Edimax EW-7415PDn User manual

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EW-7416APn v2 & EW-7415PDn
Mac Quick Installation Guide
09-2012 / v2.0

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Getting Started
Before you start using this access point, please check if there’s anything
missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim any
missing items.
Wireless access point x 1
CD (EZmax Setup Wizard, Multi-language Quick Installation Guide and User
Manual) x 1
Power adapter x 1
3dBi antenna x 2
Accessory kit x 1
Quick installation guide x 1
Top Panel
LED Status
Item
Color
Status
Description
Item
PWR
(Power)
Color
Green
Status
Description
On
Device is powered.
Flashing
Device is booting
up/resetting.
WLAN
(Wireless LAN)
Orange
Off
Device is not powered.
On
WPS mode is enabled.
Flashing
Data is being transmitted
wirelessly.
LAN
Green
Off
Data is not being
transmitted wirelessly.
On
Ethernet port is connected

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to a valid device.
Flashing
Data is being transmitted
through the Ethernet cable.
Rear Panel
a. Antenna Connector
This is where you connect the antennas. It is a round connector (standard
reverse SMA).
b. WPS/Reset Button
Press this button for less than 5 seconds to activate the WPS function. Press
and hold this button for 10 seconds, until the PWR LED starts flashing, to
reset the access point to factory default settings.
c. LAN Port
Connects this access point to other Ethernet devices (switches, routers or
other wired network devices) –for the EW-7415PDn this is where you
connect the access point to a PoE switch.
d. 5V DC
This is where you connect the power adapter.
Note: If you are using the EW-7415PDn with a PoE
switch, you do not need to connect the power
adapter.
(a) Antenna
(1 of 2)
(c) LAN Port
(d) Power Port
(b) WPS/Reset
Button
(a) Antenna
(2 of 2)

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Quick Setup
1. Have your Macintosh computer operate as usual, and click on “System
Preferences”.
2. In System Preferences, click on “Network”.
3. Here you will see all of your network connections. Remove any Ethernet
cable that may be connected, so that the “Ethernet”status in the left
sidebar displays “Not Connected”, as shown below. Then, you need to
ensure that your Macintosh’s Wi-Fi is switched off. Select “Wi-Fi”from the
left sidebar.

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4. If your Wi-Fi is switched on, click on the button labeled “Turn Wi-Fi Off”.
The “Network”screen should now look like the screen below, where under
the heading “Wi-Fi”in the left sidebar, the status is shown as “Off”.
5. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your
computer. Then connect the other end to an Ethernet port on the access
point, as shown below. Plug the power adapter into the device’s 5V power
port, and plug the adapter into a wall socket.
The PWR LED and corresponding LAN LED on the access point should now
light up.
6. Network Preferences will now display an Ethernet adapter, as shown below.
The status of “Ethernet”should be “Connected”.

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7. Click on “Ethernet”in the left panel and then click the drop down arrow for
the menu labeled “Configure IPv4”in the right panel. From the drop down
menu, select “Manually”.

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Note: The access point uses the default IP address
192.168.2.1, which may not be in the same IP
address subnet of your network. Accordingly, you
need to modify the IP address of your Macintosh to
192.168.2.10, as shown in the next step.
Note: Please refer to the user manual for guidance
on how to assign a new IP address to the access
point. If the default IP remains unchanged, you will
need to repeat this process and modify the IP of
your Macintosh every time you wish to configure
the access point.
8. In the panel on the right side, enter IP address 192.168.2.10 and subnet
mask 255.255.255.0. Click on “Apply”.
9. In the left sidebar, “Ethernet”should now display “Connected”as shown
below. In the right panel, you should see the IP address 192.168.2.10 and
subnet mask 255.255.255.0.

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10. Open your internet browser and enter http://192.168.2.1 in the address
box. In the pop up window, enter the following username and password:
Username: admin
Password: 1234
Click “Log In”.
11. This will open the access point’s web management interface, which allows
you to configure the functions and settings of the access point. Please refer
to the user manual for more information about configuration; the following
is an example of how to set the access point to “Universal Repeater”mode.

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Universal Repeater Mode
1. On the “Status and Information”page, click “Basic Setting”in the left menu.
Then click the arrow to open the menu labeled “Mode”. Select “Universal
Repeater”mode.
Click the “Select Site Survey”button. You will see a list of available Wi-Fi
networks, as shown below. Choose your Wi-Fi network and click on “Done”. If
your Wi-Fi network is not shown, “Refresh”the list of available networks, then
“select”your Wi-Fi network.
Note: Make a note of the “Encryption”listed for
your Wi-Fi network, as you will need it later in this
procedure, during Step 4. In this example,

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“Encryption”is “WPA1PSK WPA2PSK’.
Note: PSK means “Pre-Shared Key”.
Click “Done”to close this window.
2. The “Root AP SSID”is your main Wi-Fi router. The “MAIN ESSID”is the SSID
of the repeater. Click the box labeled “MAIN ESSID”and enter a name for
reference. In the example below we used the name “repeater”. Different
SSIDs ensure that you can easily differentiate between devices. Click on
“Apply”.