Hawking Hi-Gain HW7ACX User Manual

Hi-Gain™ Wireless-AC Range Extender/AP HW7ACX

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USER’S MANUAL

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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. This equipment

generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.

FCC Caution

This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions

and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna and

person’s body (excluding extremities of hands, wrist and feet) during wireless modes of

operation.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following

two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device

must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired

operation.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the authority to operate equipment.

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure 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.

The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in

conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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.

Safety

This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and

use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static

electricity when working with electrical equipment. All guidelines of this and of the

computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the

equipment.

EU Countries Intended for Use

The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium,

Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the

Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states:

Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

EU Countries Not intended for use

None.

CONTENTS

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

1-1 Product Introduction ............................................................................................. 2

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

1-3 System Requirements ........................................................................................... 4

1-4 Package Contents .................................................................................................. 5

1-5 Product Overview ................................................................................................. 6

Chapter II: Quick Setup and Basic Settings ............................................. 7

2-1 Installing the HW7ACX ....................................................................................... 8

2-2 Connecting to the Range Extender by Web Browser ........................................... 9

2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP Address Setup: ........................................................... 10

2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP Address Setup .................................................................... 11

2-2-3 Windows XP IP Address Setup ...................................................................... 13

2-2-4 Windows Vista/7/8 IP Address Setup ............................................................. 15

2-2-5 Mac OS X IP Address Setup .......................................................................... 17

2-2-6 Tablet/Smartphone Setup ............................................................................... 18

2-2-7 Connecting to Web Management Interface .................................................... 20

2-3 Quick Setup ........................................................................................................ 22

2-3-1 Setting up in Extender Mode ......................................................................... 22

2-3-2 Setting up in Access Point Mode ................................................................... 24

3-1 Change Management password .......................................................................... 31

3-2 Wired LAN Configuration .................................................................................. 34

3-2-1 Local Network ................................................................................................ 35

3-2-2 DHCP Server: ................................................................................................. 36

3-2-3 Static DHCP Leases Table: ............................................................................ 37

3-3 Wireless Network ............................................................................................... 39

3-3-1 Basic Wireless Settings .................................................................................. 40

3-3-1-1 Access Point ............................................................................................. 40

3-3-1-2 Universal Repeater ................................................................................... 44

3-3-2 Advanced Wireless Settings ........................................................................... 48

3-3-3 Security Settings ............................................................................................ 51

3-3-3-1 Disable wireless security .......................................................................... 51

3-3-3-2 WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy ............................................................. 51

3-3-3-3 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA): ............................................................... 54

3-3-3-4 WPA RADIUS: ........................................................................................ 55

3-3-4 Wireless Access Control ................................................................................. 58

3-3-5 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ........................................................................ 61

3-3-6 Security Tips for Wireless Network ............................................................... 64

Chapter IV Status and Tools .................................................................... 65

4-1 System Status ...................................................................................................... 65

4-1-1 System information and firmware version ..................................................... 65

4-1-2 Local Network ................................................................................................ 66

4-1-3 Active DHCP client list .................................................................................. 67

4-1-4 Statistics ......................................................................................................... 68

4-2 Configuration Tools ............................................................................................ 69

4-3 Firmware Upgrade .............................................................................................. 71

4-4 System Reset....................................................................................................... 73

Chapter V: Appendix ................................................................................ 74

5-1 Hardware Specification ...................................................................................... 74

5-2 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 75

5-3 Glossary .............................................................................................................. 78

Chapter I: Product Information

1-1 Product Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Hawking HW7ACX Hi-Gain™ Wireless-AC
Range Extender!

Easy installation procedures allow any computer user to setup a network in
very short time - within minutes, even inexperienced users. Just follow the
instructions given in this user manual, you can complete the setup procedure
and unleash the power of this range extender all by yourself!

Other features of the Hi-Gain™ Wireless-AC Range Extender include:

 Supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless devices simultaneously.

 Provides IEEE 802.11A/B/G/N/AC wireless LAN capability

 Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA, and WPA2 wireless data encryption.

 Supports MAC address filtering (Only allow specific wireless device of your

choice to connect to this access point).

 Five wired LAN ports (10/100M)

 Auto MDI / MDI-X function for all wired Ethernet ports.

 Support DHCP (Server/Client) for easy IP-address setup.

 Allows you to monitor the access point’s status: DHCP Client Log, System Log,

Security Log and Device/Connection Status.

 Easy to use Web-based GUI for network configuration and management purposes.

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1-2 Safety Information

In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the
following safety instructions:

1. This range extender is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this
range extender outdoors.

2. DO NOT put this range extender near hot or humid places, like a kitchen
or bathroom. Also, do not leave this range extender in the car.

3. DO NOT pull any connected cable with force; disconnect it from the
range extender first.

4. If you want to place this range extender at high places or hang on the wall,
please make sure the range extender is firmly secured. Falling from high
places would damage the range extender and its accessories, and void the
warranty.

5. Accessories of this range extender, like the antenna and power supply, are
dangerous to small children under 3 years old. They may put the small parts
in their nose or mouth and it could cause serious damage to them. KEEP
THIS RANGE EXTENDER OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN!

6. The range extender will become hot when being used for a long time

(This is normal and is not a malfunction). DO NOT put this range extender

on paper, cloth, or other flammable materials.

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

8. If the range extender falls into water when it’s powered, DO NOT use
your hand to pick it up. Switch the electrical power off before you do
anything, or contact an experienced electrical technician for help.

9. If you smell something strange or even see some smoke coming out from
the range extender or power supply, remove the power supply or switch the
electrical power off immediately, and call dealer of purchase for help.

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1-3 System Requirements

 Computer or network device(s) with wired or wireless network

interface card.

 Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape

Navigator 4.7 or above, Opera web browser, Mozilla Firefox web
browser or Safari web browser).

 An available AC power socket (100 – 240 V, 50/60Hz)

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1-4 Package Contents

Before you starting to use this range extender, please check if there is
anything missing in the package. Contact your place of purchase to claim
missing items:

1x – HW7ACX Hi-Gain™ Dual Band Wireless N Range Extender
1x - Quick Installation Guide
1x - A/C power adapter
1x - Ethernet cord
1x - Setup CD

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1-5 Product Overview

Top Panel

LED Name

PWR On Router is switched on and correctly powered.

Wireless On Wireless is enabled.

Wired 1-5

10/100M

Back Panel

Light Status Description

Off Wireless network is switched off.

Flashing Wireless LAN activity (transferring or receiving

data).

On LAN port is linked in 10/100Mbps speed.

Off LAN port is not linked in 10/100Mbps speed.

Item Name Description
Antenna Two 3dBi antennas
Power

Power connector, connects to A/C power adapter.
(12V/0.5A)
Network 1-5 Local Area Network (LAN) port

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Reset/WPS Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all

settings) or start WPS function. Press this button and

hold for 15 seconds to restore all settings to factory

defaults, power off/on. Press this button for less than

5 seconds to start WPS function.

NOTE: For 2.4GHz 802.11b and 802.11g mode, the signals can be

transmitted only by antenna 1 (The antenna on the right side of the rear

panel).

For 2.4 GHz/5GHz 802.11n mode: The extender is operating in a 2T2R

Spatial Multiplexing MIMO configuration. Two (2) antennas are for signal

transmitting and two (2) antennas are for signal receiving.

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Chapter II: Quick Setup and Basic Settings

2-1 Installing the HW7ACX

Complete the following instructions to build the network connection
between your new wireless range extender and your computers or network
devices:

1. Connect the range extender to your computer (source) through the LAN

port of the range extender by Ethernet cable or connect to it wirelessly.

2. Connect the A/C power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to

the ‘Power’ socket of the range extender.

3. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. LAN LEDs should be on if the

range extender is correctly connected to the router. If it is not on, or any

LED you expect is not on, please recheck the cabling, or jump to ‘5-2
Troubleshooting’ for possible reasons and solutions.

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2-2 Connecting to the Range Extender by Web Browser

After your HW7ACX Hi-Gain™ Wireless-AC Range Extender has been
connected and powered the next step is to access the Web Menu for initial
configuration. To do this, your computer must be able to get an IP address
automatically (use dynamic IP address setting).

Try to access: http://192.168.1.240

If the Web Menu appears you can skip the next steps and go to step 2-3.
You will need to enter the following default login and password to access the
‘Quick Setup’ menu:

Login: admin
Password: 1234

If it’s set to use a static IP address or you are unsure, please follow the
following instructions to configure your computer to use a dynamic IP
address:

Note: Please be sure to set your network IP addresses back to default
after you have finished configuration.

If the operating system of your computer is….

Windows 95/98/Me - please go to section 2-2-1
Windows 2000 - please go to section 2-2-2
Windows XP - please go to section 2-2-3
Windows Vista/7 - please go to section 2-2-4
Mac OS X - please go to section 2-2-5

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2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me 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 icon, and
Network window will appear. Select ‘TCP/IP’, then click ‘Properties’.

2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server’ and then click ‘OK’.

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2-2-2 Windows 2000 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 Dial-up

Connections icon; click Local Area Connection, and Local Area
Connection Properties window will appear. Select ‘Internet Protocol

(TCP/IP)’ and then click ‘Properties’

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2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server
address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

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2-2-3 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, and then double-click Local
Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and

then click ‘Properties’

2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server
address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

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2-2-4 Windows Vista/7/8 IP Address Setup

1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your

computer), then click control panel. Under Network and Internet, Click

View Network Status and Tasks, then click Manage Network
Connections/Change Adapter Settings on the right hand column.
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’

2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server
address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

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2-2-5 Mac OS X IP Address Setup

Go to your system preferences, go to network. Select your network
connection. Make sure ‘Configure’ is set to ‘Using DHCP’.

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2-2-6 Tablet/Smartphone Setup

iOS (iPhone or iPad)

Go to your settings on your tablet or smart phone

First, make sure JavaScript is On: Go to Settings icon Select (a) Safari > make sure (b)

JavaScript is ON.

Go back to Home Screen > Select Settings > In Wi-Fi Networks, select (c)

“Hawking_HW7ACX_2.4GHz” > (d) Make sure your Wi-Fi is connected to

Hawking_HW7ACX_2.4GHz

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Android (Android 2.1 +)

Go to Settings

Go to Wireless & Networks

Check “Turn on Wi-Fi” and then click on Wi-Fi settings

Look for Hawking_HW7ACX_2.4GHz, then select to connect

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2-2-7 Connecting to Web Management Interface

All functions and settings of this range extender can be configured via web
management interface. Please start your web browser, and input
‘192.168.1.240’ in address bar, then press the ‘Enter’ key. The following
message should be shown:

Please input user name and password in the fields respectively, default user
name is ‘admin’, and default password is ‘1234’, then press the ‘OK’ button,
and you will see the web management interface of this range extender:

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NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interface, and
you are being prompted to input the user name and
password again, it means you didn’t input the username
and password correctly. Retype the user name and
password again. If you’re certain about the username and
password you typed are correct, please go to ‘6-2
Troubleshooting’ to perform a factory reset.

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2-3 Quick Setup

After you have connected to the range extender by web browser, the first
thing you see is ‘Quick Setup’ page. It may take a few second to load
because it is scanning for available networks to extend. This is where you
will setup and connect to your wireless networks.

2-3-1 Setting up in Extender Mode

Step 1) Choose Extender Mode.

Step 2) The HW7ACX will first scan for available 2.4GHz networks. If
you do not see anything, you can click scan. If you do not want to use

2.4GHz, you can click “skip” and it will bypass the 2.4GHz network.

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Step 3) If your 2.4GHz network has wireless security, it will prompt you to
enter in your password. If you do know this password, please refer to your
original WiFi network’s settings or contact your network administrator.

Step 4) The HW7ACX will now scan for available 5 GHz networks. If you
do not see anything, you can click scan. If you do not want to use 5GHz,
you can click “skip” and it will bypass the 5GHz network.

Step 4) If your 5GHz network has wireless security, it will prompt you to
enter in your password. If you do know this password, please refer to your
original WiFi network’s settings or contact your network administrator.

Step 5) You can name your WiFi networks and/or give your HW7ACX a
unique IP address. By default, the HW7ACX will use the same wireless
name as your original WiFi network. You can uncheck the box to make

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changes if you wish.
If you wish to give the HW7ACX an IP address, uncheck the input box and
type in your own IP and subnet mask

Step 6) Congratulations! You have completed the setup of the HW7ACX.
Click Finish for the device to reboot.

2-3-2 Setting up in Access Point Mode

Step 1) Choose Access Point Mode

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Step 2) Input your wireless settings

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2

3

4

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2

3

4

5

7

6

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Wireless (1): Shows you if the wireless is enabled/disabled

ESSID (2): The HW7ACX transmits in both 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi

frequencies. Please input the ESSID (the name used to identify
this wireless access point) for each frequency here. You can
input up to 32 alphanumerical characters. PLEASE NOTE

THAT ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE.

Default SSID

2.4GHz: Hawking_HW7ACX_2.4GHz
5GHz: Hawking_HW7ACX_5GHz

Band (3): Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By selecting

different band setting, you’ll be able to allow or deny the
wireless client of a certain band.

2.4GHz Band

If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only
wireless clients using the wireless band you select (802.11b,

802.11 Draft-N, or 802.11g) will be able to connect to this
access point.

If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients using

802.11b and 802.11g band will be able to connect to this access
point.

If you want to allow 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11 Draft-N
clients to connect to this access point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N).

5GHz Band
5GHz (A): this mode allows 802.11a wireless network client to
connect this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802.11a
clients).

5GHz (N): this mode allows 802.11n wireless network client to
connect this router (maximum transfer rate 300Mbps for

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802.11n clients).

5GHz (A+N): this mode allows 802.11a and 802.11n wireless
network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate
54Mbps for 802.11a clients, and maximum 300Mbps for 802.11n
clients).

5GHz (AC): this mode allows 802.11ac wireless network client
to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 433Mbps for

802.11ac clients).

5GHz (N+AC): this mode allows 802.11n and 802.11ac wireless
network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate
150Mbps for 802.11n clients, and maximum 433Mbps for

802.11ac clients).

5GHz (A+N+AC): this mode allows 802.11a, 802.11n and

802.11ac wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802.11a clients, maximum
150Mbps for 802.11n clients, and maximum 433Mbps for

802.11ac clients).

Channel Number (4): Please select a channel number you wish to use. If you know a

certain channel number is being used by other wireless access
points nearby, please refrain from using the same channel
number

Associated Clients (5): Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button and a new popup window will

appear which contains the information about all wireless clients
connected to this access point. You can click ‘Refresh’ button in
popup window to keep information up-to-date.

Adv. IP Address (6) This section allows you to set an IP Address and subnet mask to

fit your network if needed. Uncheck the box to input.

Otherwise, the default IP Address is 192.168.1.240

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After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Next’ (7) button.

If you wish to have security, please select your level of security here. Refer to Section

3-3-3 for descriptions of security types. Click ‘Apply’ for the device to restart. Click

‘Back’ if you wish to make changes. Plug the HW7ACX into your router or network.

Congratulations, you have set up the HW7ACX in Access Point!

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Chapter III General Setup

In this chapter, you’ll know how to change the major settings of the HW7ACX. Log

onto the device and click on ‘General Setup’.

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3-1 Change Management password

Default password of this access point is ‘1234’, 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. This is very important when you have

wireless function enabled.

To change password, please follow the instructions:

Please click ‘General Setup’ at top of web management interface, select ‘System’ tab on

the left hand column, and then click ‘Password Settings’, and the following message will

be displayed on your web browser:

Current Please input current password here.
Password (1):

New Password (2): Please input new password here.

Confirm Please input new password here again.
Password (3):

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1

2
3

If the password you typed in ‘New Password’ (2) and ‘Confirm Password’ (3) field are

not the same, you’ll see the following message:

Please retype the new password again when you see above message.

If you see the following message:

It means the content in ‘Current Password’ field is wrong, please click ‘OK’ to go back to

previous menu, and try to input current password again.

If the current and new passwords are correctly entered, after you click ‘Apply’, you’ll be

prompted to input your new password:

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Please use new password to enter web management interface again, and you should be

able to login with new password.

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3‐2WiredLANConfiguration

Before all computers using wired Ethernet connection (i.e. the computers connected to

this access point’s LAN port) can communicate with each other and access Internet, they

must have a valid IP address.

There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers: static IP address (set the IP

address for every computer manually), and dynamic IP address (IP address of computers

will be assigned by access point automatically. It’s recommended for most computers to

use dynamic IP address, it will save a lot of time on setting IP addresses for every

computer, especially when there are a lot of computers in your network; for servers and

network devices which will provide services to other computers and users that come from

the Internet, a static IP address should be used.

Suggestions on IP Address numbering plan:

If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your

network, here are some suggestions.

1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and
company users, it’s suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is
an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an integer between 1
and 254. This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients,
so you can set ‘d’ field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 (or
any number between 1 and 254), and pick a number between 0
and 254 for field ‘c’.

2. In most cases, you should use ‘255.255.255.0’ as subnet mask,
which allows up to 253 clients (this also meets router’s
capability of working with up to 253 clients).

3. For all servers and network devices which will provide
services to other people (like Internet service, print service,
and file service), they should use static IP address. Give each
of them a unique number between 1 and 253, and maintain a
list, so everyone can locate those servers easily.

4. For computers which are not dedicated to provide specific
service to others, they should use dynamic IP address.

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Please click ‘General Setup’ at the top of web management interface and click ‘Local

Network’ on the left hand column.

There are two setup groups here: ‘LAN IP’ and ‘DHCP Server’

3-2-1 Local Network

1

2

3

4

5

IP address (1): Please input the IP address of this access point.

Subnet Mask (2): Please input subnet mask for this network.

Gateway Address (3): Please input your gateway address for the network.

802.1d Spanning Tree (4): Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) prevents loops from being
formed when switches or bridges are interconnected via multiple
paths

DHCP Server (5): If you want to activate DHCP server function of this access

point, select ‘Enabled’, or set it to ‘Disabled’.

Recommended Value if you don’t know what to fill:

IP Address: 192.168.1.240 802.d Spanning Tree: Disabled

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 DHCP Server: Disabled

Gateway Address: (leave it blank)

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3-2-2 DHCP Server:

1

2
3
4

These settings are only available when ‘DHCP Server’ in ‘LAN IP’ section is ‘Enabled’.

Lease Time (1): Please choose a lease time (the duration that every computer

can keep a specific IP address) of every IP address assigned by
this access point from dropdown menu.

DHCP Client Start IP (2): Please input the start IP address of the IP range.

DHCNP Client End IP (3):Please input the end IP address of the IP range.

Domain Name (4): If you wish, you can also optionally input the domain name for

your network. This is optional.

Recommended Value if you don’t know what to fill:

Lease Time: Two Weeks (or ‘Forever’, if you have less than 20 computers)

Start IP: 192.168.1.100

End IP: 192.168.1.200

Domain Name: (leave it blank)

NOTE:

1. The number of the last field (mentioned ‘d’ field) of ‘End IP’ must be

greater than ‘Start IP’, and can not be the same as router’s IP address.

2. The former three fields of IP address of ‘Start IP’, ‘End IP’, and ‘IP

Address of ‘LAN IP’ section (mentioned ‘a’, ‘b’, and ‘c’ field) should be the same.

3. These settings will affect wireless clients too.

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3‐2‐3St aticDHCPLeasesTable:

This function allows you to assign a static IP address to a specific computer forever, so

you don’t have to set the IP address for a computer, and still enjoy the benefit of using

DHCP server. Maximum 16 static IP addresses can be assigned here.

(If you set ‘Lease Time’ to ‘forever’ in ‘DHCP Server’ section, you can also assign an
IP addr ess to a specific computer permanently, however, you will not be able to assign
a certain IP address to a specific computer, since IP addresses will be assigned in
random order by this way).

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2 3

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Enable Static Check this box to enable this function,
DHCP Leases (1): otherwise uncheck it to disable this function.

MAC Address (2): Input the MAC address of the computer or network device

(total 12 characters, with character from 0 to 9, and from a
to f, like ‘001122aabbcc’)

IP address (3): Input the IP address you want to assign to this computer or

network device

‘Add’ (4): After you inputted MAC address and IP address pair, click

this button to add the pair to static DHCP leases table.

If you want to remove all characters you just entered, click ‘Clear’.

After you clicked ‘Add’, the MAC address and IP address mapping will be added to

‘Static DHCP Leases Table’ section.

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If you want to delete a specific item, please check the ‘Select’ box of a MAC address

and IP address mapping (1), then click ‘Delete Selected’ button (2); if you want to

delete all mappings, click ‘Delete All’ (3).

After you finish all LAN settings, please click ‘Apply’ button on the bottom of this page.

After you click ‘Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

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Press ‘Go Back’ to save the settings made and go back to web management interface;

press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take

effect after it reboots.

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3-3 Wir eless Network

If your computer, PDA, game console, or other network devices is equipped with a

wireless network adapter, you can use the wireless function of this access point to let

them connect to the Internet and share resources with other computers.

Please click ‘General Setup’ tab at the top of web management interface, and then click

‘2.4GHz Wireless Configuration’ or ‘5GHz Wireless Configuration’ tab on the left hand

column. The following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the

access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60 seconds for the access

point to reboot

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3-3-1 Basic Wireless Settings

Please click ‘General Setup’ menu at the top of web management interface, then click

‘2.4GHz Wireless Configuration’ or ‘5GHz Wireless Configuration’ on the left hand

column. Choose ‘Basic Settings’. Next to the Mode option, please select your Mode.

3-3-1-1 Access Point

The HW7ACX will broadcast a WiFi signal for other computers and devices to connect

to. Must be plugged into the router or network after setup.

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Band (1): Please select the radio band from one of following options:

2.4GHz

2.4 GHz (B) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network clients to connect to this router

(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (N) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless network clients to connect to this router

(maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b and 802.11g wireless network clients to connect to

this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum 54Mbps

for 802.11g clients).

2.4 GHz (G) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g wireless network clients to connect to this router

(maximum transfer rate 54Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G+N) 2.4GHz band, allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless network clients to connect

to this router (maximum transfer

rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients, and maximum

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300Mbps for 802.11n clients).

5GHz

5GHz (A): 5GHz band, this mode allows 802.11a wireless network client to connect this router

(maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802.11a clients).

5GHz (N): 5GHz band, this mode allows 802.11n wireless network client to connect this router

(maximum transfer rate 300Mbps for 802.11n clients).

5GHz (A+N): 5GHz band, this mode allows 802.11a and 802.11n wireless network client to connect

this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802.11a clients, and maximum 300Mbps

for 802.11n clients).

5GHz (AC): this mode allows 802.11ac wireless network client to connect this router

(maximum transfer rate 433Mbps for 802.11ac clients).

5GHz (AC): 5GHz band, this mode allows 802.11ac wireless network client to connect this router

(maximum transfer rate 433Mbps for 802.11ac clients).

5GHz (N+AC): 5GHz band, this mode allows 802.11n and 802.11ac wireless network client to connect

this router (maximum transfer rate 150Mbps for 802.11n clients, and maximum 433Mbps

for 802.11ac clients).

5GHz (A+N+AC): 5GHz band, this mode allows 802.11a, 802.11n and 802.11ac wireless network client to

connect this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802.11a clients, maximum

150Mbps for 802.11n clients, and maximum 433Mbps for 802.11ac clients).

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NOTE: If you don’t have special reason to limit the type of allowed

wireless clients, it’s recommended to choose ‘2.4 GHz (B+G+N) and

5GHz (A+N+AC) to maximize wireless client compatibility.

ESSID (2): This is the name of wireless access point. You can type any

alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters.
ESSID is used to identify your own wireless access point from

others when there are other wireless access points in the same
area.

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Default SSID

2.4GHz: Hawking_HW7ACX_2.4GHz
5GHz: Hawking_HW7ACX_5GHz

It’s recommended to change default ESSID value to the one
which is meaningful to you, such as, ‘myhome’, ‘office_room1’,
etc.

Channel Number (3): Please select a channel from the dropdown list of ‘Channel

Number’, You can choose any channel number you want to use,
and almost all wireless clients can locate the channel you’re
using automatically without any problem. However, it’s still
useful to remember the channel number you use, as some
wireless clients support manual channel number selecting, and
this would help in certain scenarios when there are radio
communication conflicts.

TIP: You can try to change channel number to another one if you think

the data transfer rate is too slow. There could be some other wireless

routers using the same channel, which will disturb the radio

communication between wireless client and the wireless router.

Associated Clients (4): Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button, then an “Active Wireless

Client Table” will pop up. You can see the status of all active
wireless stations that are connecting to the access point.

After you finish these wireless settings, please click ‘Apply’ button, button, and the

following message will be displayed on your web browser:

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Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on access point

setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect. Please

wait 30-60 seconds for the access point to reboot.

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3-3-1-2 Universal Repeater

In this mode, the HW7ACXwill act as a wireless repeater; it can be a wireless bridge and

access point at the same time. It can use bridge mode to connect to a Root access point

and use the access point function to service all wireless stations within its coverage. In

this mode, the HW7ACX will repeat the wireless signal of any existing wireless

router/access point. It will act as a wireless relay and create a larger and seamless

network for your wireless devices to connect to

NOTE: For Repeater Mode, this router will demodulate the received

signal, checking if this signal is noise for the operating network then

have the signal modulated and amplified again.

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Band (2): Select the band you want to use, all the HW7ACX’s must use the

same setting.

2.4GHz

2.4 GHz (B) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network clients to connect to this router

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(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (N) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless network clients to connect to this router

(maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b and 802.11g wireless network clients to connect to

this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum 54Mbps

for 802.11g clients).

2.4 GHz (G) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g wireless network clients to connect to this router

(maximum transfer rate 54Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G+N) 2.4GHz band, allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless network clients to connect

to this router (maximum transfer

rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients, and maximum

300Mbps for 802.11n clients).

5GHz

5GHz (A): 5GHz band, this mode allows 802.11a wireless network client to connect this router

(maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802.11a clients).

5GHz (N): 5GHz band, this mode allows 802.11n wireless network client to connect this router

(maximum transfer rate 300Mbps for 802.11n clients).

5GHz (A+N): 5GHz band, this mode allows 802.11a and 802.11n wireless network client to connect

this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802.11a clients, and maximum 300Mbps

for 802.11n clients).

5GHz (AC): this mode allows 802.11ac wireless network client to connect this router

(maximum transfer rate 433Mbps for 802.11ac clients).

5GHz (AC): 5GHz band, this mode allows 802.11ac wireless network client to connect this router

(maximum transfer rate 433Mbps for 802.11ac clients).

5GHz (N+AC): 5GHz band, this mode allows 802.11n and 802.11ac wireless network client to connect

this router (maximum transfer rate 150Mbps for 802.11n clients, and maximum 433Mbps

for 802.11ac clients).

5GHz (A+N+AC): 5GHz band, this mode allows 802.11a, 802.11n and 802.11ac wireless network client to

connect this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802.11a clients, maximum

150Mbps for 802.11n clients, and maximum 433Mbps for 802.11ac clients).

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NOTE: If you don’t have special reason to limit the type of allowed

wireless clients, it’s recommended to choose ‘2.4 GHz (B+G+N) and

5GHz (A+N+AC) to maximize wireless client compatibility.

SSID (3): This is the name of wireless router. You can type any

alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. SSID
is used to identify your own wireless router from others when
there are other wireless routers in the same area. Default SSID
is ‘default’, it’s recommended to change default ESSID value to
the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1,
etc.

Channel Select the channel you want to use, all the wireless
Number (4): clients must use the same setting.

Associated Clients (5): Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button, then an “Active Wireless

Client Table” will pop up. You can see the status of all active
wireless stations that are connecting to the access point.

Root AP SSID (6): In ‘Universal Repeater’ mode, this device can act as a station to

connect to a Root AP. You should assign the SSID of the Root AP
here or click ‘Select Site Survey’ button to choose a Root AP.

Site Survey (7): Click ‘Select Site Survey’ button, then a “Wireless Site Survey

Table” will pop up. It will list all available access points nearby.
You can select one access point in the table and the router will
join wireless LAN through this access point.

After you finish the wireless setting, please click ‘Apply’ button, after you click ‘Apply’,

the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

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Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on router setup, or

click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30

seconds while router is rebooting).

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3‐3‐2AdvancedWirelessSettings

This access point provides some advanced control of wireless parameters, if you want to

configure these settings, please click ‘General Setup’ at the top of web management

interface and click ‘Wireless Configuration’ on the left hand column. Choose “Advanced

Settings’.

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Fragment Threshold(1): Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio.
Do not modify the default value if you do not understand the

function, default value is ‘2346’.

RTS Threshold(2): Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify the

default value if you do not understand the function, default
value is ‘2347’.

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Beacon Interval(3): Set the beacon interval of wireless radio. Do not modify the

default value if you do not understand the function, default
value is ‘100’.

DTIM Period(4): Set the DTIM period of wireless radio. Do not modify the

default value if you do
value is ‘3’.

not understand the function

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Data Rate(5): Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value. Since most

of wireless devices will negotiate with each other and pick a
proper data transfer rate automatically. It is not necessary to

change this value unless you know what will happen after
modification.

N Data Rate(6): Same as above, but only for 802.11n clients.

Channel Width(7): Set channel width of wireless radio. Do not modify the default

value if you do not understand the function, default setting is
‘Auto 20/40 MHz’ for 2.4GHz and ‘Auto 20/40/80 MHz’ for
5GHz AC

Preamble Type(8): Set the type of preamble, do not modify the default value if you

do not know what it is, default setting is ‘Short Preamble’.

Broadcast ESSID(9): Decide if the wireless access point will broadcast its own ESSID

or not. You can hide the ESSID of your wireless access point (set
the option to ‘Disable’), so only those people who know the
ESSID of your wireless access point can connect to the unit.

CTS Protect(10): Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio signal

collisions between 802.11b and 802.11g/n wireless access points.
It is recommended to set this option to ‘Auto’ or ‘Always’.
However, if you set to ‘None’, your wireless access point should
be able to function properly.

T ransmit Power(11): Y ou can set the output power of wireless radio. Unless you are

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using this wireless access point in a large open space, you may
not have to set output power to 100%. This will enhance

security (malicious / unauthorized users in distance will not be
able to reach your wireless access point).

WMM(12): Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM) will enhance the data transfer

performance of multimedia contents when they ar e being
transferred over a wireless network. If you do not understand

the function, then it is safe to set this option to ‘Enable’,
however, default value is ‘Disable’.

After you finish these wireless settings, please click ‘Apply’ button, button, and the

following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu; to continue on access point

setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the access point so the settings will take effect. Please

wait 30-60 seconds for the access point to reboot.

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3-3-3 Security Settings

It is important to set your wireless security settings properly! If you do not configure a

wireless security setting, unauthorized users can use your network and/or obtain valuable

data without your consent.

To set wireless security settings, please click ‘General Setup’ tab at the top of web

management interface, then click ‘Wireless Configuration’ on the left hand column.

Choose ‘Security Settings’.

Please select an encryption method from the ‘Encryption’ dropdown menu, there are four

options:

Disable -Please go to section 3-4-3-1

WEP -Please go to section 3-4-3-2

WPA -Please go to section 3-4-3-3

WPA Radius -Please go to section 3-4-3-4

3-3-3-1 Disable wireless security

When you select this mode, data encryption is disabled, and every wireless device in

proximity will be able to connect your wireless access point if no other security measure

is enabled (like MAC address access control - see section 3-4-4, or disable SSID

broadcast).

Use this option only when you want to allow any user to use your wir eless access point,
and you are not concerned about unauthorized access to your files and/or transfers
over your network.

3-3-3-2 WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy

When you select this mode, the wireless access point will use WEP encryption, and the

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following setup menu will be shown on your web browser:

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Key Length (2): There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and 128-bit.

Using ‘128-bit’ is safer than ’64-bit’, but will reduce some data
transfer performance.

Key Format (3): There are two types of key format: ASCII and Hex. When you

select a key format, the number of characters of key will be
displayed. For example, if you select ’64-bit’ as key length, and
‘Hex’ as key format, y o u ’ l l s e e t h e m e s s a g e a t t h e r i g h t o f ‘ K e y
Format’ is ‘Hex (10 characters), which means the length of WEP key is 10
characters.

Default Tx Key (4): You can set up to four sets of WEP key, and you can decide

which key is being used by default here. If you don’t know

which one you should use, select ‘Key 1’.

Encryption Key Input WEP key characters here, the number of
1 to 4 (5-8): characters must be the same as the number displayed at ‘Key

Format’ field. You can use any alphanumerical characters (0-9,
a-z, and A-Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key format, and if you select

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‘Hex’ as key format, you can use characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F.
You must enter at least one encryption key here, and if you
entered multiple WEP keys, they should not be same with each
other.

Enable 802.1x IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every
Authentication (9): user must use a valid account to login to this wireless access

point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is
processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates
user by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encryption the data during
communication. If there is a RADIUS server in you environment,
please enable this function. Check this box and another
sub-menu will appear:

RADIUS Server Please input the IP address of RADIUS server here.
IP address (10):

RADIUS Server Please input the port number of RADIUS server here.
Port (11):

RADIUS Server Please input the password here.
Password (12):

TIPS: Examples of WEP key

ASCII (5 characters): pilot phone 23561 2Hyux #@xmL

ASCII (13 characters): digitalFAMILY 82Jh26xHy3m&n

Hex (10 characters): 287d2aa732 1152dabc85

Hex (26 characters): 9284bcda8427c9e036f7abcd84

To improve security level, do not use words that can be found in a dictionary or are

easy to remember! Wireless clients will automatically remember the WEP key, so you

only have to input the WEP key on wireless client once, and it is suggested that to use a

complex WEP key to improve security level. Once you have chosen a password, write

it down and keep it in a secure place.

After you finish WEP setting, please click ‘Apply’ (13) button and the following message

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will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the

access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60 seconds for the access

point to reboot.

3-3-3-3 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA):

When you select this mode, the wireless access point will use WPA encryption, and the

following setup menu will be shown on your web browser:

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WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite.
Cipher Suite (2): Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2

Mixed. You can select one of them, but you have to make sure
your wireless client support the cipher you selected.

Pre-shared Select the type of pre-shared key, you
Key Format (3): can select Passphrase (8 or more alphanumerical characters, up

to 63), or Hex (64 characters of 0-9, and a-f).

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Pre-shared Please input the WPA passphrase here.
Key (4): It’s not recommended to use a word that can be found in a

dictionary due to security reason.

After you finish WPA Pre-shared key setting, please click ‘Apply’ button (5) and the

following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the

access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60 seconds for the access

point to reboot.

NOTE: Some wireless clients (especially those manufactured before

year 2003) only support WEP or WPA (TKIP) cipher. A driver upgrade

would be needed for those clients to use WPA and WPA2 encryption.

3-3-3-4 WPA RADIUS:

If you have a RADIUS server, this access point can work with it and provide safer

wireless authentication.

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WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite.
Cipher Suite: Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2

Mixed. You can select one of them, but you have to make sure
your wireless client support the cipher you selected.

RADIUS Server Please input the IP address of your
IP address (3): Radius authentication server here.

RADIUS Server Please input the port number of your
Port (4): Radius authentication server here.

Default setting is 1812.

RADIUS Server Please input the password of your Radius
Password (5): authentication server here.

After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (6) button and the following

message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the

access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60 seconds for the access

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point to reboot.

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3-3-4 Wireless Access Control

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This function will help you prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless

access point; only those wireless devices who have a MAC address you assigned can gain

access to your wireless access point. Use this function with other security measures

described in previous section, to create a safer wireless environment.

You can add up to 20 MAC addresses by using this function. Please click ‘General Setup’

at the top of web management interface and click ‘Wireless Configuration’ on the left

hand column. Select ‘Access Control’.

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All allowed MAC addresses will be displayed in ‘MAC Address Filtering Table.

Enable Wi r e less To enfor ce MAC address filtering, you have to check
Access Control (1): ‘Enable Wireless Access Control’. When this item is unchecked,

wireless access point will not enforce MAC address filtering of

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wireless clients.

MAC Address (2): Input the MAC address of your wireless devices here, dash ( - )

or colon ( : ) are not required. (i.e. If the MAC address label of
your wireless device indicates ‘aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff’ or
‘aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff’, just input ‘aabbccddeeff’.

Comment (3): You can input any text here as the comment of this

MAC address, like ‘ROOM 2A Computer’ or
anything. You can input up to 16 alphanumerical

characters here. This is optional and you can leave
it blank, however, it’s recommended to use this field
to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a
memory aid.

Add (4): Click ‘Apply’ button to add the MAC address and associated

comment to the MAC address filtering table.

Clear (5): Click ‘Clear’ to remove the value you inputted in MAC address

and comment field.

Delete Selected (6): If you want to delete a specific MAC address entry, check the

‘select’ box of the MAC address you want to delete, then click
‘Delete Selected’ button. (You can select more than one MAC
addresses).

Delete All (7): If you want to delete all MAC addresses listed here, please click

‘Delete All’ button.

After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (8) button and the following

message will be displayed on your web browser:

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Please click ‘Go Back’ to go back to previous setup menu, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the
access point so the settings will take effect. Please wait 30-60 seconds for the access

point to reboot.

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3-3-5 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connection between wireless

network clients and this wireless access point. You don’t have to select an encryption

mode and input a long encryption passphrase every time when you need to set up a

wireless client, you only have to press a button on the wireless client and this wireless

access point, and the WPS will automatically configure for you.

This wireless access point supports two types of WPS: Push-Button Configuration (PBC),

and PIN code. If you want to use PBC, you have to push a specific button on the wireless

client to start WPS mode, and switch this wireless access point to WPS mode too. You

can push Reset/WPS button of this wireless access point, or click ‘Start PBC’ button in

the web configuration interface to do this; if you want to use PIN code, you have to know

the PIN code of wireless client and switch it to WPS mode, then provide the PIN code of

the wireless client you wish to connect to this wireless access point. The detailed

instructions are listed follow:

Please click ‘General Setup’ at the top of web management interface and click ‘Wireless

Configuration’ on the left hand column. Select ‘WPS’

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Enable WPS (1) Check this box to enable WPS function, uncheck it to disable

WPS.

WPS Information (2) WPS Status: If the wireless security (encryption) function of this

wireless access point is properly set, you’ll see ‘Configured’
message here. If wireless security function has not been set,
you’ll see ‘Not configured’.

Self PIN code: This is the WPS PIN code of this wireless access

point. This code is useful when you need to build wireless
connection by WPS with other WPS-enabled wireless devices.

SSID: The SSID of this wireless access point will be displayed
here.

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Authentication Mode: The wireless security authentication mode
of this wireless access point will be displayed here. If you do not
enable security function of the wireless access point before WPS
is activated, the access point will auto set the security to WPA
(AES) and generate a set passphrase key for WPS connection.

Passphrase Key: The wireless security key of the access point
will be displayed here.

Config Mode (3) There are ‘Registrar’ and ‘Enrollee’ modes for the WPS

connection. When ‘Registrar’ is enabled, the wireless clients will
follow the access point’s wireless settings for WPS connection.
When ‘Enrolle’ mode is enabled, the access point will follow the
wireless settings of wireless client for WPS connection.

Configure Click ‘Start PBC’ to start Push-Button style WPS
by Push Button (4) setup procedure. This wireless access point will wait for WPS

requests from wireless clients for 2 minutes. The ‘WLAN’ LED
light on the wireless access point will be steady for 2 minutes
when this wireless access point is waiting for incoming WPS
request.

Configure Please input the PIN code of the wireless client you
by client wish to connect, and click ‘Start PIN’ button.
PinCode (5) The ‘WLAN’ LED light on the wireless access point will be

steady when this wireless access point is waiting for incoming
WPS request.

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3-3-6 Security Tips for Wireless Network

Here are some quick tips to help you improve the security level of your wireless network:

1. Never use simple words for your password, such as “password” or “1234567890”.

2. A complicated (combination of numbers, alphabets, and even symbols) WEP key and

WPA passphrase is more secure than simple and short words. Remember that the

wireless client is capable of keeping the key or passphrase for you, so you only have

to input the complicated key or passphrase once. Once you have chosen a password,

write it down and keep it in a secure place.

3. You can hide the ESSID of this access point by setting the ‘Broadcast ESSID’ option

to ‘Disable’. Your wireless access point will not be found by other people in

proximity if they are using the Access Point scanning function of their wireless client,

and this can reduce unauthorized access.

4. Use ‘Access Control’ function, described in section 3-3-4, to allow authorized users

access to the wireless access point using their specific MAC address.

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Chapter IV Status and Tools

4-1 System Status

The functions described here will provide you with system related information. To enter

system status menu, please either click ‘Status’ link located at top of web management

interface.

4-1-1 System information and firmware version

You can use this function to know the system information and firmware version of this

access point.

Please click ‘Status’ tab at the top of web management interface.

NOTE: Information displayed here may vary.

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4-1-2 Local Network

You can use this function to know the status of your access point.

Please click ‘Status’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then click ‘Local

Network’ on the left hand column.

NOTE: Information displayed here may vary.

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4-1-3 Active DHCP client list

If you’re using the DHCP server function of this access point, you can use this function to

check all active DHCP leases issued by this access point.

Please click ‘Status’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then click ‘Active

DHCP Client’ on the left hand column.

All information about active DHCP leases issued by this access point will be displayed

here. You can click ‘Refresh’ button to display latest information.

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4-1-4 Statistics

You can use this function to check the statistics of wireless, LAN, and WAN interface of

this access point.

Please click ‘Status’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then click

‘Statistics’ on the left hand column.

You can click ‘Refresh’ button to display latest information.

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4-2 Configuration Tools

You can back up all configurations of this access point to a file, so you can make several

copied of access point configuration for security reason.

To backup or restore access point configuration, please follow the instructions:

Please click ‘Tools’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then click

‘Configuration Tools’ on the left hand column.

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Backup Press ‘Save...’ button, and you’ll be prompted to
Settings (1): download the configuration as a file, default filename is

‘default.bin’, you can please save it as another filename for
different versions, and keep it in a safe place.

Restore Press ‘Browse…’ to pick a previously-saved
Settings (2): configuration file from your computer, and then click ‘Upload’

to transfer the configuration file to access point. After the
configuration is uploaded, the access point’s configuration will
be replaced by the file you just uploaded.

Restore to Click this button to remove all settings you made, and

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Factory Default (3): restore the configuration of this access point back to factory

default settings.

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4-3 Firmware Upgrade

The system software used by this access point is known as ‘firmware’, just like any

applications on your computer, when you replace the old application with a new one;

your computer will be equipped with new function. You can also use this firmware

upgrade function to add new functions to your access point, even fix the bugs of this

access point.

To upgrade firmware, please follow the instructions:

Please click ‘Tools’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then click

‘Firmware Upgrade’ on the left hand column.

Click ‘Next’ button if you wish to upgrade your firmware.

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Click ‘Browse’ button, and you’ll be prompted to provide the filename of the firmware

upgrade file. Please download the latest firmware file from the Hawking Technologies

website at www.hawkingtech.com, and use it to upgrade your access point.

After a firmware upgrade file is selected, click ‘Apply’ button, and the access point will

start firmware upgrade procedure automatically. The procedure may take several minutes,

please be patient.

NOTE: Never interrupt the upgrade procedure by closing the web

browser or physically disconnect your computer from router. If the

firmware you uploaded is corrupt, the firmware upgrade will fail, and

you may have to return this router to the dealer of purchase to ask for

help. Warranty is void if you interrupt the upgrade procedure.

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4-4 System Reset

If you think your network performance is bad or you find the behavior of the access point

is strange, you can perform a access point reset. Sometimes it will solve the problem.

Please click ‘Tools’ menu at the top of web management interface, and then click ‘Reset’

on the left hand column.

Please click ‘Reboot’ to reset your access point, and it will be available again after a few

minutes, please be patient.

Please click ‘Reset’ to reset to factory default, and it will be available again after a few

minutes, please be patient.

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Chapter V: Appendix

5-1 Hardware Specification

CPU: REALTEK RTL8881AQ

RF: REALTEK RTL8192ER

Flash: 4MB

DDR2 RAM: 32MB

LAN Ports: 10/100M Port x 5

Antenna: External Dipole Antenna x 2 (2.4G x 1, 2.4G/5G x 1)

Power: DC 12V/0.5A Switching Power Adapter

Dimension: 30(H) x 127(W) x 105(D) mm

Temperature: Operating: 0~40C

Storage: -20~60C

Humidity: Operating: 10~90% (Non-Condensing)

Storage: Max.95% (NonCondensing)

Certification: CE/FCC

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5-2 Troubleshooting

If you found the range extender is working improperly or stops responding
to you, don’t panic! Before you contact your dealer of purchase for help,
please read this troubleshooting first. Some problems can be solved by
yourself within very short time!

Scenario Solution
Range extender
disconnects after a
period of time.

Range extender is not
responding to me
when I want to access
it by web browser

a. Check the wireless channel on your router.

Make sure it is set to a static channel.
Some routers use an AUTO channel
function in which the channel changes itself
periodically. If so, our range extender
cannot update these changes and that may
explain your disconnects.

b. Please check the connection of power cord

and network cable of this range extender.
All cords and cables should be correctly and
firmly inserted to the range extender.

c. If all LEDs on this range extender are out,

please check the status of A/C power
adapter, and make sure it’s correctly
powered.

d. You must use the same IP address section

which range extender uses.

e. Are you using MAC or IP address filter?

Try to connect the range extender by
another computer and see if it works; if not,
please perform a hard reset (pressing ‘reset’
button for 15 seconds, power off/on).

f. Set your computer to obtain an IP address

automatically (DHCP), and see if your
computer can get an IP address.

g. If you did a firmware upgrade and this

happens, contact your dealer of purchase for

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help.

h. If all above solutions don’t work, contact

Hawking Technologies for help.
Can’t get connected to
wireless range
extender

I can’t locate my range
extender by my
wireless client

a. If encryption is enabled, please re-check

WEP or WPA passphrase settings on your

wireless client.

b. Try to move closer to wireless range

extender.

c. Unplug the power plug of range extender,

and plug it back again after 10 seconds.

d. If all LEDs on this range extender are out,

please check the status of A/C power

adapter, and make sure it’s correctly

powered.

a. ‘Broadcast ESSID’ set to off?
b. Is Antenna properly installed and secured?
c. Are you too far from your range extender?

Try to get closer.

d. Please remember that you have to input

ESSID on your wireless client manually, if

File download is very
slow or breaks
frequently

I can’t log onto web
management interface:
password is wrong

ESSID broadcast is disabled.

a. Try to reset the range extender and see if it’s

better after that.

b. Try to know what computers do on your

local network. If someone’s transferring big

files, other people will think Internet is

really slow.

c. Change the wireless channel on your router

and reconfigure our device to match this.

Sometimes interference can cause slowness.

a. Make sure you’re connecting to the correct

IP address of the range extender!

b. Password is case-sensitive. Make sure the

‘Caps Lock’ light is not illuminated.

c. If you really forget the password, do a hard

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reset.
Range extender is very
hot

a. If you smell something wrong or see the

smoke coming out from range extender or

A/C power adapter, please disconnect the

range extender and A/C power adapter from

utility power (make sure it’s safe before

you’re doing this!), and call Hawking

Technologies for help.

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5-3 Glossary

Default Gateway (Range extender): Every non-range extender IP device
needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends
out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the device has
to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out towards
the destination.

DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol automatically
gives every computer on your home network an IP address.

DNS Server IP Address: DNS stands for Domain Name System, which
allows Internet servers to have a domain name (such as
www.Broadbandrange extender.com) and one or more IP addresses (such as

192.34.45.8). A DNS server keeps a database of Internet servers and their
respective domain names and IP addresses, so that when a domain name is
requested (as in typing "Broadbandrange extender.com" into your Internet
browser), the user is sent to the proper IP address. The DNS server IP
address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the
DNS server your ISP has assigned to you.

DSL Modem: DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. A DSL modem uses
your existing phone lines to transmit data at high speeds.

Ethernet: A standard for computer networks. Ethernet networks are
connected by special cables and hubs, and move data around at up to 10/100
million bits per second (Mbps).

Idle Timeout: Idle Timeout is designed so that after there is no traffic to the
Internet for a pre-configured amount of time, the connection will
automatically be disconnected.

IP Address and Network (Subnet) Mask: IP stands for Internet Protocol.
An IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods, that
identifies a single, unique Internet computer host in an IP network. Example:

192.168.2.1. It consists of 2 portions: the IP network address, and the host
identifier.

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The IP address is a 32-bit binary pattern, which can be represented as four
cascaded decimal numbers separated by “.”: aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa, where each
“aaa” can be anything from 000 to 255, or as four cascaded binary numbers
separated by “.”: bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, where each “b”
can either be 0 or 1.
A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pattern, and consists of consecutive
leading
1’s followed by consecutive trailing 0’s, such as

11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000. Therefore sometimes a network
mask can also be described simply as “x” number of leading 1’s.
When both are represented side by side in their binary forms, all bits in the
IP address that correspond to 1’s in the network mask become part of the IP
network address, and the remaining bits correspond to the host ID.

For example, if the IP address for a device is, in its binary form,

11011001.10110000.10010000.00000111, and if its network mask is,

11111111.11111111.11110000.00000000
It means the device’s network address is

11011001.10110000.10010000.00000000, and its host ID is,

00000000.00000000.00000000.00000111. This is a convenient and efficient
method for range extenders to route IP packets to their destination.

ISP Gateway Address: (see ISP for definition). The ISP Gateway Address
is an IP address for the Internet range extender located at the ISP's office.

ISP: Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides
connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or
organizations.

LAN: Local Area Network. A LAN is a group of computers and devices
connected together in a relatively small area (such as a house or an office).
Your home network is considered a LAN.

MAC Address: MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is
the hardware address of a device connected to a network. The MAC address

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is a unique identifier for a device with an Ethernet interface. It is comprised
of two parts: 3 bytes of data that corresponds to the Manufacturer ID (unique
for each manufacturer), plus 3 bytes that are often used as the product’s
serial number.

NAT: Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the
computers on your home network to use one IP address. Using the
broadband range extender’s NAT capability, you can access the Internet
from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more
IP addresses from your ISP.

Port: Network Clients (LAN PC) uses port numbers to distinguish one
network application/protocol over another. Below is a list of common
applications and protocol/port numbers:

Application Protocol Port Number

Telnet TCP 23

FTP TCP 21

SMTP TCP 25

POP3 TCP 110

H.323 TCP 1720

SNMP UCP 161

SNMP Trap UDP 162

HTTP TCP 80

PPTP TCP 1723

PC Anywhere TCP 5631

PC Anywhere UDP 5632

PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a
secure data transmission method originally created for dial-up connections;
PPPoE is for Ethernet connections. PPPoE relies on two widely accepted
standards, Ethernet and the Point-to-Point Protocol. It is a communications

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protocol for transmitting information over Ethernet between different
manufacturers

Protocol: A protocol is a set of rules for interaction agreed upon between
multiple parties so that when they interface with each other based on such a
protocol, the interpretation of their behavior is well defined and can be made
objectively, without confusion or misunderstanding.

Range extender: A range extender is an intelligent network device that
forwards packets between different networks based on network layer address
information such as IP addresses.

Subnet Mask: A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP
information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers (e.g.

255.255.255.0) configured like an IP address. It is used to create IP address
numbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP
address numbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by
InterNIC).

TCP/IP, UDP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
and Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the standard protocol
for data transmission over the Internet. Both TCP and UDP are transport
layer protocol. TCP performs proper error detection and error recovery, and
thus is reliable. UDP on the other hand is not reliable. They both run on top
of the IP (Internet Protocol), a network layer protocol.

Universal Repeater: Another name for range extender.

WAN: Wide Area Network. A network that connects computers located in

geographically separate areas (e.g. different buildings, cities, countries). The
Internet is a wide area network.

Web-based management Graphical User Interface (GUI): Many devices
support a graphical user interface that is based on the web browser. This
means the user can use the familiar Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer
to Control/configure or monitor the device being managed.

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