Edimax EW-7228APn manual

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    EW-722 8APn Quick Insta llation Guide 07-2012 / v1.1[...]

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    1 COPYRIGHT Copyright  Edimax Technology Co., Ltd. all rights reserv ed. No part of thi s publicat ion may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer languag e, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, ma nual or otherwise, without th[...]

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    2 Getting Sta rted Before you st art usin g thi s access point , please che ck if ther e’s anyth ing missing i n the packag e, and contact your dealer of p urchase to r eclaim a ny missing i tems.  Wireless acce ss point x 1  CD (EZmax S etup Wizar d, Multi-la nguag e Quick Insta llati on Guide and Us er Manual) x 1  Power adap ter x 1 ?[...]

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    3 a. A ntenna Co nnector This is where you con nect the ant enna. It is a roun d connector (standard reverse SMA ) b. 5V DC This is where you con nect the po wer a dapter. c. WPS/Reset Button Press thi s button an d hold for 20 seconds to reset th e access po int to factory defa ult setti ngs. Press this butt on for less th an 5 seco nds to st art [...]

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    4 3. Insert the Edimax CD into y our compu ter’s CD drive. Wh en the Auto Play screen appear s, se lect “Run Autor un.exe. ” Note : If a p opup w indow appea rs asking “Do you want to all ow the followi ng pr ogram to make changes to t his computer ”, please click “Yes” to c ontin ue. 4. Click on “Setup Uti lity” in the main men u[...]

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    5 6. The setup wizard w ill prom pt you for a p assword. En ter the default password, 1 234 . 7. The setup wizard w ill t hen show the access point ’s IP infor mation. The default IP is 192.168.2. 1. Click “Next” to co ntinue . Note : Pleas e do n ot select “Auto matic ally assig n an I P address fr om your network ” unless y ou are perfo[...]

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    6 Access Point Mode 1. Select Access Poin t Mode and cl ick “Next”. 2. You will be promp ted to set the SSID of this access point . The SSID w ill be the name o f the access p oint when you connec t to it w irelessly . The default SSID is Edim ax AP . This page al so offer s the option to chang e the passwo rd used to access th e d evice’s co[...]

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    7 ou will see a final confir mation scr een, listi ng th e settings y ou have selected. If ev eryth ing is cor rect, click “Set ” to contin ue. 5. The device will sa ve your sett ings, then reb oot. Pleas e do not di sconnect or turn off the device duri ng thi s process. 6. After the device re boots, you will see a final cong ratul ation screen[...]

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    8 2. You will have the option t o change t he password used to access th e device’s con figurati on settings. For first time set up, plea se simply click “Next” wit hout chan ging a nything. 3. The device will sea rch for near by wireless net works to connect t o. If you cannot find th e acc ess point you wish to con nect to , click “Scan?[...]

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    9 6. The device will sa ve your sett ings, then reb oot. Pleas e do not di sconnect or turn off the dev ice duri ng thi s process. 7. After the device re boots, you will see a final cong ratul ation screen. Click “Finish” to co mple te the setup. Repeater Mod e (WiFi Ext ender) 1. Select Repeater Mo de and click “Next”. 2. You will be promp[...]

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    10 3. The device will sea rch for near by wireless net works to connect t o. If you cannot find th e acc ess point you wish to con nect to , click “Scan” to r efresh the list of wireless n etworks. Select the wir eless netwo rk y ou wish to connect to, an d click “Ne xt” to conti nue. Note : Note th e ch annel number u sed by the wirel ess [...]

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    11 6. The device will sa ve your sett ings, then reb oot. Pleas e do not di sconnect or turn off the dev ice duri ng thi s process. 7. After the device re boots, you will see a final cong ratul ation screen. Click “Finish” to co mple te the setup. Hardware I nstallation After config uring your device, you can t hen insta ll it in it s final loc[...]

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    12 Access Point Mode Connect on e port of th e device to your router or xD SL modem. You can n ow connect to th e device through a wi red conne ction by connectin g your computer to i t with an Ethernet cable, or con nect to th e device wirelessl y by searching and conn ecting to t he device na me you set up. AP Client Mode Connect on e port of th [...]

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    13 Repeater Mod e Position the device in a locati on for optim al wirel ess extension , such as t he middle of your house. You can conn ect to the de vice w irelessl y by searching and conne cting to t he device na me you set u p.[...]

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    14 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipm ent has been tested and found to comply with the limits fo r a Class B dig ital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable p rotection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and c[...]

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    15 EU Declaration of Conformity English: This equipment is in complianc e with the essential re quirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 200 4/108/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2009 /125/EC. French: Cet équipement est co nforme aux exigenc es essent ielles et autres dispositions de la directive 2004/10 8/EC, 20 06/95/EC, 2009/125/EC Czechian: Toto [...]

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    16 Notice Acco rding to GN U General Pub lic License V ersion 2 This prod uct includes s oftware that is subject to the GNU General Pub lic License versio n 2. The program is f ree softw are and distributed without any w arranty of the author. We offer, valid for at least thr ee years , to give you, fo r a charge no more than the cos ts of physical[...]

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    17 intact all the n otices that re fer to this License and to the absen ce of any warrant y; and gi ve any other r ecipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Progr am. You may charg e a fee for th e physical act of transfe rring a co py, and you m ay at your opt ion off er warranty prot ection i n exchange for a f ee. 2. You ma [...]

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    18 6. Each time you redistribut e the Pr ogram (or any wo rk bas ed on th e Program), the recipi ent automatic ally receiv es a license from the orig inal licensor to copy, distribut e or modif y the Prog ram sub ject to these terms and condit ions. You ma y not impose any f urther restrictio ns on t he recipients’ exer cise o f the right s grant[...]

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