~192.168.0.254. Before you can login to the web user interface, you need to set your computer’s IP address to any IP within this subnet.

  • Page 21: Windows Vista/7 Ip Address Setup

    Select ‘Use the following IP address’, and then input the following settings in their respective fields: IP address: 192.168.0.x (where x is an integer greater than 2 or less than 254, if there’s more than one computer that needs to use this Wireless-N Range Extender on the same network, every computer should use a unique number)
  • Page 22 Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in their respective fields: IP address: 192.168.0.x (where x is an integer greater than 2 or less than 254, if there’s more than one computer that needs to use this Wireless-N Range Extender on the same network, every computer should use a unique number)

  • Page 23: Connect To Web Configuration Menu

    2-2-2 Connect to web configuration menu Please open your web browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome etc.) and input 192.168.0.2 in address bar then press the ENTER key: The Wireless-N Range Extender will prompt you to input the username and password. The default username is ‘admin’ and password is ‘admin’. Click the ‘OK’...
  • Page 24 Detailed operation instructions will be given below.

  • Page 25: Home

      2-2-3 Home The following information provides an overview of this Wireless-N Range Extender’s status and network configuration. To access the ‘Home’ menu, click ‘Home’ on the left. You should see a screen that looks like this (the contents will vary depending on your actual settings):...
  • Page 26 You can click the ‘Show Active Clients’ button to show all connected wireless clients. Please note: By clicking the ‘Show Active Clients’ button, a new browser window will appear. If your browser prevents the pop-up window from appearing, please disable this function or you will not be able to use the ‘Show Client’...

  • Page 27: Wireless Setup - Ssid

    2-2-4 Wireless Setup – SSID To access the ‘SSID’ page, click ‘Wireless Setup’ on the left, and then click ‘SSID’. The description of every setup item is listed here: Item Description Band Select the band you want to use; all the wireless clients must follow the same setting to connect to this repeater.
  • Page 28 MAIN ESSID This is the name of the wireless network for this Wireless-N Range Extender. Channel Number This is the radio frequency used to transmit and receive the wireless signal. The wireless devices in the same network should follow the same channel setting.

  • Page 29: Wireless Setup - Encryption

    2-2-5 Wireless Setup – Encryption To access the ‘Encryption’ page, click ‘Wireless Setup’ on the left, and then click ‘Encryption’.   Select the security type of the wireless link: Encryption: Disable (no security), WEP, WPA pre-shared key, or WPA RADIUS and click the ‘APPLY’ button. NOTE: For WPS2.0 compliance specification, WEP and WPA-PSK encryption cannot support WPS connection;...
  • Page 30 WPA RADIUS: Only use this option if you have a RADIUS authentication server on your LAN. You have to input the RADIUS server’s parameters (Server IP, port number, and password).

  • Page 31: Wireless Setup - Wps Setup

    2-2-6 Wireless Setup - WPS Setup This page allows you to change the WPS settings (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). WPS allows your wireless clients to connect automatically to the Access Point. To access the ‘WPS Settings’ page, click ‘Wireless Setup’ on the left, and then click ‘WPS Setup’.
  • Page 32 The description of every setup item is listed here: Item Description WPS Status If the wireless security (encryption) function of this Wireless-N Range Extender is properly set, the WPS Status will display ‘Configured’. If wireless security function has not been set, the WPS Status will display ‘unConfigured’. ...
  • Page 33 Start PIN Input the PIN code of the wireless client you wish to connect to, and click the ‘Start PIN’ button. The ‘WPS’ LED on the Wireless-N Range Extender will be blinking when this Wireless-N Range Extender is waiting for an incoming WPS request.

  • Page 34: Advanced Settings

      2-2-7 Advanced Settings To access the ‘Advanced Settings’ menu, click ‘Advanced Settings’ on the left. The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed here:...
  • Page 35 Item Description Fragment Threshold The threshold (number of bytes) of the fragmentation boundary for directed messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Input a value between 256 and 2346. RTS Threshold The RTS (Request To Send) threshold parameter controls what size data packet (number of bytes) the low level RF protocol issues to an RTS packet.
  • Page 36 Preamble Type The Preamble type defines the length of the CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) block for communication between the Access Point and roaming wireless adapters. Do not modify the default value if you don’t know what it is, default setting is ‘Short Preamble’.
  • Page 37   If you want to configure this Wireless-N Range Extender more, click the ‘CONTINUE’ button; if you want to save the changes and use it now, click the ‘APPLY’ button.   You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Wireless-N Range Extender. ...

  • Page 38: Mac Address Filtering

    2-2-8 MAC Address Filtering For security reasons, the Comtrend WAP-5883 supports MAC Address Filtering, which only allows authorized MAC Addresses to associate with the Wireless-N Range Extender. Up to 20 entries can be configured. This will enhance security because you can make a ‘white list’ allowing users in the list to use this Wireless-N Range Extender.
  • Page 39 Item Description Enable Wireless Check this box to enable MAC filtering. If you Access Control don’t check this box, anyone who knows the wireless password can get connected to this Wireless-N Range Extender. MAC Address Input the MAC address of the clients you wish to deny or provide access to the Wireless-N Range Extender into the MAC address list.
  • Page 40 If you still need to configure this Wireless-N Range Extender, click the ‘CONTINUE’ button; if you want to save changes and use it now, click the ‘APPLY’ button. You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to this Wireless-N Range Extender. If you don’t know the MAC address of your computer or wireless device, you can follow the procedure below: For wireless devices and computers that are connected to this Wireless-N...
  • Page 41 Click the connection that will be used to connect the Wireless-N Range Extender (in this example, ‘Local Area Connection’): Click the ‘Details…’ button.
  • Page 42 The MAC address of selected network connection will be displayed here as ‘Physical Address’.  ...

  • Page 44: System Utility

      2-2-9 System Utility You can change the settings of several system-level parameters in this page, including the administrator’s password, and IP address. To access the ‘System Utility’ menu, click ‘Device Settings ’ on the left.
  • Page 45 The following setup page will appear:         The description of every setup item is listed here: Password Settings The default password of this Wireless-N Range Extender is admin, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from the web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it.
  • Page 46 Management IP To set up the IP address of this Wireless-N Range Extender, please see the following. Item Description IP Address Input the IP address for the Wireless-N Range Extender’s LAN / Wi-Fi port. NOTE: Please remember this IP address. If you forget this IP address and you didn’t use the DHCP server function to assign the IP address to clients, you won’t be able to connect to this...

  • Page 47: Configuration

    2-2-10 Configuration You can backup and restore the configuration of this Wireless-N Range Extender without the need to reconfigure again. This function is especially useful when you need to use this Wireless-N Range Extender in different places, like your home and a hotel. To access the ‘Configuration’...
  • Page 48 Restore If you want to upload a saved configuration file to the Settings Wireless-N Range Extender, please click the ‘Browse’ button to select a saved configuration file on your computer. Then click the ’Upload’ button to replace the current settings. Reset to To reset all the settings of this Wireless-N Range Factory...
  • Page 49   The description of every setup item is listed here: Item Description Browse Select a firmware file saved on your computer.   After selecting the firmware file, click the ‘Apply’ button to start the firmware upgrade procedure. Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or stops functioning, you can perform a standard Reset or Reset to Defaults.

  • Page 50: Chapter Iii: Client Mode

      CHAPTER III: Client Mode Client mode allows your networking device to have wireless capability; it will become your networking device’s wireless network adapter. You can connect this device to the Ethernet port of your existing Internet TV or DVD player or game console device with an Ethernet cable. This chapter will explain how to quickly install this Wireless-N Range Extender by using the quick setup method and explain the detailed settings on the web user interface page of client mode.
  • Page 51 Connect your wired networking device (wired PC, or Internet TV, or game console..etc.) and this Wireless-N Range Extender by Ethernet cable. NOTE: You must set your networking device as DHCP client (obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server) You can setup a wireless connection via the ‘Hardware WPS button’...

  • Page 52: Hardware Wps Button Setup

    3-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup (1) Press and hold the WPS button on the Wireless-N Range Extender for 2 seconds, the ‘WPS’ LED will start flashing. WPS button WPS LED (2) Press the WPS button on the wireless broadband router or access point you wish to connect to within 2 minutes.
  • Page 53 TIP: If the access point you wish to connect does not have a hardware WPS button, you can also use its web configuration menu’s WPS function to establish connection. Or you can login to this repeater’s web user interface to perform the quick setup (detailed setup refers to ‘3-1-2 Web browser quick setup’) (3) If the WPS connection is successfully established, the ‘WPS’...
  • Page 54 NOTE: If the Signal LED is off, it means the device is out of wireless range of your wireless broadband router or access point. Please move this extender closer to your broadband router until the extender device can receive a signal from the broadband router.

  • Page 55: Web Browser Quick Setup

    (2)Open your web browser and input ‘http:// 192.168.0.2’ in the address bar. NOTE: By default the Comtrend WAP-5883 has a default IP address of 192.168.0.2. To login through the Web Management interface, your computer (whether connected wirelessly or via Ethernet directly to the Wireless-N Range Extender) will need to have an IP in the same range: 192.168.0.x.
  • Page 56 (3) The Wireless-N Range Extender will prompt you to input the username and password. The default username is ‘admin’ and password is ‘admin’. Click the ‘OK’ button to continue. (4)All wireless access points nearby will be displayed in the list. Select the required access point and click the ‘Next’...
  • Page 57 (5) If the Wireless Router or Access Point you’re connecting to is using encryption, you’ll be prompted to input the access point’s wireless security key, input it in the ‘KEY’ field and click the ‘Next’ button to continue. (6) Upon successful Connection Test completion the following message will be displayed.
  • Page 58 (8) Click the ‘Refresh’ button of your browser to login to the client mode’s home page of the Web user interface. You can close the browser and use your computer to connect to the wireless access point by the SSID you set in last step and start using the network. NOTE: After the wireless connection of this extender and the wireless broadband router is built, this device becomes DHCP client and will get an IP address from your broadband router automatically.

  • Page 59: Client Mode Advanced Settings

    3-2 Client Mode Advanced Settings 3-2-1 Setup IP address The default IP address of Client mode is 192.168.0.2, please make sure your PC’s IP is within the range of 192.168.0.3~192.168.0.254. Before you can login to the web user interface, you need to set your computer’s IP address to any IP within this subnet.

  • Page 60: Windows Vista/7 Ip Address Setup

    Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in their respective fields: IP address: 192.168.0.x (where x is an integer greater than 2 or less than 254, if there’s more than one computer that needs to use this Wireless-N Range Extender on the same network, every computer should use a unique number)
  • Page 61 Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in their respective fields: IP address: 192.168.0.x (where x is an integer greater than 2 or less than 254, if there’s more than one computer that needs to use this Wireless-N Range Extender on the same network, every computer should use a unique number)

  • Page 62: Connect To Web Configuration Menu

    3-2-2 Connect to web configuration menu Please open your web browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome etc.) and input 192.168.0.2 in address bar then press the ENTER key: The Wireless-N Range Extender will prompt you to input the username and password. The default username is ‘admin’ and password is ‘admin’. Click the ‘OK’...

  • Page 63: Home

      3-2-3 Home The following information provides an overview of the client mode’s status and network configuration. To access the ‘Home’ menu, click ‘Home’ on the left. You should see the screen that looks like this (the contents will vary depending on your actual settings):...

  • Page 64: Wireless Setup - Ssid

    3-2-4 Wireless Setup – SSID To access the ‘SSID’ page, click ‘Wireless Setup’ on the left, and then click ‘SSID’. The description of every setup item is listed here: Item Description Band Select the band you want to use; all the wireless clients must follow the same setting to connect to this repeater.
  • Page 65 You can enable or disable LED lights. Enable LED off Check ‘Enable LED OFF’ mode to setup LED mode behavior: Turn off all LED: disables all LED lights Turn off all LED except the POWER LED: all LED lights will be disabled, except the ‘POWER’...

  • Page 66: Wireless Setup - Encryption

    3-2-5 Wireless Setup – Encryption To access the ‘Encryption’ page, click ‘Wireless Setup’ on the left, and then click ‘Encryption’.   Select the security type of the wireless link: Encryption: Disable (no security), WEP, WPA pre-shared key, or WPA RADIUS and click the ‘APPLY’ button. NOTE: For WPS2.0 compliance specification, WEP and WPA-PSK encryption cannot support WPS connection;...

  • Page 67: Wireless Setup - Wps Setup

    3-2-6 Wireless Setup - WPS Setup This page allows you to change the WPS settings (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). WPS allows your wireless clients to connect automatically to the Access Point. To access the ‘WPS Setup’ click the ‘Wireless Setup’ menu on the left, then click ‘WPS Setup’.
  • Page 68 The following setup page will appear:     The description of every setup item is listed here: Item Description WPS Status If the wireless security (encryption) function of this Wireless-N Range Extender is properly set, the WPS Status will display ‘Configured’. If wireless security function has not been set, the WPS Status will display ‘unConfigured’.
  • Page 69 Config Mode Client mode only supports ‘Enrollee’ mode, you can input this client mode’s PIN code to the AP/Router. Start PBC Click the ‘Start PBC’ button to start the Push-Button style WPS setup procedure. This Wireless-N Range Extender will wait for WPS requests from another wireless device for 2 minutes.

  • Page 70: Advanced Settings

      3-2-7 Advanced Settings To access the ‘Advanced Settings’ menu, click ‘Advanced Settings’ on the left. The following setup page will appear: The description of every setup item is listed here: Item Description Fragment Threshold The threshold (number of bytes) of the fragmentation boundary for directed messages.
  • Page 71 RTS Threshold The RTS (Request To Send) threshold parameter controls what size data packet (number of bytes) the low level RF protocol issues to an RTS packet. The default is 2347. Channel Width Select the wireless channel width, 20MHz or 40MHz.
  • Page 72   If you still need to configure this Wireless-N Range Extender, click the ‘CONTINUE’ button; if you want to save changes and use it now, click the ‘APPLY’ button.   You’ll be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can reconnect to the Web user interface of this Wireless-N Range Extender. ...

  • Page 73: System Utility

    3-2-8 System Utility You can change the settings of several system-level parameters in this page, including the administrator’s password, and IP address. To access the ‘System Utility’ menu, click ‘Device Settings’ on the left.
  • Page 74 The following setup page will appear:       The description of every setup item is listed here: Password Settings The default password of this Wireless-N Range Extender is admin, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from the web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it.
  • Page 75 Management IP To set up the IP address of this Wireless-N Range Extender, please see the following description. Item Description IP Address Input the IP address of the LAN / Wi-Fi port of the Wireless-N Range Extender. NOTE: Please remember this IP address. If you forget this IP address and you didn’t use the DHCP server function to assign IP address to clients, you won’t be able to connect to this...

  • Page 76: Configuration

    3-2-9 Configuration You can backup and restore the configuration of this Wireless-N Range Extender, so you can recall all the settings without the need to reconfigure again. This function is especially useful when you need to use this Wireless-N Range Extender in different places, like your home and a hotel. To access the ‘Configuration’...
  • Page 77 Item Description Backup Use the "Backup Settings" option to save the Wireless-N Settings Range Extender’s current configuration settings to a local file on your computer. It will be named "config.bin.” Click the ‘Save’ button to save the current settings to a file on your computer. You can then use the "Restore Settings"...
  • Page 78 WEB Upgrade   The software running in this Wireless-N Range Extender (i.e. ‘Firmware’) can be upgraded to improve the functionality of this Wireless-N Range Extender. It is recommended that you upgrade the firmware from a wired  computer. Enter the path and name of the upgrade file and then click  the APPLY button below.  You can access our website to look for the latest firmware file. Then download the latest firmware file and save on your computer and upload to this Wireless-N Range Extender.
  • Page 79     To reset this Wireless-N Range Extender, click the ‘Apply’ button. You’ll be prompted to confirm the reset: Click the ‘OK’ button to reset the Wireless-N Range Extender, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort.

  • Page 80: Chapter Iv: Ap Mode

      CHAPTER IV: AP Mode You can setup a wireless networking environment for your home or small office. Switch this Wireless-N Range Extender to wireless (AP) access point mode and connect it to your wired router. Then your wireless client users can access the Internet by wirelessly connecting to this AP without the burden of wired cabling.
  • Page 81 You can setup a wireless connection via the ‘Hardware WPS button’ or ‘Software web browser’. If your wireless client also supports a ‘WPS button’, we recommend that you use the WPS button to establish connection. Using WPS button - please go to section 4-1-1 Using Web browser - please go to section 4-1-2...

  • Page 82: Hardware Wps Button Setup

    4-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup (1) Press the WPS button twice on the Wireless-N Range Extender, the ‘WPS’ LED will start flashing. WPS button WPS LED (2) Press the WPS button on the wireless client you wish to connect to within 2 minutes.
  • Page 83 TIP: If your wireless client card does not have a hardware WPS button, you can also use its web configuration menu’s WPS function to establish connection. Or you can login to this repeater’s web user interface to complete the quick setup (detailed setup refers to section ‘4-1-2 Web browser quick setup’) (3) If the WPS connection is successful, the ‘WPS’...

  • Page 84: Web Browser Quick Setup

    4-1-2 Web browser quick setup Before you can connect to the Wireless-N Range Extender 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 a static IP address, or you’re unsure, please refer to ‘Chapter V: Appendix, 5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC’...
  • Page 85 (2)Open your web browser and input ‘http:// 192.168.0.2’ in the address bar. NOTE: By default the Comtrend WAP-5883 has a default IP address of 192.168.0.2. To login through the Web Management interface, your computer (whether connected wirelessly or via Ethernet directly to the Wireless-N Range Extender) will need to have an IP in the same range: 192.168.0.x.
  • Page 86 (4) Please input the SSID (a name used to identify this access point) in the ‘Device SSID’ field, and then click the ‘Next’ button. The default SSID is comtrend, you can change this default SSID if you want.   This page allows you to specify whether a network key is used for authentication to the wireless network. ...
  • Page 87 Note: WEP encryption: Select key length (64 or 128bit), key format (Hex or ASCII characters), Default Tx Key (by default ‘Key 1’), and input key characters (refer to ‘Key Format’ you selected for number of characters) WPA pre-shared key: Select one WPA Unicast Cipher Suite (it is recommended to use default setting ‘WPA(TKIP)’), Pre-shared Key Format: Passphrase (alphanumeric characters) or Hex (64 Hex Characters), and input the key characters in ‘KEY’...
  • Page 88 NOTE: After quick installation is complete and you want to login to the Web UI of the repeater, please refer to section ‘5-2 AP mode Advanced Settings’ for more functions or learn how to login the web user interface again.

  • Page 89: Ap Mode Advanced Settings

    4-2 AP mode Advanced Settings 4-2-1 Setup IP address The default IP address of this Wireless-N Range Extender in AP mode is 192.168.0.2, please make sure that your PC’s IP is within the range of 192.168.0.3~192.168.0.254. Before you can login to the web user interface, you need to set your computer’s IP address to any IP within this subnet.

  • Page 90: Windows Vista/7 Ip Address Setup

    Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in their respective fields: IP address: 192.168.0.x (where x is an integer greater than 2 or less than 254, if there’s more than one computer that needs to use this Wireless-N Range Extender on the same network, every computer should use a unique number)
  • Page 91 Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in their respective fields: IP address: 192.168.0.x (where x is an integer greater than 2 or less than 254, if there’s more than one computer that needs to use this Wireless-N Range Extender on the same network, every computer should use a unique number)

  • Page 92: Connect To Web Configuration Menu

    4-2-2 Connect to web configuration menu Open your web browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome etc.) and input 192.168.0.2 in the address bar then press the ENTER key: The Wireless-N Range Extender will prompt you to input the username and password. The default username is ‘admin’ and the password is ‘admin’.

  • Page 93: Home

      4-2-3 Home The following information provides an overview of the access point’s status and network configuration. To access the ‘Home’ menu, click ‘Home’ on the left. You should see a screen that looks like this (the contents will vary depending on your actual settings):...
  • Page 94 You can click the ‘Show Active Clients’ button to show all connected wireless clients. Please note: By clicking the ‘Show Active Clients’ button, a new browser window will appear. If your browser prevents pop-up windows from appearing, please disable this function or you will not be able to use the ‘Show Client’...

  • Page 95: Wireless Setup - Ssid

    4-2-4 Wireless Setup – SSID To access the ‘SSID’ page, click ‘Wireless Setup’ on the left, and then click ‘SSID’. The description of every setup item is listed here: Item Description Band Select the band you want to use; all the wireless clients must follow the same setting to connect to this repeater.
  • Page 96 Associated Clients Click the ‘Show Active Clients’ button, and then an “Active Wireless Client Table” will pop up. You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connected to the access point. You can enable or disable LED lights. Enable LED off Check ‘Enable LED OFF’...

  • Page 97: Wireless Setup - Encryption

    4-2-5 Wireless Setup – Encryption To access the ‘Encryption’ page, click ‘Wireless Setup’ on the left, and then click ‘Encryption’.   Select the security type of the wireless link: Encryption: Disable (no security), WEP, WPA pre-shared key, or WPA RADIUS and click the ‘APPLY’ button. WEP encryption: Select key length (64 or 128bit), key format (Hex or ASCII characters), Default Tx Key (by default ‘Key 1’), and input key characters (refer to ‘Key Format’...

  • Page 98: Wireless Setup - Wps Setup

    4-2-6 Wireless Setup - WPS Setup This page allows you to change the WPS settings (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). WPS allows your wireless clients to connect automatically to the Access Point. To access the ‘WPS Settings’ page, click ‘Wireless Setup’ on the left, and then click ‘WPS Setup’.
  • Page 99 Item Description WPS Status If the wireless security (encryption) function of this Wireless-N Range Extender is properly set, the WPS Status will display ‘Configured’. If wireless security function has not been set, the WPS Status will display ‘unConfigured’. Self PinCode This displays an 8-digit number for WPS PIN-style configuration.
  • Page 100 Start PIN Click the ‘Start PIN’ button and input this PIN code to the wireless broadband router or Access point you wish to connect to. The ‘WPS’ LED on the Wireless-N Range Extender will be blinking when this Wireless-N Range Extender is waiting for an incoming WPS request.

  • Page 101: Advanced Settings

      4-2-7 Advanced Settings To access the ‘Advanced Settings’ menu, click ‘Advanced Settings’ on the left. The following setup page will appear:...
  • Page 102 The description of every setup item is listed here: Item Description Fragment Threshold The threshold (number of bytes) of the fragmentation boundary for directed messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Input a value between 256 and 2346. RTS Threshold The RTS (Request To Send) threshold parameter controls what size data packet (number of bytes)
  • Page 103 However, if there are 802.11b / g clients connecting to this Wireless-N Range Extender, it will switch to 20MHz mode automatically. Preamble Type The Preamble type defines the length of the CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) block for communication between the Access Point and roaming wireless adapters.
  • Page 104 Turn off all LED except the POWER LED: all LED lights will be disabled, except the ‘POWER’ When you finish the settings in this page, click the ‘Apply’ button. You’ll see the following message:   If you still need to configure this Wireless-N Range Extender, click the ‘CONTINUE’...

  • Page 105: Mac Address Filtering

    4-2-8 MAC Address Filtering For security reasons, the Comtrend WAP‐5883 supports MAC Address  Filtering, which only allows authorized MAC Addresses to associate  with the Wireless-N Range Extender. Up to 20 entries can be  configured.  This will enhance security because you can make a ‘white list’ allowing users in the list to use this Wireless-N Range Extender only in advance. Clients who aren’t listed on this white list can’t get connected, even if they know the password.
  • Page 106 The following setup page will appear:         The description of every setup item is listed here: Item Description Enable Wireless Check this box to enable MAC filtering. If you Access Control don’t check this box, anyone who knows the wireless password can get connected to this access point.
  • Page 107 Delete All Delete all MAC addresses in the list. You’ll be prompted to confirm the deletion first. Reset Uncheck all checked boxes.   When you finish the settings in this page, click the ‘Apply’ button. You’ll see the following message:  ...
  • Page 108 Click the network icon located at the lower-right corner, then click ‘Open Network and Sharing Center’.
  • Page 109 Click the connection that will be used to connect the wireless AP (in this example, ‘Local Area Connection’): Click the ‘Details…’ button.
  • Page 110 The MAC address of selected network connection will be displayed here as ‘Physical Address’.  ...

  • Page 111: System Utility

      4-2-9 System Utility You can change the settings of several system-level parameters in this page, including the administrator’s password, and IP address. To access the ‘System Utility’ menu, click ‘Device Settings’ on the left.
  • Page 112 The following setup page will appear:     The description of every setup item is listed here: Password Settings The default password of this Wireless-N Range Extender is “admin,” and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from the web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it.
  • Page 113 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Description Current Password To change the password, you have to input the current password first. New Password Input the new password here. You can use a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols up to 20 characters.
  • Page 114 Management IP To set up the IP address of this Wireless-N Range Extender, please see the following description. Item Description IP Address Input the IP address of the LAN / Wi-Fi port of this access point. NOTE: Please remember this IP address. If you forget this IP address and you didn’t use the DHCP server function to assign an IP address to clients, you won’t be able to connect to this...
  • Page 115 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Description Default Gateway Input the IP address of the default gateway of your network here. Domain Name Input the IP address of the domain name server Server IP (DNS) here. Start IP Input the start IP address of the IP range.

  • Page 116: Configuration

    4-2-10 Configuration You can backup and restore the configuration of this access point, so you can recall all settings back without needing to configure again. This function is especially useful when you need to use this Wi-Fi AP in different places, like your home and a hotel. To access the ‘Configuration’...
  • Page 117 Restore If you want to upload a saved configuration file to the Settings Wireless-N Range Extender, please click the ‘Browse’ button to select a saved configuration file on your computer. Then click the ’Upload’ button to restore the current settings to the new one. Reset to To reset all settings of this Wireless-N Range Extender Factory...
  • Page 118     The description of every setup item is listed here: Item Description Browse Select a firmware file saved on your computer.   When you are ready, click the ‘Apply’ button to start the firmware upgrade procedure. Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or stops functioning, you can perform a standard Reset or Reset to Defaults.

  • Page 119: Chapter V: Appendix

      Chapter V:    Appendix  5-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC Windows XP IP address setup: 1. Click the ‘Start’ button (it should be located at the lower-left corner of your computer screen), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, and then click Network Connections, then double-click Local Area Connection, the Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and then click the ‘Properties’...
  • Page 120 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click the ‘OK’ button.

  • Page 121: Windows Vista/Windows 7 Ip Address Setup

    Windows Vista/Windows 7 IP address setup:  1. Click the ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer screen), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks, and then click Manage Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Network, then select ‘Properties’. The Local Area Connection Properties window will appear, select ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click the ‘Properties’...

  • Page 123: Specification

    5-2 Specification 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% (Non-Condensing) Certification: FCC  ...

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