Edimax EW-7206APg User manual

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Version 2.0 / October 2006

English Version.
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Before deploying the Access Point, please make sure all the PCs
in your wired network are able to obtain an IP address
automatically from the router like the figure below.
After the Access Point is deployed, you can surf the Internet /
Intranet wirelessly as show in the figure below.
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Front Panel
The LED lights located on the Access Point’s front panel provide
information of the Access Point’s current status. EW-7206APg
EW-7206PDg
EW-7209APg
LED Color Status Description
Lit Power is supplied.
PWR
(Power) Green
Off No Power.
Flash Antenna is transmitting or
receiving data.
WLAN
(Wireless LAN)
Green
Orange
(EW-7209APg) Off Antenna is not transmitting
or receiving data.
On A valid link is established.
Flash It is transmitting or receiving
data.
LAN
(Link / Act) Green
Off No link is established.
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Back Panel
EW-7206APg / EW-7206PDg
EW-7209APg
zAntenna Connector
This is where you connect the antenna. It is a round connector
(standard Reverse SMA).
z12 VDC
This is where you connect the power adapter.
zReset
The reset button has two functions.
1. If you want to reboot the Access Point, use a pencil tip to
press the reset button no more than 4 seconds.
2. If you press and hold the reset button for more than 4
seconds, the Access Point will reset to the factory defaults
(Warning: Your settings will be deleted and replaced with the
factory default settings).
z10/100M (EW-7206APg / EW-7206PDg )
This LAN port is where you connect the Access Point to your
Ethernet devices (switch or router).
z1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (EW-7209APg)
These LAN ports are where you connect the Access Point to
your Ethernet devices (switches or routers) or to computers.
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To configure the other advanced settings of this Access Point with
advanced setting such as data encryption, please follow the
procedures to login the Access Point’s setup page.
To configure the more advanced settings from this Access Point,
such as data-encryption, please follow the procedure to login the
Access Point’s setup page.
The IP address of the Access Point is 192.168.2.1
First, assign an IP Address to the PC
Before assigning an IP address to the PC, please connect a
network cable from the LAN port of the PC to the LAN port of the
Access Point as show below.
1. Click “Start” on the task bar then select the “Control Panel” to
open it.
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2. Click “Switch to Classic View” on the top left corner to see
more setting icons…
3. Find the “Network Connection” icon then Double-Click to
open the network connection settings.
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4. You will see the “Local Area Connection” icon, click the icon
to highlight it, then Right-Click the mouse to open the sub-menu
and select the “Properties” to setup the IP address.
zClick and highlight the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”, then click
the “Properties”
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zSelect “Use the following IP address”. Enter a fixed IP
address, for example “192.168.2.10”, with a subnet mask of
“255.255.255.0” and leave “Default gateway”, “Preferred
DNS server” and “Alternate DNS server” blank then press
“OK” to close.
Second, login to the Access Point with a Web Browser
1. Open up web browser and type in 192.168.2.1 (Access Point
default IP address) to access the Access Point’s setup page.
2. A screen requesting user name and password, shown on next
page, will appear. The default user name and password are:
User Name: admin / Password: 1234
Note: It’s highly recommended to change the login settings and
keep it for future reference.
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3. Enter the default user name and password, then press OK
button. You can start configuring the Access Point now.
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If this Access Point will be connected to a router, please
first find out the DHCP/IP address setting of the router and
setup a suitable IP address to the Access Point. Check the
manual on the CD for more setting details.
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4. After the configuration is done, please change your PC’s IP
address back to original setting either “Obtain an IP address
automatically” / “Obtain DNS server address
automatically” or “Using the following IP address” / “Use
the following DNS server addresses”. Press “OK” to close.
Finally, connect the Access Point to your router or switch.
Now you can use the wireless card in your PC to connect to the
Internet / Intranet wirelessly as shown below:
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