Sitecom WLX-5000, WLX-2006 User Manual

WLX-5000

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Sitecom WLX-5000 Wi-Fi range extender dualband N600.
With this product you can easily double the signal coverage of your Wi-Fi network for
better Wi-Fi quality in homes with many rooms or multiple floors. With both a Wi-Fi
extender and a power adapter in a compact design, the WLX-5000 can be plugged
directly into an electrical outlet for convenient placement. The smart signal strength LEDs
makes it easy for you to set it up where your Wi-Fi signal needs enhancement.
Additionally, it complies with wireless 802.11b/g/n standards and can create an extended
Wi-Fi network on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz with data transmission rates of up to 300Mbps.
With the WLX-5000, you can enjoy high-speed wireless networking throughout your
home without additional cabling.

The WLX-5000 features OPS buttons which allow you to set up the extender quick and
easy. Alternatively, the software wizard automatically detects the available Wi-Fi
networks nearby and helps you establish a connection within seconds. The OPS button
also allows you to connect the extender to the root access point with a simple click of a
button. Additionally, the WLX-5000 is designed with signal strength LEDs, which help you
find the best setup location for optimal Wi-Fi coverage.

Not only is the WLX-5000 very compact, it is designed with a built-in power adapter. This
design allows you to plug it directly into an electrical outlet, eliminating the need for an
additional power cable. You can easily install it where your Wi-Fi signal needs
enhancement and enjoy high-speed wireless performance without any hassles.

The latest 802.11n technology is built into the WLX-5000 to broaden its wireless
coverage and to eliminate dead spots within the wireless range. The WLX-5000 complies
with wireless 802.11b/g/n standards and can reach data transmission rates of up to
300Mbps when connected to wireless 802.11n devices. It provides faster and more
reliable wireless connections than standard 802.11b/g wireless networks.

This product can be used safely in the countries listed below:

This product complies with the following European Union regulations:

Table of Contents

1 Key Features ........................................................................................... 6

2 Package Contents .................................................................................... 7

3 Cautions ................................................................................................. 8

4 Product Layout ........................................................................................ 9

5 Network and System Requirements ......................................................... 11

6 WLX-5000 Placement ............................................................................. 11

7 Bringing up the WLX-5000 ...................................................................... 12

8 Connecting to the WLX-5000 ................................................................... 13

9 Setting up the WLX-5000 ....................................................................... 15

10 Configuration Wizard ............................................................................ 16

11 WiFi Settings ....................................................................................... 19

13 Toolbox .............................................................................................. 28

1 Key Features

Features

Advantages

Incredible Data Rate up to
300Mbps*

Heavy data payloads such as MPEG
video streaming

IEEE 802.11n Compliant and
backwards compatible with

802.11b/g

Fully Interoperable with IEEE

802.11b / IEEE802.11g compliant
devices with legacy protection

Support 802.1x authenticator,

802.11i (WPA/WPA2, AES)

Provide mutual authentication (Client
and dynamic encryption keys to
enhance security

Easy to use web-based GUI

Graphical User Interface for network
configuration and management
purposes.

OPS Button

Easily connect the device to your
existing network and your clients
with just the push of a button.

* Theoretical wireless signal rate based on IEEE standard of 802.11b, g, n chipset used.
Actual throughput may vary. Network conditions and environmental factors lower actual
throughput rate. All specifications are subject to change without notice.

2 Package Contents

Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are
missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be
shipped back in its original package.

1. The WLX-5000 Wall Mount Range Extender N300

2. A Quick Install Guide

3 Cautions

This device’s design and manufacturer has your safety in mind. In order to safely and
effectively use this device, please read the following before usage.

3.1 Usage Cautions

The user should not modify this device. The environmental temperature should be within +5
~ +35 degrees Celsius.

3.2 Power

The device’s power voltage is AC 230v. When plugging in the device, make sure it cannot get
damaged or be subject to pressure. To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the device
first before cleaning it. Never connect the device to the power in a humid or dusty area.

3.3 Repair

If the device has a problem, you should take it to an appointed repair center and let the
specialists do the repair. Never repair the device yourself, you might damage the device or
endanger yourself.

3.4 Disposing of the device

When you dispose of the device, be sure to dispose of it appropriately. Some countries may
regulate disposal of an electrical device, please consult with your local authority.

3.5 Others

When using this device, please do not let it come into contact with water or other liquids. If
water is accidentally spilled on the device, please use a dry cloth to absorb the spillage.
Electronic products are vulnerable, when using please avoid shaking or hitting the device, and
do not press the buttons too hard.

Do not let the device come into contact with water or other liquid.
Do not disassemble, repair or change the design of the device, any damage done will

not be included in the repair policy.

Avoid hitting the device with a hard object, avoid shaking the device and stay away

from magnetic fields.

If during electrostatic discharge or a strong electromagnetic field the device will

malfunction, unplug the power cable. The product will return to normal performance
the next time it is powered on.

4 Product Layout

Description

OPS Button

You can use this button to connect using OPS.

OPS Button functions:

Press 0-5 seconds: WPS enrollee

Press 5-10 seconds: WPS registrar

Press 15+ seconds: reset to factory defaults.

LED Description

From top to bottom:

LED

Color

Description

Signal

Blue

This LED shows the quality of the signal it receives from your

Router/Access Point.

0-25%: 250 milliseconds ON – 250 millisecond OFF

25-50%: 1000 milliseconds ON – 1000 milliseconds OFF

50-100%: Continuous ON

WLAN

Green

Lights up when a WiFi signal is being transmitted/received.

Power

Red

Lights up when powered ON. Blinks on TEST/RESET.

OPS

White

Blinks when OPS mode is on.

5 Network and System Requirements

To begin using the WLX-5000, make sure you meet the following as minimum requirements:

PC/Notebook.
WiFi card/USB dongle (802.11 b/g/n) – optional.
PC with a Web-Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera)
Router or Access Point

6 WLX-5000 Placement

You can place the WLX-5000 directly in a wall socket. For optimal performance, place
your Range Extender in a location that is away from any potential source of interference,
such as a metal wall or microwave oven. This location must be within a good signal range
from your existing router or access point, preferably above 50% signal strength.

7 Bringing up the WLX-5000

You can plug the WLX-5000 directly into a wall outlet. Switch the device on with the
power switch located on the bottom of the device. The WLX-5000 automatically enters
the self-test phase. During self-test phase, the Power LED will be lit continuously to
indicate that this product is in normal operation.

8 Connecting to the WLX-5000

Windows

Click on the icon for wireless connectivity. This is usually located in the System

Tray, next to the clock.

Select the network name of the Range Extender. The correct network name can

be found in the Network Details Folder.

Wait for the icon to display that it’s connected to the network.

Mac OSX

Click on the icon for wireless connectivity. This is usually located in the System

Tray, next to the clock.

Select the network name of the Range Extender. The correct network name can

be found in the Network Details Folder.

Wait for the icon to display that it’s connected to the network.

9 Setting up the WLX-5000

LOGIN procedure

1. OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer).

2. Type http://sitecom.ext in the address bar and press [Enter]

3. Type the password (default is admin) and Click Login.

4. You will see the home page of the WLX-5000.

The System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your device,
the UP time, hardware information, serial number as well as firmware version
information is displayed here.

10 Configuration Wizard

With the wizard you can configure the Range Extender to connect to your existing
network. Click Wizard to start configuring the WLX-5000. The Setup wizard will now be
displayed.

On the first page you need to select which frequency of your home router you want to
extend. If your router only supports 2.4GHz (single band), select “Setup 2.4GHz”.

Select the network that the Range Extender needs to connect to. You can also see the
signal strength, the channel and the encryption type used on the networks surrounding
the Range Extender.

Select your network from the list. Click Next.

Fill in the security key from your existing network. Please refer to the manual of your
router or access point on how to retrieve this key. Click Next.

Next, the settings are being verified. If the settings have been entered correctly the next
screen will be automatically shown.

If your home router also supports 5GHz (dual band) and you want to connect the Range
Extender to this network, you can follow the same steps again for the 5GHz network by
clicking “YES”. If you click “NO”, the next screen will be automatically shown.

Click Appy to save all settings and reboot the WLX-5000.

11 WiFi Settings

You can manually configure the WiFi settings of the Range Extender. The 2.4GHz and
5GHz network can both be configured separately. The settings for both frequencies are
similar, so only the 2.4GHz settings are shown here.

Basic

Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By selecting a

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

MAIN ESSID Please input the ESSID (the name used to identify this wireless

access point) here. You can input up to 32 alphanumerical
characters. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE.

Channel Number Please select a channel number you wish to use. The channel

number must be same as the wireless access point you wish to
connect.

Associated Clients 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 the ‘Refresh’ button in the popup window to keep the
information up-to-date

Root AP SSID 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 Click ‘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 access point will join wireless
LAN through this access point.

Security

This device provides many types of wireless security (wireless data encryption). When
you use data encryption, data transferred by radio signals in the air will become
unreadable for those people who don’t know the correct encryption key (encryption
password).

There are three types of security level you can select: Disable (no security - data
encryption disabled), WEP and WPA Pre-shared Key. Please refer to the following sections
for detailed instructions.

Disabled

When you select ‘Disabled’, wireless encryption for the network is disabled. This is not
recommended.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configuration. You can now
configure other sections by choosing Continue, or choose Apply to apply the settings and
reboot the device.

WEP

Key Length You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. The

larger the key will be the higher level of security is used, but the
throughput will be lower.

Key Format You may select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal

Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key.

Key1 - Key4The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network.

Use the following rules to setup a WEP key on the device.64-bit WEP: input
10-digits Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or5-digit ASCII
character as the encryption keys. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digitHex values (in
the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 13-digit ASCII characters as the
encryption keys.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configuration. You can now
configure other sections by choosing Continue, or choose Apply to apply the settings and
reboot the device.

WPA

WPA Unicast 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 supports the
cipher you selected.

Pre-shared Key Format Please select the format of pre-shared key here,

available options are ‘Passphrase’ (8 to 63
alphanumerical characters) and ‘Hex (64 hexadecimal
characters – 0 to 9 and a to f).

Pre-shared Key Please input pre-shared key according to the key

format you selected here. For security reason, don’t
use simple words.

Advanced

This tab allows you to set the advanced wireless options. The options included are
Channel Bandwidth, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, and Preamble
Type. You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes
will have on the router.

Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. The default

value is 2346.

RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. The default value is

2347.

Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wireless radio. The default value is

100.

DTIM Period Set the DTIM period of wireless radio. The default value is 3.

Data Rate Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value. Since

most wireless devices will negotiate with each other and pick
a proper data transfer rate automatically, it’s not necessary
to change this value unless you know what will happen after
modification.

N Data Rate Set the data rate of 802.11 N clients, available options are

MCS 0 to MCS 15. It’s safe to set this option to ‘Auto’ and it’s
not necessary to change this value unless you know what will
happen after modification.

Channel Width Select wireless channel width (bandwidth taken by wireless

signals of this access point). It’s suggested to select ‘Auto
20/40MHz’. Do not change to ’20 MHz’ unless you know what

it is.

Preamble Type Set the type of preamble of wireless radio. The default

setting is ‘Short Preamble’.

Broadcast ESSID 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 people who know

the ESSID of your wireless access point can get connected.

WMM WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) technology, which can improve the

performance of certain network applications, like audio/video
streaming, network telephony (VoIP), and others. When you
enable WMM, the access point will define the priority of
different kinds of data, to give higher priority to applications
which require instant response. Therefore you can improve
the performance of such network applications.

CTS Protect Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio signal

collisions between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless access
points. It’s recommended to set this option to ‘Auto’.

TX Power You can set the output power of wireless radio. Unless you’re

using this wireless access point in a really big space, you
may not have to set output power to 100%. This will enhance
security (malicious / unknown users on a distance will not be
able to reach your wireless access point).

WPS

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to establish a connection between the
wireless clients and the wireless router. You don’t have to select the encryption mode
and fill in a long encryption passphrase every time when you try to setup a wireless
connection. You only need to press a button on both wireless client and wireless router,
and WPS will do the rest for you.

The Push button on the WLX-5000 has 2 functions:

Client mode: If you push the button for 0-5 seconds the device acts as a WPS enrollee.
In this mode it’s set to connect to your existing Wireless network. You have to push the
button on your router within 2 minutes.

AP mode: If you push the button for 5-10 seconds the device acts as a WPS registrar. In
this mode it’s set to connect client devices to the WLX-5000. You have to push the button
on the wireless client or in the utility of the wireless client within 2 minutes.

If you want to use the PIN code, you have to know the PIN code of the wireless client
and switch it to WPS mode, then fill-in the PIN code of the wireless client through the
web configuration interface of the wireless router.

Check the box to enable the WPS function and uncheck it to disable the WPS function.

WPS Current Status If the wireless security (encryption) function of this wireless

router is properly set, you’ll see a ‘Configured’ message here.
Otherwise, you’ll see ‘UnConfigured’.

Self Pin Code This is the WPS PIN code of the wireless router. You may

need this information when connecting to other WPS-enabled
wireless devices.

SSID This is the network broadcast name (SSID) of the router.

Authentication Mode It shows the active authentication mode for the wireless

connection.

Passphrase Key It shows the passphrase key that is randomly generated by

the wireless router during the WPS process. You may need
this information when using a device which doesn’t support
WPS.

Mode In Client mode the device is set to connect to your existing

network. In Registrar mode the device is set to connect to
your clients.

WPS via Push Button Press the button to start the WPS process. The device will

wait for the WPS request from the wireless devices within 2
minutes.

WPS via PIN You can fill-in the PIN code of the wireless device and press

the button to start the WPS process. The router will wait for
the WPS request from the wireless device within 2 minutes.

13 Toolbox

System

This device provides some control functions including password, IP address management,

and DHCP server function. Please go to Toolbox, and open the ‘System’ tab, to access

these functions. Below are detailed descriptions of every control function.

Password Settings You can change the password used to enter the web

configuration menu of this device. Please input the current
password in the ‘Current Password’ field, then input a new
password in both the ‘New Password’ and the ‘Re-Enter
Password’ field. After you finish, please go to the bottom of
the page and click ‘Apply’.

IP Management You can change the IP address of this device, so it can

become a part of your local network. Please remember this
address or you will not be able to connect the configuration
menu of device. The default IP address is: 192.168.128.253 /
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0.

DHCP Server If you want to activate the DHCP server function of this

device, please select ‘Enabled’ in the ‘DHCP Server’ option,
and see the next Section for detailed instructions. If you

don’t want to use the DHCP server function of this device, or
there’s another DHCP server on the network this device
connects to, please select ‘Disable’. After you finish, please
go to the bottom of this page and click ‘Apply’.

DHCP Server This device is capable to act as a DHCP server for your

network.

Default Gateway Please input the IP address of default gateway of your

network here.

DNS Address Please input the IP address of domain name server

(DNS) here.

DHCP Client Start Address Please input the start IP address of the IP range.

DHCP Client End Address Please input the end IP address of the IP range.

Domain Name If you wish, you can also optionally input the domain

name for your network. This is optional.

Lease Time 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.

After you finish, please click ‘Apply’.

Backup

You can back up all configurations of this device to a file, so you can make several copies
of access point configuration for security reasons.

Backup Settings Press ‘Save...’ button, and you’ll be prompted to

download the configuration as a file. The default
filename is ‘config.bin’. You can save it as another
filename for different versions, and keep it in a safe
place.

Restore Settings Press ‘Browse…’ to pick a previously-saved

configuration file from your computer, and then click
‘Upload’ to transfer the configuration file to the device.
After the configuration is uploaded, the configuration
will be replaced by the file you just uploaded.

Restore to Factory Default Click this button to remove all settings you made and

restore the configuration of this device back to factory
default settings.

Firmware

If there is a new firmware available, you can upload the firmware to the device to get
extra functions or problem fixes.

Click the ‘Browse’ button. You’ll be prompted to provide the filename of the firmware
upgrade file. Please download the latest firmware file from our website, and use it to
upgrade your device.

After a firmware file is selected, click the ‘Apply’ button, and the device will start the
firmware upgrade procedure automatically. The procedure may take several minutes, so
please be patient.

NOTE: Never interrupt the upgrade procedure by closing the web browser or
physically disconnecting your computer from the device.

Reset

When you think the device is not working properly, you can use this function to restart
the device; this may help and solve the problem.

This function is useful when the device is far from you or unreachable. However, if the
device is not responding, you may have to switch it off by unplugging the power plug and
plugging it back again after 10 seconds.

Revision 1.0
© Sitecom Europe BV 2013

Note: All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of
publication.

However, as our engineers are always updating and improving the product, your
device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified
functionality than presented in this manual.