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Thank you for purchasing the Wireless Bridge BR-500AC

BR-500AC is the wireless bridge which can add a wireless feature to non-wireless devices

(10/100/1000BASE-T network devices). With 2.4GHz / 5GHz band support, non-wireless devices

can easily be connected to a wireless network. Enterprise security feature will ensure safe and

secure use of wireless communication at an oﬃce, factory, etc. where a higher security is

required.

This Setup Guide explains how to setup and use BR-500AC in a wireless network.

Wireless Bridge BR-500AC

Setup Guide

Following items are bundled with BR-500AC.

Package Contents

Connect the AC adapter to BR-500AC, and the AC adapter's plug to an

electrical outlet.

Step2 Setup

* If the destination network is not displayed in the Wireless Network List,

click Detailed Conﬁguration at the top of the page. In the page displayed,

enter the wireless settings of the network that you wish to connect

BR-500AC to, and click the Submit button. Refer to the HELP for details on

each setting.

Turn oﬀ the network device that you wish to use wirelessly and connect it to BR-500AC using the LAN cable. Connect the AC adapter to BR-500AC and the AC adapter's plug to

the electrical outlet.

Turn on the network device connected to BR-500AC.

Step3 Connect BR-500AC to the network device you wish to use wirelessly

Parts and Functions

* If the Web page is not displayed, enter "http://silex" in the address bar

of the Web browser and press the Enter key.

* To connect multiple network devices using an Ethernet HUB,

click Advanced and select Multi-Client Mode for Client Mode.

FRONT

TOP BOTTOM

POWER LED (Green/Red/Orange)

WLAN LED (Green/Red/Orange)

STATUS LED (Green)

MAC Address

Push switch

Link LED (Green/Orange)

LAN port

Power LED (Yellow)

Power connector

Starts BR-500AC in Conﬁguration Mode:

Press and hold the push switch for 5 sec while BR-500AC is active.

Conﬁgures BR-500AC using Smart Wireless Setup:

Press and hold the push switch for 10 sec while BR-500AC is active.

Resets BR-500AC to factory default settings:

Press and hold the push switch while turning on BR-500AC. Release the

switch when the WLAN LED turns green and then to red.

ON (Green): Linked in wired LAN(1000BASE-T).

BLINK (Green): Receiving packets in wired LAN(1000BASE-T).

ON (Orange) : Linked in wired LAN(100BASE-TX/10BASE-T).

BLINK (Orange) : Receiving packets in wired LAN(100BASE-TX/10BASE-T).

OFF : Wired LAN is not connected.

Connect the LAN cable.

ON (Yellow) : Powered on

OFF : Powered oﬀ

Connect the AC adapter.

Step1 Start BR-500AC in Conﬁguration Mode

Connect BR-500AC to the PC using the LAN cable that came with

BR-500AC.

LAN cable

Click Easy Conﬁguration at the top of the page.

Select the destination network from Wireless Network List and enter

the WEP Key or Shared Key for Network Key.

Click Submit when ﬁnished.

When the conﬁrmation message is displayed, click Restart to restart

BR-500AC.

The conﬁguration has now been completed.

To give a wireless feature to the same PC (the one you have been

using for conﬁguration), please restart the PC.

To give a wireless feature to the other device, turn oﬀ both BR-500AC

and the PC, and remove BR-500AC from the PC. Refer to Step3 to

connect BR-500AC to the network device using a LAN cable.

* If wireless LAN is enabled on your PC, please disable it.

When the POWER LED turns green and the WLAN LED turns on or blinks, press and hold the push switch on the front of BR-500AC.

In 5 seconds, the WLAN LED and STATUS LED will start to blink green together. Release the push switch then.

BR-500AC will start running in the Conﬁguration Mode and be ready to conﬁgure from the PC that has been connected to BR-500AC via a LAN cable.

Release the push switch

Push Switch

Conﬁrm

these LEDs

are blinking

Push Switch

Keep holding

Sample connection in Single Client Mode Sample connection in Multi-Client Mode

* Some network devices require additional network settings.

In such cases, refer to the manual that came with the network

device.

* When turning on BR-500AC and network devices, be sure to

turn on BR-500AC ﬁrst. Do not press the push switch then.

Conﬁguration Method 1 - Setup Using Conﬁguration Mode

When your wireless router supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), please start from Conﬁguration Method 2 - Easy Conﬁguration Using Smart Wireless Setup on the back.

* If the Web page is still not displayed after entering “http://silex”, you

need to check the IP address of the PC connected to BR-500AC.

If a static IP address is conﬁgured to the PC, enter the PC’s address

after adding 1 to its last digit and press Enter key.

BR-500AC

Printer

BR-500AC

LAN cable

Electrical Outlet

(De) Die deutsche Version der Konﬁgurationsanleitung können Sie von unserer Website herunterladen.

(Fr)

Il est possible de télécharger la version française de ce guide d’installation depuis notre page d’accueil.

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(Es) Puede descargar la versión en español de la guía de conﬁguración desde nuestra página principal.

(Pt) A versão em português do guia de instalação pode ser baixada de nossa página inicial.

Wireless Bridge BR-500AC

AC adapter

LAN cable

Setup Guide (this document)

GPL license notice (Distribution of source code

licensed under the open source software license)

URL : https://www.silextechnology.com/

WA106530XX

The Web browser is started and the password conﬁguration

page of BR-500AC is displayed.

Enter the password to set for BR-500AC and click Submit.

Enter the login password you have conﬁgured and click Login. The Web page of BR-500AC is displayed.

* Recommended Web browsers: Microsoft Edge / Safari

* The login password conﬁguration page is displayed only

when BR-500AC is conﬁgured for the ﬁrst time.

BR-500AC

BR-500AC BR-500AC

AC adaptor

Electrical Outlet

Conﬁrm the LED

turns green or

blinks green

BR-500AC

Ethernet HUB

Printer

Surveillance camera

ON (Green): Powered on

OFF : Powered oﬀ

ON (Green): Running in Infrastructure mode.

BLINK(Green): Processing setup using the Smart Wireless Setup.

OFF : Wireless LAN is OFF.

* Blinks together with STATUS LED when running in Conﬁguration Mode.

* Turns green and then to red during the initialization.

(Green): AP is connected.

BLINK(Green): Transferring data.

OFF : AP is not connected.

* Blinks together with WLAN LED when running in Conﬁguration Mode.

MAC Address of BR-500AC

Summary of content (2 pages)

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Conﬁguration Method 1 - Setup Using Conﬁguration Mode Wireless Bridge BR-500AC Setup Guide Step1 Start BR-500AC in Conﬁguration Mode 1 Thank you for purchasing the Wireless Bridge BR-500AC BR-500AC is the wireless bridge which can add a wireless feature to non-wireless devices (10/100/1000BASE-T network devices). With 2.4GHz / 5GHz band support, non-wireless devices can easily be connected to a wireless network.
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Conﬁguration Method 2 - Easy Conﬁguration Using Smart Wireless Setup 1 Connect the network device and BR-500AC using the LAN cable that came with BR-500AC. Connect the AC adapter to BR-500AC and the AC adapter's plug to an electrical outlet. BR-500AC allows you to conﬁgure its wireless settings easily using a push switch if your wireless router supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). How to conﬁgure wireless settings using the push switch is explained. Turn on the network device connected to BR-500AC.