EnGenius ERB9250 User manual

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Package Contents
yOne ERB9250 300M Range Extender
yOne 12V/1A power adapter
yTwo 2dBi 2.4GHz SMA antennas
yOne Ethernet cable
yOne CD-ROM with user manual
yThis Quick Start Guide
Hardware Overview
LAN LED
WPS Button
Power LED
WLAN LED

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Getting Started
1. Confirm that your Internet and the wireless network are active
before powering on your Range Extender.
2. Connect the two antennas to the antenna connectors on the rear
panel of your Range Extender.
3. Decide whether to use the Range Extender’s Quick Manual
Configuration or WPS Configuration:
– Quick Manual configuration: It is highly recommended to use
this user friendly configuration method.
– WPS configuration: You can use this configuration method if
your router supports WPS.
4. After configuring the ERB9250 Range Extender with your router,
you can move ERB9250 to the place where a good signal (at least
3 bars) is still available and which is preferably in line of sight of
your router (as less barriers as possible). Please see “Placing
Your Range Extender in an Optimal Location” for how to find an
optimal location for ERB9250 Range Extender.
Quick Manual Configuration
1. Power on the ERB9250.
2. Disable any wireless connections present on the computer being
used to configure the Range Extender before setting up ERB9250.
Connect one end of the supplied Ethernet cable to the Ethernet/RJ45
connector on the rear panel of the Range Extender, and connect the
other end to an Ethernet port on your desktop or laptop.
3.

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4. Open a web browser (Internet Explorer/Firefox/Safari). If you
use Internet Explorer or Safari, it will direct you to step 5. If you
use Firefox, please enter any web site URL (for example:
www.google.com) or the default IP Address of the Range
Extender, http://192.168.1.2.
5. Click Scan Now and you will see all of the wireless networks in
range of the ERB9250.

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6. Select the target router and click Connect
7. Enter the password in the Pre-shared Key column if your target
router is encrypted with password. Click Enter the password in
the Pre-shared Key column if your target router is encrypted
with password. Click Connect.
8. The connection is established successfully between your router
and ERB9250. Now the ERB9250’s SSID is identical with the
router’s SSID.
9. After completing the set up of the ERB9250 successfully, remove
the Ethernet cable from ERB9250 and the computer. Now, please
enable your wireless connection

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WPS Configuration
1. Enable WPS on your router and ensure it is activated (some
routers may require you to press a WPS button and hold it
down for a few second to enable WPS).
2. Press the WPS button on the front panel of your ERB9250 Range
Extender once. The orange LAN LED ( ) will begin blinking.
Note:
•It takes up to 60 seconds for ERB9250 to clone your
router. Once the orange LAN LED stops blinking and
stays ON, the setup is complete.
If the orange LAN LED does not stay ON, the configuration is
not successful. In this case:
⇒Move the Range Extender closer to your router.
⇒Ensure the antennas are connected securely to the
Range Extender rear panel.
⇒Repeat steps 1 and 2.
⇒Alternatively, consider Quick Manual Configuration if
WPS configuration functioning properly.
This completes the WPS setup for your ERB9250 300M Range
Extender. Please proceed to “Placing Your Range Extender in an
Optimal Location”.

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Placing Your Range Extender in an
Optimal Location
After configuring your Range Extender, place it in the best location
that suits your needs to ensure optimum performance.
1. Remove the Ethernet cable from the Range Extender and from
your computer.
2. Using your PC’s wireless utility software, find a location that
receives a good signal (at least 3 bars of signal strength) from your
router. Avoid dead spots or weak spots where signal strength is 2
bars or less and areas outside your router’s coverage area.

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3. Place your Range Extender in the location found in the previous
step and plug it into the closest power source.
Logging in to the Range Extender
4. After setting up the ERB9250 with a wireless router, you can
access ERB9250 web-based management page to modify
settings and to upgrade firmware by entering http://erb9250 in the
address field of the web browser.
Troubleshooting
Cannot access the Internet after successfully
setup ERB9250 with your router
After you set up ERB9250 with your router completely, moved the
ERB9250 to the optimum location, and found that you could not surf
Internet Web pages with your laptop even though the signal is
strong, potentially your ERB9250 is not setup successfully.
5. You can do the troubleshooting by disabling your wireless network
adapter/card, then connecting one end of the supplied Ethernet cable to
the Ethernet/RJ45 connector on the rear panel of the Range Extender,
and connecting the other end to an Ethernet port on your desktop or
laptop. Now ERB9250 acts as a wireless network adapter. If you cannot
access the Internet, ERB9250 is not setup successfully, please restart
the set up for ERB9250 by following the Quick Manual Configuration on
page2.
6. Or you can login ERB9250 Range Extender and look under Status. It
should state you have a successful connection. If not, please restart the
setup for ERB9250.