Asus EA-AC87 User manual

Quick Start Guide
EA-AC87
Wireless-AC 1800 Gigabit
Access Point/Media Bridge
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Quick look
1. DC In port
2. Power button
3. Ethernet ports
4. Power LED
5. LAN LED
6. Signal Indicator
7. Switch for Media bridge/AP (Ac-
cess Point) mode
8. WPS button
9. LED on/o button
10. Reset button
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LED indicators
Move the slide switch on the side of your EA-AC87 to your preferred operation
mode (Media Bridge or Access Point). Refer to the following table to conrm the
mode status.
Media bridge mode AP mode
Power LED
Solid On: Power on
O: Power o
Blinking fast: Reset to default
Blinking slow: Rescue mode
Solid On: Power on
O: Power o
Blinking fast: Reset to default
Blinking slow: Rescue mode
LAN LED
Solid On: has physical connection to a
local area network (LAN)
Blinking frequency: according to data
transmission rate
Solid On: has physical connec-
tion to a local area network
(LAN)
Signal Indi-
cator
LED1 solid on: Wi-Fi on LED1~5 solid on: Wi-Fi on
LED action Signal
Excellent
Good
Weak
Wi-Fi site
survey / WPS
connection
Blinking sequentially back and forth:
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Media bridge mode AP mode
LED Status
(Solid on)
The following table lists the LED status when boot up completes.
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Operation modes
ASUS EA-AC87 provides two operation modes: Media Bridge and Access Point
(AP).
IMPORTANT:
• For the best wireless performance, place EA-AC87 at a distance of more than 1.5
meters away from the parent Access Point (AP).
• Check the slide switch on the side of EA-AC87 to conrm the mode status.
Media Bridge mode
By default, EA-AC87 is set to the media bridge mode. In this mode, you can con-
nect any Ethernet-enabled device to your wireless home network via the wireless
router. This mode is perfect for home theater devices such as smart TV, set-top
box and HD media player.
STB (Set-top box)
POWER
HD media player
smart TV
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Access Point (AP) mode
You can also turn your EA-AC87 into access point (AP) mode by switching the side
switch. If you already have a router, you can upgrade your router to the latest 4x4
AC1800 5Ghz Wi-Fi.
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Media Bridge mode
We recommend that you connect your EA-AC87 to a wireless router by pressing
the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) button.
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b. Press the WPS button on your EA-AC87 for more than three seconds until the
signal indicator LED1 to LED5 blink sequentially back and forth.
Setting up with WPS
a. Adjust the slide switch to media bridge mode and plug in the power adapter.
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NOTE: Refer to the router’s user manual for the location of its WPS button.
c. Press the WPS button of your router.
d. Wait until at least one of the LED signal indicators turns to a solid light, which
indicates that it has successfully established connection with your wireless
network.
e. Using the bundled network cable, connect your smart TV, set-top box, HD me-
dia player, or other Ethernet-enabled device, to your EA-AC87’s LAN port.
NOTE: You can also connect your EA-AC87 to your wireless network via the Web
GUI. For more details, refer to the section Setting up via web-based interface.
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a. Adjust the slide switch to media bridge.
b. Plug in the power adapter and using the
bundled network cable, connect your com-
puter to your EA-AC87’s LAN port.
c. In your web browser, key in
http://ndasus.local or 192.168.1.1 in the
browser’s address bar. Key in admin as the
default username and password to log into
EA-AC87’s web graphical user interface (Web
GUI).
d. Follow the onscreen instructions to com-
plete the wireless connection setup
e. Check if EA-AC87’s LED indicator turns a
solid light, which indicates that EA-AC87
has successfully connected to the wireless
network.
Setting up via web-based interface
NOTE: If you have already used WPS to connect your device, skip this section.
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Access Point (AP) mode
a. Adjust the slide switch to AP mode.
b. Plug in the power adapter and using the bundled network cable to connect to
your router’s LAN port.
c. Connect your device to EA-AC87’s default network name (SSID) ASUS_5G.
d. On your web browser, key in the http://ndasus.local in the address bar. Key in
the default username and password: admin.
e. Follow the Web GUI to congure various settings. You can assign a new SSID
and security key of your EA-AC87.
Setting up via web-based interface
NOTE:
• In AP mode, you can use the WPS button to connect other devices.
• Ensure to connect EA-AC87 to a router's LAN port before setting up.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: What are the default IP, SSID, and login name password for
EA-AC87?
IP before
setting
IP after
settings
URL for
setup*
Default
SSID
Login username
and password
Media
bridge
mode 192.168.1.1 Assigned by
connected
router
http://
ndasus.local N/A username: admin
password: admin
Access
point
mode
Assigned by
connected
router
Assigned by
connected
router
http://
ndasus.local ASUS_5G
* Windows® XP does not support ndasus.local. If you use Windows® XP operating
system, please download the device discovery utility from ASUS website
www.asus.com to nd the IP of EA-AC87.
Q2: I cannot access the web GUI to congure the EA-AC87 settings.
• Close all running web browsers and launch again.
• Follow the steps below to congure your computer
settings based on its
operating system.
Windows® 7
A. Disable the proxy server, if enabled.
1. Click Start > Internet Explorer to launch the web
browser.
2. Click Tools > Internet options > Connections tab >
LAN settings.
3. From the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings screen, untick Use a proxy server
for your LAN.
4. Click OK when done.
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Mac 10.5.8
A. Disable the proxy server, if enabled.
1. From the menu bar, click Safari >
Preferences... > Advanced tab.
2. Click Change Settings... in the Proxies eld.
3. From the list of protocols, deselect FTP Proxy
and Web Proxy (HTTP).
4. Click OK when done.
B. Set the TCP/IP settings to automatically
obtain an IP address.
1. Click the Apple icon > System Preferenc-
es > Network.
2. Select Ethernet and select Using DHCP in
the Congure eld.
3. Click Apply when done.
B. Set the TCP/IP settings to automatically obtain an
IP address.
1. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet
>Network and Sharing Center > Manage network
connections.
2. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), then
click Properties.
3. Tick Obtain an IP address automatically.
4. Click OK when done.
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󰛩
1. 電源輸入埠（DC-In）
2. 電源開關
3. 乙太網路連接埠
4. 電源指示燈
5. 網路指示燈
6. 訊號指示燈
7. 媒體橋接 / 基地台（AP）模式切
換開關
8. WPS按鈕
9. 指示燈開啟/關閉按鈕
10.重置按鈕
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󰊒
將 EA-AC87 上的模式切換開關撥至您要使用的模式（媒體橋接或基地台模
式）。參考以下表格說明來確認模式狀態。
媒體橋接模式 基地台（AP）模式
電源指示燈
恆亮：電源開啟
熄滅：電源關閉
快閃：回復至預設狀態
慢閃：救援模式
恆亮：電源開啟
熄滅：電源關閉
快閃：回復至預設狀態
慢閃：救援模式
網路指示燈 恆亮：有實體連接至區域網路（LAN）
閃爍頻率：依據資料傳輸速度而定
恆亮：有實體連接至區域網路
（LAN）
訊號指示燈
LED1恆亮：Wi-Fi功能開啟 LED1~5恆亮：Wi-Fi功能開啟
LED 動作 訊號
優異
良好
較弱
Wi-Fi站點
搜尋/WPS
連接
依次循環閃爍：
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媒體橋接模式 基地台（AP）模式
指示燈狀態
（恆亮）    
下表顯示當系統完全啟動後LED指示燈的狀態：
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華碩EA-AC87支援二種操作模式：媒體橋接模式與基地台（AP）模式。
重要：
• 為獲得最佳的無線效能，請將 EA-AC87 放置於距離母基地台（AP）1.5
公 尺 之 內。
• 檢視EA-AC87機身一側的模式切換開關來確認模式狀態。
󰚸󰉸󰄝
EA-AC87 預設設定為媒體橋接模式。在此模式中，具備乙太網路功能的裝置
可以透過無線路由器連接至您家中的無線網路。此模式完美適用於搭建家庭劇
院系統，像是智慧型電視機、機上盒以及高解析媒體播放器。
STB（機上盒）
POWER
高解析媒體播放器
智慧型電視機
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󰄝
您也可以撥動側面的模式開關將 EA-AC87 切換至基地台（AP）模式。若已經
具備一臺路由器，您可以將路由器更新至最新的 4x4 AC1800 5GHz Wi-Fi 標
準。
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󰚸󰉸󰄝
建議您透過按下WPS按鈕的方式將EA-AC87連接至無線路由器。
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