User manual

Table of Contents
1 Introduction ......................................................................1
Advantages of a wireless network ............................................ 1
Placement of your Wireless Networking
Hardware for Optimal Performanc
e ........................................... 2
2 Overview ...........................................................................5
Package Contents ...................................................................... 7
System Requirement
s ................................................................ 7
Product Specification
s ............................................................... 7
3 Configuring the WRE/AP ....................................................8
Configuring as a Wireless Range Extender ................................ 9
Configuring as a Wireless Access Point ....................................
13
Configuring as a Wireless Bridge ..............................................
14
Setting up Wireless Bridging .....................................................
15
4 Using the Web-Based User Interface ............................... 17
Accessing the Web-Based Setup .............................................18
Understanding the Web-Based User Interface .........................
18
Channel and SSID .................................................................... 20
Using the Wireless Mode Switch .............................................
21
Turbo Mode and Protected Mode ............................................
22
Changing the Wireless Channel ...............................................
23
Using the Broadcast SSID Feature ..........................................
23
Securing your Wi-Fi
®
Network ...................................................24
WEP Setup ............................................................................... 29
WPA Setup* ...............................................................................
31
MAC Address Control .............................................................
33
5 Changing System Settings ............................................... 34
Setting or Changing the Administrator Password .................... 34
Restoring Factory Default Settings .......................................... 34
Saving a Current Configuration ................................................
35
Restoring a Previous Configuration .........................................
37
Updating Firmware ...................................................................
38
6 Troubleshooting .............................................................. 42
7 Informatio
n ..................................................................... 51