Edimax Technology EW-7438RPn User Manual

EW-7438RPn

User Manual

11-2011 / v1.0

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Contents

Contents ............................................................................................................. 1

Chapter I: Product Information ...................................................................... 2 

1-1 Introduction and safety information ................................................................ 2

1-2 Safety Information ........................................................................................... 3

1-3 Package Contents ............................................................................................. 4

1-4 Familiar with your new wireless repeater ........................................................ 5

Chapter II: Repeater mode .............................................................................. 8

2-1 Repeater mode Quick Installation Guide......................................................... 8

2-1-1 Hardware WPS button setup ................................................................ 9

2-1-2 Web browser quick setup ................................................................... 12

2-2 Repeater mode Advanced Settings ................................................................ 17

2-2-1 Connect to web configuration menu .................................................. 17

2-2-2 Home .................................................................................................. 19

2-2-3 WPS Setting ....................................................................................... 21

2-2-4 Advanced Settings .............................................................................. 24

2-2-5 MAC Address Filtering ...................................................................... 28

2-2-6 System Utility ..................................................................................... 35

2-2-7 Configuration ..................................................................................... 38

Chapter III: Appendix .................................................................................... 41

3-1 Configuring TCP/IP on PC ............................................................................ 41

3-1-1 Windows XP IP address setup: ........................................................... 41

3-1-2 Windows Vista/Windows 7 IP address setup: .................................... 42

3-2 Specifications................................................................................................. 45

3-3 Glossary ......................................................................................................... 46

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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:

 Extend the wireless signal inside your home or office.

 Ultra-compact design while maintaining excellent network

performance.

 LED signal indicator to easily realize the best location placement

to extend WiFi signal and secure better wireless performance.

 The device can support Repeater mode, AP mode and AP client

mode

 Hardware switch button for user to change operation mode

quickly without logging into web firmware.

 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) hardware button for easy

installation and secure wireless security.

2

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. DO NOT put this at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or
bathroom. Also, do not left this Wireless repeater in the car in summer.

3. Do not allow kids to put any small parts of this wireless repeater in
their mouth, and it could cause serious injury or could be fatal. If they
throw this wireless repeater, it will be damaged. PLEASE KEEP THIS
WIRELESS REPEATER OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN!

4. This Wireless repeater will become hot when being used for long time
(This is normal and is not a malfunction). DO NOT put the Wireless
repeater on a paper, cloth, or other flammable objects after the Wireless
repeater has been used for a long time.

5. There’s no user-serviceable part inside the Wireless repeater. If you
found that the Wireless repeater is not working properly, please contact
your dealer of purchase and ask for help. DO NOT disassemble the
Wireless repeater by yourself, warranty will be void.

6. If the Wireless repeater falls into water, DO NOT USE IT AGAIN
BEFORE YOU SEND THE CARD TO THE DEALER OF PURCHASE
FOR INSPECTION.

3

1-3 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:

z 1 x Wi-Fi extender
z 1 x Ethernet cable
z 1 x Access key card
z 1 x Quick installation guide
z 1 x CD with user manual and multi-language QIG

4

1-4 Familiar with your new wireless repeater

Interface Descriptions

A

B

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Item Item Name Description
A LAN 10/100M Ethernet LAN Port with

Auto-MDI/MDI-X. Connecting to computer,
switch or hub for local network sharing.

B 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
start WPS function.

C ON/OFF This is power on/off slide switch. If you want

to switch off the repeater, switch it to Off
mode.

5

LED Definitions

LED Name LED Status Description

Excellent signal reception

On

(Signal strength 50 – 100%)
Good signal reception

Flashing

Signal

Strength

Flashing
Rapidly

(Signal strength 25 – 50%)
Poor signal reception

(Signal strength < 25%)
No signal detected, disconnected, or

Off

in LED off mode
Connected to existing Wi-Fi

Flashing

network (transferring data)

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi not activated or in LED off

Off

mode
Device switched on and correctly

On

powered

Power

Flashing Resetting to factory defaults

Device not powered, not correctly

Off

powered, or in LED off mode

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On WPS connection established
Flashing

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

WPS

Flashing

WPS error

Rapidly

No WPS connection established or

Off

in LED off mode

On LAN port connected

LAN

Flashing

LAN activity (transferring data)

Off

LAN port not connected

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Chapter II: Repeater mode

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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.

2-1 Repeater mode Quick Installation Guide

For the first time setup and easy installation, you can move this device
close to the Wireless Broadband Router or Access point you wish to
connect, after installation done and wireless connection is built, you can
move this repeater device to the place you wish to use.

Insert this device into power outlet on the wall, and switch wireless
repeater’s power switch to ‘ON’ (1). You should see ‘Power’ LED light
up in few seconds (2). If not, please check if the power outlet you’re
using is working.

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 - please go to section 2-1-2

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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.

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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’ manual)

manual)

(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) Please move repeater to the place you wish to use (a better place will
be the center of your house) and insert this repeater into power outlet on
the wall, the wireless connection will be established automatically.
You can check ‘Signal’ LED status to understand signal reception level.
Steady light: Excellent, Flash: Good, Fast flash: poor.

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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’ to login in web UI for other advanced
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