EW-7238RPD Quick Installation Guide 11-2012 / v1.
Package Contents Before you start using this product, please check if there is anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer to claim the missing item(s): Access Key Card Ethernet Cable EW-7238RPD CD with User Manual & Quick Installation Guide Quick Installation Guide x2 LED Status LED Color Signal Strength Amber 2.4 GHz LED Status Description Excellent signal. On Signal strength: 60 – 100%. Slow Flashing Good signal. Signal strength: 60 – 40%. Quick Flashing Poor signal.
LED Color Signal Strength Amber 5 GHz LED Status Description Excellent signal. On Signal strength: 60 – 100%. Slow Good signal. Flashing Signal strength: 60 – 40%. Quick Poor signal. Flashing Signal strength: below 40%. Off No signal detected or in LED off mode. On Wi-Fi extender is on. Flashing Resetting to factory defaults, or system is booting up. Off Wi-Fi extender is off or in LED off mode.
Installation There are two ways you can quickly setup the Wi-Fi extender - using browser-based iQ Setup (steps 1 - 15 below) or using the WPS button (see WPS Setup). Note: It is recommended that you plug in the extender close to your router/access point for the setup process. You need to establish a connection between your extender and router/access point. After setup is complete and a connection is established, you can move the extender to your preferred location.
i. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the Wi-Fi extender’s Ethernet port. Plug the other end of the cable into your computer’s Ethernet port. i. Use your Wi-Fi device (e.g. computer, tablet, smartphone) to search for a Wi-Fi network with the SSID “Edimax.Setup” and connect. SSID: Edimax.Setup 3. Open a web browser and you will see the following screen, please click “Get Started”. Note: You can change language using the drop down menu in the top right corner.
4. iQ Setup will display all available 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi networks, listed under “SSID”. Please select one or both root Wi-Fi networks that your extender will connect to and subsequently extend. If you don’t wish to use either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz band you must select “Disable” in order to continue. Note: If the Wi-Fi network you wish to connect to does not appear, click “Refresh” to search again.
6. For each network you select, you can enter a “Device SSID” which is a name to identify the EW-7238RPD’s Wi-Fi network. If the root SSID requires a security key, you will also be required to enter it here. Note: If you do not know your existing network security key, please refer to the user manual for help. Note: In the example above, the EW-7238RPD will connect to the root Wi-Fi network OBM-Airport-2.4G. The EW-7238RPD will extend this Wi-Fi network and use the new SSID OBM-Airport-2.
“Cancel” – or select “No” from the drop down menu shown below, before you click “Next”. 8. Please wait while the Wi-Fi extender tests the connection. 9. When the test is complete, click “Apply” to restart the device. Note: If the extender cannot obtain an IP address from the router/access point then you will see the screen below. Click the “Static IP” button to assign an IP address to the extender and then click “APPLY” to restart the device.
Note: When assigning a static IP address to the wireless extender, you need to ensure that you assign an IP address in the same subnet as your network. For example, if your static IP is 192.168.9.2 then you need to assign the wireless extender an IP address in the range 192.168.9.x where x = 3 – 254. Note: To ensure that you assign a correct IP address to the wireless extender, you can check the IP address of your computer and/or router. Please refer to the user manual for guidance on how to do so.
Note: After the system has restarted, if you do not see the congratulations screen in Step 11, then please skip straight to step 12. Typically, this may occur for smartphone users who setup the extender via a wireless connection (as shown in II-1. iQ Setup 2.ii). It is likely that after the extender restarted, your smartphone re-connected to the Edimax.Setup SSID which is now, upon completion of setup, redundant. 11.
13. To connect to the extender’s Wi-Fi networks: Windows Click the network icon ( , or ) in the system tray and select “Connect to a network”. Mac View available Wi-Fi networks by clicking the icon along the top right of your screen. 14. Select the SSID which you named your extender’s Wi-Fi network in Step 5 or 6 and enter your password/security key if you set one. Note: Remember to select the SSID of your extender’s Wi-Fi network – not your existing root Wi-Fi network.
Windows: Mac: Note: The next section WPS Setup describes an alternative setup method to iQ Setup. If you already completed iQ Setup, it is not necessary to perform WPS Setup.
WPS Setup Note: Please ensure the extender is ready (power LED ( ) on, not flashing) before activating WPS. If your wireless router/access point supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) then you can use this method to set up your Wi-Fi extender’s 2.4GHz & 5GHz network. The extender’s WPS is dependent on your router’s access/point WPS – so if you activate WPS for 2.4GHz Wi-Fi on your router/access point, the extender will connect to 2.4GHz Wi-Fi when you activate its WPS.
2. Within two minutes, press and hold the WPS button on the extender for two seconds to activate WPS. The WPS LED ( ) will flash slowly to indicate WPS is activated (see LED Status). Press for two seconds 3. The devices will establish a connection. When a connection is successful, the extender’s WPS LED ( on for 5 minutes (see LED Status). ) will display on - and remain 4.
Resetting the Wi-Fi Extender If you experience problems with your Wi-Fi extender you can reset the extender back to factory default settings. This resets all settings back to default. To reset the extender, press and hold the WPS/Reset button for 10 seconds until the power LED ( ) is flashing. The extender will re-initialize and the power LED ( ) will display on when the extender is ready (see LED Status).
Mac: Note: Please refer to the user manual for detailed guidance on using the browser based configuration interface.
Connection Problems If the extender’s 2.4GHz or 5GHz Wi-Fi is disconnected from its root network, your browser will forward to the page shown below: The status of the extender will be displayed, please check your WAN connection and ensure that your router/access point is working properly. To configure the settings of the extender, click “Go to Web Control Panel” at the top of the screen and you will arrive at the home screen of the browser based configuration interface.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 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.
EU Declaration of Conformity English: French: Czechian: Polish: Romanian: Russian: Magyar: Türkçe: Ukrainian: Slovakian: German: Spanish: Italian: Dutch: Portugese: Norwegian: Swedish: Danish: Finnish: This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC, 2009/125/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2011/65/EC. Cet équipement est conforme aux exigences essentielles et autres dispositions de la directive 1999/5/CE, 2009/125/CE, 2006/95/CE, 2011/65/CE.
Declaration of Conformity We, Edimax Technology Co., Ltd., declare under our sole responsibility, that the equipment described below complies with the requirements of the European R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC, and 2009/125/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2011/65/EC. Equipment: Model No.: Report No.
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