Operation Manual

FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 300E 2
Table of Contents
Symbols and Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1 Getting to Know FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 300E. . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 300E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 WLAN 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.2 Choosing the Best Location for FRITZ!WLAN Repeater. . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.3 Integrating WLAN Devices into the Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5 Connecting Devices to the LAN Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6 The User Interface of the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater . . . . . . 20
6.1 Opening the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6.2 Protecting the User Interface with a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6.3 Performing a Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21