Edimax Technology Co 9574781803 User Manual

Quick Installation Guide

AC1200 Wireless LAN Dual Band

Concurrent MU-MIMO Repeater

RE-7478RPC

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Package Contents ......................................................................................... Page 3

Build Network Connections ........................................................................ Page 4

Repeater mode Network Setup ................................................................... Page 5

Client mode Network Setup ........................................................................ Page 10

AP mode Network Setup ............................................................................. Page 15

To enable/disable LED lights....................................................................... Page 19

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Package Contents

Before you starting to use this repeater, please check if there’s anything missing in the package,
and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:

□ WiFi Repeater Unit (1 pcs)
□ User Manual and Quick Installation Guide CD-ROM (1 pcs)

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Build Network Connections

Please follow the following instructions to install this repeater:

1. Select working mode:

AP: Work as wireless access point
(Serve wireless clients)

Repeater: Work as wireless repeater
(Extends wireless signal coverage)

Client: Work as wireless network client

(Become your computer’s wireless network card)

2. Place this repeater in an appropriate place after conducting a site survey.

3. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. ‘PWR’ LED should be steadily on. If ‘PWR’ LED

is still off, please check if the power outlet you’re using is working or contact your dealer of
purchase for assistance.

Besides WPS hardware button setup, you can also login Firmware for more advanced
settings. For detailed setup, see following pages.

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Repeater mode Network Setup

1. Switch mode selector to ‘Repeater’.

2. Insert wireless repeater into power outlet

on the wall. You should see ‘Power’
LED light up in few seconds.

If not, please check if the power outlet
you’re using is working.

This repeater is your Wi-Fi range extender !
It can extend your wireless signal and coverage and help you to solve wireless dead zone
problem.

For the first time setup, you can move repeater close to the access point you wish to connect,
after installation done, you can move the repeater to the place you wish to use.

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 to build wireless connection:

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3. Press and hold WPS button on repeater

for 2 seconds, ‘WPS’ LED will start
flashing.

4. Press WPS button on the access point

you wish to connect within 2 minutes. 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 following page)

5. If WPS connection is successfully

established, the repeater will reboot
immediately to make your setting effect ;
if ‘WPS’ LED flashes fast, there’s
something error, please wait for 2
minutes until ‘WPS’ LED off, and try
from step(3) again.

When quick installation is successfully
done, ‘Signal” LED will turn on.

Please move repeater to the place you
wish to use, you can check ‘Signal’ LED
status to understand signal reception
level. (Steady light: Excellent, Flash:
Good, Fast flash: poor.)

Congratulations!
The setup is completely done, now you can start to enjoy wireless repeater.

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1. Use Ethernet cable to connect your

computer’s Ethernet port and wireless
repeater’s Ethernet port or use your
computer’s wireless configuration
utility to search for access point named
‘repeater0003’ and get connected.

Note: 0003 is an example, it’s the last 4
digits of device MAC number, find it on
each device label.

2. Open web browser and input

‘http://repeater0003’ in address bar.

Note: 0003 is an example, it’s the last 4
digits of device MAC number, find it on
each device label.

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 it and
click ‘Next’ button to continue. If the
access point you wish to connect does
not appear here, please click ‘Refresh’
until it appears on the list, or try to
move wireless repeater closer to the
access point you wish to connect.

Using Web browser to build wireless connection:

Following procedure is for establishing connection via login WEB UI. Please make sure your
computer is DHCP client (obtain IP automatically from DHCP server)

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