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    SNR6500 User manual 3 EN Wireless Range Extender[...]

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    Contents ....................................................................................3 Important safety information .................................................4 Safety Precautions ...........................................................................................................................4 Environmental information......[...]

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    EN 4 • Please install and connect the product in the order as described in the ‘Quick Start Guide’ booklet only. This assures best installation results with the least technical hassles. • Please read this manual and the ‘Quick Start Guide’ booklet carefully before using the Wireless Range Extender (SNR6500); and keep these documents for[...]

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    EN 5 What’s in the box SNR6500 Ethernet Cable Quick Start Guide Power Supply Antenna Installation CD SNR6500 Ver sion 3.1.0 Philips Wireless Base Station A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . U n a u t h o r i z e d c o p y i n g , r e p r o d u c t i o n , h i r i n g , l e n d i n g , p u b l i c , p e r f o r m a n c e a n d b r o a d c a s t i [...]

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    SNR6500 Thank you for purchasing the Philips Wireless Range Extender (WRE) 11 b/g. This Philips Wireless Range Extender (WRE) 11 b/g is a WiFi (IEEE 802.11b/g) compatible device. It fully supports high data rates up to 108 Mbps with automatic fallback to lower speeds for secure operation at lower data rates in even the most difficult of wireless en[...]

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    Your Wireless Range Extender EN 7 Wireless Base Station 11g T rue T urbo Wireless Modem/PC Power Light Status Description Wireless On Wireless Link is up Blinking Send / Receive data Off Wireless signal is disabled Modem/PC On Connected to a Ethernet Broadband Modem Off Not connected Power On Power on, normal operation Off Power off or failure Imag[...]

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    Wireless Base Station 11g T rue T urbo Wireless Modem/PC Pow er EN 8 Install In the following installation procedure the assumption is made that you already installed a Wireless Network with a Philips Wireless Base Station (SNB6500 or SNB6520). Installing this WRE as an addition to another Wireless network brand/type, having WDS support, is possibl[...]

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    EN 9 Connect the Wireless Range Extender (WRE) to the Wireless Base Station: Wired Connect the Ethernet cable to TO Modem/PC port. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a LAN port of the Wireless Base Station (LAN1-LAN4). The Modem/PC light of the WRE should be on/blinking. The light of the chosen LAN port should be on/blinking of the Wire[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Base Station with Installation CD In the following configuration procedure the assumption is made that you installed a Philips Wireless Base Station with factory default settings. For your reference these are: - Wireless Network Name (SSID): philips - Wireless Mode: Standard True Turbo - Wi-Fi Channel number 6 Place the ins[...]

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    EN 11 Check if Repeater Mode is shown on the lower left corner. If yes, Click NEXT . If not, disconnect the power and go to Connect power to the Wireless Range Extender Time Settings: Select your time zone Click NEXT . Password Settings: Set your password (Choose something easy to remember). Click NEXT . Press Scan button The Site Survey list will [...]

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    EN 12 Open Internet Explorer Enter the IP adress of the Wireless Base Station and click go. http://192.168.1.2 for the SNB6500 http://192.168.1.4 for the SNB6520 Click LOGIN (Enter password if set) Click Home Network Settings Click Wireless Click WDS Click Scan[...]

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    EN 13 The Site Survey list will now show the available Wireless Networks using the factory default settings. Click on the selection box behind your Wireless Network. Click SAVE SETTINGS Settings are being saved and next you will see the login screen. The cable between the Wireless Range Extender (WRE) and the Wireless Base Station can now be discon[...]

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    EN 14 Configuration Access Point Mode In the following configuration procedure the assumption is made that you installed a Philips Wireless Base Station with factory default settings. For your reference these are: - Wireless Network Name (SSID): philips - Wireless Mode: Standard True Turbo - Wi-Fi Channel number 6 Place the installation CD in the C[...]

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    EN 15 Check if AP Mode is shown on the lower left corner. If yes, Click NEXT If not, disconnect the power and go to Connect power to the Wireless Range Extender Time Settings: Select your time zone Click NEXT Password Settings: Set your password (Choose something easy to remember). Click NEXT Your Wireless Access Point is now configured. The cable [...]

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    EN 16 Securing your Home Network Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP): Applicable for RP/AP/EC Mode. Below the Repeater mode is used as an example: Open your Internet browser Enter http://192.168.1.3/in the address bar Click Go . Click LOGIN (Enter password if set) Click Security . Click Wireless Click WEP 1) Select 128-bit 2) Click Clear Step 1 2 1[...]

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    EN 17 Checkmark the 'Passphrase' box and enter the passphrase Click SAVE SETTINGS WARNING: WEP encryption is still not active at this point Click WEP Copy the WEP encryption key. Double click Key1 Right mouse click Click copy Save this key for later use. Step 2: Enable WEP Encryption Click Wireless Encryption 1. Select WEP Only 2. Click S[...]

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    EN 18 Be aware that you need to set your security settings for all elements in your wireless network. The example below shows how to secure the Philips Wireless USB Adapter (SNU6500): Double click the Philips Wireless USB Adapter 11g desktop Icon Click Site Survey Click Scan Double click your wireless base station Select Authentication Type WEP Ent[...]

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    EN 19 Click Apply Changes Check Gateway IP status Gateway should be 192.168.1.3 Step3: Connect to the Wireless Range Extender This example shows how to connect to the wireless base station using Windows XP. Move mouse to System tray Wireless Icon Right mouse click on Wireless Icon Click View available Wireless Networks Click your encrypted base sta[...]

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    EN 20 Setup the WPA encryption Open your Internet browser Enter http://192.168.1.3/in the address bar Click Go . Click LOGIN (Enter password if set) Click Security . Click Wireless Click WPA Enter your Pre-shared Key (= password or passphrase) Click SAVE SETTINGS WARNING: WPA encryption is still not active at this point[...]

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    EN 21 Click Wireless Encryption Select WPA/WPA2 Only Click SAVE SETTINGS WPA encryption is now active.[...]

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    EN 22 Menu: Setup Wizard Open your Internet browser Enter http://192.168.1.3 in the address bar Click Go . Click NEXT Choose the time zone Click NEXT Set your password Click NEXT Click Scan (In Repeater Mode only) The Site Survey list will now show the available Wireless Networks using the factory default settings. Click on the selection box behind[...]

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    EN 23 The Status shows ISP IP address Network settings Use the Home Networking menu to configure the LAN IP address Wireless The Wireless Range Extender (WRE) also operates as a wireless access point, allowing wireless computers to communicate with each other. To configure this function, you need to enable the wireless function, define the radio ch[...]

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    EN 24 Menu: Security Settings Security Enable or disable Wireless model function. Wireless Encryption To make your wireless network safe, you should turn on the security function. The Wireless Range Extendersupports WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Access Control Access Control allows users to define the outgoing traffic permitted or not-permitted t[...]

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    EN 25 WEP If you use WEP to protect your wireless network, you need to set the same parameters for the ADSL Wireless Base Station and all your wireless clients. You may automatically generate encryption keys or manually enter the keys. To generate the key automatically with passphrase, check the Passphrase box, enter a string of characters. Select [...]

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    EN 26 Menu: Advanced Settings Maintenance Use the Maintenance menu to backup the current configuration, restore previously saved configuration, restore factory settings, update firmware, and reset the Wireless Range Extender. Configuration Tools Choose a function and click Next. Backup allows you to save the Wireless Range Extender (WRE) configurat[...]

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    EN 27 After completing hardware setup by connecting all your network devices, you need to configure your computer to connect to the ADSL Wireless Base Station. See: ‘Windows 2000’ ‘Windows XP’ ‘Wireless adapters’ TCP/IP Configuration To access the Internet through the ADSL Wireless Base Station, you must configure the network settings o[...]

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    EN 28 5 In the Adapter drop-down list, make sure your Ethernet adapter is selected. 6 If ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ is already selected, your computer is already configured for DHCP. If not, select this option and click ‘Apply.’ 7 Click the DNS tab to see the primary and secondary DNS servers. Record these values, and then click ?[...]

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    EN 29 4 Type ‘EXIT’ and press the ENTER key to close the Command Prompt window. Your computer is now configured to connect to the Wireless Base Station. Windows 2000 1 On the Windows desktop, click Start/Settings/Network and Dial-Up Connections. 2 Click the icon that corresponds to the connection to your Wireless Base Station. 3 The connection [...]

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    EN 30 1 On the Windows desktop, click Start/Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt. 2 In the Command Prompt window, type ‘IPCONFIG/RELEASE’ and press the ENTER key. 3 Type ‘IPCONFIG /RENEW’ and press the ENTER key. Verify that your IP Address is now 192.168.1.xxx, your Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 and your Default Gateway is 192.168.1.3. These[...]

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    EN 31 3 Type ‘IPCONFIG /RENEW’ and press the ENTER key. Verify that your IP Address is now 192.168.1.xxx, your Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 and your Default Gateway is 192.168.1.3 . These values confirm that your ADSL Wireless Base Station is functioning. Type ‘EXIT’ and press the ENTER key to close the Command Prompt window. Your computer [...]

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    EN 32 Disable HTTP Proxy You need to verify that the ‘HTTP Proxy’ feature of your web browser is disabled. This is so that your browser can view the ADSL Wireless Base Station's HTML configuration pages. The following steps are for Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer 1 Open Internet Explorer and click the Stop button. Click Explorer/Prefe[...]

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    EN MAC address The MAC address can be used to prevent unwanted access to your Wireless Base Station. How to do this is explained in MAC Filter. The MAC address has the format of xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx where x can be in the range of [0...9, A...F] Windows NT4/2000/XP Click Start/Programs/Command Prompt. Type ‘ipconfig /all’ and press ‘ENTER’. The[...]

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    EN 34 Double-click the ‘Network and Internet connections’ icon. Click in the list to the left on ‘Setting-up a home network or small business network’. The Wizard Network Setup appears. Click ‘Next’ to continue. Wizard Network Settings 1. Please, carefully read the instructions the Wizard gives you, and adapt your choices to the type of[...]

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    EN 1. Enter a description that helps you recognize the computer. 2. Enter a name that is different for each computer. 3. Click ‘Next’ to continue. Enter the same workgroup name for all computers in the network, then click ‘Next’ to continue. Choose to make a networking setup disk. Then click 'Next'. Click ‘Finish’ to close the[...]

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    EN 36 To explore the network: Double-click the Network Environment icon on the desktop. If you need more information, consult Windows Help. For Windows ME and Windows 98SE. See earlier on in this chapter for Windows XP and Windows 2000. Click the Windows Start button, click ‘Settings’, and click ‘Control Panel’ from the list. Double-click t[...]

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    EN 1. Enter a name that is different for each computer. 2. Enter the same workgroup name for all computers in the network. 3. Enter a description that helps you recognize the computer. 4. Click on the ‘Configuration’ tab to continue. Click the ‘Sharing files and printers’ button. Select the access options you want, and click ‘OK’ to con[...]

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    EN 38 Click ‘OK’ to accept the changes. To share folders with the network: Start Windows Explorer and right-click the folder you wish to share with the network. Click the ‘Sharing’ tab and adapt the settings. To explore the network: Double-click the Network Environment icon on the desktop. If you need more information, consult Windows Help.[...]

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    EN 39 This section describes common problems you may encounter and possible solutions to them. The Wireless Range Extender (WRE) can be easily monitored through panel indicators to identify problems. Cause/Solution Your PC did not get an IP address from the Wireless Range Extender. • Verify that your PC has an IP address. Open a command box (Wind[...]

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    EN 40 Glossary of terms DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol automatically configures the TCP/IP settings of every computer on your home network. DNS Server Address DNS stands for Domain Name System, which allows Internet host computers to have a domain name and one or more IP addresses. A DNS server keeps a database of host comp[...]

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    EN 41 Physical Characteristics Ports – Four 10/100Mbps RJ-45 Ports Management Features – Firmware upgrade via web based management – Web based management (configuration) – Power indicators – Event and history logging – Network ping Security Features – Password protected configuration access – User authentication (PAP/CHAP) with PPP [...]

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    AQ95-56F-612KR (report No.) EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We , Philips Consumer Electronics B.V., P&A CC: Building SBP6 (manufacturer's name) P.O.Box 80002, 5600 JB Eindhoven, The Netherlands (manufacturer's address) declare under our responsibility that the electrical product: Philips SNR6500 -/00 -/05 (name) (type or m odel) Wireless[...]

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    Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners. 2005 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. www.philips.com DFU-SNR6500-ENG-V1.0 Guarantee certificate Certificat de garantie Garantieschein Garantiebewijs Certificado de garantia[...]