Edimax HP-5202Wn, HP-5101Wn User Manual

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HP-5101Wn

User Manual

03-2013 / v1.0

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CONTENTS

I. PRODUCT INFORMATION ......................................................................................... 5

I-1. Package Contents ..................................................................................................................... 5

I-2. Hardware ................................................................................................................................. 5

I-3. LED Status ................................................................................................................................ 6

I-4. Safety Information ................................................................................................................... 7

I-5. System Requirements For Powerline Utility Software ............................................................. 7

II. CREATING A POWERLINE NETWORK ........................................................................ 8

II-1. Hardware Installation .......................................................................................................... 8

II-2. iQ Setup ............................................................................................................................. 10

II-3. WPS Setup .............................................................................................................................. 15

II-4. Connecting to your HP-5101Wn ........................................................................................ 16

II-5. Leaving a Powerline Network ............................................................................................ 18

II-6. Resetting the Wireless Extender........................................................................................ 18

III. BROWSER BASED CONFIGURATION INTERFACE ...................................................... 19

III-1. Home.................................................................................................................................... 21

III-2. iQ Setup ............................................................................................................................... 23

III-3. Basic Setting ......................................................................................................................... 24

III-3-1. Security ............................................................................................................................ 26

III-3-1-1. Disable ......................................................................................................................... 27

III-3-1-1-1. 802.1x Authentication ................................................................................................. 27

III-3-1-2. WEP .................................................................................................................................. 28

III-3-1-2. WPA Pre-shared Key......................................................................................................... 29

III-3-1-3. WPA Radius ...................................................................................................................... 30

III-4. WPS Setting .......................................................................................................................... 32

III-5. Wireless Advanced ............................................................................................................... 34

III-5-1. MAC Filtering ............................................................................................................... 36

III-6. System Utility ............................................................................................................... 38

III-6-1. Time Setting ................................................................................................................. 41

III-6-2. Scheduling Setting ........................................................................................................... 42

II-7. Configuration Tool ................................................................................................................ 45

III-7-1. Diagnosis .......................................................................................................................... 47

III-7-2. Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................................................... 48

III-7-3. Reboot .............................................................................................................................. 49

IV. POWERLINE UTILITY SOFTWARE ............................................................................ 50

IV-1. Installation ........................................................................................................................... 50

IV-1.1 Win 8 ................................................................................................................................ 50

IV-1.2 Win XP/Vista / 7 ............................................................................................................... 59

IV-2. Using the Utility Software ..................................................................................................... 65

IV-2-1. Main Tab ............................................................................................................................ 65

IV-2-2. Diagnostics Tab .................................................................................................................. 66

IV-2-3. About Tab .......................................................................................................................... 67

V. APPENDIX .............................................................................................................. 68

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V-1. Configuring your IP address ................................................................................................. 68

V-1-1. How to Configure Your Computer to Use a Dynamic IP Address ..................................... 68

V-1-1-1. Windows XP ................................................................................................................. 69

V-1-1-2. Windows Vista ............................................................................................................. 70

V-1-1-3. Windows 7 ................................................................................................................... 72

IV-1-1-4. Windows 8 ................................................................................................................... 74

V-1-1-5. Mac OS ......................................................................................................................... 78

V-1-2. How to Modify the IP Address of Your PC or Macintosh ................................................. 80

V-1-2-1. Windows XP ................................................................................................................. 80

V-1-2-2. Windows Vista ............................................................................................................. 81

V-1-2-3. Windows 7 ................................................................................................................... 82

V-1-2-4. Windows 8 ................................................................................................................... 84

V-1-2-5. Mac OS ......................................................................................................................... 88

V-1-3. How to Find Your Network Security Key ............................................................................ 90

V-1-3-1. Windows 7 & Windows Vista ...................................................................................... 90

V-1-3-2. Windows 8 ................................................................................................................... 92

V-1-3-3. Mac .............................................................................................................................. 95

V-1-4. How to Find Your Router’s IP Address ............................................................................... 98

V-1-4-1. Windows XP, Vista & 7 ................................................................................................. 98

V-1-4-2. Windows 8 ................................................................................................................... 99

V-1-4-3. Mac ............................................................................................................................101

V-2. Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................................103

V-3. Glossary ...........................................................................................................................105

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I. PRODUCT INFORMATION

Before you start using this product, please check if there is anything missing in

the package, and contact your dealer to claim the missing items(s):

I-1. Package Contents

I-2. Hardware

Item

Description

Ethernet Port

Connects HP-5101Wn to a computer or other
network device via Ethernet cable.

WPS/Reset Button

Resets the HP-5101Wn to factory default
settings or starts the WPS function.

Reset: Press for over 10 seconds.
WPS: Press for 2–5 seconds.

HP-5101Wn

Ethernet

CD-ROM

Quick Installation Guide

WPS/Reset Button

Ethernet Port

Group Button

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Group Button

Groups the HP-5101Wn with other Powerline
devices to establish an encrypted Powerline
network. Press for less than 3 seconds to
join/establish a network, and 5–8 seconds to
leave a Powerline network.

I-3. LED Status

LED

Color

LED Status

Description

WLAN

Green

Flashing

Wireless activity (transmitting
or receiving data).

Off

No wireless activity.

WPS

Green

On

WPS connection established
(LED remains on for one
minute after the connection is
made).

Flashing

WPS in progress (waiting for
another WPS device’s
connection).

Off

No WPS in progress.

LAN

Green

On

LAN port connected.

Flashing

LAN activity (transferring or
receiving data).

Off

LAN port not connected.

PLC

Green &

Yellow

Flashing

Green with

slow yellow

flashing

Detecting Powerline
connection.

Green with

rapid yellow

flashing

Powerline activity (transferring
or receiving data).

Off

No Powerline connection
detected.

Power

Green

On

HP-5101Wn is on.

Flashing every

15 seconds

The HP-5101Wn is in
power-saving mode.

Off

HP-5101Wn is off.

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I-4. Safety Information

In order to ensure the safe operation of the device and its users, please read
and act in accordance with the following safety instructions.

1. The wireless extender is designed for indoor use only; do not place the
wireless extender outdoors.

2. Do not place the wireless extender in or near hot/humid places, such as a
kitchen or bathroom.

3. Do not pull any connected cable with force; carefully disconnect it from the
wireless extender.

5. The device contains small parts which are a danger to small children under
3 years old. Please keep the wireless extender out of reach of children.

6. Do not place the wireless extender on paper, cloth, or other flammable
materials. The wireless extender will become hot during use.

7. There are no user-serviceable parts inside the wireless extender. If you
experience problems with the wireless extender, please contact your dealer
of purchase and ask for help.

8. The wireless extender is an electrical device and as such, if it becomes wet
for any reason, do not attempt to touch it without switching the power
supply off. Contact an experienced electrical technician for further help.

9. If you smell burning or see smoke coming from the wireless extender then
unplug the extender immediately, as far as it is safely possible to do so. Call
your dealer of purchase for help.

I-5. System Requirements For Powerline Utility Software

Operating System

Utility supports Windows XP/Vista/7/8

CPU

Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz (or above)

RAM

256MB (or above)

Free Disk Space

100MB (or above)

Network Interface

Ethernet port (100Mbps or above) and an Ethernet
cable

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II. CREATING A POWERLINE NETWORK

A minimum of two Powerline devices are required to establish
a Powerline network.

For best performance, plug Powerline adapters directly into
standard wall sockets. Avoid using multi-socket adapters.

It may be convenient to install and configure your Powerline
adapters in the same room, and then relocate the HP-5101Wn
to its preferred location after setup is complete.

II-1. Hardware Installation

1. Connect one Powerline adapter to your router via Ethernet cable and plug

it into a power socket. The power and LAN LEDs should display on.

2. Plug another Powerline adapter (HP-5101Wn) into a power socket, and

confirm the power LED is on.

3. The PLC LED on both Powerline adapters should indicate first that they are

detecting a Powerline connection, and then that a Powerline connection is
established. See LED Status for HP-5101Wn LEDs.

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4. Press the “Group” button button on each Powerline adapter for less than 3

seconds, within 2 minutes of each other. The adapters will automatically
group together and generate an encrypted network.

You can now setup the HP-5101Wn’s Wi-Fi using either II-2. iQ Setup or II-3.

WPS Setup.

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II-2. iQ Setup

1. Use a Wi-Fi device (e.g. computer, tablet, smartphone) to search for a Wi-Fi

network with the SSID “Edimax.Setup” and connect to it.

2. Open a web browser and if you do not automatically arrive at the “Get

Started” screen shown below, enter the URL http://edimax.setup. Select
your language from the drop down menu and click “Get Started” to begin

the setup process.

If you cannot access http://edimax.setup, please make sure
your computer is set to use a dynamic IP address. If you are
unsure, see V-1. Configuring your IP address.

SSID:

Edimax.Setup

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3. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and then click “NEXT”.

Advanced users who need to specify an IP address for the
HP-5101Wn, select “Use the following IP address”.

4. Please wait a moment.

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5. Please enter a “MAIN ESSID” – this is a name to identify the HP-5101Wn’s

Wi-Fi network, which you will connect to from your wireless device. Then

select a channel number (“Auto” is recommended) and enter a “Wi-Fi
Security Password” between 8–64 characters, which is the password used
to connect to the HP-5101Wn’s Wi-Fi network. Click “Next” to continue.

Please do not forget your Wi-Fi password. If you do not wish
to use a Wi-Fi password, check the box labeled “I don’t want
to set up the Wi-Fi password”.

6. A summary of your HP-5101Wn’s Wi-Fi settings will be displayed, as shown

below. Click “NEXT” to continue and restart your HP-5101Wn.

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7. Please wait while the HP-5101Wn restarts.

8. When the HP-5101Wn has restarted, the following “Congratulations”

screen will be displayed, indicating that wireless setup is complete. Your
HP-5101Wn’s Wi-Fi should now be active and ready for use. If you need,
you can relocate the HP-5101Wn to any power socket within 300m without
additional configuration.

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Refer to II-4. Connecting to your HP-5101Wn for help with connecting a Wi-Fi
device to the extender’s Wi-Fi.

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II-3. WPS Setup

If your wireless router/access point supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
then you can use this method to set up your HP-5101Wn’s Wi-Fi network.
WPS is an alternative to II-2. iQ Setup. The HP-5101Wn’s Wi-Fi settings
(including SSID) will be the same as your existing router/access point.

1. Press the WPS button (often the WPS/Reset button) on your router/access

point to activate WPS.

Please check the instructions for your wireless router/access
point for how long you need to hold down its WPS button to
activate WPS. Take care not to hold the WPS button for too
long – this may result in inadvertently resetting the extender
or router/access point.

2. Within two minutes, press and hold the WPS button for 2–5 seconds on

the HP-5101Wn to activate its WPS. The HP-5101Wn’s WPS LED should
flash to indicate a WPS connection is in progress.

3. The devices will establish a connection. The HP-5101Wn’s WPS LED should

display on to indicate a successful connection. You can now connect to the
HP-5101Wn’s wireless network with a Wi-Fi device, as described in II-4.

Connecting to your HP-5101Wn.

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II-4. Connecting to your HP-5101Wn

The following steps 9-11 are an example of how to connect to
a Wi-Fi network using Windows Vista. If you are using a
different version of Windows, the process may vary slightly –
please connect to a Wi-Fi network in the usual manner for
operating system.

1. Click the network icon ( , or ) in the system tray and select “Connect

to a network”.

2. Search for the SSID of your

Wi-Fi network, click it and then
click “Connect”. If you set a
password for your network, you
will then be prompted to enter
it.

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3. After correctly entering

your password, you will be
successfully connected to
your Wi-Fi network.

4. You can also use the Ethernet port on the underside of the HP-5101Wn to

connect a computer or other device via Ethernet cable.

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II-5. Leaving a Powerline Network

Press the Group/Reset button on the wireless extender for 5–8 seconds to
leave a Powerline network that the extender is connected to. The extender
will be disconnected/ungrouped from its network and ready to reconnect to
any Powerline network.

II-6. Resetting the Wireless Extender

If you experience a problem with your HP-5101Wn you can reset the device
back to its factory default settings. This resets all settings back to default.

Press and hold the WPS/Reset button for at least 10 seconds. The HP-5101Wn
will re-initialize and the power LED ( ) will display on when the extender is
ready (see LED Status).

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III. BROWSER BASED CONFIGURATION INTERFACE

Once you have setup the wireless extender as detailed in II. CREATING A

POWERLINE NETWORK or the included QIG, you can further configure the

settings of the wireless extender or run iQ Setup again using the browser
based configuration interface.

To access the browser based configuration interface, enter
http://edimax.setup into the URL bar of a web browser on a computer which

is connected to the extender’s Wi-Fi network. You will be prompted for a
username and password. The default username is “admin” and the default
password is “1234”.

You will arrive the at Home page, use the menu on the left side of the screen
to navigate. You can also change the language using the drop down menu in
the top right corner.

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- III-1. Home

- III-2. iQ Setup

- III-3. Basic Setting

- III-4. WPS Setting

- III-5. Wireless Advanced

- III-6. System Utility

- III-7. Configuration Tool

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III-1. Home

The Home page shows the basic status and
information of the wireless extender.

The screenshots shown in this manual are examples. The
information you see on your screen will be unique to your
configuration.

System

Uptime

Displays the total passed time since the device was turned

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on.

Hardware Version

Displays the hardware version.

Runtime Code
Version

Displays the current firmware version.
Wireless Configuration

Mode

Displays the current wireless operating mode.

ESSID

Displays the current ESSID (the name used to identify the
wireless extender).

Channel
Number

Displays the current wireless channel number.
Security

Displays the current wireless security/encryption type.

BSSID (MAC)

Displays the device’s MAC address. A MAC address is a
unique, fixed ID for this device which cannot be modified.

Associated
Clients

Displays the number of clients connected to the wireless
extender. Click the “Show Active Clients” button to display
active clients in a new window (see below for full
description):

LAN Settings

IP Address

Displays the IP address of this device.

Subnet Mask

Displays the subnet mask of the IP address.

Default Gateway

Displays the IP address of the default gateway.

MAC address

Displays the MAC address of the LAN interface.

Active Wireless Client Table

MAC Address

Displays the MAC address of the wireless client.

Mode

Displays the transmission mode (802.11b, 802.11n or

802.11g).

Tx Packet

Tx (transmission) packet counter.

Rx Packet

Rx (received) packet counter.

Tx Rate (Mbps)

Transmission rate is displayed here in Mbps.

Power Saving

“Yes” or “No” is displayed here according to whether

power saving feature is active.

Expired Time (s)

If the wireless client is idle for longer than the expired

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time, the access point will disassociate with it. When the
wireless client becomes active, it will have to re-associate
with the access point.

III-2. iQ Setup

To perform iQ Setup again and configure the Wi-Fi
networks which the extender will connect to, select
“iQ Setup”.

You will see the screen below. Please click “Get

Started” to begin iQ Setup and refer back to II. iQ

Setup onwards for further guidance.

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III-3. Basic Setting

The “Basic Setting” page enables you to configure the
ESSID, channel number and other basic parameters of
the wireless extender.

Mode

The extender’s mode cannot be configured – the
default mode is “Access Point”. The device acts as a

wireless access point to a wired Ethernet network.
Wireless clients can connect to the extender and
exchange data with devices connected to the network.

Band

Select the wireless band you wish to use for the access
point. The extender uses the 2.4GHz frequency band –
select which wireless standard or combination of
standards to use. Only wireless clients of the same

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band(s) will be able to connect.

MAIN ESSID

Specify an ESSID (the name used to identify the access
point) of up to up to 32 alphanumerical characters.
Please note that the ESSID is case sensitive.

AP Isolation

When this is set to “Enabled”, wireless clients
connected to this device will be able to access the
Internet, but will not be able to communicate with each
other. This applies to clients connected to the MAIN
ESSID only.

SSID Isolation

When the access point uses multiple SSIDs and this is
set to “Enabled”, then wireless clients connected to the
same SSID will be able to communicate with each
other, but will not be able to communicate with other
wireless clients connected to another of this access
point’s SSIDs. You can input a numeric VLAD ID value
between 1 – 4094 for the MAIN ESSID.

Channel Number

Select a channel number for the wireless extender.

Associated Clients

Click the “Show Active Clients” button and a new
window will appear which displays information about
wireless clients connected to this access point. Click the

“Refresh” button in the new window to refresh the list.

Click “APPLY” to save the changes. The following message will appear:

Click “CONTINUE” to save the changes and continue configuring other settings,
or click “APPLY” to restart the system and make the changes take effect.

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III-3-1. Security

The wireless extender provides a variety of wireless
security options (data encryption) which can be
configured on this page.

It is important to configure security to prevent
intruders from accessing your local network and
causing damage to computers and servers. Use
complicated, hard-to-guess security keys which
include combinations of letters and numbers
and change your security key regularly.

SSID choice

Select which SSID’s security settings to configure.

Encryption

Select an encryption type from the drop down menu
and refer to the appropriate section (following) for
more details.

WPA pre-shared key offers the highest level of security and is
the recommended encryption type.

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III-3-1-1. Disable

Select “Disable” to disable wireless encryption for the network. This is not
recommended - anyone within range can connect to the device’s SSID.

Enable 802.1x
Authentication

Check this box to enable 802.1x user authentication.
See below.

III-3-1-1-1. 802.1x Authentication

If you select “Disable” or “WEP” as your encryption type, you can check the
“Enable 802.1x Authentication” box to enable 802.1x authentication based on

a RADIUS user authentication server.

RADIUS Server IP
Address

Enter the IP address of the RADIUS authentication
server here.

RADIUS Server Port

Enter the port number of the RADIUS authentication
server here. Default value is 1812.

RADIUS Server
Password

Enter the password of the RADIUS authentication
server here.

Click “APPLY” to save the changes. The following message will appear:

Click “CONTINUE” to save the changes and continue configuring other settings,
or click “APPLY” to restart the system and make the changes take effect.

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III-3-1-2. WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a basic encryption type.

WPA encryption is recommended – though some legacy
wireless devices may only support WEP. WEP supports data
rates up to a maximum 54Mbps.

Key Length

Select “64-bit” or “128-bit” key length. “128-bit” is
safer than “64-bit” but will reduce some data transfer

performance.

Key Format

Select “ASCII” or “Hex” key format. The key length will
also be displayed here - ASCII and Hex keys vary in
length depending on “Key Length” (above)”.

Default Key

The value for “Default Key” is “Key 1” and cannot be
modified.

Encryption Key 1 to
4

Enter WEP key here, the number of characters must be
the same as the number displayed in the “Key Format”

field. For “ASCII” key format, you can use any

alphanumerical characters (0-9, a-z, and A-Z). For “Hex”
format, you can use the characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F.

Enable 802.1x
Authentication

Check this box to enable 802.1x user authentication.
See III-1-1-1. Enable 802.1x Authentication.

Click “APPLY” to save the changes. The following message will appear:

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Click “CONTINUE” to save the changes and continue configuring other settings,
or click “APPLY” to restart the system and make the changes take effect.

III-3-1-2. WPA Pre-shared Key

WPA pre-shared key is the recommended and most secure encryption type.

WPA Unicast Cipher
Suite

Select from WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES) or WPA2 Mixed.
AES is safer than TKIP, but not supported by all wireless
clients. WPA2(AES) or WPA2 is recommended if
supported by your wireless client. Mixed is
recommended if your client does not support AES.

Pre-shared Key
Format

Select the pre-shared key format from “Passphrase” (8

to 63 alphanumerical characters) or “Hex (64 characters

0 to 9 and a to f.)

Pre-shared Key

Please enter the key according to the key format you

selected above. For security reasons, it’s best to use a

complex, hard-to-guess key.

TKIP supports a maximum data rate of 54Mbps.

Click “APPLY” to save the changes. The following message will appear:

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Click “CONTINUE” to save the changes and continue configuring other settings,
or click “APPLY” to restart the system and make the changes take effect.

III-3-1-3. WPA Radius

WPA RADIUS is a combination of WPA encryption and RADIUS user
authentication. If you have a RADIUS authentication server, you can
authenticate the identity of every wireless client against a user database.

WPA Unicast Cipher
Suite

Select from WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES) or WPA2 Mixed.
AES is safer than TKIP, but not supported by all wireless
clients. WPA2(AES) or WPA2 is recommended if
supported by your wireless client. Mixed is
recommended if your client does not support AES.

RADIUS Server IP
address

Enter the IP address of the RADIUS authentication
server here.

RADIUS Server Port

Enter the port number of the RADIUS authentication
server here. Default value is 1812.

RADIUS Server
Password

Enter the password of the RADIUS authentication
server here.

Click “APPLY” to save the changes. The following message will appear: