Operation Manual

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 310 2
Table of Contents
Symbols and Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1 Getting to Know FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 310. . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 310 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Button and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Before You Connect the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater . . . . . . . . 8
2.1 Operation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Security and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3 Connecting FRITZ!WLAN Repeater with a Base Station. 10
3.1 Establishing a Connection Using WPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.2 Establishing a Connection Using the Online Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.3 Establishing a Connection Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4 Extending the Range of the WLAN Radio Network . . . . 17
4.1 Prerequisite: Connection with a Wireless LAN Base Station . . . . . . 17
4.2 Choosing the Best Location for the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater . . . . . . . 17
4.3 Integrating WLAN Devices into the Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5 The User Interface of the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater . . . . . . 19
5.1 Opening the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.2 Protecting the User Interface with a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.3 Performing a Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6 Help in Case of Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.1 LEDs Not On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.2 The User Interface Is Not Displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.3 No Connection with the WLAN Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.4 No WLAN Connection with a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.5 Throughput Too Slow for WLAN N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.6 Cannot Access Devices in the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26